The Most Tense Moment in the Entire Bible (Matthew 26:20-28)
"When it was evening, Jesus sat down at the table with the twelve disciples. While they were eating, he said, “I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me.” (Matthew 26:20-21 NLT) This has to be one of the most tense moments in all of Scripture. Jesus is eating the Passover, the most sacred of meals, with His disciples, His closest companions. There is friendship, worship, and intimacy the likes of which most humanity will never know this side of eternity. Then almost out of nowhere, in the middle of dinner, Jesus pauses. A distressed look crosses His face as He turns to His disciples and drops the bomb, "one of you is about to betray me". Suddenly the room grows silent. Every face turns pale. Nobody even flinches. Enter the question, "so who is it?" This burning question instantly runs through the mind of everyone in the room; everyone except Judas that is. You can cut the tension in the room with a knife as the disciples' eyes carefully lock ...