Differentiated LearningThe teacher edition highlights opportunities for differentiated learning by suggesting activities using role play, drawing, and creative or expository writing.

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Lesson 92

“The New Testament in My Blood”Accounts about the blood of animals are presented

throughout the Old Testament. God killed an animal to cover the nakedness of Adam and Eve after they had sinned. After the Flood, Noah sacrificed animals to thank God. Abraham sacrificed animals to worship God. The Israelites sacrificed the Passover lamb to escape God’s judgment on Egypt. Later, Moses sprinkled the blood of the sacrifices on the people and called it “the blood of the covenant” (Exodus 24:8). With this Mosaic Covenant, God described to Moses and the Israelites a full system of sacrifices that would temporarily cover the sins of the people. They made daily animal sacrifices in the tabernacle and later in the temple to cover their sins. The blood of animals flowed throughout the Old Testa-ment, foreshadowing the blood of God’s perfect Lamb.

John the Baptist announced Jesus as the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29).

During the event we now call the Lord’s Supper, Jesus ate the Passover supper with His disciples. When He gave them the bread and the cup, He gave the items new meanings. Jesus and His disciples had commemorated the Passover lamb that had saved the Israelites from God’s judgment in Egypt. Now, He said the bread “is my body” (Luke 22:19). In 1 Corinthians 5:7, Christ is called “our passover.” The cup represents His blood. He called the cup “the new testament [covenant] in my blood” (Luke 22:20). His words were similar to what Moses had said about the Old Covenant. Remember, the disciples had seen the blood of animals used in obedience to the Old Covenant with God all their lives. Now, Jesus said His blood is the New Testament, or New Covenant. The blood of Jesus, not the blood of animals, established the New Covenant.

Hebrews 9:12 says that Jesus entered into the holy place by His own blood, not by the blood of animals. Jesus was the perfect and final Passover Lamb. The blood of the Old Testament was a foreshadowing of Jesus’ blood shed to take away the sins of the world.

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How did Jesus’ blood fulfill the Old Covenant sacrifices?

Theme: The New Testament (New Covenant)

Luke 22:17–20Memory: Galatians 4:4

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Write your responses, using information from the verses on the previous page.

1. Some people say, “The Bible is just an old book written by old men!”

Refute their statement. Answers should include that God moved the writers of the Bible by

inspiration to write what He wanted written.

2. Some people say, “I don’t have to obey the Bible. I can make my own decisions.”

Refute their statement. Answers should include that God is the Creator and has authority

over all people, making His Word an authority over us.

Complete each phrase.

3.–6. Complete the Creation Mandate graphic.

to fill the earth

to rule under God’s greater rule

by creating and cultivating

Answer each question.

7. Using the information from questions 3–6, what is God’s purpose for making man?for man to glorify God by ruling creation under God’s greater rule

8. How does the Creation Mandate relate to the kingdom of God? As image-bearers, people are

tasked with ruling under God’s greater rule. Human rule exercised rightly promotes and

honors God as king over all.

List a related activity for each heading. (Possible answers given.)

Cultivate Create

9. car wash your car design a new car

10. garden water or weed sow seeds

11. clothes wash or mend sew, design, or embellish

How do we know the Bible is true (Article Focus Question)? God said He inspired it and gave it His authority as the Creator.If someone did not think the Bible was true, what would you tell him? God said Scripture is His words and that the Bible is true.

y Genesis 1:1–31Explain: God finished His creation with His greatest cre-ation: man and woman. What was special about God’s creation of man and woman? Mankind was made in God’s image.Explain: Mankind glorifies God by properly demonstrating His image. He shares some of the nature of God. He is the only creation of God that is made in God’s image.Why did God make Adam and Eve in His own image? God made them to fill the earth with people to rule over it, just as He is the ruler over all. How does mankind’s bearing God’s image relate to God’s glory? Mankind’s properly bearing God’s image on earth brings glory to God, the Creator of mankind.Why did God make you and all things? God made me and all things for His own glory.Explain: God blessed mankind with His commands to them. These commands are known as the Creation Mandate.What did God command Adam and Eve (H.A.B.I.T. Focus Question)? He commanded them to fill the earth and rule over it.

What does it mean for humans to have dominion over the earth? We are to develop and care for every part of the world for the glory of God and the good of others.How does God’s command to mankind to rule the earth relate to mankind as God’s image-bearer? Mankind represents God’s authority on earth.How does this fill the earth with God’s glory? As mankind properly bears God’s image and fills the earth, God’s glory fills the earth.

y Instructional Aid 3Explain: In the Creation Mandate, God commanded mankind to rule, or have dominion, over the earth. Man-kind has proper dominion by creating (developing) and cultivating (caring for). Creating is taking things God has created and combining them or changing them to make something new. Cultivating is taking good care of those things God has given us in creation and those things He has allowed us to create.What does it mean for mankind to create? to take what God has created and combine or change it to make something newWhat does it mean for mankind to cultivate? to take care of those things God has given to us and to maintain themExplain: When people create and cultivate as God’s image- bearers, they represent God as Creator, cultivator, and ruler. This proper creating and cultivating as God’s image-bear-ers brings glory to God.How does mankind bring glory to God? by creating and culti-vating as image-bearers of GodExplain: God’s Creation Mandate to mankind is the foun-dational command for the kingdom of God on earth. This command will be completely fulfilled in the reign of Jesus Christ as the eternal King.What is the connection between the kingdom of God and the Creation Mandate? The Creation Mandate is the foundational command for the kingdom of God.Who will completely fulfill the Creation Mandate and establish the Kingdom of God? Jesus ChristCollaborate: Instruct the students to work together to de-velop examples of creating and cultivating in the following categories: music (writing a song, practicing a song), build-ing (designing a building, maintaining a building), busi-ness (starting a new business, taking care of and increasing a business), relationships (making a new friend, spending time with friends to keep the friendships), spiritual life (witnessing of Christ for a new birth, discipling a believer for growth), club or team (making a new one, meeting to continue it).

Play a game of charades to demonstrate the actions the stu-dents have chosen. The clue they give would be “create” or “cultivate.” The other students should guess which they are doing. Guide their understanding.

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Lesson 96

“Not As I Will, But . . .”Have you ever dreaded an upcoming event? Maybe

you were facing something that you knew would hurt physically, like a shot or a dentist visit. Maybe you faced something that would hurt your heart like saying good-bye to someone you loved. Maybe you faced the shame and guilt of admitting something wrong you had done. We all dread these things.

Jesus had a situation like this, only it was much, much more difficult than anything we could ever face. He was about to be tortured and killed by His enemies. But much more than that, He was about to take the sins of the whole world on Himself, face the cup of His Father’s wrath, and be separated from His Father. He was full of sorrow and had a heavy spirit. When you do something wrong, you probably have guilty feelings that are pain-ful. But Jesus had never had guilt because He had never sinned. He had always lived as the Father wanted Him to live and had been in perfect fellowship with the Father. Imagine the pain and sorrow of all those sins on Jesus, the perfect Son of God. Jesus sorrowed because He knew that the cup of the Father’s wrath against sin would soon be placed on Him, breaking that fellowship. What an awful burden to face!

Jesus came to His Father in prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane. He depended on Him for guidance and help. He knew what the Father wanted Him to do, but He dreaded what was to come and asked the Father whether it were possible to avoid.

As He prayed that the cup might pass from Him, however, He asked for the Father’s will to be done instead of His own. He did not want to take all of those awful sins on Himself, be separated from the Father, and face the Father’s wrath. But His desire to please and obey His Father was greater than His desire to be freed from that burden. He fully submitted to and obeyed His Father in this prayer of agony over His coming ministry. He asked for relief but prayed for the Father’s will instead of His own: “Not as I will, but as thou wilt” (Matthew 26:39).

How did Jesus show dependence on and submission to the Father in His prayer?

Conflict: The Man of SorrowsMatthew 26:30–46

Memory: Galatians 4:4–5

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Lesson 98

“The Right Hand of Power”Have you ever been falsely accused of anything? Have

you ever been accused of lying when you were telling the truth? How did you react? Jesus stood silent as He was accused before the council of religious leaders. Judas had betrayed Jesus. Now Jesus was in the hands of His en-emies, and He let them make their accusations.

However, multiple false witnesses could not condemn Jesus because their stories didn’t match up. Finally, the high priest directly asked Jesus, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?” Jesus replied, “I am, and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.” This statement was a powerful confession of who He is. His hour had come to openly confess Himself as the Christ.

Hundreds of years before this trial took place, God had spoken through Daniel the prophet about things to come. Daniel wrote about the Son of Man in Daniel 7:13–14. Although this is not the only place this phrase Son of Man is used in the Old Testament, it is the only place it is used in obvious connection with the Messiah.

Jesus had already used the title Son of Man of Himself throughout His ministry, and it was the primary term He used to refer to Himself. He now connected that title with the Messianic prophecy from Daniel 7. By His allusion to the passage in Daniel 7, Jesus claimed to be the Messiah. His statement, a confession of Himself as Christ, made clear many of Jesus’ teachings.

The passage in Daniel foretold that the Son of Man would be given an eternal, global kingdom. Jesus said to the high priest that He would be sitting at the “right hand of power” (Mark 14:62). This phrase refers to Psalm 110:1, where God said He would set David’s Lord (the Messiah) at His right hand. This phrase also clearly connects Jesus with the kingdom described in Daniel 7:13–14 as well. Although Jesus did not directly quote the kingdom parts of the Daniel passage, He was claiming to be the Messiah who would reign over all the peoples of the earth. He is truly the Christ, the eternal King.

How did Jesus’ confession to His accusers relate to Daniel 7:13–14?

Conflict: The AccusedDaniel 7:13–14; Mark 14:53–15:1

Memory: Galatians 4:4–5

Teacher EditionThe teacher edition guides the training of students in reading and under-standing the Bible. It emphasizes applying the truths of the Bible to their own lives for salvation and sanctification. It develops the students’ understanding of God’s big story of Creation, Fall, and Redemption throughout the New Testament. It also introduces them to key biblical themes throughout the entire Bible, which culminate in Christ’s victory over death, sin, and all His enemies. Additionally, it includes overprint answers to worktext questions on reduced student pages. For easy grading, it includes page-reference numbers to chapter review questions.

Student WorktextThe worktext engages the students with biblical connections throughout the big story of the New Testament. It picks out and follows Bible themes that weave throughout God’s redemption story—including glory, kingdom, covenants, divine presence, law and wisdom, and atonement and priesthood). It also develops these themes as overarching ideas throughout Creation, Fall, and Redemption. The front pages of each lesson help deepen the students’ understanding of the Bible passage to respond in repentance and faith, while the back pages provide activities and questions. It also includes regular reviews that can be used as assessments.

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15. Which attitude did the disciples reveal by running away when Jesus was arrested? ● betrayal ●fear and defeat ● humble submission

16. What is one reason Jesus allowed Himself to be arrested? ● The enemies were too strong. ●The disciples were ready. ● He wanted to do His Father’s will.

17. For what purpose did Jesus identify Himself as Christ at His trial? ● to win ●to die ● to accuse

18. For what purpose did Jesus’ accusers ask whether He was the Christ? ● They wanted to save Him. ●They wanted to trick Him. ● They wanted Him to die.

19. What title did Jesus use to refer to Himself from Daniel 7:13–14 that showed that He is the Christ?

● Son of Man ●Son of Abraham ● Son of God

20. What did Jesus trust that made Him willing to confess to being the Christ even though Peter denied knowing Him?

● His own power ●the Father’s will ● the mercy of the court

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Match each statement with the term.

E 1. directly refers to Jesus as King

B 2. foreshadows Jesus as King

D 3. one called alongside

A 4. the term for a related Bible verse

C 5. shows Jesus’ blood as the New Covenant replacement

for the blood of the Old Covenant sacrifices

Answer the questions.

6. For what reason related to His death did Jesus tell the disciples to take the Lord’s Supper?

to remember His death

7. Before Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, what did He predict His disciples

would do? abandon Him

8. What kind of response did the disciples have to Jesus’ prediction in the Garden of

Gethsemane? self-confident denial

Mark the best answer.

9. What is one of the Holy Spirit’s works in relation to Jesus?

● testifies ●defends ● convicts

10. What is the Holy Spirit’s work in relation to the world?

● testifies ●defends ● convicts

11. How did Jesus demonstrate His dependence on the Father for His coming suffering?

● He prayed. ●He ate. ● He slept.

12. Jesus prayed that the will would be done and not His.

● Holy Spirit’s ●disciples’ ● Father’s

13. Which attitude did Jesus reveal by allowing Himself to be arrested?

● betrayal ●fear and defeat ● humble submission

14. Which attitude did Judas reveal by identifying Jesus to His enemies?

● betrayal ●fear and defeat ● humble submission

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B Davidic Covenant

C Lamb of God

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Lesson 42

Anointed to . . .“Veni, vidi, vici” is a famous quote from Julius Caesar. It means “I came, I saw, I conquered.” Supposedly, this powerful ruler of Rome said this about a city he had set out to conquer. It is a dramatic way to say that you did what you came to do. Jesus also had a purpose for coming. But Jesus did not come with the arrogance of a proud Caesar. Jesus came on a divine mission. Jesus identified Himself and His mission by reading a prophecy from Isaiah. In His hometown of Nazareth, Jesus was given the opportunity to read and instruct in the synagogue as a visiting rabbi (teacher). Jesus was given the scroll of Isaiah to read from, and He chose the passage about the Promised One of God, the “anointed” (verses 18–19). Messiah (in Hebrew) and Christ (in Greek) mean anointed. So who is Jesus? Why did He come? He is God’s Anointed One. He did not come to ruthlessly conquer

those who opposed Him, as Caesar did. Jesus came to preach and do works that would meet the deepest needs of the lowliest people.“Good news for the poor” was the saying that marked Jesus’ ministry! Jesus came to minister to the captives, the blind, and the oppressed. He brought physical relief to those broken by sin. He brought spiritual freedom to those enslaved to sin. Jesus’ ministry proved that He fulfilled these prophecies. The witness of His ministry made it possible for Jesus to say, “This day is this scrip-ture fulfilled in your ears” (verse 21). Jesus was sent as God’s Anointed One with the power of the Holy Spirit (verse 14).

Unlike Caesar, Jesus did not force Himself on those who opposed Him. Jesus knew that His hometown would not accept His identity or His ministry (verse 24). There is a day when King Jesus will come back to over-throw those who oppose and reject Him. But now, the good news is not forced on anyone. How have you re-sponded to the good news of the gospel?

Messiah: anointed; refers to the Promised One of God Christ: Greek translation of the Hebrew word Messiah

How did Jesus show who He really is?

Conflict: The Unaccepted ProphetLuke 4:14–30, Isaiah 61:1–2

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“Not As I Will, But . . .”Have you ever dreaded an upcoming event? Maybe

you were facing something that you knew would hurt physically, like a shot or a dentist visit. Maybe you faced something that would hurt your heart like saying good-bye to someone you loved. Maybe you faced the shame and guilt of admitting something wrong you had done. We all dread these things.

Jesus had a situation like this, only it was much, much more difficult than anything we could ever face. He was about to be tortured and killed by His enemies. But much more than that, He was about to take the sins of the whole world on Himself, face the cup of His Father’s wrath, and be separated from His Father. He was full of sorrow and had a heavy spirit. When you do something wrong, you probably have guilty feelings that are pain-ful. But Jesus had never had guilt because He had never sinned. He had always lived as the Father wanted Him to live and had been in perfect fellowship with the Father. Imagine the pain and sorrow of all those sins on Jesus, the perfect Son of God. Jesus sorrowed because He knew that the cup of the Father’s wrath against sin would soon be placed on Him, breaking that fellowship. What an awful burden to face!

Jesus came to His Father in prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane. He depended on Him for guidance and help. He knew what the Father wanted Him to do, but He dreaded what was to come and asked the Father whether it were possible to avoid.

As He prayed that the cup might pass from Him, however, He asked for the Father’s will to be done instead of His own. He did not want to take all of those awful sins on Himself, be separated from the Father, and face the Father’s wrath. But His desire to please and obey His Father was greater than His desire to be freed from that burden. He fully submitted to and obeyed His Father in this prayer of agony over His coming ministry. He asked for relief but prayed for the Father’s will instead of His own: “Not as I will, but as thou wilt” (Matthew 26:39).

How did Jesus show dependence on and submission to the Father in His prayer?

Conflict: The Man of SorrowsMatthew 26:30–46

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IntroductionParallel passages appear in Mark 14:26–42; Luke 22:39–46; and John 13:31–38.

Review: Remind the students of the events of the passion week so far with these questions.How was Jesus welcomed into Jerusalem? as the Son of David, Christ the KingWhat new meaning did Jesus give to the Passover bread and cup? The bread represented His body and the cup represented His blood, both given for His disciples.Whom did Jesus promise to send to comfort the disciples in His leaving? the Holy SpiritExplain: The events in this passage take place after they had left the supper and Jesus had taught them about the Holy Spirit. In Matthew, the teaching about the Holy Spirit is not included. We cannot know when the first conversa-tion happened except that it was somewhere between the supper and Gethsemane. Jesus’ prayer seems to be just before the next event, His arrest.

y Bible 5 TimelinePoint Out: Display the illustration of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane on the Timeline.

Teach for Understanding y Matthew 26:30–35

Explain: They sang a hymn or psalm at the supper and went out to the east of Jerusalem to the Mount of Olives.What did Jesus say would happen the night of the Last Supper? The disciples would be offended/stumble/fall away/run away because of Jesus.Use Bible tools to see what Old Testament passage Jesus quoted to them. “I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.” Zechariah 13:7Based on what Jesus prophesied about the disciples, what is the meaning of the quote from Jesus? The disciples, like the sheep, would be scattered by turning away from Jesus.If the disciples were the sheep in the prophecy, who is the Shepherd? JesusWhat did it mean that the Shepherd would be smitten or struck? It was referring to Jesus’ coming death on the cross. Recall: Jesus had alluded to this sacrifice in the supper as well.What did Jesus tell them would happen after He, as the Shep-herd, was struck? He would rise again and go before them into Galilee.Who spoke up in answer to Jesus’ prophecy? PeterWhat did Peter say in response to Jesus’ prophecy? that even if everyone else abandoned Jesus, he would notWho did Peter seem to be relying on? himself

Memory Verse: Galatians 4:5Bible Truths: 86–90

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Jesus agonized to His Father over His soon suffering for our sin.

Objectives y Identify the Old Testament prophecy Jesus quotes to the disci-ples using Bible tools

y Infer the meaning of the prophecy y Identify Jesus’ prediction and the disciples’ response y Analyze Jesus’ prayer for dependence and submission to the Father

y Contrast Jesus’ dependence on and submission to the Father’s will with the disciples’

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Answer the questions.

1. What did the prophecy about the shepherd and the sheep mean? Jesus would becrucified, and the disciples would abandon Him.

2. What did Jesus predict the disciples would do? They would scatter from Him.

3. Which disciple responded first to His prediction? Peter

4. What did Jesus specifically predict about this disciple? Peter would deny Him threetimes before the rooster crowed.

5. How did all the disciples respond to Jesus’ second prediction? They said they wouldnever deny Jesus.

6. How did Jesus show dependence on the Father with His prayer? He spent time prayingto the Father as He faced His death on the cross.

7. How did Jesus submit to the Father in His prayer? He said the Father’s will shouldbe done, rather than His.

8. What was the cup that Jesus prayed would pass from Him? the cup of the Father’swrath and separation from the Father

9. How was Jesus’ dependence on the Father and His submission to the Father’s will different from that of the disciples’ reaction, based on what Jesus and the disciples did and said?Jesus submitted to His Father’s plan and depended on Him in prayer. The disciplesreacted in proud self-confidence against the prophecy of their forsaking Christ; thenthey fell asleep instead of praying in dependence on God.

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What did Jesus say in response to Peter’s statement? He proph-esied about Peter in particular, saying he would deny Jesus three times before the rooster crowed.What did Peter say in response to Jesus’ direct prophecy about him? He said that even if he died, he would not deny Jesus. What did the other disciples say after Peter’s response? that they too would die before denying JesusWhat did Peter and the disciples not believe? what Jesus had saidDid the disciples seem confident in God or in themselves? themselves

y Matthew 26:36–46Explain: The events in this passage happened after Jesus and His disciples had arrived in Gethsemane. Jesus had come to pray, and He asked the disciples to wait for Him. He called three specific disciples to come with Him— Peter, James, and John. They had been with Him when He showed His glory on the mount of transfiguration. What do we learn about Jesus’ relationship with His Father be-cause He took time to pray? that Jesus depended on His FatherWhy was Jesus sorrowful while praying in the garden? He was facing the sacrifice He had talked about with the disciples.What did Jesus ask the Father while praying in the garden? that, if it were possible, the cup might pass from HimExplain: The cup that Jesus was talking about was the cup of God’s wrath for sin. Isaiah 51:17 pictures Jerusalem

drinking the cup of the Lord’s fury in His punishment for their sin. Hebrews 2:9 says that Christ tasted death for every person, the cup of the Father’s wrath, the wages of sin. Revelation 14:9–10 speaks of those who worship the Beast, the man of Satan, as drinking of the wine of the wrath of God. God’s cup of wrath is for those who continue in sin without receiving God’s gift of salvation in Jesus Christ, who took the cup of God’s wrath Himself so that we do not have to. How did Jesus submit to the Father and His will? He prayed that not His will but the Father’s would be done.

y Read Worktext page 165.Discuss: While Jesus as God the Son had made the plan for redemption from the beginning, Jesus in His perfect humanity would not have wanted the burden of sin or the wrath of God on Himself. We will see in the next lesson that He willingly gave Himself for mankind in love. This passage is about Jesus, in His perfect humanity, showing how we can come to God in times of anticipated suffering.How did Jesus show dependence on and submission to the Fa-ther (focus question)? He prayed in dependence on the Father and submitted by asking that not His will but the Father’s be done.What did Jesus find the disciples doing three times? sleepingWhat were they supposed to be doing? prayingWhat had Jesus told them they would do that night? be of-fended by Him and fall awayWho should they have been looking to for help to stand with Jesus? God the FatherWhose example did the disciples fail to follow? Jesus’ exampleWhat did Jesus tell Peter the first time He found them asleep? Jesus asked Peter if he could not stay awake to pray with Him for even one hour. He told him to watch and pray so he would not enter into temptation. He reminded him that, while his spirit might be willing (verses 33 and 35), his flesh was weak and needed God the Father’s help.Explain: Watch means “to stay awake or be cautious or active.” The hour refers to the time for Christ’s sacrifice.Who depended most on God the Father and was willing to submit to His will in this passage? JesusWho did not depend on God after hearing of their own weak-nesses? the disciples, especially PeterWho faces temptation to rebel against God? everyoneFor believers, what is the way to submit to God and depend on Him? Stay alert in times of need and pray.Can those who have not trusted Christ as their Savior expect God to help them with temptation? No; they need to have their sins forgiven by repentance and trust in Jesus so that God as their Father can help them with temptation.

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conflict climaxedSatan the destroyer bruised the heel of the Seed of the woman.

In the previous chapter, Peter confessed Jesus to be the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus promised to build His church. But Jesus’ enemies blasphemed Jesus, continued to reject His claims, and resisted Him. In this chapter, we will see that this conflict between Jesus as the Christ and His enemies’ opposition came to a climax. Jesus spent much time teaching His twelve disciples to prepare them for what was to come. After Judas betrayed Jesus, Pilate gave Jesus

up to the crowd’s demand for cruci-fixion. The serpent from Genesis 3:15 bruised the heel of the Seed of the woman on a cruel Roman cross. The disciples hid in fear and sorrow for three days because of Jesus’ death. At that time, all seemed lost. But God’s plan from the beginning was completed. The great themes of the Bible were accomplished on a cross on a hill and in a grave in a garden.