Jesus is Betrayed by a Friend Matthew 26:45-56 1. Jesus’ Arrest Demonstrated His Knowledge of the Future. 45-47. 2. Jesus’ Arrest Demonstrated Judas’s Betrayal and Jesus’ Love for Judas. 47-50. 3. Jesus’ Arrest Demonstrated Peter’s Loyalty. 51. (John 18:10-11) 4. Jesus’ Arrest Demonstrated Jesus’ Awesome Character: 51-54 A. He would Not Use Human Violence to Escape the Cross. 52 B. He would not use Divine Authority to Escape the Cross. 53 C. He would not Go Against Old Testament Prophecies to Escape the Cross. 54. 5. Living the Story.