A DAILY WALK WITH JESUS THROUGH THE EVENTS OF HOLY WEEK FRIDAY – Today well trace Jesus steps on Good Friday, the most difficult day of Passion Week. Christs journey turned treacherous and acutely painful in these final hours leading to his death. According to Scripture, Judas Iscariot, the disciple who had betrayed Jesus, was overcome with remorse and hanged himself early Friday morning. Meanwhile, before the third hour (9 a.m.), Jesus endured the shame of false accusations, condemnation, mockery, beatings, and abandonment. After multiple unlawful trials, he was sentenced to death by crucifixion, one of the most horrible and disgraceful methods of capital punishment. Before Christ was led away, soldiers spit on him, tormented and mocked him, and pierced him with a crown of thorns. Then Jesus carried his own cross to Calvary where, again, he was mocked and insulted as Roman soldiers nailed him to the wooden cross. Jesus spoke seven final statements from the cross. His first words were, Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing. (Luke 23:34, NIV). His last were, Father, into your hands I commit my spirit. (Luke 23:46, NIV) Then, about the ninth hour (3 p.m.), Jesus breathed his last and died. By 6 p.m. Friday evening, Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea, took Jesus body down from the cross and lay it in a tomb.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 13:52:17 +0000
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