Friday, March 29, 2013

The Finish


“So they handed Him over to be crucified.  They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the Place of the Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha.  There they crucified Him, and with Him two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between.  Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross.  It was written, “Jesus the Nazarene, The King of the Jews.”  

  “He said, “It is finished!”  And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.”

John 19:16-19, 30

They beat Jesus and crowned with a crown of thorns.  They nailed Him to the cross, and as He was dying they gambled for His clothing.  There was no dignity in His death. 

Only His mother, her sister, and Mary Magdalene stood by Him. 

It was a lonely death.

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