Mark 15:40 “There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome,”    These women were there because they too were involved with the Lord in His ministry. They did not have the role twelve did and could not. But,…

Mark 15:39 “So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!”   On what does this centurion base his statement? What caused him to make it? Why would a man of the world say this? Well, several things…

Mark 15:38 “Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.”    This begins an age of great mercy and grace, the age we are now in. The Spirit of God is no longer limited to the Holy Place. He no longer comes and goes from the hearts of only…

Mark 15:37 “And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last.”   We are tempted to take issue with the translation here. This is not the last breath of Christ. The gospel record makes that quite plain. But, the translation I can assure you is quite accurate.  But why? Why would Mark…

Been sick, no post today.

Mark 15:36 “Then someone ran and filled a sponge full of sour wine, put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink, saying, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to take Him down.”   Would we believe the gospel accounts more of they were identical? No. They would…

I will be taking a vacation from posting this week. I hope to resume next Monday.

Mark 15:35 “Some of those who stood by, when they heard that, said, “Look, He is calling for Elijah!”    They misunderstood what Jesus said. In His condition, that’s not very surprising. He would have been difficult to understand. They thought He was calling Elijah to help Him.   We must keep in mind that the…

Mark 15:34 “And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”    We generally do not hear any incredulity in connection with this statement. But, it is quite difficult to understand. God will not look…

Mark 15:33 “Now when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.”   This would be about three hours, from about noon to about three in the afternoon. We don’t know the exact extent of this darkness. It seems it covered at least the region of Judea.…