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这段讲道探讨了路加福音中耶稣被出卖的夜晚，以黑暗为主题，象征着更深层次的属灵黑暗。讲道者认为，耶稣来处理这种黑暗，并提供了解决方法。三个事件发生在物理上的黑暗中：士兵们拒绝耶稣，门徒们拒绝耶稣，甚至天父也拒绝了他。这三个事件分别代表了人们的属灵现状以及耶稣为之付出的代价。士兵们的嘲笑反映了人们面对苦难和邪恶时的属灵盲目性，他们无法理解上帝以看似无意义的方式工作。犹大的吻象征着背叛和亲密关系的破裂，它比陌生人的攻击更具伤害性。罪不是简单的违反上帝的规则，而是伤透了上帝的心，是一种对亲密关系的背叛。耶稣在客西马尼园的痛苦源于他预感到将要承受的与父神分离的痛苦，这是一种超越肉体痛苦的属灵痛苦。耶稣承受了与父神分离的痛苦，这代表了他为人类承担罪的代价，他经历了地狱般的痛苦，好让人类能进入光明。相信耶稣为人类所承受的痛苦是战胜内心黑暗的关键，这能让人们在困境中依然信任上帝，并能处理背叛和失败。彼得的悔改和得救说明了战胜黑暗的三个要素：认识到自身的罪恶，记住福音的应许，以及从圣灵那里得到对耶稣受苦的领悟。上帝的爱是坚不可摧的，即使人们犯错，上帝也不会放弃他们。 这段信息的核心是强调人们在面对苦难和罪恶时容易产生的属灵盲目，以及耶稣为人类所做的牺牲和救赎。讲道者通过对路加福音中耶稣被出卖的场景的解读，阐述了罪的本质以及战胜罪恶的方法。他指出，罪不仅是违反上帝的律法，更是对上帝之爱的背叛和伤害。耶稣在客西马尼园的痛苦，并非仅仅是肉体上的痛苦，更是他为人类承担罪孽所带来的精神上的煎熬和与父神分离的痛苦。只有通过认识到自身的罪恶，记住福音的应许，并从圣灵那里得到对耶稣受苦的领悟，才能战胜内心的黑暗，获得真正的救赎。讲道者最终强调了上帝无条件的爱和宽恕，即使人们犯了再大的错误，上帝依然会接纳和拯救他们。

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Jesus' statement about darkness reigning during his betrayal signifies a deeper spiritual darkness that blinds the heart and soul, a condition he came to address and provide a solution for.

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The night Jesus was betrayed has a theme: darkness, night. Right in the middle of the passage, Jesus makes an odd statement: “But this is your hour—when darkness reigns.” What that must mean is the physical darkness is a representation of something deeper. 

There’s a darkness that blinds the eyes, and then there’s a darkness that blinds the heart and the mind and the soul. It’s a spiritual darkness. This is the thing Jesus came to deal with. Because he came to deal with it, there’s a solution for it. 

There are three incidents that happened in the physical dark. The first two tell us about our condition, and the third tells us what Jesus has come to do about it. The incidents: 1) the soldiers reject Jesus, 2) the disciples reject him, and 3) even his Father rejects him.

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on April 13, 2003. Series: The Meaning of Jesus Part 3; Seeing Him. Scripture: Luke 22:39-64.

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