Section 8
He was going into death to prove that He is life. How can we know that the Lord is life? It is by His going into death and not being subdued by it. The Lord was not frightened, troubled, con trolled, or governed by death. As we read these two chapters, we discover that when the Lord went into death, He conquered and subdued it.
The Lord's life was a life that could subdue and conquer death. He went into death by cruci fixion and came out of it by resurrection. What better proof can there be than this that He is the life that death cannot influence, subdue, or con quer? He conquered death because He is the res urrection life (11:25). John 18 and 19 show how strong and powerful the Lord was when He went into death. When death was threatening, He was strong, powerful, and not subdued by its influ ence. He could go into death and come out of it without being hurt by it or held by it. What a proof that He is life!
THE PASSOVER LAMB EXAMINED
The Lord was examined in His dignity by mankind (18:11—19:16), being examined as the Passover lamb was examined (Exo. 12:2-6). The Lord Jesus was crucified on the Passover as the Passover lamb. According to the type, before