The Life of CHRIST… seeing the LORD through Luke’s eyes! Temple Baptist Church May 13, 2018 Part 92 Stations of the Cross 1. Pilate condemns Jesus to die 2. Jesus accepts his cross* 3. Jesus falls for the first time* 4. Jesus meets his mother, Mary* 5. Simon of Cyrene helps carry the cross 6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus* 7. Jesus falls for the second time* 8. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem 9. Jesus falls for the third time 10. Jesus is stripped of his clothes 11. Jesus is nailed to the cross* 12. Jesus dies on the cross 13. Jesus is taken down from the cross* 14. Jesus is placed in the tomb Via Dolorosa Station Eleven Jesus is nailed to the cross* But they kept shouting, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!” Heel bone of crucified man with iron nail, from Jerusalem, 1st century AD, replica 23:21 But they kept shouting, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!” Heel bone of crucified man with iron nail, from Jerusalem, 1st century AD, replica 23:21 Spartacus Revolt (Mermillon) Capua to Rome – 117 Miles Spartacus Revolt The End…51 Per Mile Roman Crucifixion 1. Crux Simplex – Single Upright Stake 2. Crux Commissa – Capitol “T” Shaped Cross 3. Crux Decussata – “X” Shaped Cross 4. Crux Immissa – Latin Cross, Lower Case “t” Shaped Cross 5. Upside Down Cross And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified Him Church of the Holy Sepulcher façade 23:33 Church of the Holy Sepulture And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified Him Traditional location of Golgotha inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher 23:33 And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified Him Traditional place of the crucifixion, Church of Holy Sepulcher (Via Dolorosa Station 12) 23:33 And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified Him Rock outcrop, possible Golgotha, in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher 23:33 And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified Him Traditional location of Golgotha inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher 23:33 And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified Him Rock outcrop, possible Golgotha, in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher 23:33 And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified Him Plan of Gordon’s theory of the location of Calvary 23:33 And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified Him Traditional area of crucifixion (Holy Sepulcher) on the Jerusalem model 23:33 And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified Him Plan of Gordon’s theory of the location of Calvary 23:33 Gethsemane Temple Mount Antonia Fortress Gordon’s Calvary Damascus Gate Garden Tomb Temple Mount Gordon’s Calvary Damascus Gate Garden Tomb And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified Him Plan of Gordon’s theory of the location of Calvary 23:33 And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified Him Plan of Gordon’s theory of the location of Calvary 23:33 And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified Him Gordon’s Calvary near Garden Tomb 23:33 And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified Him Gordon’s Calvary near Garden Tomb 23:33 Station Eleven Jesus is nailed to the cross* There they crucified Him Sculpture of Jesus being nailed to the cross 23:33 Hands NT:5495 cheir (khire); sense of its the base NT:5490 (through the idea of hollowness for grasping); the hand (literally or figuratively [power]; especially [by Hebraism] a means or instrument): KJV - hand. NT:5490 chasma (khas'-mah); from a form of an obsolete prim chao (to "gape" or "yawn"); a "chasm" or vacancy (impassable interval): KJV - gulf. They crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left Prediction of Jesus’s death with sinners in Isaiah 53:12 on the Great Isaiah Scroll 23:33 Titulus Crucis Roman Time Stations of the Cross 1. Pilate condemns Jesus to die 2. Jesus accepts his cross* 3. Jesus falls for the first time* 4. Jesus meets his mother, Mary* 5. Simon of Cyrene helps carry the cross 6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus* 7. Jesus falls for the second time* 8. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem 9. Jesus falls for the third time 10. Jesus is stripped of his clothes 11. Jesus is nailed to the cross* 12. Jesus dies on the cross 13. Jesus is taken down from the cross* 14. Jesus is placed in the tomb Station Twelve Jesus dies on the cross* Spear of Longinus Spear of Longinus Hofburg Stations of the Cross 1. Pilate condemns Jesus to die 2. Jesus accepts his cross* 3. Jesus falls for the first time* 4. Jesus meets his mother, Mary* 5. Simon of Cyrene helps carry the cross 6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus* 7. Jesus falls for the second time* 8. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem 9. Jesus falls for the third time 10. Jesus is stripped of his clothes 11. Jesus is nailed to the cross* 12. Jesus dies on the cross 13. Jesus is taken down from the cross* 14. Jesus is placed in the tomb Station Thirteen Jesus is taken down from the cross* Church of the Holy Sepulture Stone Of Anointing Stone Of Anointing Stations of the Cross 1. Pilate condemns Jesus to die 2. Jesus accepts his cross* 3. Jesus falls for the first time* 4. Jesus meets his mother, Mary* 5. Simon of Cyrene helps carry the cross 6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus* 7. Jesus falls for the second time* 8. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem 9. Jesus falls for the third time 10. Jesus is stripped of his clothes 11. Jesus is nailed to the cross* 12. Jesus dies on the cross 13. Jesus is taken down from the cross* 14. Jesus is placed in the tomb Station Fourteen Jesus is placed in the tomb* Temple Mount Gordon’s Calvary Damascus Gate Garden Tomb Garden Tomb Garden Tomb Garden Tomb Garden Tomb Garden Tomb Church of the Holy Sepulture Church of the Holy Sepulture Next Week: Three Days and Three Nights… Calvary - Minority Opinions Doctor R.F. Hutchinson Ron Wyatt and Jim Pinkoski (1990) .