Mark presents us with witnesses to the fact that Jesus died. The Roman centurion had never seen anyone die like this before, with victory and peace. The second witnesses are…
It is a blessing to understand the significance of the tearing of the curtain in the temple. The curtain blocked access to God. Jesus' death was Him taking our sin…
There is something positive and awesome about Jesus' last cry that leads the centurion to conclude He was the Son of God. It was a cry of accomplishment and completion:…
The meaning of the supernatural darkness on the cross is obvious. There is undeniable evidence in the Bible. This is about the wrath of God. Jesus takes the judgement for…
On the cross, Jesus is mocked by all of society, rejected as prophet, priest and king, thus fulfilling prophecy. The evidence they ask for of His being the Messiah is…
Mark doesn't go into the details of the physical agony of the crucifixion but does mention the humiliation of Jesus' clothes being divided by the soldiers, and His dying naked.…
Jesus was fully conscious in the place where He died. He refused the drink that would have dulled His senses and accepted the one that would keep Him conscious for…
Simon is compelled to carry the cross for Jesus. This was an encounter that was from his perspective unplanned and unexpected but that changed everything. Christians have different stories and…
Jesus, having been beaten and scourged, was not the image of a hero or king in the Greco-Roman world. He is an altogether different kind of hero, giving Himself to…