How does Scripture describe Joseph of Arimathea? The following information comes from Matthew 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-54; John 19:38-42. He was a rich man who had become a disciple of Jesus (however, a secret disciple because he feared the Jews). He was a member of the Council (the Sanhedrin)…he held an important […]
A darkness had fallen over the land about noon. When Jesus died it still was dark at 3 pm. Jesus died after saying with a loud voice, ‘Father, INTO YOUR HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT.’ (Luke 23:46) When Jesus died – an earthquake shook all who were there – men, women, Romans, Jews. (NASB) Luke 23:48-49 […]
Jesus died on the cross by His authority given to Him by His Father. (John 10:18) At the moment Jesus died in the darkness that covered the land (Matthew 27:45), an earthquake occurred. The Roman soldiers guarding Jesus as He died were terrified. One of those men exclaimed: (NIV) Luke 23:47 “…‘Surely this was […]
Jesus said seven “words” from the cross. These words were sentences and fragments of sentences fulfilling prophecy. What were the two last phrases or “words” that Jesus uttered? (NASB) John 19:30“…‘It is finished!’ And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.” Jesus knew that He had done everything that needed […]
Jesus’ faith was in His Father – even when His Father and God had turned away from Him. Christ Jesus took my sins and yours on Himself as He hung on the cross. His faith never wavered. He cried out “Why?”, but even with that cry He trusted His God to follow through and […]
The prayer of the week is based on Proverbs 3:5-6 Father, You are the God of the living and the dead. Your Son died so that I would be freed, delivered from my sins. Thank You. You tell me that I am to trust in You with all my heart. I am not […]
Jesus had been on the cross for hours and He had suffered excruciatingly in every way. Darkness had covered the land for three of those hours. The extreme loneliness, the isolation, the separation from His Father ~ all contributed to His cry. (NASB) Matthew 27:46 “About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a […]
The following is a summation of Exodus 12:1-11: Before the ten plagues in Egypt, Moses and Aaron were instructed to institute a solemn feast. They were to do this one specific night and then to commemorate that night by observing it every year. The Israelites were slaves in Egypt…that night they would leave, quickly. […]
(Amplified Bible) Luke 23:44 “It was now about the sixth hour (midday), and darkness enveloped the whole land and earth until the ninth hour (about three o’clock in the afternoon),” What was Jesus doing, while He was dying? He was being the sacrificial Lamb of God; He was being the Atonement for you and […]
(NASB) Luke 23:44 “It was now about the sixth hour (12 noon), and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour (3 pm).” As Jesus was dying on the cross, in the darkness of those hours – what were some of the things He was doing? Earlier in His ministry He […]