Jesus was dying on the cross with two criminals one on His left, the other on His right – fulfilling Scripture: (Isaiah 53:12 “…And was numbered with the transgressors…”)      (NASB) Luke 23:39-43 “One of the criminals who were hanged there was hurling abuse at Him, saying, ‘Are You not the Christ?  Save Yourself […]

  Jesus had a sign above His head as He hung on the cross.  What did it say? (NASB) Luke 23:38 “Now there was also an inscription above Him, ‘THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.’”    That inscription was the charge against Jesus that condemned Him to that cross.  (Matthew 27:37; Mark 15:26)    […]

Jesus – crucified by soldiers.  Jesus – mocked by soldiers and Jewish religious leaders.  Jesus – scorned by the on-lookers.  Jesus – prophecy fulfilled by those watching Him die.   (NASB) Luke 23:36-37 “The soldiers also mocked Him, coming up to Him, offering Him sour wine, 37 and saying, ‘If You are the King of […]

  Jesus was dying on the cross.  Scripture gives a vignette of what was going on below Him.  Roman soldiers gambling for His clothing (fulfilling Scripture: Psalm 22:18)   People were standing around watching Him die.   Jewish rulers standing at the foot of the cross and talking to the people: (NASB) Luke 23:35 “And […]

  The Roman soldiers had crucified three men on three crosses and then they waited for those men to die.  As they were waiting…they gambled for the clothing of Jesus. (NASB) John 19:23-25 “Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made four parts, a part to every soldier and […]

The prayer of the week is based on Psalm 103:1-5   Praise the Lord.  I will praise You with my mind, my emotions, my will; for You are God.  I come, not to forget Your benefits that You have given through the sufferings of Jesus.  It is through Him that my sins are forgiven, that […]

  The Roman soldiers did their job; they nailed each of the three convicted men to a cross.  Two of those men were convicted criminals and deserved their sentence.    One Man, the Son of God was without sin Himself – but as He was nailed to the cross it became an altar, a sacrificial […]

(NASB) Luke 23:33 “When they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.”    The place of crucifixion – was outside the walls and gates of Jerusalem.   The place of crucifixion – was a place of agony and […]

  Jesus was not the only one to be crucified that day.  Two others, both convicted criminals, were “also led away to be put to death with Him.”  (NASB Luke 23:32)   Prophecy again ~ fulfilled!  (NASB Isaiah 53:12 “…And was numbered with the transgressors…”)  Jesus was crucified between two criminals.   What are some […]

  The bruised, bloodied Jesus was being led to the cross and as He was going women in the crowd were mourning and lamenting Him.  (Luke 23:27)  (NASB) Luke 23:23-31 “But Jesus turning to them said, ‘Daughters of Jerusalem, stop weeping for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 ‘For behold, the […]