To watch means like a sentry who stays awake and alert to the danger and intruder's who could harm the people, city, or troops they were guarding. (See NIV), Zechariah 9:5Ashkelon will see it, and fear; Gaza also, and will writhe in agony; as will Ekron, for her expectation will be disappointed; and the king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will not be inhabited. Dr. W. A. Criswell. Isaiah prophesied about this sorrow in Isaiah 53: 3 saying, "He is...A Man of sorrows, acquainted with grief..." The next verse goes on to say, "He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows." And they were to do that through prayer. It is very likely they heard his cries of sorrow and went to sleep to shut it out. 'In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his ... /.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/the last agony.htm, The Agony in Gethsemane. [12][13] Then again, the three trees tested could have been sprouts reviving from the older roots. [4], According to the New Testament it was a place that Jesus and his disciples customarily visited, which allowed Judas Iscariot to find him on the night of his arrest.[5]. Lori Colbo (author) from Pacific Northwest on April 28, 2019: James A Watkins from Chicago on April 28, 2019: Thank you for this prophetic word. Jesus was accompanied by three Apostles: Peter, John and James, whom he asked to stay awake and pray. 226. " The Gospel of John— unique in many ways—mentions only that Jesus “went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to a place where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered” (18:1). Each Gospel offers a slightly different account regarding narrative details. "My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death." (See NIV), Jeremiah 50:43The king of Babylon has heard the news of them, and his hands wax feeble: anguish has taken hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail. 18-XII. So much had happened in those few short hours. ... /.../winkworth/lyra germanica the christian year/iii when the last agony.htm, The Agony in the Garden. 6, xv. 32 Then they came to a place named Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” 33 He took with him Peter, James, and John, and began to be troubled and distressed. "The age of the olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane." ; Mark, xiv. They are absent from the oldest papyrus manuscripts of Luke and from manuscripts of wide geographical distribution. And then they will come again. 10-XVI. ag'-o-ni (agonia; Vulgate agonia): A word occurring only once in the New Testament (), and used to describe the climax of the mysterious soul-conflict and unspeakable suffering of our Lord in the garden at Gethsemane.The term is derived from the Greek agon "contest" and this in turn from the Greek ago "to drive or lead," as in a chariot race. As the wire carries the electric current, so every nerve in Jesus' physical being felt the anguish of His sensitive soul as He took upon Himself the burden of the world's sin and moral evil.2. We have to grab that and not tiptoe around it for anyone's sake. And their prayers for their Master would have strengthened Him and offered Him comfort. It is enough. All that can be suggested by the exhausting struggles and sufferings of charioteers, runners, wrestlers and gladiators, in Grecian and Roman amphitheaters, is summed up in the pain and death-struggle of this solitary word "agony." The Gospel of John says Jesus entered a garden (κῆπος kêpos) with his disciples. and we were laughing about if Jesus sees it. If you are not familiar with it, I hope that you will take the time to look it up. ... CHRIST; HIS CHARACTER AND OFFICES. '(WEY NAS NIV), Luke 16:25"'Remember, my child,' said Abraham, 'that you had all your good things during your lifetime, and that Lazarus in like manner had his bad things. Ch. The Mystery of Gethsemane - 14:32 A. Christ was looking for His dearest friends in all the world to pray and watch for Him as well as for themselves. Although He knew, in the end, he would be resurrected and ascend to the Father's right hand, the thought of going to the cross and being separated from God caused unimaginable anxiety. I can just see the right hand doing something and left hand saying "I saw that.". The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke all describe Jesus’ agony in the garden of Gethsemane. Linda Lum, thanks for sharing. 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