Bad Moon Rising (23 of 31)
Series: The Gospel of John
Tim Badal
John 15:18–27
Turn in your Bibles to John 15. We’re in the series we’ve entitled simply “The Gospel of John.” We’ve sought to meet Jesus and learn from Him so we can trust Him. We’re now in the trusting part of our series. Jesus is in His final moments with His disciples, preparing them for the time when He will no longer be with them.
Jesus wants them to know that what will be happening to Him will also be happening to them. That’s important, because after He would leave, the disciples would be confused, not knowing how to respond if He wasn’t with them. After all, for quite some time they had been among the most popular people in Judea. As people were drawn to Jesus’ miracles, the disciples may have assumed they would always be popular. They disregarded Jesus’ mention of hardship. They had also just witnessed His triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, a parade that was held in their honor. All of Jerusalem was talking about them.
However things were beginning to change. Judas had betrayed Jesus. Then Jesus was talking about His life being in danger. If there was any question about what the disciples would be facing in the coming hours, days and years, the answer is crystal clear in our passage today. Jesus actually did not say “if” in verse 18. The better translation is “when.” “When the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.” Jesus actually used the word “hate” six times in today’s passage. He wanted these men to understand how the world would respond to anyone who lifted high the name of Jesus. The disciples had been warned.
Sometimes when I look at headings in the Bible, my creative mind goes places. I would have put as the heading for this section, “Bad Moon Rising.” Yes, Credence Clearwater Revival was going through my head as I read this passage. There were bad times ahead for the disciples, as well as bad times ahead for Jesus. Jesus was re ...
Series: The Gospel of John
Tim Badal
John 15:18–27
Turn in your Bibles to John 15. We’re in the series we’ve entitled simply “The Gospel of John.” We’ve sought to meet Jesus and learn from Him so we can trust Him. We’re now in the trusting part of our series. Jesus is in His final moments with His disciples, preparing them for the time when He will no longer be with them.
Jesus wants them to know that what will be happening to Him will also be happening to them. That’s important, because after He would leave, the disciples would be confused, not knowing how to respond if He wasn’t with them. After all, for quite some time they had been among the most popular people in Judea. As people were drawn to Jesus’ miracles, the disciples may have assumed they would always be popular. They disregarded Jesus’ mention of hardship. They had also just witnessed His triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, a parade that was held in their honor. All of Jerusalem was talking about them.
However things were beginning to change. Judas had betrayed Jesus. Then Jesus was talking about His life being in danger. If there was any question about what the disciples would be facing in the coming hours, days and years, the answer is crystal clear in our passage today. Jesus actually did not say “if” in verse 18. The better translation is “when.” “When the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.” Jesus actually used the word “hate” six times in today’s passage. He wanted these men to understand how the world would respond to anyone who lifted high the name of Jesus. The disciples had been warned.
Sometimes when I look at headings in the Bible, my creative mind goes places. I would have put as the heading for this section, “Bad Moon Rising.” Yes, Credence Clearwater Revival was going through my head as I read this passage. There were bad times ahead for the disciples, as well as bad times ahead for Jesus. Jesus was re ...
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