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Christ Died for Us

• The crucifixion of Jesus is the central event in the entire history of the human race.
• On the cross Jesus took upon Himself all the sins of the world.
  • Romans 5:8-10 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
  • 2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him
  • 1 Peter 2:22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

1. JESUS MOCKED BY THE SOLDIERS
   • After Jesus was scourged, the soldiers took Him into the hall where the soldiers stripped Jesus and placed a scarlet robe on His wounded bleeding back.
   • They then put a crown of thorns and placed it upon His head, placed a reed in His right hand, bowed before our Lord and mocked Him.
   • They cried, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
     • Matthew 27:27-29 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

SIMON AND THE CROSS

• On the way to Calvary, they found a man named Simon, a man of Cyrene, and forced him to carry the cross.
• The soldiers then crucified Jesus, placing His cross between two thieves.

4. The Thief on the Cross

• One of the thieves on the cross mocked Jesus, while the other thief rebuked the other thief.
  • And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.

5. FORGIVENESS ON THE CROSS

• Jesus showed compassion, even on the cross
  • Luke 23:4 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots

6. THE HAPPENINGS AFTER HIS DEATH

• After Jesus died, the veil in the Temple was torn into from top to bottom.
• There was a great earthquake, in the graveyard many graves opened and people
  came out of them
  • Matthew 27.50-54 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying. Truly this was the Son of God.

7. JESUS IS BURIED

• A rich man, Joseph of Arimathaea asked Pilate for permission to take away the body of Jesus. Nicodemus, the same man who was told of his need to be “born again”.
• They wrapped Jesus in a clean linen cloth and placed Him in Joseph’s personal tomb.
• What looked like a defeat was actually a great victory for the Kingdom of God.
• Jesus had accomplished His purpose in coming into the world.
• He had taken the place of sinful humanity and made it possible for us to escape the
  wages of sin which is death.
  • Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life
    through Jesus Christ our Lord.