# True Prophecy - The Gospel

An episode of [Kids Bible in a Year with Julia Jeffress Sadler](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1696638708), 22 Mar 2024, 12 min.

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Join Julia Jeffress Sadler as she takes us on an incredible adventure in Episode 180. Jesus was taken to the high priest Annas, where He defended His teachings, and was later sent to Caiaphas, where Peter denied knowing Him. Despite false accusations and no evidence of wrongdoing, the high priest declared Jesus' claim of being the Son of God as blasphemy, leading to His condemnation to death. Overwhelmed by guilt for betraying Jesus, Judas returned the silver he received for his betrayal and then took his own life, illustrating the tragic consequences of his actions. Sign up to receive Kids Bible in a Year devotionals in your inbox every weekday: https://www.kidsbibleinayear.com/ Get ready to experience the Bible designed specifically for children with the official KidsBibleinaYear.com podcast, led by Julia Jeffress Sadler. This captivating audio series presents the age-old wisdom of the Bible in an engaging format that will captivate your kids. Each episode Julia translates biblical teachings into real-life applications, making Bible comprehension a breeze for young minds. And if you want more Christian resources and content, you can download the Pray.com app. Pray.com is the digital destination for faith, offering over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime Bible stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible. For more resources on how to live a successful Christian life, visit Julia Jeffress Sadler's website at https://ptv.org/julia/. This episode is sponsored by Little Passports. Visit LittlePassports.com/blessed and use promo code BLESSED to receive 20% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

## Transcript

[0:00] Speaker 1: Jesus said, I am, you will see the Son of
[0:03] Speaker 1: Man sitting at the right hand of power and coming
[0:06] Speaker 1: with the clouds of the sky. Mark 14, 62. Dear God,
[0:13] Speaker 1: just like Peter, we often turn away from your truth
[0:17] Speaker 1: and your way. Please forgive us for the times we
[0:20] Speaker 1: have denied you in front of others or missed chances
[0:23] Speaker 1: to tell others about your love. If you are for us,
[0:27] Speaker 1: who can be against us? Give us the courage and
[0:31] Speaker 1: strength to be your witnesses today. In Jesus' name, amen.
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[1:10] Speaker 3: True Prophecy In our last story, we learned how Jesus
[1:16] Speaker 3: was betrayed by Judas and arrested. The disciples also fled.
[1:21] Speaker 3: In this story, we will learn about Peter's denial and Jesus'
[1:25] Speaker 3: trial in front of the high priests and elders. as
[1:28] Speaker 3: inspired by the Gospels.
[1:32] Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's Julianne Thompson, guest hosting for Julia Jeffress Sadler.
[1:37] Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me for the Kids Bible in
[1:39] Speaker 1: a Year podcast. Well, here we are. Jesus has been
[1:43] Speaker 1: arrested and is now before the courts. They are laughing
[1:48] Speaker 1: at him, spitting on him, slapping him, and whipping him.
[1:53] Speaker 1: Yet Jesus, in obedience, keeps taking another step forward towards
[1:58] Speaker 1: his death. All because of his love for you and
[2:02] Speaker 1: for me.
[2:03] Speaker 3: Let's listen. When they arrested Jesus, they took him to
[2:09] Speaker 3: the house of the high priest Annas. Meanwhile, the high
[2:13] Speaker 3: priest was asking Jesus questions about what he taught his followers.
[2:19] Speaker 3: Jesus responded to him by saying that he has an
[2:22] Speaker 3: open message throughout his teachings, which took place mainly in temples.
[2:27] Speaker 3: He explained that he had nothing to hide and was
[2:31] Speaker 3: curious as to why the high priest felt the need
[2:34] Speaker 3: to question him, especially since everything was out in the
[2:38] Speaker 3: open with him.
[2:39] Speaker 2: One of the government officials.
[2:41] Speaker 3: Slapped Jesus for his response and said, Are you allowed
[2:46] Speaker 3: to speak to a high priest that way? Jesus then
[2:50] Speaker 3: said that if there was anything that was wrong about
[2:53] Speaker 3: what he said, that he wants them to show him
[2:55] Speaker 3: what was wrong with it. He was asked as to
[2:59] Speaker 3: why he was slapped, if in fact he was telling
[3:02] Speaker 3: the truth. Then Annas sent him off to Caiaphas. Peter
[3:06] Speaker 3: was able to follow behind them from a distance. There
[3:10] Speaker 3: were people who made a fire in the middle of town,
[3:13] Speaker 3: and Peter decided to join them. Little did he know
[3:17] Speaker 3: that a girl was going to ask him If he
[3:19] Speaker 3: knew the one that was being arrested, he answered her
[3:24] Speaker 3: and denied ever knowing Jesus. At Caiaphas' house, many people
[3:30] Speaker 3: were trying to find something wrong within Jesus or with
[3:34] Speaker 3: what he did so that they could kill him. They
[3:37] Speaker 3: could not find any evidence against him. The witnesses ended
[3:41] Speaker 3: up proving to be false and the people's stories did
[3:44] Speaker 3: not agree with each other. One testimony talked about how
[3:48] Speaker 3: Jesus was supposedly going to destroy the temple, to only
[3:51] Speaker 3: build it again, but not with the people's hands. The
[3:55] Speaker 3: high priest challenged Jesus and tried to get Jesus to
[3:59] Speaker 3: respond to these accusations. Then the guards had beaten him up.
[4:04] Speaker 3: Later on, another person had expressed that Peter was considered
[4:09] Speaker 3: one of them, and Peter, yet again, denied these accusations.
[4:15] Speaker 3: Before the Sanhedrin, Jesus stayed quiet while he was asked again,
[4:21] Speaker 3: Are you not the Son of Man? Jesus then replied
[4:26] Speaker 3: that he is and that he will be at the
[4:28] Speaker 3: right hand of the Father. The priest ripped his clothes
[4:33] Speaker 3: and proclaimed that what he was saying went against what
[4:36] Speaker 3: God said. The court agreed with the high priest and
[4:40] Speaker 3: condemned him to death.
[4:43] Speaker 2: There was another man.
[4:44] Speaker 3: Who said that Peter was one of the disciples. Peter
[4:48] Speaker 3: again denied these claims, and right after he said this,
[4:53] Speaker 3: a rooster crowed. Jesus made eye contact with Peter, and
[4:58] Speaker 3: he remembered that the Lord said he would deny three
[5:02] Speaker 3: times before the rooster crows.
[5:05] Speaker 2: And Peter ran away and wept.
[5:08] Speaker 3: The high priests and elders had decided early in the
[5:12] Speaker 3: morning how they wanted to kill Jesus. so they carried
[5:15] Speaker 3: him to Pilate's. Judas felt terrible after finding out that
[5:20] Speaker 3: they were executing Jesus and returned the money he made
[5:24] Speaker 3: from handing over Jesus. He confessed that he had sinned
[5:28] Speaker 3: by allowing the blood of someone who is innocent to
[5:32] Speaker 3: be shed. The high priests and elders said that it
[5:35] Speaker 3: was Judas' fault, and therefore he threw the money down
[5:39] Speaker 3: in the temple and went to hang himself.
[5:52] Speaker 1: Oh, Peter, I can't imagine how he felt when he
[5:55] Speaker 1: heard the rooster crow and his eyes met the eyes
[5:58] Speaker 1: of Jesus. It must have been awful. But Jesus would
[6:03] Speaker 1: soon forgive him, cook him breakfast, and make everything okay again. Okay,
[6:08] Speaker 1: more about that later. The soldiers have arrested Jesus, meaning
[6:13] Speaker 1: he is now with them as a prisoner and can't
[6:16] Speaker 1: leave until he has a trial. As they arrive at
[6:19] Speaker 1: the house of Caiaphas, a Jewish high priest says, Peter
[6:23] Speaker 1: followed closely behind. He slips over by the fire and
[6:27] Speaker 1: a young servant girl says, weren't you with Jesus? To
[6:31] Speaker 1: which he replies, no, I have no idea what you're
[6:34] Speaker 1: talking about. Denial number one. Meanwhile, Jesus is being beaten
[6:41] Speaker 1: pretty badly. By now, he was probably bleeding a lot
[6:45] Speaker 1: and feeling terrible. Someone else sees Peter and says, I
[6:49] Speaker 1: think he's one of them. Peter says, no, I'm not.
[6:54] Speaker 1: Denial number two. Then Caiaphas asked Jesus once and for all,
[7:01] Speaker 1: are you or are you not the Christ, the Son
[7:04] Speaker 1: of God? And Jesus seals his fate as he says,
[7:09] Speaker 1: I am. You will see the Son of Man sitting
[7:12] Speaker 1: at the right hand of power and coming with the
[7:15] Speaker 1: clouds of the sky. That gives me chills. Immediately, Caiaphas says, blasphemy.
[7:25] Speaker 1: This was a crime in that day. It meant that
[7:27] Speaker 1: someone claimed to be God or said something very untrue
[7:31] Speaker 1: about God. And the crime of blasphemy was enough to
[7:35] Speaker 1: put someone to death. Next, the soldiers blindfolded Jesus. They
[7:41] Speaker 1: laugh at him, hit him in the face and say,
[7:44] Speaker 1: if you are God, tell us which one of us
[7:47] Speaker 1: hit you. Even then, Jesus continues to love us to
[7:52] Speaker 1: the end. Just as this is happening, someone else notices Peter. Hey,
[7:58] Speaker 1: he talks just like one of those followers of Jesus.
[8:02] Speaker 1: He must be one of them. Peter angrily snaps back.
[8:06] Speaker 1: I don't know the man. And then he hears it.
[8:11] Speaker 1: The rooster crows. Luke tells us that Jesus turns and
[8:15] Speaker 1: looks at Peter. Their eyes meet. These are the eyes
[8:20] Speaker 1: Peter has looked into for three years now. Eyes of love, compassion,
[8:26] Speaker 1: and now deep sorrow. Peter remembers the words of Jesus.
[8:32] Speaker 1: Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.
[8:37] Speaker 1: He runs and cries out bitterly. That just means it
[8:41] Speaker 1: was deep, hard, painful cry. He had denied and forsaken
[8:46] Speaker 1: his Lord. Jesus is then taken to Pilate, the Roman governor.
[8:51] Speaker 1: Since the Romans were the ones in charge, it wasn't
[8:54] Speaker 1: enough for the Jews to kill Jesus. They had to
[8:57] Speaker 1: convince the Romans that he deserved to die. Judas, the betrayer,
[9:03] Speaker 1: sees all of this taking place and has a quick
[9:06] Speaker 1: change of heart.
[9:06] Speaker 3: Now listen.
[9:17] Speaker 1: Many things in today's story were hard to hear. We
[9:21] Speaker 1: have spent so much time together on this podcast talking
[9:24] Speaker 1: about who Jesus was, what he taught, and how he
[9:28] Speaker 1: loves us. We have walked with him to Bethany, eaten
[9:32] Speaker 1: fish and bread with him on a hillside, heard him
[9:36] Speaker 1: calm a storm by speaking to the wind and waves,
[9:39] Speaker 1: laughed with him as children climbed up on his lap,
[9:43] Speaker 1: and praised him in the street. We have seen amazing
[9:47] Speaker 1: miracles and gotten to know his best friends. So hearing
[9:51] Speaker 1: stories like the one today can make us a bit sad.
[9:55] Speaker 1: But that's okay. In fact, it can be a good thing.
[9:58] Speaker 3: It means.
[10:00] Speaker 1: that we love Jesus and we don't want him to suffer.
[10:05] Speaker 1: It means that we are thankful for all he did
[10:07] Speaker 1: and we notice him and his sadness. It means that
[10:10] Speaker 1: we are sorry for our sin that brought all this
[10:13] Speaker 1: bad stuff.
[10:13] Speaker 3: Into the picture.
[10:15] Speaker 1: But here is the best news. In Hebrews 12-2, after
[10:20] Speaker 1: Jesus died and rose again, we hear a wonderful promise.
[10:25] Speaker 1: This verse tells us that Jesus endured the cross and
[10:28] Speaker 1: the suffering because there was great joy ahead of him.
[10:33] Speaker 1: The sadness and darkness and suffering would soon turn into
[10:37] Speaker 1: this incredible joy and peace for him and especially for us.
[10:43] Speaker 1: David in Psalm 35 says it this way, Weeping may
[10:47] Speaker 1: stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.
[10:52] Speaker 1: We know that this is true because the Bible is
[10:54] Speaker 1: the best story ever told. It's God's story to you,
[10:58] Speaker 1: and it's all true. Thanks for being here. Next time,
[11:03] Speaker 1: the trial of Jesus continues, and he is sentenced to death.
[11:08] Speaker 1: God is making all things new, and joy is coming.
[11:14] Speaker 1: Did you enjoy today's podcast? Let us know and leave
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[11:20] Speaker 1: the same joy you felt. Thanks for listening to Pray.com
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