Section 3
Lord, how He had said to him that before a cock crows today, you will deny Me three times" (vv. 60-61). Then Peter went outside and wept bitterly (v. 62).
We know from the other Gospels that the other disciples were scattered. From all this we see that the Man-Savior's followers were natural; they were in the old creation. It is no wonder it was necessary for them to be brought to the cross, terminated, and replaced.
Let us consider more fully those who arrested the Man-Savior. While He was still speaking to His disciples, Judas drew near to Him to kiss Him (Luke 22:47). "But Jesus said to him, Judas, are you delivering up the Son of Man with a kiss?" (v. 48). After pointing out to Judas that he was delivering up the Son of Man by kissing Him in a false way, the Lord said to the chief priests, officers of the temple, and elders who had come up against Him, "Have you come out with swords and clubs as against a robber? While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not stretch out your hands against Me; but this is your hour and the authority of dark ness" (vv. 52-53). The God-forsaking and God- offending opposers, afraid of the people who had warmly welcomed the Man-Savior and were