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Bridges - famous bridges
a structure that carries a pathway over an obstacle.
What are some important bridges in your life?
How is Jesus a trustworthy bridge for our spiritual lives?
Today we are going to look at the actions that Jesus took to be our bridge over sin and death.
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53 They took Jesus to the high priest; and all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes were assembled. 54 Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the guards, warming himself at the fire. 55 Now the chief priests and the whole council were looking for testimony against Jesus to put him to death; but they found none. 56 For many gave false testimony against him, and their testimony did not agree. 57 Some stood up and gave false testimony against him, saying, 58 “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.’ ” 59 But even on this point their testimony did not agree. 60 Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer? What is it that they testify against you?” 61 But he was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?” 62 Jesus said, “I am; and ‘you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power,’ and ‘coming with the clouds of heaven.’ ” 63 Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “Why do we still need witnesses? 64 You have heard his blasphemy! What is your decision?” All of them condemned him as deserving death. 65 Some began to spit on him, to blindfold him, and to strike him, saying to him, “Prophesy!” The guards also took him over and beat him. 66 While Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came by. 67 When she saw Peter warming himself, she stared at him and said, “You also were with Jesus, the man from Nazareth.” 68 But he denied it, saying, “I do not know or understand what you are talking about.” And he went out into the forecourt. Then the cock crowed. 69 And the servant-girl, on seeing him, began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them.” 70 But again he denied it. Then after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them; for you are a Galilean.” 71 But he began to curse, and he swore an oath, “I do not know this man you are talking about.” 72 At that moment the cock crowed for the second time. Then Peter remembered that Jesus had said to him, “Before the cock crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept. 1 As soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. They bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. 2 Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “You say so.” 3 Then the chief priests accused him of many things. 4 Pilate asked him again, “Have you no answer? See how many charges they bring against you.” 5 But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed. 6 Now at the festival he used to release a prisoner for them, anyone for whom they asked. 7 Now a man called Barabbas was in prison with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection. 8 So the crowd came and began to ask Pilate to do for them according to his custom. 9 Then he answered them, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” 10 For he realized that it was out of jealousy that the chief priests had handed him over. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas for them instead. 12 Pilate spoke to them again, “Then what do you wish me to do with the man you call the King of the Jews?” 13 They shouted back, “Crucify him!” 14 Pilate asked them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him!” 15 So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified. 16 Then the soldiers led him into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters); and they called together the whole cohort. 17 And they clothed him in a purple cloak; and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on him. 18 And they began saluting him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 They struck his head with a reed, spat upon him, and knelt down in homage to him. 20 After mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him. 21 They compelled a passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross; it was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus. 22 Then they brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). 23 And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it. 24 And they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots to decide what each should take. 25 It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. 26 The inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.”
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In the garden at Gethsemane after the last supper, Jesus left to pray and asked the disciples to watch and pray. He returned to find them sleeping 3 times. Judas betrayal,
a crowd with swords and clubs, chief priests, scribes and elders.
vs. 53 they led Jesus to the high priest and all of the chief priests, scribes and elders were there.
false testimony, interrogation by the high priest.
Peters denials
15:1-15 Jesus before Pilate (vs. 5 Pilate was amazed, v.10 he knew the handed over Jesus out of envy, v. 14 What evil has He done?
Jesus is mocked and tortured. vs. 16- 21
27 And with him they crucified two bandits, one on his right and one on his left.
visualize the cruelty of the Roman crucifixion
12 Therefore I will allot him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out himself to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
In when James and John requested to be seated to the right and left of Jesus, is contrasted here with the two criminals. Following Jesus will cause suffering, and may even cost you your life.
Suffering in the ministry of the Messiah did not make sense to the Jews in the first century. The fact that He would lay down His life willingly for all of humanity was so difficult for them to understand.
How could we explain to someone unfamiliar with the gospel Jesus’ willingness to be crucified?
29 Those who passed by derided him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, 30 save yourself, and come down from the cross!” 31 In the same way the chief priests, along with the scribes, were also mocking him among themselves and saying, “He saved others; he cannot save himself. 32 Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see and believe.” Those who were crucified with him also taunted him.
Responses and actions of bystanders
19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” 20 The Jews then said, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three days?” 21 But he was speaking of the temple of his body. 22 After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
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Why did the passers by yell insults?
They were familiar with Jesus ministry since they used His own words and twisted them.
Jesus could have come down off of the cross but we would not have had a Savior. In order to bridge the gap from death to life, He had to remain on the cross.
Evangelical Commentary on the Bible C. Jerusalem Opposes Jesus (14:1–15:47)
What fascinates Mark, and is needful for his audience to hear for their own benefit, is the regaling of Jesus by unbelievers at the supreme moment of salvation in human history (vv. 29–32). Passers-by taunt Jesus as a false prophet and shake their heads at his prophecy of the temple’s destruction and resurrection in three days, not knowing that the prediction is now in the process of being fulfilled in Jesus’ own person (he has become the true temple, having appropriated its space into himself); he will also come down from the cross and save himself, but not according to their timing or before he has completed his work of saving others (vv. 29–30).
How did staying on the cross while being mocked serve as evidence of Jesus’ identity and power?
33 When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34 At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 35 When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “Listen, he is calling for Elijah.” 36 And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.”
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What 3 actions took place?
How do people downplay the seriousness of sin? How do these verses point tot he seriousness of sin?
Jesus was temporarily separated from the Father without losing any of His divine nature. He was forsaken by His Father, and by His disciples and yet there was more.
Evangelical Commentary on the Bible C. Jerusalem Opposes Jesus (14:1–15:47)
In the Gospel of Mark Jesus’ death (15:33–41) is seen to recapitulate and fulfill the themes of Passover and the exodus. The plague of darkness that fell upon Egypt before the Passover (Exod. 10:21–22) falls over the land of Judah as Jesus becomes the final Passover and substitutionary curse (v. 33; cf. Gal. 3:13). Nature participates in the prelude to Jesus’ cry of dereliction as he bears in himself the holy wrath of God on behalf of sinners: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (v. 34). In this moment of deepest irony the One who alone lived in perfect fellowship with God is alienated from God and dies with a loud cry
37 Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. 38 And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39 Now when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”
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A supernatural event and the centurions’ response
30 When Jesus had received the wine, he said, “It is finished.” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
John
What did this supernatural event represent?
19 We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain, 20 where Jesus, a forerunner on our behalf, has entered, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
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12 But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, “he sat down at the right hand of God,” 13 and since then has been waiting “until his enemies would be made a footstool for his feet.” 14 For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. 15 And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying, 16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds,” 17 he also adds, “I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.” 18 Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin. 19 Therefore, my friends, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain (that is, through his flesh), 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
In the death of Jesus and the tearing of the curtain, Jesus became the bridge between humanity and God for those that believe.
Evangelical Commentary on the Bible C. Jerusalem Opposes Jesus (14:1–15:47)
In this moment of deepest irony the One who alone lived in perfect fellowship with God is alienated from God and dies with a loud cry (v. 37). His final cry is not only a cry of dereliction but also a cry of victory: “It is finished” (John 19:30; cf. Luke 23:46; and the alternating despair and victory of Ps. 22). Because Jesus has taken the space of the temple into the true temple of his own person, the physical demolition of the old temple begins at his death with the tearing of the temple curtain, a sign that the rejection of Jesus as Messiah by the religious leaders will lead inexorably to the total demolition of the house of sacrifice (v. 38; 13:2; 14:58; 15:29). The inner curtain separating the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies is signified (cf. Heb. 9:8–14; 10:19–20) and would likely have been reported by priests later converted to Christian faith.
The two men who appear before and after Jesus’ death (vv. 36, 39) frame with further irony two alternatives for Mark’s readers. The first man, probably not a soldier but one of the Jewish bystanders who thinks he recognizes in Jesus’ “Eloi, Eloi” (v. 34) a call for Elijah, represents the unbelieving nation. The second man, with Jesus’ redeeming work accomplished and access into the Most Holy Place open, stands as an unlikely witness to faith. The Gentile Roman centurion, upon hearing Jesus’ cry and beholding how he has breathed his last (the note of triumph in Jesus’ death must have carried convincing authority), professes belief in Jesus as the Son of God (v. 39).
1 The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Mark 1:1
39 Now when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”
Mark 15:
Notice how Mark returned to his opening remarks in declaring Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God.
How would you describe what Jesus accomplished through His death on the cross? What image would you use to illustrate this?
His death requires a response.
What one thing did Jesu endure on your behalf that most humbles you?
39 Now when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”
6 But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him.
Mark 15:39
