Mark 15:33-47
Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi,Eloi, lama sabachthani?"- which means, "My God , my God, why have you forsaken me?
Before Jesus breathed his last. There were Mary, Magdalene, Mary the other of James the younger and of Jose, and Salome. In Galilee these women had followed Jesus and cared for his needs.
Salome: Zebedee;s wife; mother of James and John(Mattew 27:56)
Jesus breaks the mould of women in that generation.
The centurion who stood there in front of Jesus, heard his cry and saw how he died, he said,"Surely this man was the Son of God!"
Greek-speakers used this phrase o someone heroic:' a truly great man'.
The data before the Sabbath is Preparation Day. As evening approached, Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, who went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus's body. He buried Jesus in a tomb cut out of rock.
Death by crucifixion was long drawn out. It often took two days or more. But by three in the afternoon' Jesus us dead. Joseph, a member of the Sanhedrin Council and a disciple of Jesus saves him from the final indignity of a mass grave.
Why?
Jesus suffered not only physical horror and pain, but also the horror of spirit.
The Gospel writers play down the physical horror of the hours on the cross when Jesus plumbed the depths of suffering. But why did he die? The Gospel writers and the whole New Testament see Jesus' death as the climax of his mission, the final fulfillment of God's purpose. His suffering was 'for us and for our salvation'.
By his death he paid the full penalty for 'the sins of the world', once and for all. In Jesus' own words, recorded in the Gospel accounts of the Last Supper, his body was broken and his blood was shed to make a new covenant' between human beings and God.
By his death he reconciled us to God making possible the free gift of eternal life.
How?
Every one who like to serve Jesus are welcome to his present. Serve Him by our willingness and our hear, mind and strength. He is worthy for praise and worship.
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