"And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed His last. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom." (Mark 15:37-38 ESV)Curtains are for hiding things. They cover up windows when we don't want people to look in, or block hospital beds when people...
I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty happy I wasn’t Simon of Cyrene… Or was what appears to be such a burden actually a … blessing?
"One of the criminals who were hanged railed at Him, saying, 'Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!' But the other rebuked Him, saying, 'Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the...
"[Jesus] sent two of the disciples, saying... 'You will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, "Why are you untying it?" you shall say this: "The Lord has need of it."' ... And they brought it to Jesus, and...
"And there followed Him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for Him. But turning to them Jesus said, 'Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For behold, the days are coming...
"And as they led Him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus."(Luke 23:26 ESV) Imagine what it must have been like to be Simon. There you are, coming into the city from the country,...
"But they all cried out together, 'Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas'—a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and for murder. They kept shouting, 'Crucify, crucify Him!' A third time he said to them, 'Why? What evil...
"And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And they bound Jesus and led Him away and delivered Him over to Pilate. And Pilate asked Him, 'Are You the King of the Jews?' And He answered him,...
"And a young man followed Him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him, but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked." (Mark 14:51-52 ESV)Who was the young man? Some people think it is Mark himself, as he is the only one who even mentions...
"I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world." (John 16:33 ESV) "Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth."(Colossians 3:2 ESV) God...