[[Luke-22]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Luke-21]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Luke-23]] --- ### Behold, when you have entered into the city, a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you. Follow him into the house which he enters. Tell the master of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, "Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?"' He will show you a large, furnished upper room. Make preparations there. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Jesus predicts that the disciples will encounter a specific man carrying water who will lead them to a prepared upper room for the Passover meal. *Historical context*: Theologians note that carrying water was typically a woman's task in first-century Jewish culture, making a man carrying a pitcher a very specific and easily identifiable sign for the disciples to follow, demonstrating divine foreknowledge of the immediate future. *Related to*: ### They went, found things as Jesus had told them, and they prepared the Passover. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: Peter and John find the man and the room exactly as Jesus had predicted in verses 10-12. *Historical context*: This event is recorded across the Synoptic Gospels ([[Matt-26#v17|Matthew 26:17]]-19, [[Mark-14#v12|Mark 14:12]]-16), confirming the realization of Jesus's specific instructions regarding the location of the Last Supper. *Related to*: [[Luke-22#v10|Luke 22:10]]-12 ### But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table. The Son of Man indeed goes, as it has been determined, but woe to that man through whom he is betrayed! *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Jesus predicts that one of the apostles present at the Last Supper will betray him. *Historical context*: This prophecy identifies that the betrayal was not an accident but a determined event involving someone within Jesus's inner circle, fulfilled later that evening by Judas Iscariot. *Related to*: ### I confer on you a kingdom, even as my Father conferred on me, that you may eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom. You will sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Jesus predicts a future time when his apostles will hold positions of authority and judgment in the Kingdom of God. *Historical context*: Christian eschatology views this as a prophecy regarding the 'world to come' or the final restoration. Some theologians also interpret the 'thrones' as the spiritual authority the apostles exercised in the early Church (Acts of the Apostles). *Related to*: ### I tell you, Peter, the rooster will by no means crow today until you deny that you know me three times. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Jesus predicts that Peter will deny knowing him three times before the next sunrise. *Historical context*: This prediction is considered a specific instance of divine foreknowledge regarding human failure, occurring despite Peter's strong assertions of loyalty in verse 33. *Related to*: ### For I tell you that this which is written must still be fulfilled in me: 'He was counted with transgressors.' For that which concerns me has an end. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: Jesus identifies himself as the fulfillment of the 'Suffering Servant' prophecy found in the Old Testament. *Historical context*: Jesus is quoting [[Isa-53#v12|Isaiah 53:12]]. Historians and theologians point to his arrest as a criminal and his subsequent crucifixion between two thieves ([[Luke-23#v32|Luke 23:32]]-33) as the historical fulfillment of being 'counted with transgressors.' *Related to*: [[Isa-53#v12|Isaiah 53:12]] ### While he was still speaking, a crowd appeared. He who was called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He came near to Jesus to kiss him. But Jesus said to him, 'Judas, do you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?' *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: Judas arrives with a crowd to arrest Jesus, fulfilling the prediction of betrayal by one at the table. *Historical context*: The betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot for thirty pieces of silver ([[Matt-26#v15|Matthew 26:15]]) is a central historical event in the Passion narrative, leading directly to the trial and crucifixion of Jesus. *Related to*: [[Luke-22#v21|Luke 22:21]]-22 ### But Peter said, 'Man, I don't know what you are talking about!' Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. The Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the Lord's word, how he said to him, 'Before the rooster crows you will deny me three times.' *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: Peter denies Jesus for the third time in the high priest's courtyard, and the rooster crows immediately after. *Historical context*: The fulfillment of this prophecy is recorded in all four canonical gospels, serving as a pivotal moment of personal failure for Peter, which scholars believe contributed to his subsequent restoration and leadership role. *Related to*: [[Luke-22#v34|Luke 22:34]] ### From now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Jesus predicts his imminent exaltation and divine status following his death. *Historical context*: Scholars and believers see this fulfilled in the Ascension of Jesus ([[Acts-01#v9|Acts 1:9]]) and the vision of Stephen ([[Acts-07#v55|Acts 7:55]]-56), who claimed to see Jesus standing at the right hand of God. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy