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Mark 15:21-47

A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the

country, and they forced him to carry the cross. 22 They brought Jesus to the place

called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).

Mark 15:21-4723 Then they offered him wine mixed

with myrrh, but he did not take it. 24 And they crucified him. Dividing up his

clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get.

25 It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.

Mark 15:21-4726 The written notice of the charge

against him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

27 They crucified two rebels with him, one on his right and one on his left.

Mark 15:21-4729 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, 30 come down

from the cross and save yourself!”

Mark 15:21-4731 In the same way the chief priests and

the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! 32

Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Those crucified with

him also heaped insults on him.

Mark 15:21-4733 At noon, darkness came over the

whole land until three in the afternoon. 34 And at three in the afternoon Jesus

cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lemasabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).

Mark 15:21-4735 When some of those standing near

heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”

36 Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and

offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to

take him down,” he said.

Mark 15:21-4737 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, saw how he died, he said,

“Surely this man was the Son of God!”

Mark 15:21-4740 Some women were watching from a

distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, 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.

Mark 15:21-4742 It was Preparation Day (that is, the day

before the Sabbath). So as evening approached, 43 Joseph of Arimathea, a

prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for

Jesus’ body.

Mark 15:21-4744 Pilate was surprised to hear that he

was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had

already died. 45 When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the

body to Joseph.

Mark 15:21-4746 So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the

entrance of the tomb. 47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of

Joseph saw where he was laid.

Simon carries the cross to Golgotha

Jesus refuses wine mixed with myrrh

Jesus on the cross

Joseph of Arimathea buries the body

Judgment – Jesus received our judgment

Mark 15:3333 At noon, darkness came over the

whole land until three in the afternoon.

Amos 8:9-10

In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “I will make the sun go down at noon

and darken the earth in broad daylight. 10 I will turn your religious festivals into

mourning and all your singing into weeping…


2 Peter 3:5-7

(scoffers) deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came

into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water. 6 By these waters also the world of that time was deluged

and destroyed.

2 Peter 3:5-77 By the same word the present heavens

and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and

destruction of the ungodly.



Justice – Jesus (God AND man) provides justice.

Mark 15:3434 And at three in the afternoon Jesus

cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lemasabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).

Psalm 22:7-8

All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads. 8 “He trusts

in the LORD,” they say, “let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he

delights in him.”

Psalm 22:16-18

Dogs surround me, a pack of villains encircles me; they pierce my hands and my feet. 17 All my bones are on display; people stare and gloat over me. 18 They divide my clothes among them and cast

lots for my garment.

Psalm 22:19

But you, LORD, do not be far from me. You are my strength; come quickly to

help me.

Psalm 22:24

For he has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not

hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.

Psalm 22:27-28

All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the

families of the nations will bow down before him, 28 for dominion belongs to

the LORD and he rules over the nations.

“Jesus is at once fully God and fully man, free from sin and sin itself, one with the Father and all alone… Unless

Jesus is made sin which separates Him from communion with His Father, there is no hope for our

justification.”

Romans 5:8-9

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners,

Christ died for us. 9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much

more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him!



Access – Jesus provides direct access to God

Hebrews 2:17

For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order

that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the

sins of the people.

Hebrews 7:27

Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day,

first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself.




Hebrews 9:11-12

But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already

here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not

made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation.

Hebrews 9:11-1212 He did not enter by means of the

blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal

redemption.




1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your

bodies.




Redemption – Jesus provides redemption

Mark 15:3939 And when the centurion, who stood

there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of

God!”





Romans 10:12-13

For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile - the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13

for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”





Romans 10:9

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart

that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

1 Peter 2:24

“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins

and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”

Hebrews 7:24-25

…because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. 25 Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always

lives to intercede for them.

“One of the profound paradoxes of Christianity is to be found in the fact

that the one who was not able to carry his own cross is the one who

enables us to carry ours.”

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