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00:11 ♪♪♪ 00:13 >>Eric Flickinger: Welcome to "Sabbath School," 00:15 brought to you by It Is Written. 00:17 We're glad that you can join us today 00:19 as we continue our journey through the book of Mark. 00:21 We are on lesson number 12 of 13, 00:24 "Tried and Crucified," getting down to the very last few hours 00:28 of Jesus' life and some of the most significant things 00:31 that we're going to be covering in the book of Mark. 00:34 Let's begin with prayer. 00:36 Father, we thank You for leading us 00:38 on this journey thus far. 00:39 And now, as we get to 00:41 the very culmination of Christ's life 00:43 here on earth, we ask that You will bless us 00:46 and help us to understand the significance 00:48 of the price that He paid. And we thank You, 00:51 in Jesus' name, amen. >>Dr. Thomas Shepherd: Amen. 00:53 >>Eric: Well, we're happy to have with us once again 00:55 Dr. Tom Shepherd; he is the senior research professor 00:58 of New Testament at the Theological Seminary, 01:02 Andrews University. Tom, welcome back once again. 01:04 >>Tom: It's a joy to be here. 01:06 >>Eric: So we have covered a lot of ground, 01:07 but we still have some significant ground to cover. 01:10 Right now, we are in Mark, chapter 15. 01:13 We've kind of moved sequentially through the book of Mark. 01:16 We're getting to the very culmination of things. 01:18 Mark, chapter 15, talks about Pilate's encounter with Jesus. 01:21 What can we learn from this portion of the story? 01:24 >>Tom: Okay, so, Jesus has two trials that take place: 01:28 one is before the Jewish Sanhedrin; 01:30 one is before Pilate. 01:32 The Jewish trial ended with a condemnation 01:35 really based on the charge of blasphemy, 01:39 that Jesus claimed to be the Son of God. 01:41 Now, the leaders knew that 01:44 that wouldn't fly with the Roman governor, Pilate, 01:48 so they bring another charge. 01:50 And though we never hear their words, if we read 01:54 at the beginning of Mark 15, we see, 01:56 "And as soon as it was morning, 01:57 "...chief priests held a consultation 01:59 "with the elders and scribes and the whole council. 02:01 "And they bound Jesus and led Him away 02:03 "and delivered Him over to Pilate. 02:05 And Pilate asked Him, 'Are You the King of the Jews?'" 02:08 Now, this is the first time we hear this phrase 02:11 in the book, actually: "Are You the King of the Jews?" 02:14 So, obviously, they had brought a charge that was, 02:18 "He claims to be a King." 02:20 And Pilate, like a good governor is gonna-- 02:22 a good judge is gonna ask, is that true? 02:25 "Are You the King of the Jews?" 02:26 Now, Jesus' response is sort of noncommittal: 02:29 "You have said so." 02:30 You know, you're saying it, not me. 02:32 "And the chief priests accused Him of many things." 02:36 Pilate asked again, verse 4: "'Have You no answer to make? 02:39 "See how many charges they bring against You.' 02:41 "But Jesus made no further answer, 02:43 so that Pilate was amazed." 02:47 Right? And we might wonder, 02:50 well, you know, why didn't He say something? 02:55 why didn't He respond, you know? 02:56 Up to this point, 02:58 up to much of this point in the Gospel of Mark, 03:02 Jesus has been, you know, in charge. You know, 03:05 He's just been the master of the sea and the waves, 03:09 He rebukes demons, He heals people of disease, 03:13 you know, He's just really powerful, 03:16 and all of a sudden, you know, when He's arrested, 03:18 He just seems like just weak and just being tossed two and fro. 03:22 Remember that, when we started this journey in Mark, 03:24 we said there were little indications at the beginning 03:27 that point us towards this weak side of being Messiah. 03:32 Now, so, what's really going on here 03:35 is that there are two plots of this story that are intertwined: 03:39 there is the plot of man, and there is the plot of God, 03:43 right? The plot of man is to kill Jesus and be done with Him, 03:47 but the plot of God is to save the world 03:51 through the death of His Son, see? 03:53 So, it's really powerful that the two plots are intertwined, 03:58 and they both proceed at the same time. 04:02 So, the people think that they're defeating Jesus, 04:06 and God's actual plan is that through His death, 04:10 that we will be saved, that there's a way 04:12 out of our dilemma of sin, 04:16 and so that's this intertwining. 04:18 And that's why He doesn't respond, 04:21 you know, He's accepted the cup, 04:24 God didn't take it away, 04:26 and so He's going to drink that cup, 04:29 and so He knows that His life is in the hand of God, 04:32 and so, He has nothing to say, right? 04:36 >>Eric: So, He ultimately is condemned, 04:38 and He's sent to the cross. 04:39 >>Tom: Yeah, so-- >>Eric: What is the cross like? 04:41 >>Tom: Yeah, so, before we get to that point, 04:44 I'd like to talk a little bit more about Pilate 04:47 and his experience 04:49 and just read a little bit more about this. 04:52 So, it says in verse 6, 04:56 "Now at the feast he used to release for them 04:58 one prisoner for whom they asked." 04:59 That wasn't anything legal, it was sort of a, you know, 05:03 they just did this as part of the, for the feast. 05:08 "And among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder 05:11 in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas." 05:13 Now, you know, releasing a murderer is like-- 05:17 you know, that's something, that's nothing you should do. 05:20 "Crowd came up and began to ask Pilate 05:22 "to do as he usually did for them. 05:25 "And he answered [and said to them], 05:27 "'Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?' 05:31 "For he perceived that it was out of envy 05:35 "that the chief priests had delivered Him up. 05:38 "But the chief priests stirred up the crowd 05:40 to have him release for them Barabbas instead." 05:42 So, Pilate is a study in perception and imperception. 05:50 He perceives that they have turned Him over to them in envy, 05:54 and he thinks that he can probably, you know, 05:58 work things out so Jesus doesn't get condemned. 06:02 What he does perceive is the hatred, 06:06 the deep hatred that some of these leaders had for Him, 06:10 and the way that they would manipulate the crowd 06:13 to get Jesus put to death. 06:16 So, the chief priests stir up the crowd, 06:20 and Pilate keeps trying to get Jesus released. 06:24 He said, "Well, wouldn't you like me to release 06:26 the King of the Jews to you?" 06:29 And he's really giving his authority, 06:32 his decision-making, from him over to the people 06:36 and letting them, you know, make the choice. 06:38 Well, then he's going to get what they want, 06:43 and that was for Jesus to be crucified. 06:45 All right, so, now you can come back to that other question. 06:47 >>Eric: So, the crucifixion, what was that like? 06:51 He went to the cross. Why did the Romans use crucifixion? 06:55 What was--walk us through, unpleasant though it may be-- 06:59 what is the crucifixion? >>Tom: Yeah, so, fortunately, 07:02 crucifixion is not used much today--I say "not much"; 07:06 there have been modern examples 07:07 where crucifixion has been used. 07:11 Crucifixion may have begun with the Persians, 07:15 and it was a way to torture a person to death. 07:22 Not much blood-- when they crucified a person, 07:25 not much blood was lost, actually; 07:27 we tend to think that they would bleed to death. 07:29 No, when they crucified somebody, 07:34 sometimes they just tied them to a cross. 07:36 In the case of Jesus, we know that He was nailed to the cross 07:39 because in the Gospel of John, 07:41 Thomas says he wants to see the nail prints. 07:43 Now, the place where the nail would be placed 07:48 is not in the palm of the hand. 07:50 Your bones of your fingers actually extend down 07:52 into the palm, and if they put a nail here, 07:56 it would just tear out because the body could-- 07:58 the hand could not bear the weight. 08:01 They actually put it-- if you take and put your finger 08:03 right at the base of your palm here, 08:05 there's a little indentation-- 08:06 that's where they would put the nails. 08:08 Now, the nail would go through here; 08:10 of course, that's excruciating pain. 08:12 There are three nerves that serve the hand, 08:15 the radial nerve, the median nerve, 08:18 and the ulnar nerve. When you hit your funny bone, 08:20 that's the ulnar nerve that goes over here, 08:22 but the median nerve serves the middle of the hand. 08:25 So, when they went through here, 08:27 it didn't break any blood vessels so much, 08:30 but it did crush the median nerve, 08:32 which would cause amazing pain, and usually, 08:35 or sometimes, it could make a claw-like fist 08:38 when you were nailed to the cross. 08:41 Now, because of the way they nailed people, 08:44 the way they put them on a cross, 08:45 it was hard for them to breathe. 08:47 And so, to get a good breath, 08:49 they would have to kind of extend their body up like this 08:55 and move it around the nails. 08:58 Well, that would send these sharp pains up your arm, 09:01 so it was terribly painful; it was excruciating. 09:05 In fact, we get the word "excruciating"-- 09:08 it's actually from the term "from the cross." 09:11 So, it was a very painful way to die, 09:15 and usually people would last on the cross for days. 09:19 Jesus does not for a very long time, 09:22 but there was much suffering that went with it. 09:27 Usually, people were crucified naked to shame them, 09:31 it was the ultimate shame that the Romans could come up with, 09:34 and it was to intimidate 09:36 the population so they would never do 09:39 whatever this person did who was put on the cross. 09:41 And of course, the inscription above Jesus is 09:45 "The King of the Jews." 09:46 So, if you pretend to be, you know, somebody, you know, 09:53 if you're not going to do what the Romans want, 09:55 this is what's going to happen to you. 09:56 >>Eric: The crucifixion, incredibly painful, 09:59 excruciating, as you used the word, 10:02 but more than the physical pain, 10:04 Jesus went through some spiritual anguish, 10:07 the feeling of being forsaken by God, 10:11 delve into that a little bit. 10:12 >>Tom: All right, so, if we come down to verse 33: 10:16 "When the sixth hour had come, 10:18 "there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 10:23 "And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, 10:26 "'Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?' 10:28 which means, 'My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?'" 10:32 Now, we'll probably talk some more about that, 10:35 maybe after the break, but we have to understand here 10:39 what was going on, 10:41 that Jesus was forsaken by God there on the cross. 10:44 Now, that, we're like, "Wait a minute, God is love. 10:49 Why would God forsake His Son on the cross?" 10:53 He cries out, "Why have You forsaken me?" 10:57 And the answer to that is really the cup of suffering 11:04 that He has accepted, 11:05 the suffering of the sins of the world. 11:08 Sin is a blot, sin is an offense against God, 11:15 and rightly it faces His holy wrath. 11:20 Now, God's wrath is not evil, 11:24 it is not ugly, it is actually pure, 11:27 it is his hatred of sin, 11:29 and so, Jesus taking on that cup, 11:34 deciding that He would be our sin-bearer, 11:37 He takes on what we would suffer 11:40 if we did not have someone to take our place. 11:43 And so, Christ takes our place, 11:46 and He takes on that forsakenness 11:48 that would be ours if it were not for Him. 11:51 So, this is really a striking kind of message to you 11:56 and to me, saying, "Look, it's my sin, it's yours, 12:01 "that brought Jesus to the cross, brought His suffering, 12:04 that forsakenness by God that He went through." 12:07 It's a sobering, sobering message, 12:10 that He was forsaken there. 12:13 He's not left forsaken, 12:15 God had actually not forgotten His Son, 12:19 but He's shrouded in darkness. 12:21 It's not an eclipse; eclipses don't last that long; 12:25 it is the darkness, 12:27 almost like all of creation is suffering with the Son of God 12:31 as He suffers. 12:33 >>Eric: And we're the ones who should have been doing 12:35 the suffering, certainly not Him; He didn't deserve it. 12:37 >>Tom: Yeah. 12:38 >>Eric: Tom, share with us a little bit more about 12:40 that companion book that we have 12:42 to this quarter's "Sabbath School" lesson. 12:44 >>Tom: All right, so this is, we're getting to the end, 12:46 but this is "The Book of Mark," 12:48 it's a companion book 12:49 that goes with the "Sabbath School" quarterly, 12:51 and it gives you a little extra information 12:53 about some of the topics that we discussed, 12:55 goes beyond the quarterly 12:57 and helps you to understand more. 13:00 So, you have more in-depth information about the kinds 13:03 of things we're discussing here about the cross 13:05 and about Jesus's death and its meaning for us today. 13:09 >>Eric: Thank you, Tom. 13:10 We're going to be back in just a moment 13:12 as we continue lesson number 11 here, 13:15 our study in the book of Mark, 13:16 but if you're interested in picking up 13:18 that companion book, 13:19 you can find it at itiswritten.shop, 13:22 again, itiswritten.shop. 13:24 The author is Thomas Shepherd, 13:26 and it is called "The Book of Mark," 13:28 it's the companion book, giving you more detail, 13:30 more depth into what we're studying this quarter. 13:33 We're going to come back in just a moment 13:35 as we continue looking at lesson number 11, 13:37 "Tried and Crucified," here in the book of Mark. 13:40 We'll be right back. 13:42 ♪♪♪ 13:46 >>John Bradshaw: It's everywhere, 13:48 adorning churches, adorning people, 13:51 there's a season every year commemorating the cross, 13:55 but beyond eggs and rabbits, there's a power, 13:58 the power of a sacrifice, the power of the love of God. 14:03 Be sure you see "At the Cross" and learn about the single event 14:07 that changed the course of history, 14:10 the event that can change your life forever. 14:13 Predicted by prophets and foretold by Jesus Himself, 14:17 what happened at the cross was a demonstration 14:20 of God's love like no other. 14:23 Humanity's fall into sin in the Garden of Eden 14:25 brought upon Adam and Eve 14:27 and their descendants inescapable consequences, 14:30 but into that turmoil stepped Jesus, 14:33 promising the planet a way of escape. 14:36 Don't miss "At the Cross," 14:38 brought to you by It Is Written TV. 14:46 >>John Bradshaw: Thank you for remembering that It Is Written 14:48 exists because of the kindness of people just like you. 14:52 To support this international life-changing ministry, 14:55 please call us now at 800-253-3000. 14:59 You can send your tax-deductible gift 15:01 to the address on your screen, or you can visit us online 15:04 at itiswritten.com. 15:06 Thank you for your prayers and your financial support. 15:08 Our number again is 800-253-3000, 15:12 or you can visit us online at itiswritten.com. 15:17 ♪♪♪ 15:21 >>Eric: Welcome back to "Sabbath School," 15:23 brought to you by It Is Written. 15:25 We're taking a look at Jesus' trial 15:27 and crucifixion here in the book of Mark 15:30 as we're studying our "Sabbath School" lesson together. 15:33 Tom, looking at this, 15:35 some of the most incredible scenes in Christ's life, 15:39 Jesus doesn't speak much while He's on the cross, 15:43 but what He does say is likely going to have 15:46 some significance. Walk us through His statement there. 15:49 >>Tom: Okay, we're looking at Mark 15, verse 34. 15:53 "At the ninth hour Jesus cried [out] with a loud voice, 15:55 "'Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?' 15:58 "which means, 'My God, my God, 16:00 why have You forsaken me?'" 16:02 We talked before the break 16:03 about the darkness that this presents. 16:06 Actually, all four of our gospels present 16:09 the cross in a little bit different light 16:11 or a little bit different way. 16:14 Typically, the great themes of the gospel 16:19 find their focus here at the cross. 16:22 So, Matthew and Mark present us the real dark side of the cross, 16:27 how it cost, the cost of our salvation. 16:30 Luke and John present more the light side of the cross, 16:34 the outcome for us in salvation. 16:37 Luke has the thief on the cross, 16:39 it's the wonderful story of his salvation, 16:41 and in the Gospel of John, as we will study next quarter, 16:45 the cross is Jesus' hour of glory; 16:48 it's His enthronement as the King. 16:50 So, Mark presents to us this dark aspect of the cross. 16:55 And the statement Jesus has, 16:58 we notice these are the only words of Jesus 17:01 on the cross in the Gospel of Mark: 17:03 "My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?" 17:05 It's so discouraging, it's so dark-sounding, 17:09 but there's several things to notice about it. 17:11 First of all, it's a prayer; Jesus' only words on the cross 17:16 in Mark are a prayer, a prayer to God. 17:19 He's saying, "My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?" 17:22 Not only is it a prayer, 17:24 He's quoting from the Old Testament, 17:27 and so, it's good to read your Old Testament 17:31 because you'll say, 17:33 "Oh, I didn't realize that that was there 17:35 and that it shows up in the New Testament." 17:37 Turn over to Psalm 22. 17:42 Psalm 22 is a very interesting psalm. 17:46 It's actually Messianic in the way it describes-- 17:49 there's numerous things that are described here that happened 17:52 at Jesus's death, but we want to read verses 1 through 5. 17:58 >>Eric: "My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? 18:01 "Why are You so far from helping me, 18:03 "and from the words of my groaning? 18:06 "O my God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear; 18:09 "and in the night season, and am not silent. 18:12 "But You are holy, enthroned in the praises of Israel. 18:16 "Our fathers trusted in You; 18:18 "they trusted, and You delivered them. 18:20 "They cried to You, and were delivered; 18:22 they trusted in You, and were not ashamed." 18:25 >>Tom: All right, so this is a very interesting psalm 18:27 because it goes back and forth between terror, 18:34 desperation, depression, and praise-- 18:38 the two that you'd say, "Wait a minute, 18:41 these don't fit together," all right? 18:44 One of the things I like about the Psalms 18:47 is that it goes from all the way, 18:49 the highest joy down to the deepest depression, 18:53 you know, it has everything, but in every case, it's always, 18:58 it turns to God, you know, it's turning to God. 19:00 So, he's praying here, the psalmist is saying, 19:03 "My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? 19:05 "Why are You so far from saving me, 19:07 from the words of my groaning?" 19:09 Again, in verse 3: 19:10 "Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. 19:14 "In You our fathers trusted; 19:15 they trusted, and You delivered them." 19:17 So, he's contrasting his own experience 19:19 with the mighty deeds of God in the past, 19:22 and it goes back and forth and back and forth. 19:25 in this whole psalm; 19:26 there's this kind of interesting parallel discussion. 19:30 So, Jesus is referring to this psalm in making His prayer, 19:36 and that should lead us to read this psalm 19:40 because it tells us 19:41 some of the context of the crucifixion. 19:47 And in fact, other of our gospels 19:51 will quote or allude to different passages, 19:54 different parts of this very psalm and talk about it. 19:59 So, you come down to something like verse 25, 20:06 "From You come my praise in the great congregation; 20:08 "my vows I will perform before those who fear Him. 20:11 "The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; 20:13 "those who seek Him shall praise the Lord! 20:16 May your hearts live forever!" 20:18 There's kind of this, almost this depiction 20:20 of His crucifixion, and then His resurrection 20:22 and His ascension, His affirmation by God. 20:26 So, this psalm is kind of a backdrop 20:30 to what's going on at the cross. 20:31 Now, it's interesting because our gospels will often, 20:36 at the scene of the cross, they have the words 20:39 that actually are in the Old Testament, 20:43 where the religious leaders scorn Jesus and they say things, 20:47 and it's like they're quoting from the Old Testament. 20:49 And you'd think, "Don't you guys get it? (laughing) 20:53 "You're fulfilling the prophecy here. 20:55 Can't you see what's happening?" 20:57 And He had warned them-- we remember 20:59 we read about that in Mark, chapter 12, 21:02 but they didn't take the warning. 21:05 >>Eric: No, unfortunately they didn't. 21:07 We take a look at Jesus' crucifixion, 21:10 and there are some parallels that we find 21:13 between Jesus' crucifixion and His baptism. 21:18 Help us to find those parallels. 21:19 >>Tom: Okay, so there are a total 21:22 of at least six parallels 21:24 between His baptism and His crucifixion. 21:28 Remember, He said in chapter 10 that He would-- 21:32 He said to James and John, "Are you able to drink my cup? 21:36 Are you able to be baptized with my baptism?" 21:38 The cup, as we saw, was in Gethsemane; 21:41 the baptism, Jesus' baptism in blood is here as a cross, okay? 21:46 And there's numerous ways, things that show us 21:49 the parallels between the two, 21:50 so let me just kind of run down these a little bit, all right? 21:54 John baptizes Jesus in chapter 1, 21:58 it's the commencement, the beginning of His ministry, 22:02 and the cross is the culmination of His ministry. 22:06 Remember, we said that He's on a journey. 22:07 Where is He going? He's going to the cross. 22:10 Now, He's not going to stop there, 22:11 because He will rise from the dead, 22:13 but the cross comes as this important crux, 22:17 shall we say, of the story. 22:20 So, John baptizes Him; here we are at Jesus' baptism. 22:24 John--we know from reading about the story of transfiguration 22:30 and afterwards that John is the Elijah-like figure, 22:34 he wears clothes, in chapter 1, that are like Elijah. 22:36 Now, if you read verse 35 of Mark 15, it says, 22:41 "And some of the bystanders hearing it said, 22:43 'Behold, He is calling Elijah.'" (laughs) 22:47 Now, you wouldn't know that if you didn't have 22:49 the Aramaic words, 22:51 "Eloi, Eloi," or, "Eli, Eli," which would be 22:55 "my God, my God," but it sounds, you know, 22:57 it's like Elijah, it sounds like Elijah, 23:00 and they misunderstand: "'Behold, He is calling Elijah.' 23:03 "And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, 23:06 "put it on a reed and gave it to Him to drink, saying, 23:08 'Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down.'" 23:13 So, John is the Elijah figure in chapter 1, 23:16 and here people take Jesus' words as if He's calling Elijah. 23:20 Now, when Jesus dies-- we keep reading, 23:25 and it says in verse 37, 23:26 "And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed His last." 23:30 We'll come back to that. 23:31 In verse 38, "And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, 23:35 "from top to bottom. 23:37 "And when the centurion, who stood facing Him, 23:39 "saw that in this way He breathed His last, 23:42 he said, 'Truly this man was the Son of God!'" 23:45 Okay, now, there are parallels between all these statements 23:48 here and what went on back at the baptism, okay? 23:52 At the baptism, we are told that the heavens were split, 23:56 torn open, and the Spirit comes down. 23:58 Now, the only other place in the Gospel of Mark where this verb 24:03 "to split" is used is here, 24:05 that the curtain in the temple is torn from top to bottom, 24:09 indicating it was God who tore the veil in two, all right. 24:15 Jesus receives the Spirit at His baptism, 24:19 and here it says when He dies, 24:21 the Greek verb is "ekpneó," it means "to breathe out," 24:26 and it contains the same root. 24:28 The word for "spirit" in Greek is "pneuma," 24:31 and it contains the same root, 24:32 "pneó," of Him, the spirit departing. 24:36 God spoke at His baptism, "You are my beloved Son." 24:40 The centurion speaks at the cross and says, 24:43 "Truly this man was the Son of God!" 24:45 So, there's all these parallels 24:47 between the two that indicate that, 24:49 wow, the cross is really an important place. 24:53 It is the baptism of Jesus; it is His baptism in blood, 24:56 that, as He said, Is the "ransom for many," 25:00 where He saves the world. 25:01 So, it's a powerful kind of an expression 25:04 about the meaning of the death of Jesus. 25:07 >>Eric: So, we've come to His death now, 25:09 but the story isn't over here, 25:12 as you've mentioned, it has a happier ending, 25:14 but we want to go through-- 25:15 let's go through the grave first, through His burial. 25:18 What's the significance of Jesus' burial? 25:21 >>Tom: Well, you know, I used to give 25:24 these passages to students to analyze the story, 25:28 and this part of the story, the burial of Jesus, 25:32 almost sounds kind of a quiet denouement 25:36 that's, you know, not that important, 25:38 but actually it's very important. It's very important. 25:41 So, we should read verses 42 through 47. 25:46 >>Eric: "Now when evening had come, 25:47 "because it was the Preparation Day, 25:49 "that is, the day before the Sabbath, 25:51 "Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, 25:54 "who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, 25:56 "coming and taking courage, 25:58 "went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 26:01 "Pilate marveled that He was already dead; 26:03 "and summoning the centurion, 26:05 "he asked him if He had been dead for some time. 26:07 "So when he found out from the centurion, 26:09 "he granted the body to Joseph. 26:11 "Then he bought fine linen, took Him down, 26:14 "and wrapped Him in the linen. 26:15 "And he laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, 26:19 "and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. 26:21 "And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses 26:24 observed where He was laid." 26:25 >>Tom: Okay, so this is important 26:28 because it indicates to us that Jesus really died, all right. 26:33 There are some who would want to suggest 26:35 that He didn't really die on the cross, 26:39 and so, He didn't really rise from the dead 26:42 because He never really died, all right? 26:44 Well, that's just not the case, 26:45 the Romans knew how to kill people, 26:47 and when Joseph of Arimathea 26:51 comes to ask Pilate for the body of Jesus, 26:55 Pilate is surprised 26:58 because usually people didn't die that quickly on the cross, 27:01 and so he has to confirm it. 27:03 So, what does he do? He calls the centurion: 27:06 "Has He actually died?" 27:08 And yes, the centurion confirms that Jesus is dead. 27:13 So then, Pilate releases the body. 27:16 Now, Joseph buys a linen shroud, takes Him down from the cross, 27:20 wraps Him in the shroud, lays Him in a tomb, 27:23 and puts a rock over the front of the tomb, 27:26 and there are two women who are watching what has happened, 27:29 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses. 27:32 These two women, they're not the only ones, 27:34 but these two women will show up again 27:38 over at the tomb on Sunday morning. 27:41 Now, there are, we should say, three days here; 27:45 there's the day Jesus died, there's the Sabbath, 27:48 and then there's the resurrection. 27:50 We'll see in our next lesson about the resurrection, 27:52 but it's very clear here that Jesus died. 27:55 >>Eric: So, He's dead. What now? 27:58 Well, next week we're going to be looking at "The Risen Lord," 28:02 the culmination of our 13-week study together, 28:04 and we're looking forward to having you join us 28:07 for that final episode, that final lesson. 28:10 We look forward to seeing you next time 28:11 here on "Sabbath School," brought to you by It Is Written. 28:14 ♪♪♪ 28:25 ♪♪♪ 28:27 [Captions provided by Aberdeen Captioning www.abercap.com] |
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