What is the meaning of Luke 18:33? They will flog Him • Jesus speaks plainly: “They will flog Him…” The scourging was not a vague hardship but a brutal Roman punishment (Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15). • Long before the soldiers raised a whip, Isaiah had written, “He was wounded for our transgressions… by His stripes we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5). What Isaiah saw in prophecy, Jesus now places on the disciples’ calendar. • The flogging is more than cruelty; it is part of the atoning work. Peter later writes, “By His stripes you are healed” (1 Peter 2:24), tying the lashes to our redemption. • Notice Christ’s resolve. Knowing what is coming, He still moves toward Jerusalem (Luke 18:31). His love outweighs the cost. and kill Him • The prediction continues: “and kill Him.” Jesus is not guessing; He is revealing the Father’s plan (Acts 2:23). • Luke later records the fulfillment: “When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him” (Luke 23:33). • The cross is not a tragic mistake. Jesus Himself says, “I lay down My life… No one takes it from Me” (John 10:17–18). • Paul rejoices in this purposeful sacrifice: “God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). • For believers, the death of Christ is the hinge of history—the moment justice and mercy meet. and on the third day • Timing matters. “On the third day” echoes Hosea 6:2: “After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up”. • Jesus ties His resurrection to the sign of Jonah (Jonah 1:17; Matthew 12:40), anchoring the promise in Scripture and prophetic pattern. • The third day also underlines completion. God created, rested, and now recreates life through Christ. • When women hurry to the tomb “very early on the first day of the week” (Mark 16:2), they find a timetable kept to the minute. He will rise again • The final phrase lifts the whole prediction: “He will rise again.” Death is real, but it is not final. • Peter later preaches, “God raised Him up, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held by it” (Acts 2:24). • Resurrection validates everything Jesus taught and every promise God made (1 Corinthians 15:3–4; Romans 6:9). • Because He lives, believers receive “a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3). • The risen Christ now says, “I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever, and I hold the keys of Death and of Hades” (Revelation 1:18). Our future is as secure as the empty tomb. summary Luke 18:33 is Jesus’ concise roadmap of redemption: scourging that heals, a death that atones, a timetable that fulfills prophecy, and a resurrection that guarantees eternal life. Knowing every detail, He still chose the path, proving His love and power beyond question. |
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