Showing posts with label Crucifxion-Cross. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Crucifxion-Cross. Show all posts

Why did the curtain of the temple tear into two when Jesus died?

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It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of ...

Are deathbed conversions acceptable to God?

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But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we a...

Why was Jesus crucified with thieves?

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Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him ...

If Pilate found no reason to crucify Jesus, why then did he allow it?

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Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate appealed to them again. But they kept shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” For the third time he spoke ...

Why did Jesus answer people by saying “That’s what you said”?

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So Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied. Luke 23:3             Jesus didn’t have to d...

How is someone betrayed with a kiss?

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While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to k...

Why didn’t the apostles understand Jesus statements about his coming crucifixion?

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“Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men.” But they did not understa...

Why didn’t any other Gospel but Matthew mention the dead rising from the graves at Jesus crucifixion?

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  …The earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They came o...

Why did Jesus cry out as he died about being forsaken?

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About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you fors...

What’s everything that happened to Jesus on his way to the cross?

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They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in hi...

Was Pilate really innocent of Jesus’ blood?

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When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the cro...

Why did the centurion at the cross believe in Jesus?

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When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaim...

Why was Jesus mocked, as if crucifixion wasn’t bad enough?

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  The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers. They put a purpl...

Why did Jesus not answer his accusers?

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Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing ...

What prophecies about Jesus are in Isaiah?

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Isaiah pointed to faithful man who would come from the House of David.  Zechariah, John the Baptist’s father, prophesied about someone com...