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The gospel writers do not say it, but Jesus' "cross talk" was but one instance of perhaps many "difficult sayings" which they and the other disciples did not truly understand until Jesus had died, rose again, and been glorified (e.g., John 6:60 ff., where Jesus explained this difficult saying to His disciples, and some of them took offense and ...
Jan 4, 2022 · In this passage, Jesus is assuring one of the criminals on the cross that when he died, he would be with Jesus in heaven. This was granted because even at the hour of his death, the criminal had expressed his faith in Jesus, recognizing Him for who He was (Luke 23:42). (4) “Father, into Your hands I commit my spirit” (Luke 23:46). Here ...
- “My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?”
- “I thirst.”
- “Father Forgive them. They Don’T Know What They do.”
- “Behold This Woman. Woman, Behold Thy Son.”
- “Truly, I Tell You, Today You Will Be with Me in Paradise.”
- “It Is finished.”
- “Father, Into Your Hands, I Commit My Spirit.”
Reference:Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34 What it means:Bystanders thought Jesus was calling for Elijah, the Old Testament prophet, from the cross. But really this comment is a callback to Psalm 22. In this Psalm, David recognizes the holiness of God, just as Jesus is doing from the cross. “God cannot even look upon evil,” Graham explained in his 1985 se...
Reference:John 19:28 What it means:This was a fulfillment of Psalm 69:20-21, where David says, “Scorn has broken my heart and has left me helpless; I looked for sympathy but there was none, for comforters but I found none. They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst.” Why it matters:Jesus was thirsty, but once He tasted the wine ming...
Reference:Luke 23:34 What it means:Soldiers nailed Jesus to the cross and then gambled over His garments. People yelled and leaders scoffed. Still, Jesus looked on the people with compassion. Graham said, “72,000 angels pulled their swords, ready to come rescue Him. [But] Jesus said, ‘No. I’m doing it because I love them.’” Why it matters:God’s ori...
Reference: John 19:26-27 What it means:Mary, the mother of Jesus, stood near the cross with John, a friend and disciple of Jesus. “From that hour on, John, His friend and His disciple, took care of His mother,” Graham said. Why it matters:Culturally, Jesus fulfilled his obligation to care for His mother after His passing. This statement also suppor...
Reference: Luke 23:43 What it means: Jesus hung on the cross between two thieves. After hours of mocking and jeering, one thief started to notice something different about Jesus. He rebuked the other thief and then asked Jesus to remember him when He came into His kingdom. Jesus said He would. Why it matters:The forgiveness and the mercy of God is ...
Reference: John 19:28 What it means: God gave Jesus a job to do, and that was to die on the cross. “He’s the only man ever born to die,” Graham said. “That was why He came. We wonder why He didn’t feed everybody and heal everybody. He could have done it. That would have healed some bodies and fed some people that were hungry. And he did that out of...
Reference: Luke 23:46 What it means: Jesus said these words with a strong voice as He willingly died on the cross. “He gave up His spirit to God the Father and in saying this He conferred upon every one of us the possibility of the gift of eternal life,” Graham said. Why it matters:It cannot be stressed enough—nobody killed Jesus. He died willingly...
Jan 1, 2008 · Jesus Anointed for Burial, 26:6-13. During these last days before His crucifixion, Jesus stayed in Bethany on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives, probably residing with Lazarus, Mary, and Martha. The incident, recorded here in Matthew and in Mark 14:3-9 and more in detail in John 12:1-8, occurred in the house of Simon the leper.
Feb 14, 2024 · Before 9:00 AM: Jesus on the Way to Golgotha. Scripture: Matthew 27:31-34; Mark 15:20-23; Luke 23:26-33; and John 19:17. The Romans intended crucifixion to be. unspeakably cruel. mercilessly lingering - men would often last a day or more on the cross. inescapably public - again, to hinder any seditious impulse in the citizenry.
Jun 25, 2012 · The Cross (Matthew 27:32-44; Mark 15:21-32; Luke 23:26-43; John 19:16-27) Say: Being hung on a cross was called crucifixion. It was the way the Romans punished criminals back in Jesus’ time. Anyone who was guilty of a crime, such as stealing, murder, or rebelling against the government, was crucified. It was a very humiliating, shameful way ...
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The Crucifixion of Jesus - As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross. They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”). There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots. And ...
