The scene is hard to imagine. With the Last Supper’s lingering taste still in their mouths the disciples are led with Jesus out toward the Mount of Olives. The time of Christ’s crucifixion is at hand.
But prior to proceeding on the Scripture includes a remarkable detail:
(Mar 14.26) And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives
Can you imagine this scene? This is a precious time of singing with the Lord Jesus as he proceeds out to walk the lonely path to Golgotha to purchase redemption for sinners like me and you.
As we now stand on the other side of the cross we look forward to the reunion with all of the saints, together in the presence of the Lamb.
Think about this for a moment.
All opposition will be crushed, false teaching destroyed, sin and death appropriately displaced, the incessant hindrances of our flesh will be gone, our focus will be solitarily Christological and our praise will be united with heaven’s angelic chorus and the ransomed throng from all ages.
But in order for any of this to happen, the Prince of heaven had to stand with the Passover meal behind him and the cross before him as he accomplished our great redemption.
So as we see this bookmark in the life and ministry of Jesus we marvel. We marvel at the setting, our Lord singing with his disciples. We marvel at the overall context, our Lord moving forward to the shamefully wonderful cross. We marvel at the dawning day of reunion, the church’s enjoyment of her glorious husband throughout eternity.
