Mark 15:33-41
Jesus Dies
on the Cross
( Easter
Story )
15:33
At the sixth hour darkness came over the whole land
until the ninth hour.
34
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud
voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"which
means,
"My God, my God, why have
you forsaken me?"
35
When some of those standing near heard this, they
said, "Listen, he's calling Elijah."
36
One man ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put
it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink.
"Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to
take him down," he said.
37
With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.
38
The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top
to bottom.
39
And when the centurion, who stood there in front of
Jesus, heard his cry and saw how he died, he said,
"Surely this man was the Son of God!"
40
Some women were watching from a distance. Among
them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James
the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
41
In Galilee these women had followed him and cared
for his needs. Many other women who had come up
with him to Jerusalem were also
there.
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This
is the Word of the Lord ... It is meant to
change the way that we think, and the way that
we live.
Commentary
by Bob Pardue
The Crucifixion of Christ
and how He Died on the Cross
There are many turns we could
pursue in these verses but I am going to focus on
only one today.
The torn
curtain:
This was a very heavy curtain
hanging in the Most Holy Place where only the high
priest was allowed in once a year on the Day of
Atonement. On that day
the high priest would go and make a sacrifice to
take on the sins of the people who had no direct
access to God.
God Becomes
Accessible
When Christ died, the curtain
was torn from top to bottom. This is very symbolic
in that it means we can now go to the "Most
Holy Place" and talk directly to God through Jesus
Christ. All we have to do now is to believe in Him.
Whenever we want to talk to God we only have to say
"Father" or "Dear God" and we are in
His presence. Isn't that wonderful?
Jesus died and took the place
of the yearly sacrifice forever so that we could be
saved from sin and eternal death.
I thank God that Jesus took on
my death and sins, and the sins of the world,
aren't you?
Have You Received
Christ?
If you have never made the
commitment to receive the love and life-changing
experience of Jesus Christ, please take a moment to
read
John 3:16 and take
the first
steps to becoming a
follower of Christ.
Love in Christ
- Bob
Verses for study about Easter are from
Life Application Study Bible: New International
Version
More Lessons from
Mark
Mark
15:6-15 - Easter -
Pilate
Hands Jesus Over to be
Crucified
Mark
15:16-20 - Easter
-
Roman
Soldiers Mock
Jesus
Mark
15:21-24 - Easter
-
Jesus is
Led Away to be
Crucified
Mark
15:25-32 - Easter
- Jesus
is Placed on the Cross
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