The Son of Man Is Glorified  - Summary and Questions for Study 

Judas and Darkness

• Judas leaves after receiving bread; “and it was night” (John 13:30).

• Symbolism: leaving the light of Christ and entering spiritual darkness.

• Jesus = the Light of the World (John 1, 3, 8, 12).

• Judas aligns with Satan; Jesus accepts this as “the hour of darkness” (Luke 22:53).

Light vs. Darkness

• Darkness = sin, blindness, last days’ moral decay (2 Tim. 3).

• Disciples remain in the light with Jesus.

• God calls His people to live as “sons of light.”

Jesus Glorified in Death

• Jesus’ death is His glorification (John 13:31-32).

• Though cursed on the tree (Deut. 21, Gal. 3), His death brings life and redemption.

• His obedience reverses Adam’s disobedience.

• Man’s chief end: glorify God and enjoy Him forever (Westminster Shorter Catechism).

Victory Through the Cross

• By His death, He destroys the power of death and the devil (Heb. 2).

• He lays down His life willingly (John 10).

• He sits at God’s right hand (Luke 22, Acts 7).

• All creation will bow to Him (Phil. 2).

God’s Justice and Holiness

• Sin must be punished (Ex. 34, Zech. 13).

• Jesus bore the curse and God’s wrath on the cross (Gal. 3, Matt. 27, Ps. 22).

• God’s holiness is revealed in forsaking His Son.

God’s Love

• Through the cross, God demonstrates His love (John 3:16).

• Jesus redeems, reconciles, and gives believers the right to be God’s children.

• What act of humility did Jesus perform at the Last Supper?
  A) Broke bread
  B) Washed the disciples’ feet
  C) Prayed in the garden
  D) Read from Isaiah

• Who was identified as the betrayer during the meal?
  A) Peter
  B) Judas
  C) Thomas
  D) John

• What new commandment did Jesus give His disciples?
  A) Pray without ceasing
  B) Keep the Sabbath holy
  C) Love one another
  D) Go into all nations

• What was foretold about Peter?
  A) He would betray Jesus
  B) He would deny Jesus three times
  C) He would run away
  D) He would be stoned

• What does “and it was night” symbolize in John 13:30?
  A) The time of day
  B) The beginning of Passover
  C) Judas entering into spiritual darkness
  D) The end of the feast

• Jesus declared, “I am the ___ of the world.”
  A) Bread
  B) Light
  C) Shepherd
  D) Way

• In Luke 22:53, Jesus says it is whose hour?
  A) The disciples’
  B) The temple leaders’
  C) Satan’s and the power of darkness
  D) The Romans’

• According to Galatians 3:13, Christ redeemed us by becoming what?
  A) A prophet
  B) A curse
  C) A priest
  D) A teacher

• What did Adam’s disobedience bring into the world?
  A) Life
  B) Death
  C) Glory
  D) Freedom

• According to the Westminster Shorter Catechism, man’s chief end is:
  A) To be holy and righteous
  B) To glorify God and enjoy Him forever
  C) To keep the law perfectly
  D) To serve the church

• What did Jesus’ death accomplish according to Hebrews 2?
  A) It gave aid to angels
  B) It destroyed the devil’s power of death
  C) It ended the Roman Empire
  D) It revealed the law

• Where does Jesus now sit according to Luke 22 and Acts 7?
  A) On Mount Zion
  B) At the right hand of God
  C) On David’s throne
  D) In the temple

• What will every knee do at the name of Jesus (Philippians 2:10)?
  A) Stand in judgment
  B) Bow
  C) Rejoice
  D) Flee

• What did Jesus cry from the cross in Matthew 27:46?
  A) “It is finished”
  B) “Father forgive them”
  C) “Why have You forsaken Me?”
  D) “Into Your hands I commit My spirit”

• What verse declares God’s love by giving His Son for the world?
  A) Romans 5:8
  B) John 3:16
  C) Psalm 23:1
  D) Genesis 1:1