LUKE 22:52

 Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders, who had come for Him, "Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come with swords and clubs?" - Luke 22:52

THE REBELLION: You were kind of, are kind of, leading a rebellion.  Rebelling against how "the world" tells you to live.  Forgive, love, sacrifice - now that's a rebellion.  I know, as a person growing up in the church, they always said that people should notice something different about you.  I think that used to be true - now I'm just your average Joe.  I put money first, I complain about my job, I just sit around and watch stuff.  That's not the rebellion!

THE PEOPLE: How many people came to get You in the garden?  It does say a crowd came.  Chief priests, officers, elders - those are all "s"s at the end.  Did everyone just want to be there to make sure it was You?  Were they just caught up in the excitement of the whole thing?  It all still seems so weird.  You could tell they were infatuated by You, but they wanted to kill You.  At some point, it only makes sense that they would have put two and two together and thought, "If we are drawn to this Man, maybe what He's saying is true."

TAKEAWAY: If I (or we) really think about it, we have to come to the conclusion that You were Him (as the kids say!).  And, if You are Him, then we should be leading the rebellion!