John 18
John 18 “Gethsemane” When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. This “garden” called Gethsemane (meaning oil/olive press) is where Jesus will face his final and most agonizing temptation; where, just as olives must be pressed to produce oil, the pressure of this final testing will cause blood to literally infuse into his sweet glands, in a condition brought about by extreme anguish, called hematidrosis. It is very rare and shows us the immense pressure that Jesus was under at that point. Now is that time: where Satan will attempt to succeed, where he failed in Luke 4:1-13 And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time . Luke 4:13 2 Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples. 3 So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some...