What Jesus told us about His Death?
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For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Introduction:
There have been many records of Jesus’ death. His death is recorded in 1/4 to 1/3 of the space in the Gospels.
This shows how important His death seemed to the writers.
This evening we are going to talk about how much Jesus told us about His death. Paul also wrote a lot about the death of Christ.
Why did He die?
What place did Jesus’ own death hold in His own mind?
Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures. Wasn’t it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?” Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
Then he said, “When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. And he said, “Yes, it was written long ago that the Messiah would suffer and die and rise from the dead on the third day. It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: ‘There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent.’ You are witnesses of all these things.
“And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven.”
Prayer: Lord let us remember your sacrifice and honor you and it in our lives today.
Jesus spoke a lot about His death. Why do you think He did that?
His death would change the world forever!
Jesus did not emphasize His death in his early ministry as He did later
Jesus did not emphasize His death in his early ministry as He did later
Why did he do this?
It was necessary because they needed to build a relationship with Him first. If He emphasized his death at first it would have confused the disciples. The disciples needed to know and experience His divine character first.
There is also clear evidence that from the beginning of His life Jesus knew that He was born to die.
His baptism - Matt. 3:13-17.
Baptism is also the picture of death and resurrection. Jesus was dedicating Himself to a ministry that will show His deaath and resurrection.
We also heard the voice of the Father:
And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
God showed up ad made it clear who Jesus is!
Then combine with referencing Psalms and Isaiah which shows us that Jesus is the beloved Son of God.
The king proclaims the Lord’s decree:
“The Lord said to me, ‘You are my son.
Today I have become your Father.
“Look at my servant, whom I strengthen.
He is my chosen one, who pleases me.
I have put my Spirit upon him.
He will bring justice to the nations.
Jesus fulfilled all righteousness by publicly declaring his purpose to die and rise again.
Temptation in the wilderness - Matt. 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13.
Jesus committed himself to the way of death by submitting to God’s will.
Satan proposed the way of military power, of miracle working, and of compromise. But Jesus stuck to His Father’s plan.
Early Judean Ministry - Jesus predicted His death and resurrection, but no one understood His sign at the time.
Jesus spoke with Nicodemus - John 3:14-15
Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”
Nicodemus or the disciples did not understand, but Jesus knew that He would be lifted up on the cross and that it would be important and take effect for the salvation of those who believed.
5. Synagogue at Nazareth - Jesus identified Himself as the servant of Jehovah by the prophet Isaiah.
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me,
for the Lord has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted
and to proclaim that captives will be released
and prisoners will be freed.
He has sent me to tell those who mourn
that the time of the Lord’s favor has come,
and with it, the day of God’s anger against their enemies.
and said
Then he began to speak to them. “The Scripture you’ve just heard has been fulfilled this very day!”
A person, upon the authority of Jesus Himself, is justified in applying to Jesus all of the Servant of Jehovah passages, including Isa. 52:12-53:12, which reveals much about Jesus’ concept of His death by crucifixion.
6. Two other incidents in Mark & Matt. where He implies that He had come to die.
Once when John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, some people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t your disciples fast like John’s disciples and the Pharisees do?”
Jesus replied, “Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. They can’t fast while the groom is with them. But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
But Jesus replied, “Only an evil, adulterous generation would demand a miraculous sign; but the only sign I will give them is the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.
Jesus gave new emphasis at the Great Confession
Jesus gave new emphasis at the Great Confession
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
The disciples knew by revelation that Jesus was the Messiah although what that meant exactly, especially the nature of His messiahship.
Jesus seemed almost eager to explain of His coming death.
From then on Jesus began to tell his disciples plainly that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem, and that he would suffer many terrible things at the hands of the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised from the dead.
We read about in succession Mark 8:31; 9:31-32; and 10:32-45 we see how eager Jesus is to instruct the disciples.
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
The ransom was the price paid to free a slave.
Jesus paid the price to free us from the penalty of sin. He did for us what we could not do for ourselves.
The disciples did not understand the nature of Christ’s death until after the resurrection. The record of His prediction stands and that we should not misunderstand.
The parable of the Good Shepherd - John 10:1-21 - this is where Jesus tells a story that He is the Good Shepherd. He knows His sheep and He loves them.
He voluntarily will give His life for His sheep. It is His Father’s will that Jesus do this.
Death and resurrection are always together, united in Jesus’ thought. His sheep from different folds (both Jew and Gentile) will become one flock with one shepherd.
I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd.
“The Father loves me because I sacrifice my life so I may take it back again. No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my Father has commanded.”
The Memorial Supper - On the night before His crucifixion, Jesus observed the Passover with His disciples in the upper room. The last supper meal commemorated the passoing over of the children of Israel by the death angel.
Jesus instituted a new Passover meal for perpetual observance of the passing over of our sins by the Lamb without blemish slain from the foundation of the world.
The bread and the wine represent the body and the blood of the Messiah, which were given for us sinners. Jesus’ statement:
This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
This affirms that His self-giving was essential to the forgiveness of sins. He does for us what we could not do for ourselves.
In Gethsemane - Jesus prayed earnestly:
Luke 21:42 - asking the Father if it is His will for them to remove this cup from Him. But then that not His will but the will of the Father be done.
The cup was more than human death.
The cup was filled with the penalty of the sins for all of us.
Jesus’ real prayer was not to get out of it but to do the will of the Father.
The author of the Hebrews was correct when he wrote:
During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.
Calvary’s Cross - Jesus applied Psalm 22 to Himself
At about three o’clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”
The why is not for much to answer for what reason? as to what purpose?
Psalm 22 answers the question.
All the ends of the earth
will remember and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations
will bow down before him,
Jesus even talked about his death after He was Resurrected
Jesus even talked about his death after He was Resurrected
It is impossible to overemphasize the importance of Jesus’ instruction to His disciples following His resurrection.
Jesus died and then rose again as He predicted.
When He predicted His death the disciples could not understand how the Messiah could die. They did not know their scriptures.
We had hoped he was the Messiah who had come to rescue Israel. This all happened three days ago.
Hope was dead. Jesus opened up scriptures to them the teaching of Scriptures about the Messiah.
Wasn’t it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?” Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
Jesus taught what God had been telling them through the Hebrew scriptures:
Then he said, “When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. And he said, “Yes, it was written long ago that the Messiah would suffer and die and rise from the dead on the third day. It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: ‘There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent.’ You are witnesses of all these things.
“And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven.”
Jesus’ death was in accordance to the OT. Through death He has now come to glory. All authority us now His.
Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
The gospel of repentance and remission of sin in His name is to be preached to all nations in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Conslusion:
Jesus went to the cross voluntarily - He taught that His death was necessary for the forgiveness of sin.
It was not simply that Jesus died, but that it was Jesus who died. His deity and sinlessness are essentials to His atonement.
Every prophecy about salvation spoken by God in time was fulfilles in Jesus. He is the interpreter of the Scriptures about His death.
Through the cross God’s hatred of sin and His love of the sinner is magnified and demonstrated.
All was in accord with God’s will. Because God so loved the world, Jesus died on the cross. His death did not cause God to love the world.