CHAPTER 26. JESUS AT PILATE'S BAR Matthew 27:1-14; Mark 15:1-5; Luke 23:1-5; John 18:28-38. “ _Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas into the judgment-hall_.” When I was in Jerusalem last November and December, I went directly from the Sanhedrin hall, on Mount Zion in the west, to Pilate's judgment- h... [ Continue Reading ]
PILATE SEEKS TO RELEASE HIM IN LIEU OF BARABBAS Matthew 27:15-26; Mark 15:6-15; John 18:39-40; Luke 23:13-25. “ _And Pilate_, _having called together the high priests_, _rulers_, _and the people_, _said to them_, _You have brought to me this Man as revolutionizing the people_; _and_, _behold_, _I_,... [ Continue Reading ]
JESUS SCOURGED AND MOCKED Mark 15:19; John 19:1-3; Matthew 27:26-30. “ _And having scourged Jesus_, _he delivered Him up_, _that He may be crucified_.” As it was customary with the Romans to precede the crucifixion of condemned criminals by this awful and cruel scourging, Pilate now proceeds to hav... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 27. JESUS LED TO CALVARY Matthew 27:31-34; Mark 15:20-23; Luke 23:26-33; John 19:16-17. “ _And they took Jesus_, _and led Him away_, _carrying His cross_.” MARK: “ _And when they mocked Him_, _they divested Him of His purple robe_, _and put on Him His own raiment_, _and led Him away_, _that... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CRUCIFIXION Matthew 27:35-38; Luke 23:33-38; John 19:18-24; Mark 15:24-28. “ _And it was the third hour_, _and they crucified Him_.” Here you see the bloody work of death began at 9 A.M., and they remained on the cross till 3 P.M. “ _And they crucify along with Him two thieves_; _the one on His... [ Continue Reading ]
THEY REVILE HIM ON THE CROSS Mark 15:29-32; Luke 23:35-43; Matthew 27:39-44. “ _And passing by_, _they continued to blaspheme Him_, _wagging their heads_, _and saying_, _Thou that destroyest the temple_, _and buildest it in three days_, _save Thyself. If Thou art the Son of God_, _come down from the... [ Continue Reading ]
JESUS EXPIRES AMID THE DARKNESS Luke 23:44-46; John 19:28-30; Mark 15:33-37; Matthew 27:45-50. “ _And from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour_.” Infidelity has ransacked astronomy to find a total solar eclipse at this time and thus account for the darkness. If... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 28 CONCURRENT MIRACLES Luke 23:45-49; Mark 15:38-41; Matthew 27:51-56. Our Lord has already expired on the cross, and now we proceed to consider the concurrent miracles so overwhelmingly attesting His Divinity, and pouring a cataract of conviction on the multitude, which rankled like Scythi... [ Continue Reading ]
THE INTERMENT Matthew 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:31-42. _“Then the Jews, in order that the bodies may not remain on the cross on the Sabbath, since it was the preparation (for the day of that Sabbath was great), asked Pilate that they may break their legs, and take them down. Th... [ Continue Reading ]