Before resuming the text, we took additional time to take a deeper dive into the theological breadth and depth of all that Jesus accomplished at the cross. We first observed how Jesus was the means of propitiating the wrath of…
In Matthew 27:45, Matthew describes the entire region of Judea becoming supernaturally engulfed in debilitating darkness for 3 straight hours from 12pm to 3pm. In those hours of Jesus’ crucifixion, this darkness symbolized the blackness of the desolation of His…
As Jesus was led to the place of His crucifixion in Matthew 27:32, the Roman soldiers forcefully pressed a man named Simon of Cyrene into the service of carrying Jesus’ cross for Him. When the execution procession reached its destination…
When Jesus was brought before Governor Pilate beginning in Matthew 27:11, Pilate asked Jesus if He was the King of the Jews … to which Jesus gave a qualified affirmative response. The chief priests and elders raised several charges against…