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The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ Seemed Complete and Their Glee Was Unrestrained

The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ Seemed Complete and Their Glee Was Unrestrained

was done. He then surrendered Himself to “And when they had mocked Him, they took the death. robe off of Him, put His own clothes on Him, and A great darkness had precluded His led Him away to be crucified.” death and now, with death, the of the (:31) is torn from top to bottom, a great earthquake shakes the city and rends the rocks, and graves were opened. Many bodies of dead came out of their graves after His . The who had been in of the The , considering what was happening, observed, “Truly this was the of ” (Matt. 27:54). Crucifixion Because of the , the asked the Romans to quickly remove the bodies of from the . To hasten death, the Romans normally broke the legs of the crucified ones. Since had already died, His legs were not broken but one of the soldiers pierced His side and blood and water flowed forth. Jesus, the , the , was dead—crucified by His own people. Jesus was buried and, on the third day, was raised from the dead by the power of God. He overcame death as He had overcome . He had been the propitiation for the of all mankind. He had triumphed over all foes, including Jesus . By His He now provides to anyone who in Him and obeys His . É www.centervilleroad.com Gene Taylor © 1994, Gene Taylor. All Rights Reserved. The triumph of Jesus’ now The Christ seemed complete and their glee was unrestrained. To them, Christ’s seeming helplessness reinforced their views and disproved His claims. They railed at Him When He came to earth, Jesus knew He cruel age could imagine. Though Jewish and taunted Him to come down from the had a mission to accomplish. He knew He law knew nothing of it, the Jewish people if He were the Messiah. Even one of would have to die on the cross. He demanded Pilate administer it upon their the robbers who was being crucified with realized He had to be the for Messiah. Him began to revile Him. The other thief, mankind's sins to provide them of The site of Jesus’ crucifixion was though, defended Him by saying that He salvation. Golgotha, the place of the skull. Though it was being crucified unjustly because He The prophesied, in was outside the wall of , it was in had done nothing wrong. Jesus comforted detail, of every phase of His life—the the immediate vicinity of the city. him by saying that he would be in crucifixion is no exception. :8 and The crucifixion took place on with Him that very day. Daniel 9:26 indicate He would have a and began about 9 A.M. It took place Standing near the cross was a group of violent death. :16 shows that He during a time when Jerusalem was filled women. One of them was Jesus' mother. was to die by crucifixion. Psalm 22:11 with Jews from all over the who had Even though He was in agony, He spoke states that this death would be in the come there for . tenderly to her and made sure she would midst of His enemies. That His garments Part of the victim’s torment in be cared for by John. were to be parted and lots cast for His crucifixion was that he had to bear his own At noon, the 's light failed and a vesture was foretold in Psalm 22:18. cross. In the case of Jesus, after He had deep darkness, lasting three hours, Verses six through eight of that psalm say stumbled beneath its weight unable to go covered the land. It was as if that He would be cruelly mocked. Psalm on, Simon, a man of Cyrene, was veiled itself and shuddered at the 34:20 prophesied that He was to have no compelled to carry His cross for Him. enormity of the sin and crime being bones broken while :10 When was reached, a Roman perpetrated on Calvary. Jesus cried, “My relates that His side would be pierced. centurion and his men drove nails into the God, my God, why have You forsaken Even the sayings Jesus uttered while on hands and feet of Jesus and erected the Me?” (Matt. 27:46) the cross were a matter of . cross. Two robbers, one on His left and the The end was now very near. With a Crucifixion was the form of other on His right, were also last effort, Jesus said, “It is finished” (John punishment reserved by the Romans for crucified—fulfilling Isaiah 53:12. Above 19:30), then, in His final utterance, slaves, foreigners, and the vilest criminals His head was placed a plaque which read commended His spirit to God. “It is and could not be inflicted on a Roman in three different —Hebrew, finished” was not the cry of a defeated citizen. With its prolonged and Greek and —which said, “This is the but the shout of a triumphant excruciating torture, it was the most King of the Jews” (:38), an ironic victor for it signified completion. Jesus agonizing death which the cruelty of a statement of . died with a consciousness that His work

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