The Lord’s Agony in Gethsemane In Gethsemane, the Lord was distressed and fearful in the face of approaching death and abandonment by God. His agonizing struggle in prayer culminated in the words to his Father: “yet not My will, but Yours be done.” After the Lord Jesus had prayed to his Father in this way,…
The Way to Gethsemane The Lord Jesus had familiarized His disciples with the events of His betrayal, suffering, and death. Then He set out on the way to the Garden of Gethsemane, where He was to be betrayed and arrested. The events at Gethsemane are central to the Passion narrative. After introducing the remembrance meal,…
In a series of articles, we want to look, in short installments, at what our Lord Jesus experienced in His last hours before dying on the cross, how He conducted Himself, and how He suffered and died—because He loved us and, above all, wanted to glorify God, His Father. The night on which He was…
