 Yes, welcome back. Anyone wants to raise any questions regarding all the things that we talked about up to John chapter 12 verse 36. If not, we'll move on into the last portion of John chapter 12. All right. Okay. Yeah, so the last portion of John chapter 12 is like a summation, you know, it talks about the what is the outcome of all that ministry which Jesus had done over the three years. Some people responded, some people did not. And it just basically summarizes their response. So if we could maybe read out verses 37 and 38, please. John 12, 37 and 38. He had done so many signs before that. They still do not believe in him so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled. Lord, who has believed what he heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord have been reviewed? All right. So over here it's referring to Isaiah chapter 52 and Isaiah 53. Because Isaiah 52 is that chapter where it talks about, you know, how lovely are the feet of, you know, what was it? Yeah, Isaiah 52 verse 7, you know, how beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messengers who, you know, bring good news. And it talks about the watchmen who are, you know, declaring what God is going to do. And after talking about all these wonderful things that God, you know, plans on performing, Isaiah 52 verse 10 talks about how the Lord has bared his holy arm before the eyes. You know, and whenever it talks about the arm in the Old Testament, it's talking about strength. So the Lord has, you know, bared his strength. He has shown it to everyone. He has declared what he's going to do. And all of that is mentioned in Isaiah 52. And then coming to Isaiah 53 verse 1, it says, but Lord, you know, after all that has been declared and told, who believes us? You know, so that's those are the words used over here. Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? You know, so a lot of people reject what has been openly, you know, told to them. That is one response. The other response we see is in verses 42 and 43. So if someone could read out that, John 12, 42 and 43. For the last many, even of the authorities live in him. But for fear of the Pharisees, they're not confessive so that they would not be put out of the synagogue. For they love the glory. It comes from more than the glory that comes from God. So the other response is that there are people even in, you know, in the higher levels, the religious leaders who know their scriptures and they see that what Jesus is saying is true. It does match up with whatever is mentioned in the Old Testament scriptures. And so many of those people also believe in him, but they do not come forward unlike Nicodemus. Nicodemus, you know, once he's sure that this is the Messiah, he's very plain and open about it. He openly, you know, brings out the fact that he is his follower. But these people, they don't want to reveal that they trust in him because for them, their position is more important. And the praise of their fellow people is more important to them than the praise of God. So we see these two responses over here. And then, you know, now we are moving into the very last portions. So we come into John chapter 13 and it begins with the supper that Jesus has with his disciples. So John chapter 13, if we could have someone read out, you know, it's a very familiar passage. So we'll just look at some main things and then move on from there. John chapter 13, verses three to five, if someone could read out, please. John chapter 13, three to five. Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands and that he had come from God and was going back to God rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments and taking it out, tied it around his waist. Then he poured out, poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. Thank you. Yeah, so it says over here, supper being ended in another version, it says, and during supper. So the wording, I mean, is a little unclear. But the I think what is being indicated over here is that now all the arrangements for the supper have now been finished completely. Okay, so it's all laid out. It's all ready on the table. And once everything is ready and the meal is going to begin. That is when Jesus gets up and he begins to wash his disciples feet because it makes no sense if he were to do it halfway through the meal. I know when everyone is eating, so the impression that we get is that all preparations were going on. The table was being laid out. All the arrangements were being put in place. And now it's all finished. It's all done. It's all ready. And once the meal is just about to begin, that is when Jesus rises up and he begins to wash their feet. So I'm assuming that Jesus waits because he's waiting for all the 12 to arrive. He doesn't want any of them to be left out. So he waits patiently until all of them have arrived and all the arrangements are now done. Everyone is now seated over there at the table and they're about to begin. And that is when Jesus gets up and how involved with what attitude does he get up. He knows that all things are under his power. If he chooses to back out now, you know, at this point of time, if he just chooses to back out and not go through with the crucifixion, he has the power even to do that because all things have been placed under his power. And he knows that he is from God. He's that he's divine, that he's going to go back and, you know, reclaim his divinity once he goes back. He's aware of all that knowing all of that he chooses to go ahead and do what he has been called to do. Okay. So being fully aware of his Godhood, he gets up and he serves his disciples and for the disciples, this would have been a highly shocking thing. Because in those days, even a teacher, a master did not have the right to ask his disciples, his followers to wash his feet. He could ask them to go bring food. He could ask them to go and arrange transport. He could ask them to, you know, go to the next village and deliver a message. He could make many demands from them because they are his disciples and he being their master deserves their respect. So the master could, you know, make many demands. But one thing that the master was not allowed to do is to ask his disciples to wash his feet. I think it's mainly because the kind of, you know, world that they were living in, no paved roads, things would have been messy. All their transportation was not cars and, you know, bikes, but animals and, you know, dung, donkey dung, cow dung, what not. So they were not exactly walking through very pleasant roadways, pathways. And so their feet and their, you know, shoes, their sandals would have been in a rather messy condition. So even a disciple was not supposed to be asked to do something like that. The master would have to do his own cleaning, you know. So here the master is not making a demand on his disciples. Rather he is getting up and doing something for the disciples which no master ever does. Something which, you know, not even a disciple is expected to do that the master is doing over here. And that is why this would have been highly shocking for them. So I'm not sure whether Jesus starts off with Peter or Jesus, you know, covers a few of the disciples and then comes to Peter. But when Peter's turn comes, he's just too shocked. He's not able to handle this whole idea. And so we have verses 6 to 8 happening. So if someone could read out verses 6, 7 and 8, please. Peter said to him, Lord, do you watch my speech? He was answered him. What am I doing here to not understand? But afterwards you understand. Peter said to him, you should never watch my speech. He was answered him. If I do not watch your... No, we'll get to that later. So we'll just maybe look at verses 6 to 8 now. So over here, Peter's responses. Lord, are you washing my feet? Now, if you look in the Bible Hub and we look at the actual literal translation, you have the words you and me together placed next to each other. So if you were to literally translate it, it's like as if Peter is saying, Lord, you, me, you know, or other mine. Lord, you, my feet washing. You know, it's like literally that would be the translation. So the huge contrast, the gap between you and me. You are divine. You are Lord. You are the Messiah who was promised me. You know, who am I? I'm just a disciple. I'm just a human. I'm nobody. So you, my feet washing. You know, it's this shocking thing. And so Peter, you know, responds in that way. And then Jesus makes this very important statement. He says, what I'm doing, you do not understand now, but you will know after this. And then he says, if I do not wash you, you have no part with me. Now, I'm not sure whether Peter fully understood what was being said. Most probably not because he says, you know, you know, go ahead and wash the entire hands, legs, everything, because you know, I want to be a part of you. So he didn't quite catch what Jesus was saying. But this is a very important point that Jesus is making over here. He says, if only if you allow me to wash you, then you can be a part of me. So, you know, it's something that we need to kind of grasp. Of course, it's talking about how he's going to clean our, you know, he's of course talking about how he's going to cleanse us from our sins. And because of that, we know we are because we are forgiven cleansed from our sins. Therefore, we can enter into God's family and be part of his family. That of course is there. But also the point is at the very core, you know, the core foundation of our relationship with God is not based on our serving him because I'm doing all these things for God. You know, I'm involved in the ministry. I'm helping the poor. I'm talking about him with people that I meet. There is this relationship that has been formed between Jesus and me. It's not based on all my serving and doing. Rather, this relationship has formed. This relationship has been initiated because Jesus chose to serve me. He chose to clean me. He chose to cleanse me. So at the core of the relationship, what exactly how did this relationship get initiated? How did it come into existence? It's not out of the acts of service which you and I do. It's out of the act of service which he did for us, which literally places us in a very humble condition where we would literally go to him and say, Yes, Lord, I admit that I'm dirty and I need to be cleaned. And Lord, only you can do it. I'm too helpless to do this on my own. And we just go there and humble ourselves before him and he chooses to serve us and clean us. And that is how the relationship is born. And then out of gratitude, out of loyalty, we choose to serve him. So it should never be turned the other way around because the Pharisees were doing that. They were very proud about their service of God. They were so happy that they were tithing in such a detailed manner and they were very proud about all the additional laws which they had added to the Sabbath. And they would not walk a certain number of feet because that may be considered work. And they were very happy about all these things that they were doing for God and they thought that established some kind of relationship with him. But they were not willing to admit that they are blind, that they are dirty, that they need cleaning. No, they are the ones who are doing something for God and so they are great. But what did God expect? He wanted them to come in all humility and admit exactly how hopeless they are. They have no hope without him. They have to admit that they are dirty and unclean and wait upon him for his free service. And he out of his mercy and grace will grant them what they don't deserve. He will just freely cleanse them and accept them. So it's a very humbling thing and that is at the core of the relationship that we have with the Lord. And so over here, in a sense, Jesus is telling Peter, you need to humble yourself and accept what I am doing because you think that you are sitting over there offering your love and loyalty to me but you know, you are nothing. And if I don't act out of grace towards you, you can have no part of me at all. And so Jesus serves us and does something for us which we could never ever do for ourselves and because of his act of service, only because of that, we are in fact even in a relationship with him. So our gratitude should be so great that he, being God, has done that for people like us. So then Peter, of course, responds and he says, you know, go ahead and wash my head and my hands. So if we could read out verses 9, 10, 11, please. Peter said to him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. Jesus said to him, the one who has bathed, does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean and you are clean. But not everyone of you, for he knew who was to betray him. That was why he said, all of you are clean. Okay, so over here, everything that Jesus is saying, he's saying it at two levels. On the one hand, you have the physical service that is going on, washing their feet, their feet are in dirty state. So he is humbling himself and doing that, but there's also something else happening at another level, the spiritual level, where he's also indicating how he's going to cleanse them from their sins. So we should continue to read these verses in that sense. So Peter's response is saying, oh Lord, if I can only be a part of you, if you are going to be doing this cleaning, then please go ahead and clean even my hands and my head. And Jesus says, no, no, no, anyone who's already taken a bath, they're already clean. So it's just only the feet that need to be cleaned now and then. But they're already clean because they've already finished taking a bath. And then Jesus says, but not all of you are clean, for he knew who would betray him. Therefore, he said you are not all clean. So obviously over here, he's not referring to a physical bath. He's not trying to say that, okay, Peter, you have taken a bath, you're clean. On the other hand, Judas is sitting over here and is not taken a bath. So he is still unclean. Not at all. Jesus is definitely not talking about that. He's saying that all these disciples sitting over there are already clean. But one person among them is not clean. So in how did this bunch of people get clean? What happened? What led to a spiritual cleansing? We see that through some other verses. Some commentaries point out the similarity between this passage which we are looking at right now and John chapter 6 verses 63 to 64. John chapter 6, 63 to 64 and this passage are talking about the same thing. You could maybe say that they are kind of parallel passages. So if someone could read out for us, John 6, 63 to 64 place. The spirit gives life. The flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. And there are some of you who do not believe. Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him. So over here Jesus is talking about how the words which I am speaking to you, they are full of the spirit and life and you need to believe them. Because if you believe them, then you can be a part of me. And he says, yet there are some of you who do not believe. So there are someone among them is rejecting these words which are full of spirit and life. And Jesus of course was referring to the one who would betray him. And then John 15 which we will be covering in the next class, maybe the class after that. So John 15, 3 if someone could read out. You are already exceeding because of the word which I have spoken to you. So it says you are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. So the 11 disciples heard these words which were full of the spirit and life and they chose to believe in them and by doing that they were cleaned. So on the other hand one among them he refused to believe and so he remained unclean. And so there are two levels of meaning being brought out over here even as Jesus is cleaning the feet of his disciples. Then we move on to verse 14 and then we will connect the whole thing. So if someone could read out for us verses 14 and 15 please. Okay so Jesus says I have done this for you now not just as an act of service but also as an example. Just as you know I am laying down my life for you. You also would have to lay down your life in the same way I am now serving you. You also must serve one another. So everything that Jesus is doing is an example to be followed. So here Jesus says I have now set an example for you and you should do as I have done for you. And so again over here it's talking in what Jesus is saying is you know in two levels. At the physical level you are expected to serve. You are expected to help one another. But at the spiritual level you know in the sense of the spiritual cleaning that has happened. Again God calls upon his disciples to do that for one another. You know to not clean one another but in the sense of you know building one another up. You know helping each other to remain in the Lord in that sense. For instance let's just look at two verses and you know that would make it more clear. Okay, Ephesians chapter 4 verse 2 if we could have someone read out. Ephesians chapter 4 verse 2. Is someone reading out because I am unable to hear but I can see that blue outline. So I think you are reading brother. With all loneliness and gentleness with long suffering bearing with one another in love. Yes, yeah, in Elisha I could not hear you. I am so sorry your voice did not come through. Yeah, Ephesians 4 verse 2 it says be completely humble and gentle. Be patient bearing with one another in love. Okay, so over here that word that is being used for bearing that would be the Greek word aneko. Okay and aneko the word bearing doesn't just mean simply being patient with someone. It also means holding up someone you know you're bearing them you're holding them up in that sense. So it's used in two senses. So when you come across a brother or sister who is with whom you are not compatible. You are unable to kind of you know gel with them and you are finding them very irritating and difficult to be with. You would have to be completely humble and gentle be patient bearing with them in love. Now I always thought of this phrase bearing with you know them in love meant I would have to grit my teeth and say okay fine this person is a sister in the Lord and so I have to put up with her. And then I just grit my teeth and will myself and say okay fine I'm just going to bear it and not going to say anything I'll just bear it. But no it's not at all talking about the horrible negative way of bearing. It's talking about how you reach out in love and you try to help them you know whatever it is that's actually troubling them and making them be that particular way. You try to lift them out of that you try to an echo you try to know bear them to lift them up and you know to make things better for them. So there's such a great difference right the negative attitude of just gritting your teeth and saying oh what a nuisance but I have to put up with them. And the very positive way of you know where you are building the other person up by saying okay what can I do to try and cheer this person up and help them. So that you know they are not so miserable and bitter and angry and all of that so there's a huge difference. Now all of this also would be acts of service you know and we'll just look at another verse and then you know we'll kind of wrap up this whole concept. James 516 if someone could read out please James 516. Therefore confess your sins to one another and pray for one another that you may be healed the prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. Thank you. Yes here it says confess your sins to each other does that mean that you know I go and confess to another sister and then she says I forgive you in Jesus name. I mean does it mean it in that sense or over here you know is it saying that you open up to someone that you trust and you know share your weaknesses with them. And then you admit to them very openly where you have fallen and then you know you pray for each other to grow stronger. So in that sense you are cleaning each other you're helping each other to again you know grow strong in God and to renew your commitment. So all of these also would be acts of service towards one another. So the ceremony that we have you know where people give us gloves and they give us tissues and they give us one nice clean bowl of water. And they say go ahead and do the feet washing ceremony doesn't take any effort at all. In fact nowadays it's like very highly hygienically done. So in fact I don't know whether it has any value at all but Jesus said I have set an example for you that you should do as I have done. And so he is talking about how the physical level you literally go out of your way to help and to serve in you know not just in posh ways. But in ways where you would actually have to put in effort where you would have to make a sacrifice to actually help that other person. So he's talking about that kind of service which costs you which you know and not it's not talking about just a ceremonial feet washing which takes no effort at all. And he's also talking about at a spiritual level where you are caring for each other trying to lift one another up. Strengthen one another in the Lord so that you know both of you can together go forward and you know be what God wants you to be. So he's talking about people who confess to each other openly and admit their faults and pray for each other so that they can you know grow once again in God. So these would be the kind of feet washing that Jesus would really admire and appreciate. Okay so throughout this passage we see that there's a physical level of service where you actually bend down put in the effort make the sacrifice humble yourself and serve. And there's also the other spiritual level where you are strengthening someone building them up you know being patient with them so that they also can be brought up to the level where you are in the Lord. So you have both of these levels of service being talked about over here. Alright yeah this one person here who has written the chat that they are unable to open their assignment. As far as I know most of the students have been able to access their assignments. Sometimes if you have not finished the you know the portions earlier portions where you have not watched the previous videos completely then the next portion does not open up. So if you have already opened up all the previous portions and completed them and now you have come to the assignment. And if it is still not opening then maybe you could contact the technical team. Or you know just simply put it in the in the in the discussion group you know generally where you write your. That would be what the stream page right yeah maybe you could put it in the stream page or I was told that people can directly contact the technical team because there's some email that they can send them. So they can take care of that for you but generally the I'm not sure I mean I'll try to find out I can maybe tell the technical team that you are unable to open. I don't know I'm kind of new to all of this so I'm not too sure about the technical side but I can inform them that yeah. Simran Simran is unable to open and if they can help in any way and if possible from your side also if you could just send an email to the technical team. Following whatever instructions they have given I think they've given some email ID that will help them to you know directly talk to you and contact you. Alright yeah we'll move into oh yeah verse 17 maybe we should look at verse 17 before we move on to the next passage. Verse 17 Jesus says now that you know these things you will be blessed if you do them so just simply knowing about these things is not enough. We don't get blessed through our knowledge we get blessed by acting on our knowledge by putting it into practice. Okay so that is a very important point for Jesus makes over here so we will now move into the next portion maybe we can look at verses 18 to 21. When I'm doing this classes and I'm teaching you know I used to teach earlier at a college online I was teaching online and everyone used to keep their cameras on and I could see whether they are in the class listening or not. This is a very different setup for me where I have absolutely no clue whether anyone is even listening or not. So all I can do is hope that you are there that you are present and that you're watching and listening. Especially sometimes when nobody even responds for the Bible reading I really want oh no no you don't need to like switch on your cameras but I just kind of wonder sometimes is anybody there at the other end or am I just speaking to myself. So yeah thank you so much and yeah you don't need to keep it on because you know it affects the what the internet speed so I totally understand that. But it's just like an assurance to know when someone actually reads the Bible passage I know that okay at least they are present at least they are listening so it helps a lot. Yeah. Oh yeah thanks Sasha. You're listening. Yes. All right. So now we are in John chapter 13 and if someone could read out verses 18 to 21. Yes. I do not speak concerning all of you. I know that I have chosen. But that the spirit. Sorry. But that the scripture may be fulfilled. He who eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me. Now I tell you before it comes that when it does come does it when it does come to pass. You may believe that I am he. Most assuredly I say to you. He who believes who will not whomever I sent receives me. And he receives me. Receives him who sent me. When Jesus had said these things he was troubled in spirit and testified and said. Most assuredly I said to you. One of you will betray me. Yeah. So here Jesus says Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified very truly I tell you one of you is going to betray me. So Jesus is troubled in spirit. He is very concerned about what is going to take place next. And so the disciples may think later or Jesus was not aware of what's going to happen. He was not aware that Judas was working against him. So they should not think that so they would Jesus wants to assure them that he is all knowing. You know these things have been revealed to him by the father. So he says even before it has happened I'm already telling you so that you can believe me. Believe that I am who I am that I have been sent by God and I am aware of these things and everything is moving according to schedule. Okay. So a lot of people raise this question to say why after knowing Judas heart from the beginning after knowing from the beginning what kind of a person he is why why did Jesus choose him at all. I do have no answer to that. One thing could be that you know Jesus was giving him one more chance you know in spite of knowing his heart in spite of knowing that here is a man who has no repentance who has no love for the things of God in spite of knowing that maybe God was giving him a chance so that you know one day you know Judas would have to admit and say yes I was given full opportunity you know to change to have a different attitude. So God gave him a second chance. On the other hand maybe Jesus was just willing to show his love towards Judas by allowing him to be part of the inner circle and experience things which you know the rest of the people did not. So he was given that privilege just out of love so it could be that and some people say you know Jesus needed a traitor so that you know the crucifixion will happen and so he just went around and you know he looked for a traitor and he saw a person with a traitor's heart and he thought okay fine this guy will do and so he chose him. I don't think that the Lord would you know go about things in that kind of with that kind of an attitude. So he is a God of compassion of love. So I at least would like to believe that he wanted to give him a second chance that he wanted to show that he is a God who even loves those who reject him. Okay so they are given every opportunity to change their ways and if they still choose not to then you know that is it's upon them the judgment is upon them. Yes thank you so much for the responses and I was just kind of puzzled because I mean not many were responding to the Bible passage readings I was kind of wondering why and thank you for all the chat messages. Okay so we come to verses 22 to 30 it's a rather large chunk so we will not read all of those verses but let's just touch upon one or two verses verse 22 where it says the disciples stayed at one another at a loss to know which of them he meant. And then you have Peter asking John and saying you know find out who it is and so in verse 25 you have John asking Jesus Lord who is it and in verse 26 Jesus answered it is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish. Then dipping the piece of bread he gave it to Judas the son of Simon is carried as soon as Judas took the bread Satan entered into him. So even as we read this wording the wording just sounds so similar to the you know Holy Communion passages which we generally read and in fact you know this is a representative and this is the Holy Communion passages which we read from Corinthians they are basically based on this particular event right. If we which is the passage which actually talks about that Matthew 26 Matthew 26 21 to 28 you know again we're not going to read that entire passage but if you just quickly go in your Bibles to Matthew chapter 26 21 to 28 over there. Very clearly the whole you know Holy Communion wording is used. Matthew 26 verse 26 it says while they were eating Jesus took bread and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to his disciples saying take and eat this is my body. So you know we understand the significance of what Jesus is doing over here for Judas. He takes the bread he dips it in the broth and he gives it to him and says you know take it. So even here in this last moment you know Jesus is still reaching out to Judas and saying you know here partake in my body be a part of my flock be one of my you know sheep. But this is a sheep which does not want to hear his voice and so in this last minute when Jesus is still reaching out to him and you know and hands him over the bread. It's like literally he is saying you know participate in my body you know be part of my flock and then what what happens when Judas takes the bread. It says in verse 27 back in our John chapter 13 John chapter 13 verse 27 one last invitation that is being given to him. He has already finished making up his mind and so the bread which is supposed to bring you literally into a relationship with the Lord rather drives him into a relationship with Satan. It's such a shocking and terrible thing. Yeah the questions about his repentance. The conspiracy regarding whether one of the Luke person having washed his feet was she a concubine. Well we are aware that you know Jesus did not have any concubines at all. It's only the you know the stories which were written about him almost 200 years later which come up with all of these theories. So you know about him having gone to China not to China to Japan that he went to Japan and he got married over there and all of these. So all of these stories began to be written in in those you know ancient works which were written about 280 long after Jesus death. So what would we say is the historical accuracy of all of those writings. They you know in the early church time when the first writings were written. No such stories were written during that entire era by anyone and a lot of hostile accounts were written about the Christians right at that time about how these are troublemakers and their master claims to have risen from the dead. They could have easily put in another line saying that here is this man who had a lot of concubines but nobody ever wrote such things. These were all stories which were written almost 200 years later and so they have almost no historical backing at all. So we would not even go you know with such stories just to just quickly touch upon that. But then the other question was what about Judas you know did he really repent. Now I do not know because he does feel sorry for what he has done and he admits that what he did was wrong. So he admits he did wrong and he is sorry for what he has done. But he instead of you know coming back to the disciples and you know asking what to do next or even going just to God and falling down on his knees and crying out for mercy. Like the tax collector you know who comes to the temple and he says Lord I am so unclean you know I am a sinner have mercy upon me. He does not do any of that he just goes ahead and kills himself. So did he you know get into a relationship with God. No he felt sorry for what he had done. He admitted that what he had done is wrong but he did not go back and re-enter into a relationship with God. He didn't he kills himself which is a tragedy could have actually you know gone back and the Lord would have forgiven. But then he had crossed a point where he could think logically because now Satan had taken over his mind and Satan definitely was not going to allow this particular you know person to escape. So he probably would have confounded this mind and controlled it to such an extent that this man would not even have considered the thought of returning. So he just kills himself. So no he never re-entered into a relationship with God. Of course he never had a personal relationship with Jesus but he could have gone back to him and you know reached out to God but he does not do that. We don't see that written anyway. So yeah now we have people raising their hands. Ouch no do we if we get into the whole Judas thing then we will not be able to finish our portion. Okay what else can we develop on that's really important. Just give me a minute and I'll just think about it. Fine okay yeah alright maybe we can you know we can deal with the rest of the chapter in our next session. So yes we can handle a few questions. Yes we had two persons actually raising their hand. Yeah right now we have Brother Albuquerque his name is on the screen. So yes please go ahead yeah. Oh we don't have questions is it? Sorry I was in mute. No my question is actually about the bread that was dipped by Jesus and he gave it to Judas as Harriet. I'm just trying to understand this is from Jesus. So how was it that you know that piece of bread Satan entered into Judas' Harriet. You know I'm just trying to understand that if you could explain that please. Oh I mean my personal understanding is that he actually dips the bread and gives it to him. It's like one last opportunity where he is you know Jesus is saying even now if you wish to you can take you know and in Matthew wording it would be take and eat this is my body. So he even now in this last minute he is being given an opportunity to come and join the flock if he wishes to. So the minute he refuses to do that that's it now he's now with no open meat for Satan. I mean now Judas has made his choice and so now he completely comes under Satan's control. Satan's control to such an extent that there is no chance of any repentance anymore because now he's no longer able to exercise his free will anymore. You know it's like now completely under Satan and he Satan literally drives him to suicide at the end of it. So he's completely lost but I believe that even in this last minute he was again being given one final chance if he wished to to accept. So he eats the bread. We have a lot of people coming on Sundays and sitting at the you know communion and they eat the wafer. They drink the grape juice but in their heart have they eaten it. In their heart have they truly participated in that grape juice and in the blood which it represents. Are they really in the covenant with him? Because finally it comes down to that right? The bread and the grape juice are representing the covenant that Jesus has formed with us. We do this in remembrance of what he did on the cross in establishing his covenant with us. So if a person has really not entered into a covenant relationship then what they are doing by eating and drinking that juice is just a outward ritual. And it has no spiritual implications. On the other hand if a person who has genuinely entered into a covenant relationship is remembering that covenant even as they are partaking. There is such power in that because they are remembering what God has achieved on the cross for them. And they are saying wow this is going to happen in my life believing that and reminding myself of that. Now I am eating this wafer reminding myself of what Jesus did for me and the victory. You know the enemy has been disarmed and the enemy has been made a public spectacle of and now this he has no hold over me. Because now I am in the covenant and Jesus is going to fulfill all of those things which I need for my life. So you are remembering all that he has done and you are taking it. Then the eating and the drinking has significance. Judas who had been putting on an outward ceremony throughout makes his final act of outward ceremony where he eats the bread. But it is just bread that he is eating because it is not backed up by any cleaning that has happened in his heart. When the words which were full of life and spirit were spoken to him he rejected them. He chose not to believe them. So he never became clean. So when he took that bread and ate it all he was doing is just eating bread. It was not backed up by a previous cleaning and commitment and belief. Yeah I think that would be it. Yeah anyone else there are no other questions. Yeah. Oh yes please go ahead. I thought you were... Yes. Thank you. In question seven after giving Judas the bread you just told him what you are supposed to do go and do it. So one thing we understand that if Jesus didn't give up his life no one had the power to kill him. Not even Satan or not even the high priest and his army. So what's the relationship there to Jesus allowing Judas to give him bread and allow Satan to come into his life. And him Jesus giving up his life so that the word can be fulfilled and the world can be saved. Because there must be a relationship. Judas does not have the power to betray Jesus. As a high priest cannot kill Jesus but Jesus giving him income up. That cannot take Judas's life without him surrendering himself to him. So what's the relationship now that we have? So bring everything together. I'm not sure I caught all of that. The sound is not very clear. And you know if you could maybe put it more concisely just in one or two sentences. Okay. Yes please go ahead. In question seven it says that after Jesus gave him bread he gave it to Judas. And when Satan came in he told Judas go quickly to do what he's supposed to do. He write huh. So Judas could not didn't have the power to betray Jesus if Jesus didn't give him permission. And the high priest who not killed Jesus if Jesus did not allow them to kill him. Not the death has power over Jesus because he was God and he was perfect. So can you? Yeah from the very beginning right from Adam and Eve God has always given people the permission to make a free choice. So just like Adam and Eve were given a free choice. The Pharaoh was given a free choice. A lot of people down the ages were given free choice to decide whether they want to live in accordance with God's word or to betray him and go against him. So in the same way over here Judas was being complete. And when he made his choice then Satan came and you know entered into him. So he literally became not just demon possessed he became Satan possessed. And once he or Satan possessed or demon possessed. Yeah it's true to an extent you don't really have complete free will anymore because you're completely controlled by that demon or that or Satan or whatever. So he would have lost his free will to an extent but he made that free choice to allow himself to be possessed. You know so God from his side gives all humans the freedom to make their choices freely whether they want to stand with him. So the 11 disciples chose to stand with him. Judas chose not to stand with him. When Judas chose not to stand with him he allowed himself to come under the power of Satan and Satan took possession of him took full control of him. And yeah in fact he would have lost his free will at that point of time because now he has yielded himself to Satan and you know yeah so maybe something of that sort. Alright so yeah we'll you know just close with the word of prayer. I think that's yeah not receiving the washing of the word. Yeah so true because every time you refuse to be washed by the word you are hardening your heart a little more. And the more you harden your heart the less you will be able to hear the warning from the Holy Spirit. And you could get yourself into a lot of trouble when you stop listening to the warnings. So yes when you refuse the word you tend to harden your heart and hardening of the heart can be a dangerous thing because you lose the sensitivity. And you don't realize you're getting into danger and it can harm us. So yeah let's just close very quickly with the word of prayer. Lord we just thank you so much for the various things that we could touch upon in today's class. Thank you a lot for the lessons that we can learn from the life of Mary who was so faithful and the words of warning that we can learn from the life of Judas who in spite of having experienced your love in such a real personal way chose to reject you. So I pray a lot that we would be like Mary a person full of gratitude and loyalty and who was willing to give her very best because she was so grateful for what you had done for her. And we pray a lot that we would be like that rather than Judas was completely ungrateful a lot for the privilege that he had been given to be part of the 12th, to be able to perform science and wonders along with the other 12th, to be able to be a part of everything that Jesus was personally sharing with his inner core circle. And even after enjoying all of that there was no gratitude a lot. And I pray that we would not be like that we would be sensitive to your word which is full of the spirit in life and we would respond to it and we would live according to it help us a lot to be like that. Thank you Lord in Jesus name amen. Yeah, so sorry I've taken up your time. I will finish immediately. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. Thank you.