7. How does the Bible show us that Jesus lived His life, and went to His death, completely aware of the purpose of His mission to save sinners? John 10:10.
NOTE: ‘O, what a history we have in the life and death, resurrection and exaltation of Christ! He was the incarnate God, the Lord of life and glory; yet for our sakes He was delivered into the hands of wicked men. Satan and the whole confederacy of evil men and evil angels raged around Him.’ Signs of the Times, May 30, 1895.
8. How can we see that the increasing struggle almost took His life before He reached the Cross? Luke 22:43-44.
NOTE: ‘Could mortals view the amazement and sorrow of the angels as they watched in silent grief the Father separating His beams of light, love, and glory, from His Son, they would better understand how offensive is sin in His sight. As the Son of God in the Garden of Gethsemane bowed in the attitude of prayer, the agony of His Spirit forced from His pores sweat like great drops of blood. It was here that the horror of great darkness surrounded Him. The sins of the world were upon Him. He was suffering in man’s stead, as a transgressor of His Father’s law. Here was the scene of temptation. The divine light of God was receding from His vision, and He was passing into the hands of the powers of darkness. In the agony of His soul, He lay prostrate on the cold earth. He was realising His Father’s frown. The cup of suffering Christ had taken from the lips of guilty man, and proposed to drink it Himself, and, in its place, give to man the cup of blessing. The wrath that would have fallen upon man was now falling upon Christ.’ SDA Bible Commentary, volume 5, page 1124.
‘And while the angel supports His fainting form, Christ takes the bitter cup, and consents to drink its contents. Before the suffering One, comes up the wail of a lost and perishing world, and the words come from the blood-stained lips, “Nevertheless, if man must perish unless I drink this bitter cup, Thy will, not Mine, be done”’ Signs of the Times, December 9, 1897.