Mark 15:32 “Let the Christ, the King of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Even those who were crucified with Him reviled Him.”    And would they believe? They hadn’t believed up to this point, why would this change anything. These men had lived in hypocrisy so long, the…

Mark 15:31 “Likewise the chief priests also, mocking among themselves with the scribes, said, “He saved others; Himself He cannot save.”    These men comforted their conscience with these words. The guilty feel it and must justify themselves. Mocking only adds sin to sin, but it is one of the devil’s tricks and easy for…

Mark 15:30 “save Yourself, and come down from the cross!”    And what an irony is this! They jeeringly tell Him to come down, and yet it was their salvation He was securing. Now, many would reprimand me and say He only died for those whom He would save. But say it this way, He…

Mark 15:29 “And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads and saying, “Aha! You who destroy the temple and build it in three days,”    They blasphemed Him. How often that happens! That is the great sin of this age. This is the day if His great mercy and grace. And yet the…

Mark 15:28 “And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.”    This is directly from Isaiah 53:12. Jesus was numbered with the transgressors. He became sin for us, Who knew no sin. This is the great message of the cross. Never miss it. Jesus Himself took upon Himself the…

Mark 15:27 “With Him they also crucified two robbers, one on His right and the other on His left.”    Like Barabbas, these men may have been more than common robbers. They may have been murderers. They may have been revolutionaries. We don’t know for sure, but we do know they weren’t very nice folks.…

Mark 15:26 “And the inscription of His accusation was written above: THE KING OF THE JEWS.”    This was Pilate’s idea. He really enjoyed reading the Jews. This was a way to do it and get away with it. They wanted him to change it, but he refused. It is appropriate, since it was completely…

Mark 15:25 “Now it was the third hour, and they crucified Him.”    The third hour would be roughly 9 AM by Jewish reckoning. It is important to understand the Jewish measure of time. It is a very biblical approach. The day begins as it did in the beginning, with darkness. The nighttime is the…

Mark 15:24 “And when they crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting lots for them to determine what every man should take.”    As we know from the other Gospels, they did not want to divide up his main garment. It was woven as one piece and was thus more valuable as such. They gambled…

Mark 15:23 “Then they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it.”    Why was this offered? Presumably to deaden the pain. And why did Jesus refuse? Well, there are a lot of answers to that. The main reason, however, was that this was no normal execution. In this…