JESUS SCOURGED AND MOCKED Mark 15:19; John 19:1-3; Matthew 27:26-30. “ _And having scourged Jesus_, _he delivered Him up_, _that He may be crucified_.” As it was customary with the Romans to precede the crucifixion of condemned criminals by this awful and cruel scourging, Pilate now proceeds to hav... [ Continue Reading ]
FINAL EFFORT OF PILATE FOR HIS RELEASE John 19:4-16. “ _Then Pilate again came out_, _and spake to them_, _Behold_, _I lead Him out to you_, _that you may know that I find nothing criminal in Him. Then Jesus came out_, _bearing the thorny crown_, _and the purple robe. And he says to them_, _Behold t... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 27. JESUS LED TO CALVARY Matthew 27:31-34; Mark 15:20-23; Luke 23:26-33; John 19:16-17. “ _And they took Jesus_, _and led Him away_, _carrying His cross_.” MARK: “ _And when they mocked Him_, _they divested Him of His purple robe_, _and put on Him His own raiment_, _and led Him away_, _that... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CRUCIFIXION Matthew 27:35-38; Luke 23:33-38; John 19:18-24; Mark 15:24-28. “ _And it was the third hour_, _and they crucified Him_.” Here you see the bloody work of death began at 9 A.M., and they remained on the cross till 3 P.M. “ _And they crucify along with Him two thieves_; _the one on His... [ Continue Reading ]
CARE OF JESUS FOR HIS MOTHER John 19:25-27. “ _His mother and the sister of His mother_, _Mary the mother of Clopas do not identify the sister of our Savior_ ' _s mother with Mary the mother of Clopas_, _as in that case there would be two sisters in one family by the name of Mary_, _and Mary Magdale... [ Continue Reading ]
JESUS EXPIRES AMID THE DARKNESS Luke 23:44-46; John 19:28-30; Mark 15:33-37; Matthew 27:45-50. “ _And from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour_.” Infidelity has ransacked astronomy to find a total solar eclipse at this time and thus account for the darkness. If... [ Continue Reading ]
THE INTERMENT Matthew 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:31-42. _“Then the Jews, in order that the bodies may not remain on the cross on the Sabbath, since it was the preparation (for the day of that Sabbath was great), asked Pilate that they may break their legs, and take them down. Th... [ Continue Reading ]