Judas the betrayer had guided soldiers and temple officials to capture Jesus (John 18:2-3). However, He was not going to run away; He was ready to be taken.  The cross was the essential part of His mission, and Satan’s worst schemes would only bring Him greater glory (John 17:1-5).  Jesus was fully in command of the situation. He was not taken by surprise at all.

Jesus takes command by asking the armed men who they were looking for.  Jesus was not afraid to reveal His identity, but His evil captors were totally unprepared to meet the holiness of God in the darkness.  They were rightly afraid to grasp Him and they fell backwards.  It was Jesus’ moment to escape but He neither ran away nor prayed for deliverance (John 12:27).
 
Even though Judas was present and clearly visible to the faithful disciples, Jesus identified Himself a second time and agreed to be taken as their victim.  Even so, He was in control of the night.  He offered Himself to be killed but protected His disciples.  It was a little parable of what would happen on the cross a few hours later, when He was punished for the sins of the world.  He took the blame for guilt that was not His own, in order to save sinners who believed in Him (1 Peter 2:21-25).
 
In God’s eyes, evil is always foolish.  It has no creative power and makes empty boasts which it can never fulfil.  At best it is empty of anything good, and at worst it is eternally destructive.  Jesus always saw through evil threats, lies and temptations.  Those who are in Christ should learn to do the same because Jesus always looks after His own.  He died instead of them so that they might live to serve the Lord.  He does not abandon them to evil but delivers them from the Evil One (Matthew 6:13).  So do not be afraid! If God is for you, who can be against you!? (Romans 8:31).