Note for 20241223 - The Gospel of Jesus Christ - Part 24 - John 19 - The Crucifixion

 

Merry Christmas. Come read or listen as we discuss the Crucifixion, the purpose for which Christ was born.




The Gospel of Jesus Christ

According to John


Read Through The Bible

As it Happened” Bible Reading Plan


Day 037

Exodus 22 to 24


Part 24 - John 19 - The Crucifixion


The Audio Version of today’s note


John 19:1-42 KJV

[1] Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. [2] And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, [3] and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands. [4] Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him. [5] Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man! [6] When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him. [7] The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. [8] When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid; [9] and went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer. [10] Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee? [11] Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin. [12] And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Cæsar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Cæsar. [13] When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. [14] And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King! [15] But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cæsar. [16] Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away. [17] And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: [18] where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst. [19] And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. [20] This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. [21] Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. [22] Pilate answered, What I have written I have written. [23] Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. [24] They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did. [25] Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. [26] When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! [27] Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home. [28] After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. [29] Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. [30] When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. [31] The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. [32] Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. [33] But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: [34] but one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water. [35] And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. [36] For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. [37] And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced. [38] And after this Joseph of Arimathæa, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus. [39] And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. [40] Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. [41] Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. [42] There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.


https://bible.com/bible/1/jhn.19.1-42.KJV


Note for 20241223


Today, for me, it is the 23rd of December 2024, but for many of you, receiving this message, you will receive it on the 25th. How wonderful is it, that on the day that man exchanges gifts with one another, this is the message that will go out? That, The King of the Jews, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, died upon the cross, that man can live; all that believe on Him and upon His Name.


Jesus was born for this purpose, to take away the sin of mankind, that they may be redeemed back to GOD. But, man stood for murder. You know, I can almost see in my mindseye how those who shouted for Him to be crucified rioted in the public spaces. Is that not how man still makes his demands to the government today? Most recently, we have seen this type of behaviour, regarding the conflict in the Middle East, and also for xenophobia, where strangers have come into the cities of the people and crime has become more rampant. In my head it turns about the lawless men. I wonder if this is how the men rioted outside the door of Lot's House, so they may "know" the angels that were with him. I have no heart to stand in rebellion, or to riot in the street. My petition is made to the Throne of GOD Almighty, in the Name of Jesus Christ, and The LORD knows my heart. That man will repent before the Lord our Saviour, of their wicked self interest and the hate and rage in their hearts. That they may receive Salvation and enter into the peace of GOD and find their rest in Jesus Christ.


Do you know my name? In Hebrew it would be, Mattit'YAHU Yochanan. In English, it is Matthew John and in my home language of Afrikaans, it is Mathys Johannes. Matthew means, "Gift of GOD" and John, "Grace of GOD." What I bring to you then this day, is the Gracious Gift of GOD, The Word of GOD, Jesus Christ of Nazareth whose birthday is celebrated at this time. Here in the scripture today, you can read what He suffered through, that you may live forever. The prophecy about Him went out, before He was born in the flesh. It was known at His birth, for which cause the wisemen of the East followed the sign in heaven to come to pay Him tribute, and the Heavenly choir sang in the heavens, by the witness of shepherds in the field at night. This is the Christ that was born unto us, to take away the sin of mankind. His crucifixion was man's response.


Right before the cross, Jesus gives his mother to John for care, and John to his mother for a son, with Mary Magdalene standing witness. Even as He hung on the cross, He portrayed the principle of substitute. There He hung and died, instead of me and you.


May GOD Almighty, our Father in Heaven be Glorified in this forever, that He gave His Son, Jesus Christ in our stead as the Eternal Sacrifice for Sin and Death. Hallelujah, may all who have breath call upon His Name and be saved.


Shalom

The House of Bread


Verse of The Day

From the YouVersion Bible App (expanded from verses 9 and 10)


Luke 2:9-14 KJV

[9] And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. [10] And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. [11] For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. [12] And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. [13] And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, [14] Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, good will toward men.


https://bible.com/bible/1/luk.2.9-14.KJV




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