Text Used to Create “The Last Supper” Splice Series

Matthew 26:17-36 (Greek Text Analysis starting with Matthew 26:17)

Mark 14:12-32 (Greek Text Analysis starting with Mark 14:12)

Luke 22:7-40 (Greek Text Analysis starting with Luke 22:7)

John 13:1-18:1 (Greek Text Analysis starting with John 13:1)

 

Isaiah 65:18

But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicing and her people for gladness.

 

THE SPLICE

Some of His disciples then said to one another, “What is this thing He is telling us, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I go to the Father’?  So they were saying, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.” Jesus knew that they wished to question Him, and He said to them, “Are you deliberating together about this, that I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me’? Truly, truly, I say to you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but your grief will be turned into joy. Whenever a woman is in labor she has pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a child has been born into the world. Therefore you too have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you. In that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in ¹My name, He will give it to you. Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your  joy may be made full. These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but will tell you plainly of the Father. In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf; for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came forth from the Father. I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; I am leaving the world again and going to the Father.” His disciples said, “Lo, now You are speaking plainly and are not using a figure of speech. Now we know that You know all things, and have no need for anyone to question You; by this we believe that You came from God.” Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? Behold, an hour is coming, and has already come, for you to be scattered, each to his own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. You will all fall away because of Me this night, for it is written, ²‘I WILL STRIKE DOWN THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP OF THE FLOCK SHALL BE SCATTERED.’ But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee. These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.” ³But Peter said to Him, “Even though all may fall away because of You, yet I will not; I will never fall away.” Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you that this very night, before a rooster crows, before a rooster crows twice, you yourself will deny Me three times.” Peter said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You.” All the disciples said the same thing too.

1. My Name: (see John 16:23; 1 John 5:14) There seems to be confusion on how asking for things in Jesus’s name works. First, it is important to understand that a person’s name (in ancient Israel, and therefore Biblically) is unseparated from their character, their reputation, what they stand for, what they are. Therefore, going to the Father with Jesus’s name means with Jesus’s character, authority and will. Praying for football games to be won, money, vacations, cars, houses, or anything for selfish gain is not in accordance with Jesus’s character or will. Pray in gratitude (Phil 4:6) for everything He’s done for you and given you (especially your salvation), and pray that God’s will be done. “In Jesus’s name we pray” really needs to be removed from prayers—it is not something to say before “Amen”. “In Jesus’s name” is something to be implanted in your heart-mind before you even go to God in prayer; same with “Amen”. “Amen” is used now as a signal for finishing a prayer. The Greek word Amen means “truly, verily, so let it be”. Just be sure as to why you are saying it, instead of allowing it to become a routine chant. ↩︎
2. I WILL STRIKE DOWN THE SHEPHERD: Jesus is referrencing Zechariah 13:7 ↩︎
3. But Peter said: This is the return to a conversation Jesus and Peter had earlier. Back at the upper room, in John 14:36-38 and Luke 22: 31-34, Jesus tells Peter that Satan is wanting to “sift him like wheat” and that Peter will deny Jesus after Peter claims that he will “lay down his life” for Him. ↩︎