Luke 7:48
Luke 7:48, “And He said to her, ‘Your sins are forgiven.’” Jesus suffered beyond imagination so that anyone who receives Him as Lord and God can hear this words spoken over them from the throne of the universe–today.
Mark 15:15 + Isaiah 53:5
Mark 15:15, “…and having scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.” Isaiah 53:5, “…and with His stripes, we are healed.” There is no God like YHWH
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Ezekiel 47:1 + John 19:34
John 19:34, “But one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.” Ezekiel 47:1, “…and behold, water was issuing from below the threshold of the temple…” The waters of eternal life flow out into all the earth only because the true “Temple” was pierced on
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Psalm 114:7-8 + Matthew 27:51
Psalm 114:7-8, “Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, who turns the rock into a pool of water…” Matthew 27:51, “And the earth shook, and the rocks were split”
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Psalm 86:8
Psalm 86:8, “There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours.” And the work that most definitively declares Him to be the One and Only True God was performed on Golgotha.
Zephaniah 3:14-15 + John 19:3
Zephaniah 3:14-15 “Rejoice…YHWH has taken away the judgments against you…The King of Israel, YHWH, is in your midst; you shall never again fear evil.” The Greek word in this image is the word translated “Rejoice!” in Zephaniah 3. It’s significant because this same word–as well as “king of Israel/Jews” –is used both in Zephaniah and
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Psalm 80:3 + Isaiah 52:14
Psalm 80:3, “Let your face shine, that we may be saved!” Isaiah 52:14, “His face was so disfigured he seemed hardly human..” Hallowed be His name.
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Genesis 2:3
Genesis 2:3, “God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all His work that He had done…”
Psalm 42:7
Psalm 42:7, “Deep calls to deep at the roar of your waterfalls; all your breakers and waves have gone over me…” At the cross
Luke 24:50
Luke 24:50, “…lifting up His [nail-scarred] hands He blessed them.” His suffering is at the center of our blessing.
Luke 23:23 + Revelation 5:12
Luke 23:23 – Loud cries of men call for the Lamb’s death Revelation 5:12 – Loud cries of angels worship the Lamb, slain and risen
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Luke 22:44
Luke 22:44,”And being in an agony, He prayed more earnestly” Christ’s mind and heart aflame with the agony of love.
Mark 14:22, 24
Mark 14:22,24, “Take; this is my body….This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.”
John 1:51
John 1:51, “…you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
Matthew 27:46
Matthew 27:46,”My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” May this agony and mystery never cease to stagger us…
Matthew 27:26
Matthew 27:26,”…having scourged Jesus…” Astonishing, the verb “scourged” and our Lord and God as the object…