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This book surveys the significance of the death of Jesus on the cross using key verses and passages and a harmony of the Gospels, including this chart summary:

Introduction

The Old Testament foretold Jesus’ death

Jesus foretold his death

Holy Week

The Resurrection and Ascension

Reflections on Jesus’ Death and Resurrection

New Testament

Other Sources

Conclusion

Good Friday – Day of Crucifixion Mark 14:43 – 15:47 – trials and death

Jesus before the Council

They took Jesus to the high priest; and all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes were assembled. ⁵⁴Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the guards, warming himself at the fire. ⁵⁵Now the chief priests and the whole council were looking for testimony against Jesus to put him to death; but they found none. ⁵⁶For many gave false testimony against him, and their testimony did not agree. ⁵⁷Some stood up and gave false testimony against him, saying, ⁵⁸‘We heard him say, “I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.”’ ⁵⁹But even on this point their testimony did not agree. ⁶⁰Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, ‘Have you no answer? What is it that they testify against you?’ ⁶¹But he was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest asked him, ‘Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?’ ⁶²Jesus said, ‘I am; and

“you will see the Son of Man
seated at the right hand of the Power”,
and “coming with the clouds of heaven.”’

⁶³Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, ‘Why do we still need witnesses? ⁶⁴You have heard his blasphemy! What is your decision?’ All of them condemned him as deserving death. ⁶⁵Some began to spit on him, to blindfold him, and to strike him, saying to him, ‘Prophesy!’ The guards also took him over and beat him. (Mark 14:53-65)

Jesus before Pilate

As soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. They bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. ²Pilate asked him, ‘Are you the King of the Jews?’ He answered him, ‘You say so.’ ³Then the chief priests accused him of many things. ⁴Pilate asked him again, ‘Have you no answer? See how many charges they bring against you.’ ⁵But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.

(Mark 15:1-5)

Jesus before Herod

When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. ⁷And when he learned that he was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him off to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. ⁸When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had been wanting to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see him perform some sign. ⁹He questioned him at some length, but Jesus gave him no answer. ¹⁰The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him. ¹¹Even Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him; then he put an elegant robe on him, and sent him back to Pilate. ¹²That same day Herod and Pilate became friends with each other; before this they had been enemies.

(Luke 23:6-12)

Pilate Hands Jesus over to Be Crucified

Now at the festival he used to release a prisoner for them, anyone for whom they asked. ⁷Now a man called Barabbas was in prison with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection. … ¹⁵So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified. (Mark 15:6-7, 15)

The Soldiers Mock Jesus

Then the soldiers led him into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters); and they called together the whole cohort. ¹⁷And they clothed him in a purple cloak; and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on him. ¹⁸And they began saluting him, ‘Hail, King of the Jews!’ ¹⁹They struck his head with a reed, spat upon him, and knelt down in homage to him. ²⁰After mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.

(Mark 15:16-20)

The Crucifixion of Jesus

They compelled a passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross; it was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus. ²²Then they brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). ²³And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it. ²⁴And they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots to decide what each should take.

²⁵It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. ²⁶The inscription of the charge against him read, ‘The King of the Jews.’ ²⁷And with him they crucified two bandits, one on his right and one on his left. ²⁹Those who passed by derided him, shaking their heads and saying, ‘Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, ³⁰save yourself, and come down from the cross!’ ³¹In the same way the chief priests, along with the scribes, were also mocking him among themselves and saying, ‘He saved others; he cannot save himself. ³²Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see and believe.’ Those who were crucified with him also taunted him. (Mark 15:21-32)

This was to fulfil what the scripture says, ‘They divided my clothes among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots’

(John 19:24; see Psalm 22:18)

These things occurred so that the scripture might be fulfilled, ‘None of his bones shall be broken.’ ³⁷And again another passage of scripture says, ‘They will look on the one whom they have pierced.’

(John 19:36-37; see Psalm 34:20; 22:16; Zechariah 12:10)

The Death of Jesus

When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. ³⁴At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?’ which means, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’³⁵When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, ‘Listen, he is calling for Elijah.’ ³⁶And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, ‘Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.’ ³⁷Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. ³⁸And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. ³⁹Now when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, ‘Truly this man was God’s Son!’

⁴⁰There were also women looking on from a distance; among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. ⁴¹These used to follow him and provided for him when he was in Galilee; and there were many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem. (Mark 15:33-41)

Matthew gives further details.

And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ that is, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ ⁴⁷When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, ‘This man is calling for Elijah.’ ⁴⁸At once one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink. ⁴⁹But the others said, ‘Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.’ ⁵⁰Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice and breathed his last. ⁵¹At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, and the rocks were split. ⁵²The tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. ⁵³After his resurrection they came out of the tombs and entered the holy city and appeared to many. (Matthew 27:46-53)

The Burial of Jesus

It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached, ⁴³Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. ⁴⁴Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died. ⁴⁵When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph. ⁴⁶So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. ⁴⁷Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid. (Mark 15:42-47 NIV)

Comment from Dr Michael Evans

I was told by a distinguished rabbi about the ceremony when the Children of Israel presented lambs to the priest. The lamb would be impaled on a horizontal and vertical pole. Its back would be flayed to ensure it was a spotless lamb. None of its bones would be broken, and the blood would be drained from the lamb.

Does that sound familiar? The lamb was roasted on two poles forming a cross. Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, was placed on a cross. His hands and feet were pierced, and none of His bones were broken. Jesus was crucified on the very day the Passover lambs were being offered up.

Dr Michael Evans (Jerusalem Prayer Team)

For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified (Hebrews 10:14).
And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19).

Holy Week

Holy week, from Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to his death and resurrection, is by far the greatest week in history.

Jesus, the Lamb of God, the Son of God, the Saviour of the world, chose to be crucified in Jerusalem at the Passover festival. He became our Passover Lamb, slain from the foundation of the world.

The Old Testament points to Jesus, the Messiah, God’s Anointed One. The New Testament tells his story and calls us to respond in faith to his gift of salvation and eternal life.

Key Passages

Holy Week: the last week of the earthly life of Jesus may be summarized this way as a general guide. The different Gospels record different events, each one telling the Gospel, the good news, in their own way. So this arrangement is just an estimate of the sequence of the momentous developments in Holy Week.

This summary follows the outline in Mark’s Gospel:

Selections from The Lion of Judah (4) The Death of Jesus

Palm Sunday – Day of Demonstration

Mark 11:1-11 (Zech 9:9) – Jesus enters Jerusalem

Monday – Day of Authority

Mark 11:12-19 – fig tree, temple cleansed

Tuesday – Day of Conflict

Mark 11:20 – 13:36 – debates with leaders

Wednesday – Day of Preparation

Mark 14:1-11 – anointed at Bethany

Thursday – Day of Farewell

Mark 14:12-42 – last supper

Good Friday – Day of Crucifixion

Mark 14:43 – 15:47 – trials and death

Saturday – Day of Sabbath

Mark 15:46-47 – tomb sealed

Easter Sunday – Day of Resurrection

Mark 16:1-18 – resurrection appearances

The following selections give highlights of key events that week.

These passages remind us of events from the most momentous week in all history, and indeed in all eternity. The Lamb of God, slain from the foundation of the world, took our sin upon himself, died in our place, and conquered death. He alone is the Saviour of the World. All who believe in him, all who trust him, will not die but live for ever with him.

Holy Week: Confrontation

Description	Location	Scripture
The supper in Simon’s house	Bethany	Mt 26:6-13 Mk 14:3-9 Jn 12:1-9
Mary anoints Jesus	Bethany	Mt 26:7-13 Mk 14:3-8 Jn 12:3-8
Triumphal entry into the city	Jerusalem	Mt 21:1-11, Mk 11:1-10, Lk 19:29-44 Jn 12:12-19
Survey of the Temple	Jerusalem	Mk 11:11
Retirement to Bethany	Bethany	Mk 11:11
Withering of the barren fig-tree	Olivet	Mt 21:18-19, Mk 11:12-14
Second cleansing of the Temple	Jerusalem	Mt 21:12-17 Mk 11:15-19, Lk 19:45-48
Retirement to Bethany	Bethany	Mt 21:17, Mk 11:19
The lesson of the fig-tree	Olivet	Mt 21:20-22, Mk 11:20-25
Discourses in the Temple:	Jerusalem	Mk 11:26
The rulers’ question	Jerusalem	Mt 21:23-27, Mk 11:27-33, Lk 20:1-8
The parable of the two sons	Jerusalem	Mt 21:28-32
Parable of the wicked husbandmen	Jerusalem	Mt 21:33-46, Mk 12:1-12, Lk 20:9-19
Parable of the wedding garment	Jerusalem	Mt 22:1-14
The subtle questions:-
1) of the Pharisees – the tribute money	Jerusalem	Mt 22:15-22, Mk 12:13-17, Lk 20:20-26
2) of the Sadducees – the resurrection	Jerusalem	Mt 22:23-33, Mk 12:18-27, Lk 20:27-39
3) of the Lawyer – the great commandment	Jerusalem	Mt 22:34-40, Mk 12:28-34
Our Lord’s counter question	Jerusalem	Mt 22:41-46 Mk 12:35-37, Lk 20:41-44
Scribes and Pharisees denounced	Jerusalem	Mt 23:13-33
The widow’s mite	Jerusalem	Mk 12:41-44, Lk 21:1-4
The coming of the Greeks	Jerusalem	Jn 12:20-36
The departure to the Mt of Olives	Olivet	Mt 24:1-3, Mk 13:1-3

Prediction 1: the destruction of Jerusalem	Olivet	Mt 24:3-28, Mk 13:3-23, Lk 21:5-24
Parable of fig-tree and all the trees	Olivet	Mt 24:32,33, Mk 13:28,29, Lk 21:29-32

Prediction 2: of the second coming	Olivet	Mt 24:28-51, Mk 13:23-37, Lk 21:24-36
Parable of the householder	Olivet	Mk 13:34
Parables:- The ten virgins	Olivet	Mt 25:1-13
Parables:- The talents	Olivet	Mt 25:14-30
Parables:- The sheep and the goats	Olivet	Mt 25:31-46
The Sanhedrin in council	Jerusalem	Mt 26:3-5, Mk 14:1-2, Lk 22:1-2
Compact of the traitor	Jerusalem	Mt 26:14-16, Mk 14:10,11, Lk 22:3-6

The Last Supper

Preparation of the Passover	Jerusalem	Mt 26:17-19, Mk 14:12-16, Lk 22:7-13
Washing the apostles’ feet	Jerusalem	Jn 13:1-17
The breaking of bread	Jerusalem	Mt 26:26, Mk 14:22, Lk 22:19
‘One of you shall betray me’	Jerusalem	Mt 26:21, Mk 14:18, Lk 22:21, Jn 13:21
‘Is it I ?’	Jerusalem	Mt 26:22-25, Mk 14:19
Giving of the dipped bread	Jerusalem	Jn 13:26,27
Departure of Judas Iscariot	Jerusalem	Jn 13:30
Peter warned	Jerusalem	Mt 26:34, Mk 14:30, Lk 22:34, Jn 13:38
Blessing the cup	Jerusalem	Mt 26:27-28 Mk 14:23-24 Lk 22:17
The discourses after supper	Jerusalem	Jn 14:1-16:33
Christ’s prayer for his apostles	Jerusalem	Jn 17:1-17:26
The hymn	Jerusalem	Mt 26:30, Mk 14:26

Gethsemane and Trials

The agony	Gethsemane	Mt 26:37, Mk 14:33, Lk 22:39, Jn 18:1
The thrice-repeated prayer	Gethsemane	Mt 26:39-44, Mk 14:36-39, Lk 22:42
Sweat and angel support	Gethsemane	Lk 22:43-44
The sleep of the apostles	Gethsemane	Mt 26:40-45, Mk 14:37-41, Lk 22:45-46
Betrayal by Judas	Gethsemane	Mt 26:47-50, Mk 14:34,44, Lk 22:47, Jn 18:2-5
Peter smites Malchus	Gethsemane	Mt 26:51, Mk 14:47, Lk 22:50, Jn 18:10
Jesus heals the ear of Malchus	Gethsemane	Lk 22:51
Jesus forsaken by disciples	Gethsemane	Mt 26:56, Mk 14:50
Jesus led to Annas	Jerusalem	Jn 18:12-13
Jesus tried by Caiaphas	Jerusalem	Mt 26:57, Mk 14:53, Lk 22:54, Jn 18:15
Peter follows Jesus	Jerusalem	Mt 26:58, Mk 14:54, Lk 22:55, Jn 18:15
The high priest’s adjuration	Jerusalem	Mt 26:63, Mk 14:61
Jesus condemned, buffeted, mocked	Jerusalem	Mt 26:66,67, Mk 14:64-65, Lk 22:63-65
Peter’s denial of Christ	Jerusalem	Mt 26:69-75, Mk 14:66-72, Lk 22:54-62, Jn 18:17-27
Jesus before Pilate	Jerusalem	Mt 27:1-2, Mk 15:1, Lk 23:1 Jn 18:28
Repentance of Judas	Jerusalem	Mt 27:3
Pilate comes out to the people	Jerusalem	Jn 18:29
Pilate speaks to Jesus privately	Jerusalem	Jn 18:33
Pilate orders him to be scourged	Jerusalem	Mt 27:26 Mk 15:15 Jn 19:1
Jesus crowned with thorns	Jerusalem	Mt 27:29 Mk 15:17 Jn 19:2
‘Behold the man’	Jerusalem	Jn 19:5
Jesus accused formally	Jerusalem	Mt 27:11 Mk 15:2 Lk 23:2
Jesus sent by Pilate to Herod	Jerusalem	Lk 23:6-11
Jesus mocked, arrayed in purple	Jerusalem	Lk 23:6-11
‘Behold your King’	Jerusalem	Jn 19:14
Pilate desires to release him	Jerusalem	Mt 27:15, Mk 15:6, Lk 23:17, Jn 19:12
Pilate’s wife message	Jerusalem	Mt 27:19
Pilate washes his hands	Jerusalem	Mt 27:24
Pilate releases Barabbas	Jerusalem	Mt 27:26
Pilate delivers Jesus to be crucified	Jerusalem	Mt 27:26, Mk 15:15, Lk 23:25 Jn 19:16

Crucifixion

Simon of Cyrene carries the cross	Jerusalem	Mt 27:32, Mk 15:21, Lk 23:26
They give Jesus vinegar and gall	Golgotha	Mt 27:34, Mk 15:23, Lk 23:36
They nail him to the cross	Golgotha	Mt 27:35, Mk 15:24-25, Lk 23:33, Jn 19:18
The superscription	Golgotha	Mt 27:37, Mk 15:26, Lk 23:38, Jn 19:19

1) Father, forgive them	Golgotha	Lk 23:34
His garments parted, and vesture allotted	Golgotha	Mt 27:35, Mk 15:24, Lk 23:34, Jn 19:23
Passers-by rail, the two thieves revile	Golgotha	Mt 27:39-44, Mk 15:29-32, Lk 23:35
The penitent thief	Golgotha	Lk 23:40
2) Today you will be with me …	Golgotha	Lk 23:43
3) Woman, behold your son. …	Golgotha	Jn 19:26,27
Darkness over all the land	Golgotha	Mt 27:45, Mk 15:33, Lk 23:44,45
4) My God, my God, why … ?	Golgotha	Mt 27:46, Mk 15:34
5) I thirst	Golgotha	Jn 19:28
The vinegar	Golgatha	Mt 27:48, Mk 15:36, Jn 19:29
6) It is finished	Golgotha	Jn 19:30
7) Father, into your hands …	Golgotha	Lk 23:46
Rending of the veil	Jerusalem	Mt 27:51, Mk 15:38, Lk 23:45
Graves opened, saints resurrected	Jerusalem	Mt 27:52
Testimony of Centurion	Golgotha	Mt 27:54, Mk 15:39, Lk 23:47
Watching of the women	Golgotha	Mt 27:55, Mk 15:40, Lk 23:49
The piercing of his side	Golgotha	Jn 19:34
Taking down from the cross	The Garden	Mt 27:57-60, Mk 15:46, Lk 23:53, Jn 19:38-42
Burial by Joseph of Arimethea, Nicodemus	The Garden	Mt 27:57-60, Mk 15:46, Lk 23:53, Jn 19:38-42
A guard placed over the sealed stone Back to The Lion of Judah	Garden	Mt 27:65-66

You can Publish for Free: Share Good News

by Geoff 22 September 2014 2 Comments

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You Can Publish for Free is a small book that you can use or pass on to others, showing you how you can publish for free and share your good news.

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1. Create
2. Upload
3. Distribute

Here is part of Chapter 1: Create

This morning I had an idea: Why not make a book explaining how to make a book for free?

So here it is.

I’ve been publishing books for a while. It used to cost me a lot, but now I do it for free. So can you.

All the guidebooks and articles that I found seemed hard to understand, so I thought: Why not make a simple guidebook that anyone can use? Here it is. This book is available to order in print or immediately available on Kindle and here as a PDF. I uploaded it to Kindle Direct Publishers (KDP) for free.

All you need is a computer (or laptop, or tablet, or even a smartphone) linked to the internet. The Kindle and PDF versions are handy because they have direct links to web pages.

I chose to print this book in ‘color’. That costs a bit more but for small books of 24-40 pages or so, copies are not expensive. If you use images or photographs they look better in ‘color’.

So if you would like to publish a book like this simple one for free, go ahead. It’s easy to do. You can upload it today for free and order copies tomorrow! You just pay for the copies you order, from one to any number you want. And authors/publishers get their copies cheaper than anyone else!

What book?

The possibilities are endless!

An easy way to start would be by using your family or holiday photos. Many people have albums on web pages such as on Facebook but books are still popular and welcome, especially as gifts.

You may like to use images as I have done in my Appendix.

Perhaps you could consider fiction or non-fiction. Most of my books are non-fiction, but I have included fiction stories that a pre-school grandson told me when he was 3 and 4. Uploading many edited copies to the publisher costs nothing as I gradually improved the layout of the book. There’s a holiday idea for you with your children or grandchildren

An older grandson wrote a biography for a primary school assignment so I published that and it became a welcome and popular gift. He did the layout himself. You could help your children or grandchildren make a small book of around 24 pages.

Your children or grandchildren may appreciate your autobiography or part of your life story. The world has changed so much since the twentieth century that your story could be really interesting especially if you illustrate it with some photos. You could start with some small books and then combine them into one larger volume later.

I have published various essays written by my students and made them available in a book. If you do that you become the editor of that book. Students often gave their work to me with better formatting than I can do myself. I have encouraged students to publish their work, for free.

Maybe you lead or speak in a study group and could gather your material into a small resource book. You can have that published and in your hands within a month, or have it available on Kindle tomorrow! I often use my books as resources for my speaking or teaching.

Why not try something to begin? You may find yourself enjoying this hobby and helping or blessing others in the process.

Comments from my Blog – You can publish for free:

A huge advantage of Kindle Direct Publishing is that you can upload new editions, or corrections, also for free.

Digital eBooks are easiest to do now. Just upload your Word file to Kindle! Add a free cover you create with Cover Creator.

Just go to Kindle Direct Publishing (an Amazon company) and follow the links.
What you publish there goes on Amazon and Kindle for free.
Expanded distribution adds your book(s) to The Book Depository with free airmail worldwide, and your books are listed on other distributors, some of which get listed on Amazon as well.

You can start small. For example, King of the Granny Flat (a biography – Look inside) was a Grade 7, primary school assignment done by my grandson, Dante Waugh, including the layout and photo selections. So Grandpa just published it – for free. There’s an idea for parents and grandparents!

The main disadvantage is that all your errors get published (in print or digitally) just as you upload them! But it’s easy to then upload a corrected version for free. If you have a spouse or friend good at editing, you’re home and hosed. Kindle Direct Publishing now provides a brilliant digital proof of your book that you can examine before publishing.

You can pay for services, such as covers, layout, editing, marketing. But these are optional extras. At first, I used their services for layout and covers. This first line of images here gives examples of cover designs I paid for:

Here are examples of cover designs done by others that we reproduced:

I did most of my other books with the cover creator for free. For example, the 20 issues of the Renewal Journal have the same cover design and fonts, but different colours and photos – See Renewal Journals page:

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