18:6
“I am he” can be taken as a divine revelation, Jesus declaring clearly who He is., and the reaction of His captors was to fall back on the ground. In his rebellion man boasts about his supposed superiority over those who “foolishly” believe in God. But when man is faced with the reality of God things are rather different.
18:7-9
Jesus then asks them again whom they were seeking. We see in all the events of the Passion that it is Jesus who is in control. By rights Jesus should be on the run, He should be in fear of His life, the captors should be in charge, they should be elated that they are on the point of capturing their target. Instead the picture is one of the captors, the religious and the civic authorities operating blindly. There is one man who is in control and that is Jesus. It is God’s plans that are being fulfilled, not man’s plans. Jesus further demonstrates His control by telling them to let His disciples go. John sees this as a fulfilment of Jesus’ words that He has not lost one of those given to Him by the Father. Jesus was not a victim, He was winning our salvation.
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