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21 aWhen Jesus had said these things, bHe was troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, cone of you will betray Me.”  
22 Then the disciples looked at one another, perplexed about whom He spoke.
23 Now athere was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved.  
24 Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask who it was of whom He spoke.
25 Then, leaning1 back on Jesus’ breast, he said to Him, “Lord, who is it?”  
26 Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread when I have dipped it.” And having dipped the bread, He gave it to aJudas Iscariot, the son of Simon.  
27 aNow after the piece of bread, Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.”  
28 But no one at the table knew for what reason He said this to him.
29 For some thought, because aJudas had the money box, that Jesus had said to him, “Buy those things we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor.  
30 Having received the piece of bread, he then went out immediately. And it was night.

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31 So, when he had gone out, Jesus said, a“Now the Son of Man is glorified, and bGod is glorified in Him.  
32 If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and aglorify Him immediately.  
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John 13:21-30

Please turn with me to John 13, verse 21. The apostle John repeatedly emphasized that a godless life is characterized by darkness. A very dramatic example of this darkness is Judas' betrayal of Jesus.

Now the repetition of the phrase "now after the piece of bread" in verse 27 and "having received the piece of bread" in verse 30, suggests that Satan's influence over Judas and Judas' departure from the group must have happened simultaneously.

There is great tragedy in the abrupt comment, "And it was night." Judas left Bethany for Jerusalem, about two miles away, and under the guidance of the prince of darkness, he committed this act of darkness, carrying out this work of darkness at night.

Please turn with me to Luke 22, verse 52. Judas left the light of Christ's presence and entered into the world of darkness. "And it was night." Light symbolizes illumination, the opposite of darkness, and it might have been that when Judas opened the door to leave, John saw the city shrouded in darkness. John's four words matched Jesus' statement when Judas betrayed Him.

John's comment, "And it was night," increases the implication that Jesus' life was full of challenges. The opposition of darkness and light is illustrated by the growing conflict between Jesus and His enemies.

Excerpted from The Radiance of God's Glory

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