Topical Bible: Death: Scenes of Death of Jesus

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The death of Jesus Christ is a pivotal event in Christian theology, marking the culmination of His earthly ministry and the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies concerning the Messiah. The scenes surrounding His death are recorded in the Gospels and hold profound theological significance.

The Last Supper and Gethsemane

Before His crucifixion, Jesus shared the Last Supper with His disciples, instituting the Lord's Supper as a new covenant in His blood (Luke 22:19-20). Following this, Jesus went to the Garden of Gethsemane, where He prayed in deep anguish, submitting to the Father's will: "Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done" (Luke 22:42). This scene highlights Jesus' obedience and the weight of the impending sacrifice.

The Arrest and Trials

Jesus was betrayed by Judas Iscariot and arrested by a mob led by religious leaders (Matthew 26:47-50). He was subjected to a series of trials, first before the Jewish Sanhedrin, where He was falsely accused and condemned for blasphemy (Mark 14:61-64). He was then taken to Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor, who found no fault in Him but succumbed to the crowd's demand for crucifixion (John 19:4-6).

The Crucifixion

Jesus was led to Golgotha, the place of the Skull, where He was crucified between two criminals (Luke 23:33). The crucifixion was a brutal form of Roman execution, and Jesus endured immense physical suffering. As He hung on the cross, He uttered several significant statements, including a plea for forgiveness for His executioners: "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing" (Luke 23:34).

The Darkness and the Temple Veil

During the crucifixion, from the sixth hour to the ninth hour, darkness fell over the land (Matthew 27:45). This supernatural event signified the gravity of the moment. At the moment of Jesus' death, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, symbolizing the new access to God made possible through His sacrifice (Matthew 27:51).

The Death of Jesus

Jesus' final words on the cross were a declaration of completion: "It is finished" (John 19:30). He then committed His spirit into the Father's hands and breathed His last (Luke 23:46). His death was accompanied by an earthquake, the splitting of rocks, and the opening of tombs, further attesting to the cosmic significance of the event (Matthew 27:51-52).

The Burial

Following His death, Jesus was taken down from the cross and laid in a tomb provided by Joseph of Arimathea, a secret disciple (John 19:38-42). The burial was hurried due to the approaching Sabbath, and a large stone was rolled against the entrance of the tomb, which was then sealed and guarded by Roman soldiers (Matthew 27:60-66).

These scenes of Jesus' death are central to the Christian faith, representing the atoning sacrifice for sin and the ultimate act of love and redemption.

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Matthew 27:34-53
They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
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Mark 15:23-38
And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
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Luke 23:27-49
And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
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John 19:16-30
Then delivered he him therefore to them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.
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Triumph Over Death and the Grave
... These scenes are mostly kept secret. ... For the sting of death, the desert [the merited
punishment] of sins, unless timely removed by faith in Jesus, will fill ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/newton/messiah vol 2/sermon xliv triumph over death.htm

Preface
... in a contracted form, The Life of Jesus Christ, the ... of the impossibility of doing
these scenes full justice ... with Gethsemane; most end with the Death and Burial ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/stalker/the trial and death of jesus christ/preface.htm

Introductory Note.
... Before entering upon the last scenes, which are described in chaps. xiii.-xix.,
Jesus is assured that in His death the Father is to glorify His Name (xii.28 ...
/.../dods/the expositors bible the gospel of st john vol i/introductory note.htm

The Shadow of Death
... disciples fled from Jerusalem as soon as the death of Jesus was an assured fact,
and not until after they found themselves amid the familiar scenes of Galilee ...
/.../rhees/the life of jesus of nazareth/viii the shadow of death.htm

Condemned to Die
... the executioner descends and the shadows of death gather about ... word of God and the
testimony of Jesus Christ ... for the generations to come the last scenes in the ...
/.../white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 50 condemned to die.htm

Imprisonment and Death of John
... eyes to behold the light of day, the scenes of nature ... So Jesus was to do His work,
not with the clash of ... yielded himself to God for life or for death, as should ...
/.../white/the desire of ages/chapter 22 imprisonment and death.htm

The Seventh Word from the Cross
... be supposed to be an invariable element of the last scenes. ... There are even
death-beds where the thought of God is ... It had long been to Jesus the language of ...
/.../stalker/the trial and death of jesus christ/chapter xx the seventh word.htm

The Dead Christ
... John did those of the death of the Saviour.[3] In ... recognised the Divine finger pointing
out Jesus as the ... of God's people back to the wonderful scenes of divine ...
/.../stalker/the trial and death of jesus christ/chapter xxii the dead christ.htm

Machinations of the Enemies of Jesus.
... had completed this kind of pilgrimage to the scenes of his ... As to Jesus, he was no
more able than St ... Death, moreover, in a few days would restore him his divine ...
/.../renan/the life of jesus/chapter xxii machinations of the.htm

The Death of Christ for his People
... and could not, therefore, be capable either of suffering or death. ... And the Lord Jesus
died not as God; it was ... now thine eye, and behold the scenes of suffering ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 46 1900/the death of christ for.htm