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deep sleep. They were in a drowse. They had a limited sense of their
Lord’s suffering and anguish. In tenderness Jesus stood for a mo-
ment bending over them, and regarding them with mingled feelings
of love and pity. In these sleeping disciples He sees a representation
of a sleeping church. When they should be watching, they are asleep
(
The Sufferings of Christ, 19, 20
).
57 (
John 18:13, 14
). Need Not Be Instruments of Unrigh-
teousness
—Caiaphas was the one who was to be in office when
type met antitype, when the true High Priest came into office. Each
actor in history stands in his lot and place; for God’s great work
after His own plan will be carried out by men who have prepared
themselves to fill positions for good or evil. In opposition to righ-
teousness, men become instruments of unrighteousness. But they
are not forced to take this course of action. They need not become
instruments of unrighteousness, any more than Cain needed to (
The
Review and Herald, June 12, 1900
).
63, 64 (
Mark 14:61, 62
;
Luke 22:70
). A Wonderful Mo-
ment
—This is one of the times when Christ publicly confessed
His claim to be the Messiah, the One for whom the Jews had long
looked. Weighted with such great results, it was to Christ one of the
most wonderful moments of His life. He realized that all disguise
must be swept away. The declaration that He was one with God
must be openly made. His judges looked upon Him as only a man,
and they thought Him guilty of blasphemous presumption. But He
proclaimed Himself as the Son of God. He fully asserted His di-
vine character before the dignitaries who had arraigned Him before
their earthly tribunal. His words, spoken calmly, yet with conscious
power, showed that He claimed for Himself the prerogatives of the
Son of God (
Manuscript 111, 1897
).
65 (
Mark 14:63
). Priestly Robes Not to Be Rent
—The pattern
of the priestly robes was made known to Moses in the mount. Every
article the high priest was to wear, and the way it should be made,
were specified. These garments were consecrated to a most solemn
purpose. By them was represented the character of the great antitype,
Jesus Christ. They covered the priest with glory and beauty, and
made the dignity of his office to appear. When clothed with them,
the priest presented himself as a representative of Israel, showing by
his garments the glory that Israel should reveal to the world as the