POWER OVER DARKNESS

John 22: 52, 53

Then JESUS said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, who were come to Him, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and clubs? When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against Me; but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

What did JESUS mean by "your hour". If you understand, that all time is in the hand of GOD and that He, who is timeless, controls all time; then you can understand that JESUS was identifying who was attempting to control time.  The chief priests, elders and captains were trying to control GOD, JESUS is GOD. They were trying to make things happen in their agenda, so that the rituals of the Temple would not be interrupted by an issue, like the execution of JESUS.  This was Passover and they wanted to get things accomplished before the feast of Passover, when they would be very busy in the Temple. The timing of events had to be just right so that they could go back to their duties. This had to fit their agenda; their hour.

What did JESUS mean by the words, "your hour and the power of darkness" JESUS identified who was behind all these happenings; the violence, the anger, the betrayal.  He identified that it was satan, the power of darkness, that was  behind all the goings on. Yes, it was the devil who was trying to defeat the Son of the Most high GOD. The devil was using willing people for his agenda;his time.  What satan did not know is that the Son of the Most High GOD would willingly lay down His Holy Life for the salvation of all mankind and by His Blood, defeat the devil for all time.

It was the devil's time and the power of darkness, but it was short lived, because, when JESUS cried with a loud voice, It is finished the devil was finished forever, defeated and destroyed. 

JESUS laid down His life, so that all who come to Him would be saved. JESUS paid the price of the redemption of the world. The devil is done-for. THANKS BE TO GOD