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As we pick back up from this morning looking at “The Darkest Day” in human history, Jesus has had some deep valleys so far that night.
The joy of celebrating the Passover with His disciples, was diminished by Judas Iscariot abandoning the Saviour to go and betray Him to His enemies.
Then there was the low of His spiritual agony as He prayed in the Gethsemane.
And to top it all off there was the betrayal by Judas kissing Him and His arrest by the soldiers.
But the night was going to get worse.
Again let me remind you that we will never know the true depths of agony and pain Jesus went through for sinners like us.
Text; Mark 14:53-65
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The Darkness of Humanity; 14:53-65
False Witnesses- According to the Law, the testimony of witnesses in a trial had to be in perfect agreement,
Corrupt Court- the trial of Jesus was illegal
The Jew’s own laws, that regulated their court system, prohibited them from having a trial at night, on a feast day or on the eve of any Sabbath days.
All trials conducted by the Sanhedrin were to be held in The Hall Of Hewn Stones, on the Temple grounds.
This was held at the home of the High Priest.
The Sanhedrin could not bring formal charges against a defendant, they could only investigate charges made by others.
The charges were changed 3 times during the trials [destroy the temple, blasphemy, treason against Caesar]
Murderous Mob- Priests, Pilate, People, Praetorium Guard
I don’t believe any of these people were followers of Jesus.
Jesus was carried to a mock trial at night and most of the people who were thankful for Jesus in His teaching, healing and loving them were asleep and unaware of what was taking place.
In the early morning when Jesus was before Pilate, the people were preparing for the High Sabbath of the first day of Unleavened Bread.
The Priests hated Him because he hurt their religious business.
Pilate didn’t know him and was a coward when it came to appeasing the people.
The people chose a rebel leader they admired because he started an insurrection against the Roman occupation of Jerusalem, and the Praetorium Guard hated all Jews, especially one who claimed to be their king.
2. The Darkness of Calvary; 15:22-34
Calvary- another name for Golgotha/Place of a Skull.
It is a hill outside of Jerusalem that is shaped like a skull.
When you think about a skull you think of death, bones, fear, nothing good!
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Numbered with the transgressors- Jesus was crucified between two transgressors [lawless ones/thieves].
The King of Glory is treated as a common thief.
He died in the company of the ones He came to seek and save and fulfilled the prophesy of Isa.
53:12.
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Mocked- adding to the pain of the cross was the shame and disgrace of public humiliation from the people.
They hurled insults and wagged their heads as a gesture of hatred and scorn.
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Sin- from 12 noon till 3pm, darkness covered the earth.
A darkness like it was during the 9th plague on Egypt [Ex.
10:21-29].
A darkness of a hardened heart of Pharaoh, a darkness of death.
God’s judgment on sin.
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Forsaken by God- The greatest darkness of the day was when God had to abandon His Son because of SIN! [34]
In the wilderness and in Gethsemane, Jesus went through great despair and agony, but was comforted by angels sent by His Father [Mark 1:13; Luke 22:43].
On the cross, Jesus endured the full reality of hell’s torments, including being forsaken by His Father.
John Phillips said, “the work of creation was done in the light; the work of redemption was done in the dark.”
3. The Darkness of Death; 42-46
Joseph of Arimathea came and asked for the body of Jesus to prepare it for burial instead of it rotting on the cross for days.
He buried Jesus in his own tomb and rolled the stone shut.
Death seems so final.
The Bible presents death as separation: physical death is the separation of the soul from the body, and spiritual death is the separation of the soul from God.
Death is the result of sin.
“For the wages of sin is death,” Romans 6:23a.
The whole world is subject to death, because all have sinned.
“By one man sin entered the world, and death by sin, and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned” (Romans 5:12).
On the cross Jesus experienced the darkness of death, not as a sinner, but as our substitute.
Close;
In the midst of all the darkness we have in this world, remember there is hope in the Light.
Jesus said, “I am the light of the world.
He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
The precious royal blood of Jesus Christ covers the darkness of all our sin!
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