John 6:67-71 • You ever watch somebody you love deeply walk out the door, and you know in your heart you're not going to see them again? That's where Jesus stands—the crowds are gone, the disciples have left. Jesus turns to the twelve and asks: "Will ye also go away?"

⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • January 4, 2026.

📚 Part of our verse-by-verse expository series through the Gospel of John

After many disciples walked away calling His teachings "hard sayings," Jesus doesn't water down the message, doesn't chase them, doesn't manipulate—He gives them freedom to leave. Peter's response reveals profound faith: "Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life."

This expository sermon walks through John 6:67-71 and connects stunning typology showing Judas as "son of perdition" foreshadowing the Antichrist, revealing the organized nature of evil and Christ's ultimate victory.

This verse-by-verse exposition explains:

• When people you love walk away from Christ (and how to respond)

• Why Jesus doesn't manipulate or force anyone to follow Him

• Peter's confession: to whom shall we go? (relationship with a person, not a place)

• The definite article "the" in "the words" of eternal life (KJV vs modern versions)

• Why Jesus chose Judas knowing he was a devil

• Judas as "son of perdition" (John 17) foreshadowing Antichrist (2 Thessalonians 2)

• The bottomless pit and organized evil (Revelation 9, 17)

• Judas wanting the crown, not the cross (Matthew 27)

• How betrayal and unfaithfulness don't change Christ's faithfulness to us

• Staying in the tension when you don't have it all figured out

⏱️ Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction: Watching Someone You Love Walk Away

5:15 John 6:66-67 - Will Ye Also Go Away?

10:40 Jesus Doesn't Manipulate or Force Followers

15:30 Peter's Response: Lord, To Whom Shall We Go?

20:45 KJV Defense: "The Words" of Eternal Life (Definite Article)

26:20 Calvin Linton Quote: NIV Committee Dismisses God's Words

31:35 John 6:69 - Thou Art That Christ, The Son of The Living God

36:50 John 6:70-71 - One of You Is a Devil

41:15 Matthew 27 - Judas Wanted the Crown, Not the Cross

45:40 John 17:12 - Judas: The Son of Perdition

48:25 2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Antichrist: The Son of Perdition

50:55 Revelation 9 & 17 - Bottomless Pit and Organized Evil

53:10 Stay With the One Who Chose You

📖 Key Scriptures (KJV):

"Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God." - John 6:67-69

"Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil? He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve." - John 6:70-71

"While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled." - John 17:12

"Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition." - 2 Thessalonians 2:3

📚 John Sermon Series - Verse by Verse:

This Sermon: Will You Also Go Away? (John 6:67-71)

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