From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven

Matthew 26:57-75

Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the teachers of the law and the elders had assembled. But Peter followed him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. He entered and sat down with the guards to see the outcome.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death. But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward.

The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”

“You have said so,” Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.

Now Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came to him. “You also were with Jesus of Galilee,” she said. But he denied it before them all. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said.

He denied it again, with an oath: “I don’t know the man!”

Then he began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know the man!”

Immediately a rooster crowed. Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.

Here are two issues, 1) Trial at the high priest's house 2)Peter disowns Jesus.

Why?

The high priest and the elders and the teachers of the law were assembled in the house of the high priest. They had plotted it a while.

Peter is caring for Jesus so he followed him at a distance, other disciples were escaped away. But peter refused he knows Jesus three times, just as Jesus has mentioned before. It shows man's weakness and our faith is not strong enough.

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耶穌在公會受審判。屬於民間法庭，彼拉多才是官方的審判。公會是有臉，有威望的人。

第一種人： 宗教家，信主很久的人，對聖經很熟悉的人。想從律法來定耶穌的罪。耶穌不回應，因為他們不是審判的人。耶穌才是審判者。當大祭司問耶穌是否為神的兒子，這個耶穌不能否認，且以後要審判人的罪。你們是否有想到以後的結局嗎？我們懂很多，不是來看神的對錯，不是去找牧師、傳道人的麻煩，而是以後關係到我們的結局。我們常常被自己的知識蒙蔽了。將來我們都要向神來交帳的。

第二種人被無知所蒙蔽。專門拿神，拿基督徒來開玩笑，即許多嘲笑基督教的人。拜豬、拜狗、拜樹的人沒有譏笑，卻譏笑基督徒的禱告。

第三種被現實打敗的。彼得三次不認主，他冒生命危險看耶穌。不要嘲笑彼得。他看到是眼前處境，他還是軟弱了？很多時候很多人覺得主很好，但是放不下自己的現實，被現實打敗。例如，工作、學業很忙，或是在教會受傷，感覺不好，因為被批評，教會不如我的意。懶得出門的人，工作已經很累無法事奉。信耶穌都很好，但是有很多拘束，星期日要來，要奉獻。長輩還在的人，不想讓家中起衝突，很教學孝順只好把耶穌犧牲掉。我們有比彼得強嗎？

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How?

Jesus knows everything will be, Jesus knows our heart and our weakness, but Jesus loves us, when we turn to Jesus, Jesus is with us always.