God is the unseen power in everything that is going on.

He literally controls the behavior of the enemies, the friends, the betrayer, and the followers

of Jesus to effect exactly what he has planned and purpose to be accomplished in the

death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Welcome to Grace to you, the Bible teaching ministry of John MacArthur. I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

You know about Judas's betrayal of Christ, the scourging and beating Christ took, his gruesome death, and his miraculous resurrection, but there are parts of the story you may have missed. Details that add important color to the Eastern narrative. Today on Grace to You, John looks at one of those lesser-known

events and draws out profound lessons that will help you grow in your love for Christ and live

for him more faithfully. It's part of a series designed to help you prepare for a worshipful

resurrection Sunday. We call it the divine drama of redemption. This study comes from

the Gospel of Mark, chapter 14. If you have your Bible, turn there now as John begins today's lesson.

Well, let's turn back to the 14th chapter of the gospel of Mark, 14th chapter of the Gospel of Mark, with the beginning of this chapter

we enter into the events that lead up and include the crucifixion and the resurrection.

Now as this scene unfolds all the way through the resurrection, the director of the drama

is God himself.

And he's really behind the scenes in this unfolding drama.

Looking at the stage you don't see God.

Christ is the main character in this drama, obviously. There are a number of bit players. They are walk-ons, you might

say. They have a short role to play in the drama. That includes the enemies of Jesus,

friends of Jesus, betrayer of Jesus, and followers of Jesus. They all play a minor role

orchestrated by the providential, sovereign, mighty, purposeful hand of God. God is the unseen power

in everything that is going on.

He literally controls the behavior of the enemies, the friends, the betrayer, and the followers

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