Love from Cross to the Tomb
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· 11 viewsGod's love displayed in the death and burial of Jesus
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Time is at hand
Time is at hand
Time is essential. Time had come for prophesy to be fulfilled. Time had come for the law to be fulfilled. Time had come for the Savior to become the sacrifice for all time.
In the Jewish way of reckoning time, it was from 6:00am - 6:00pm. and in we see three times listed. We have already seen the first time (Mk15:25)
25 It was the third hour when they crucified Him.
This was after a night and morning of torture and ridicule. Now we have also seen that He was on the cross for six hours up to this point (Mk15:26-32) where the taunting, the ridicule, the mocking continued.
We have arrived at the time at hand, the time that Jesus came to live for, to die as our propitiation for our sins. We come to the last 3 hours of His life.
33 When the sixth hour came, darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
35 When some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, “Behold, He is calling for Elijah.” 36 Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, “Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down.”
37 And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed His last. 38 And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
39 When the centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!” 40 There were also some women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Less and Joses, and Salome.
41 When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and minister to Him; and there were many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem. 42 When evening had already come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
43 Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent member of the Council, who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God; and he gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. 44 Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead.
Mk15:37-38
45 And ascertaining this from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. 46 Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was laid.
What do you see, what do you notice, what sticks out to you?
This morning as many churches are gathering and looking at the birth of Christ we are looking at the death of Christ so that we can be reborn! We are going to look at the death and the burial passages this morning.
Death of Jesus
Death of Jesus
The last three hours of Jesus life. There are some important elements for us to learn from or be reminded of as we get into this passage. The passion of the Christ is before us now and is culminated in these things.
The Darkness (Mk15:33; fulfilling Jn3:16-21, 12:35-41, also see 2Cor4:3-6)
How long did this darkness last?
There was darkness in the minds and the hearts of the people
16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17 “For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
18 “He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 “This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.
20 “For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21 “But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God.”
Could this be the darkness that Jesus spoke of to Nicodemus?
35 So Jesus said to them, “For a little while longer the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. 36 “While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light.” These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and hid Himself from them.
37 But though He had performed so many signs before them, yet they were not believing in Him. 38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke: “Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
39 For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again, 40 “He has blinded their eyes and He hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes and perceive with their heart, and be converted and I heal them.”
41 These things Isaiah said because he saw His glory, and he spoke of Him.
Is this the darkness that fulfills the Isaiah prophesy?
3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, 4 in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
5 Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God, 6 who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
Is this a time of judgment, a time of veiling for those who are perishing?
The cry of agony (Mk15:34; Ps22:1; other sayings from the cross Lk23:34, 23:43; Jn19:26-27; Jn19:28, 30; Lk23:46)
34 At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
This cry of agony in the flesh as seen previously in the cry of David
1 My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning.
is a prophetic look at this cry of agony that ended the Psalm with supreme confidence.
The international bible dictionary says regarding this
“This interpretation does not deny the real anguish that Jesus experiences but understands His cry as an expression of trust that God will intervene and ultimately vindicate Him” -ibid.
I think that it is important that we take just a few minutes to acknowledge the 7 sayings from the cross that Jesus makes, Mark does not cover them all.
34 But Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves.
Father forgive them! - prior to Him being the perfect sacrifice.
43 And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.”
Today you will be with me, the promise to the thief on the cross, forgiveness as he had offered to others.
26 When Jesus then saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” 27 Then He said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” From that hour the disciple took her into his own household.
The instructions to John and to His mom that John was faithful to carryout
28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished, to fulfill the Scripture, said, “I am thirsty.”
The words to prepare for the final two statements from the cross, but it is here that bring about the compassion of the Centurion who would profess his belief in a very short while.
30 Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.
It is finished! The sin of the world had been placed on his shoulders, there was nothing left to do. He offered up His Spirit, man did not take it from him, or break His Spirit!
46 And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.” Having said this, He breathed His last.
His final words! - Jesus was not a martyr for a cause, He was a willing sacrifice for the sins of the world.
We could spend much time on the 7 sayings, but that could me a study in and of itself but today we are looking at the Mark account of God love from the cross to the tomb. So may we now continue.
The mockery and the sympathy (Mk15:35-36)
As he was mocked in Mk15:29-32 the mockery continues in this passage.
35 When some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, “Behold, He is calling for Elijah.” 36 Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, “Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down.”
So does the compassion of one who offered him a sponge with vinegar or some versions say sour wine. all this leading now to his death in the 9th hour.
Mk15:
The death (Mk15:37)
37 And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed His last.
Mark does not give the details of what He cried out, but we know from the other readings we have done today already.
The death some claim was from insanquination; some say from ruptured heart, some from dehydration, but it seems that it was a willing heart brought about the finished work on the cross!
The curtain (Mk15:38; also the earthquake Mt27:51; Exo19:16-18; also check out Heb10:19-20)
38 And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
From heaven to earth, the veil that separated man from God, from the holy place to the most holy place. Jesus sacrifice tore the veil of separation and all were made able to come into God’s presence.
This took place with an earthquake
51 And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split.
This is similar to the earthquake that happened when the Law was given to Moses in Exo19:16-18. So an earthquake to bring the law and one to end the law when the law was fulfilled and it was finished!
May we also consider that it is the end of the old covenant what was being replaced by the new.
19 Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh,
Let those verses sink in!
But yet there is more to look at.
The Centurion's conclusion (Mk15:39)
39 When the centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
Mk15:39
What does say about faith? Faith comes by hearing, hearing by the word of Christ. Literally that is what this Roman centurion heard and it brought about faith that this man truly was the Son of God!
The ministering women (Mk15:40-41; Jn19:25; Mt27:56)
They looked from afar to see where they buried Him.
Ministering woman had been a part of Jesus journey to the cross from early on (Lk8:1-3)
These women are identified in the passage along with more details in the supporting passages.
40 There were also some women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Less and Joses, and Salome. 41 When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and minister to Him; and there were many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.
We have Mark of Magdalene
We have Mary, James and Joses mother, and wife to Clopas
Salome, this is James and John’s mother
56 Among them was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
Mark does not identify Mary the mother of Jesus in his passage, but she was there according to John’s account
25 Therefore the soldiers did these things. But standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
The story is not over and you know it. We have the picture of the blood Christ beaten beyond recognition, slandered, mocked, nailed, pierced dead on the cross now come our next section for today.
Burial of Jesus
Burial of Jesus
Love from the cross to the tomb continues as we look at the burial of Jesus.
The time (Mk15:42)
43 Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent member of the Council, who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God; and he gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. 44 Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead.
40 There were also some women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Less and Joses, and Salome. 41 When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and minister to Him; and there were many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.
42 When evening had already come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
45 And ascertaining this from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. 46 Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
Mk15:45-46
MK15:
This is the time of twilight, the preparation day to the Sabbath. This is just after the time of the evening sacrifice that would have been given at the temple. Jesus was not a sacrifice, HE was the sacrifice.
47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was laid.
The request (Mk15:43; Jn19:38-39)
43 Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent member of the Council, who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God; and he gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
Mk15:47
M15:43
We know he was a member of the council (Sanhedrin)
We know he too was waiting for the kingdom of God
He risked it all as a believer to go and request for the body along with Nicodemus; also along with
38 After these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body. 39 Nicodemus, who had first come to Him by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds weight.
38 After these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body.
The confirmation of His death (Mk15:44-45)
44 Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead. 45 And ascertaining this from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
The timing was too short for a typical crucifixion when word came to Pilate that he was dead and now Joseph is asking for the body. Pilate wanted confirmation before releasing the body, he got it an released the body.
The burial (Mk15:46; Jn19:40-42)
46 Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
We can learn a little more about the tomb from John’s account
40 So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen wrappings with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. 41 Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.
42 Therefore because of the Jewish day of preparation, since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.
One more quick thing to mention in the passage before we close
The women (Mk15:47; Lk23:55-56)
47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was laid.
and when they knew they went to prepare
55 Now the women who had come with Him out of Galilee followed, and saw the tomb and how His body was laid. 56 Then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes. And on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
So, what are you walking away with today? we have looked and love from the cross, and love from the cross to the tomb.