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Introduction
The Cross is
Physical Suffering
A Loving Sacrifice
God’s Judgment on man’s sin (The wrath of God)
A major shift in man’s Relationship With God
Discuss Time of Day
6th hr is Jewish Time is High Noon for us
It is Spring, the Sun is at its Apex … Clear and dry
They say even when you don’t look at the sun you are still
squinting
: 44-49’
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This is a clear picture of God’s wrath on our sin brought upon Jesus.
(vss.44-45a)
Why was it dark?
An eclipse?
Eclipses’ do not happen during a full
moon.
A full moon always accompanies Passover.
It was Satan.
Does Satan really have an effect over the natural world?
It was God
Notice the reaction of the people at Calvary (vs.
48)
48 And all the crowds who came together for this spectacle, when they observed what had happened, began to return, abeating their breasts.
Even though God is a God of Light, His presence is also seen
Even though God is a God of Light, His presence is also seen
through physical darkness, especially when His wrath, or His
judgment, is poured out.
Those at Calvary knew what this was …..
It was God’s Judgement
--- Covenant with Moses
– Land was Darkened (locust
plague)
Passover –
– The Ten Commandments Given
Hell is a place of darkness as well.
11 “I say to you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven;
12 but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
It is punishment for rejecting God
It is punishment set aside for Satan and his demons.
There is no light in hell.
When this darkness came when Jesus hung on the cross it was a fearing darkness
People were unprepared for it
Those at Calvary had to stay because they could not see
Preparations for all the Passover festivities had to cease
People knew it was God’s judgment at hand.
2. At the end of God’s judgment, the lights come back on and access to God is granted.
God is satisfied with Jesus’ atoning work on the cross
After 3 hrs of hell in Jerusalem, total darkness, Jesus enduring
the penalty of sin on the Cross, the lights come back on but
look at a small phrase in verse 45 ….. the veil was torn into.
This veil is the curtain that separates the Holy of Holies
from the rest of the Temple.
It is the place where God dwelt
Only one time per year was anyone suppose to
God back there
The Veil, that separation from God and man, was torn in two.
It was torn because God’s Wrath was satisfied.
With the veil gone it means that
Through Jesus we have direct access to God.
You don’t have to go through Me or anyone else
No more bloody sacrifices to atone for sin
The old covenant is gone and the birth of the New
Covenant begins
3. We see that Jesus said it was done.
(vs.46)
It was a cry from Jesus
Now it is over.
It would have been physically impossible for Jesus to speak
loud enough for anyone to hear him, but people heard!
Look at vs. 47
Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began praising God, saying, “Certainly this man was innocent.”
It was a loud cry one commentator said.
4. How should we respond?
(vs.
47)
Recognize Jesus for who he truly was and by faith turn to Him.
Recognize who you are, a sinner and repent.
As a believer, remember the reason why you have salvation, by the sacrificial death of Jesus and His resurrection.
Identify with the Cross through Baptism.
Remember th
3 Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death?
4 Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.
Remember the Cross through the Lord’s Supper.
Remember it through the Lord’s Supper.
24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
25 In the same way He took the cup also after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
Honor the work on the Cross with your obedient life to Jesus.
5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for His name’s sake,
Conclusion
Your debt from your sin has been paid in full, but to redeem your payment, you have to put your faith and trust in Jesus alone!
We are called to lives lives worthy of someone dying for us, are we doing that?
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