The Lord in His humanity has miles more power than satan and the kod combined. John 13:24-27; Luk 22:31-32; 1Pe 5:6-11

John 13:24Simon Peter therefore gestured to him, and said to him, "Tell us who it is of whom He is speaking."

 

John 13:25He, leaning back thus on Jesus' breast, said to Him, "Lord, who is it?"

 

Again, this does not indicate that John was directly on the breast of Jesus. He leaned even closer to Jesus to ask Him the question.

 

John 13:26Jesus therefore answered, "That is the one for whom I shall dip the morsel and give it to him." So when He had dipped the morsel, He took and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.

 

The Lord answers John only and so protects the privacy of Judas.

 

This is a second grace act on the part of our Lord. “I shall give” - He hasn’t come to this part of the meal, but there was a point in the meal when someone was given a special reward.

 

The word is ywmion[psomion] and it refers to a special piece of bread dipped in some meat sauce, and it was always a part of the centre of the table. It was sort of between the main meal and the desert. No one ever touched this plate until the host picked up a piece of bread and dipped it into this delicious sauce, and then offered it to some person. This was a high honour, a special honour. When the person accepted it then the others were free to dip into the sauce themselves.

           

“And when he had dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas Iscariot” -this is the fulfilment of it. Whether it occurred in the next few seconds or not is not clear but it is clear that Jesus at this time or very shortly thereafter went through the “ywmionceremony,” the ceremony of honouring someone at the table.

 

The principle is stated again: This was a grace appeal the like of which had never been seen or recorded before. Jesus knew that Judas was a traitor and was already making arrangements to betray Him, and yet Jesus not only gave this man his privacy but in offering him the ywmiojHe offered him the highest honour from the host. And in effect whoever receives the swmionbecomes an honoured guest. Judas Iscariot was the honoured guest at the last supper! That it grace.

 

This was the final invitation to salvation, the greatest of all grace appeals, but Judas Iscariot is an unbeliever in reversionism.

 

By accepting the honour of the sop Judas perpetuated the hypocrisy of reversionism to the last degree. He accepted this high honour with negative volition in his soul. Jesus offered him this last chance and when he turned down this one he is again indwelt personally by Satan.

           

John 13:27And after the morsel, Satan then entered into him [verb means to come inside]. Jesus therefore said to him, "What you do, do quickly." 

 

This must have shocked Judas because his plans were unknown, or so he thought. I see this as another offer to Judas of salvation. Jesus is saying to him, “I know all about it. Go do it quickly.”

 

 

 

Judas still has a volition, even though this is a commandment from the Lord. Judas has rejected the positive commands by the Lord up to this point and here is one that he should re-think, but it’s too late.

 

The reason it’s too late is that Judas is no longer in control of himself. Judas has fallen off the edge into the abyss of human depravity, so much so that he gives a hearty invitation for the indwelling of satan, and there is no turning back now.

 

We will see later on that he will feel sorry for what he did, but sorrow does not equal salvation or deliverance from death in the lake of fire, only faith alone in Christ alone will accomplish that salvation, and concerning the person of Christ, Judas never changes his thinking.

 

So we see the commandment of Jesus to not be actually to Judas, but to the indwelling devil.

 

When Jesus commanded Judas to leave He was commanding the devil to leave, and the principle is quite obvious: the Lord Jesus Christ in His humiliation is infinitely more powerful than all of the power that Satan has or ever will have, and right now Satan is the ruler of this world.

 

Never forget that you are in union with the One who has this power. Nothing can happen to you or enter your life unless it is allowed by God.

 

Jesus, your Advocate, sits at the right hand of God in His humanity and there He constantly intercedes on your behalf.

 

No matter what evil plans satan and the kod are devising to destroy you, all their power combined does not add up to a fraction of a percent of the power of Jesus Christ - in His humanity even.

 

Luke 22:31 "Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat;

 

Luke 22:32 but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers. "

 

1 Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time,

 

1 Peter 5:7 casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you.

 

This can refer to prayer to God the Father or operating in faith rest. Casting is a verb that means to throw your anxiety and worry right on to the shoulders of God through faith in His promises.

 

1 Peter 5:8Be of sober spirit,[SSE] be on the alert [no apathy]. Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

 

1 Peter 5:9But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world.

 

1 Peter 5:10And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.

 

1 Peter 5:11To Him be dominion forever and ever. Amen.

 

In any conflict with the devil the Lord always wins. We win by association when we live by faith in His promises.

 

So satan must obey the command of the Lord to leave, and to do so quickly.

 

While Satan is gone Jesus gives chapter 14, the upper room discourse, and then chapters 15 and 16, Gethsemane discourse; and Satan himself does not get back to the scene until Judas comes leading the Romans and the Jewish temple guard to Gethsemane.

 

That means from sundown until about midnight the Lord Jesus Christ will be alone with the disciples. Satan will not be there and neither will Judas Iscariot. Satan has to stay with his reversionist until the betrayal and therefore he stays inside Judas Iscariot during the critical time when the Lord Jesus Himself will present the whole outline of the Church Age.

 

He will introduce the mystery doctrine; He will introduce the Church. Remember that the Gospels do not contain Church doctrine, except John chapters 14-17.