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The Suffering (passion)

(Matthew 26:14)

The Passover - preparation of the Lamb

The Lamb was to be prepared and eaten and its blood spread on the door post to keep death away from the home.

Jesus’s final hours spent with His disciples were hours of warning and instruction and prayer

Jesus predicts that all of His disciples would leave him that night. They all deny it!

A feeling of Abandonment grief

Matthew 26:38 NKJV

Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.”

Jesus pleads with the father 3 times

Matthew 26:39 NKJV

He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”

Jesus Betrayed

Jesus is betrayed by Judas with a kiss and then arrested

Jesus Falsely Accused

At Caiphas house Jesus is falsely accused by the high priest. Looking for false witnesses they tried to conjure up accusations against Jesus so they could put Him to death

Jesus Mocked and Beaten

They spat on Jesus’s face and hit Him with their fists.

Peter denies Jesus 3 Times

Jesus is taken to Pilate

Pilate offers to release Jesus but the people chose Barabbas instead

Jesus is rejected by the crowd

The crowd demands Jesus be crucified

Jesus is Flogged

Jesus is flogged and then turned over to the Romans to be crucified

The Romans stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. They also put a crown of thorns on Him. They beat His head with a stick and spat on Jesus

Jesus is Mocked by The Roman Soldiers

Jesus is Lead Away to be Crucified

Jesus carries his own cross

They Nailed Jesus to the Cross with a sign that read “The King of the Jews”

They mocked and scoffed at Jesus

At noon darkness fell across the whole land until 3

At 3 Jesus cries to the Father!

My God! My God! Why have you abandoned me?

The Death of Jesus. It is Finished!

Matthew 27:50–53 NKJV

And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

Jesus’s body is taken down from the cross.

His body wrapped in clean linen cloth.

Buried in a tomb carved out of the rock.

A large stone was rolled across the entrance

Soldiers were placed in front of the Tomb

Saturday Silence

Hope gone

But in the Background something was happening. Something eyes could not see!

Isaiah 53:5 NKJV

But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.

The greatest thing that could ever happen was happening! The greatest enemy was being defeated!

John 12:24 NKJV

Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.

Colossians 2:15 NKJV

Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.

Resurrection Power

Matthew 28:1–8 NKJV

Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it. His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. And the guards shook for fear of him, and became like dead men. But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you.” So they went out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word.

New Life

Isaiah 25:8 NKJV

He will swallow up death forever, And the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces; The rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth; For the Lord has spoken.

John 11:25–26 NKJV

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

Romans 8:11 NKJV

But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.