This Is Jesus: King of the Jews

 

John 19:1

So then Pilate took Jesus and had Him scourged (flogged, whipped).

Isaiah 50:6

I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.

Isaiah 53:5

But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was crushed for our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing]; The punishment [required] for our well-being fell on Him, And by His stripes (wounds) we are healed.

Knowing now that His face was a bloody mess from having His beard torn out, we see that His persecutors further assaulted Him.

John 19:2

And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and put a purple robe around Him. 

Matthew 27:29

And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

Mark 15:17

They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.

John 19:3

And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail (rejoice, be glad), King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.

His back, shoulders, neck, and legs having been whipped to shreds earlier, now had a garment thrown around Him, which caused the wounds to clot and cling to the cloth. But when the rob was stripped away from Him, the bleeding began again. And this is how He walked and carried the cross (beam) in the road and up the hill. 

Matthew 27:31

After they had mocked Him, they removed the robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify Him.

The post would already have been placed into the ground. The beam Christ carried across His shoulders, but in His condition, His weakened body had not strength to carry such a heavy crossbeam. 

Mark 15:21

Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.

Luke 23:26

As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.

And when Jesus reached the top of Golgotha, the soldiers nailed His hands to the cross beam, raised Him up on the crossbeam and set it into the post already there. Then they nailed His feet to that post.

Psalm 22:16

For dogs have surrounded me; a gang of evildoers has closed in on me; they pierced my hands and my feet.

Matthew 27:35

After they had nailed him to the cross, the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.

Psalm 22:18

They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

John 19:23-24

When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. So they said to one another, "Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it." This was to fulfill the Scripture: "They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing." So that is what the soldiers did. 

Matthew 27:37

Above His head they put up the charge against Him in writing: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

The crime He was accused of and crucified for. And who accused Him.

Luke 23:38 tells us it was written in three languages, that all who saw Him would know who He was.

And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

[in Greek:  Αυτός είναι ο Ιησούς Ο Βασιλιάς των Εβραίων           ; in Latin: Hic est Iesus Et rex Iudaeorum; in Hebrew: זה ישו מלך היהודים]

John 19:19

And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And in the agony of breathing, Jesus managed to make seven statements. His lungs were pressed for air, His heart struggling to keep blood pumping through His body for just long enough, His whole body cramping, aching and weakening, Jesus spoke. 

Luke 23:34-35

When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.

Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

Luke 23:39-43

One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”

But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment? We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!” And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

 

John 19:26-27

When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.”

Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.

John 19:28

After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”

Matthew 27:46

About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

Luke 23:44-46

It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour. The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle. Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.

Isaiah 53:3-5, 7

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opens not his mouth.

Psalm 22:14

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

Jesus died of a broken heart. Though leg-breaking was the common way of increasing the time of death for many who were crucified, this was not necessary for the death of Christ: He had already died.

John 19:33-34

So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and those of the other. But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.  

Mark 15:39

When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

This is Jesus: King of the Jews

 

While We Were Yet Sinners, Christ Died For Us

Romans 5:8  But God

commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus

How could any one who fully understands what happened when Christ died, ever turn their back on Him?

Once we learn who God is and why He sent His only begotten Son to die in our place, what else can a person do but give their heart back to the God who gave them His heart? Every argument you can give has  an answer in The Word of God. It is the written Word many choose to believe is real and true for every person in every walk of life. The whole world does not revolve around us nor do we revolve around the world.

God created a man and a woman and put them in charge of taking care of the garden, but He did not give them the garden. And when sin entered this world through their disobedience to the God who loved them, sin became the ruler of this world and all that is in it. Its ugly briers and snares were made to trap and wound people. Its evilness declared itself to be 'all that' and entered into the hearts of men and women who chose and still choose to turn their backs on God's Word.

Sin is disobedience to God's Holy Word in any form, whether it is to turn your back on Jesus; refuse to believe the WHOLE Word of God; not answer God's call on your life, your heart. Sin corrupts, destroys, neglects, rusts, traps, snares, attaches itself to , weaves its wicked ways into. Sin is willful deliberate transgression against divine law. Sin is an illegal or immoral decision or action taken by any person who disobeys God's Word. Any deviation from the Truth is sin.

A lie is a lie; a liar is a liar. A thief is a thief: whether you taste test that grape in the produce department, mug a person for their personal property, or break into their homes and steal their possessions. If you are entrusted to do something or take care of something, and you break that trust, you are a thief. You have stolen their trust. Nobody makes you do anything you don't want to do. Fear of retaliation will play its part in the decisions we make when we choose to do wrong, but still, it is our choice. A hard thing to say knowing how much wickedness is in this world today. I'm talking about everyday sins here. Sins that other people do when they disobey God, and that you are entangled in with them, involuntarily or against your will, are not being explained here.

People want a better life. And some will do anything, go anywhere and say anything to get it. Except the one thing they should say and do: pray to God for deliverance from sin and accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of their lives. Many think God is for the weak-minded; He has been long ignored by the intellectual, the scientist, the mathmetician, the politician, the medical professions, the teachers and professors, the parents, the students; the drug addict, the alcoholic, the meth-head, the predator, the homosexual, the psychotic, the players and the users. BUT GOD IS. And God is FOR EVERY ONE. His LOVE His MERCY His PEACE His HOPE is FOR EVERY ONE.

GOD IS. Read Romans 5:6-8 again, but read it like this:
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time CHRIST died for the ungodly. (No other religious leader [god, idol] has ever done that. EVER).
For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure (possibly, perhaps by chance) for a good man some would even dare to die. (Especially on the battlefield in wartime. But if you live where violence is prevalent (daily for some), then you know that this is true).
BUT GOD commendeth (approves, sanctions, advocates) His Love toward us, in that (even though), while we were yet sinners (transgressors of the divine law, living sinful sin-filled lives), CHRIST DIED FOR US."
O God, Thank You Thank You Thank You for saving me. Without You I would be so so lost, so undone, so messed up. If it weren't for You answering my Mother's prayers, I would have faced judgment years ago and been condemned to hell and an eternity without Grace. Thank You Thank You Thank You GOD. I Am SO GLAD YOU ARE MY GOD.

Romans 5:9
"Much more then, being now justified (acquitted, defended, excused, pardoned, vindicated, absolved) by His BLOOD, we shall be SAVED (kept from danger, preserved, protected from, reclaimed, secure, salvaged) Wrath (violent indignation) through Him."
WOO-HOO! I AM SO GLAD THAT THE LORD SAVED ME!!!!!!!!!!!
Please read the rest of this chapter, as it the most marvelous thing that God could ever do for you and I. No matter who you are, where you live, how much money you make or don't make, what you wear; GOD knows what is in your heart and He wants to be there, too: in your heart. Don't wait till another day has passed; you have no guarantee you will ever see tomorrow. The day before disaster happens is just another day; its a normal day. But the day you die without God there will be no more normal days, there will be no more sunshine, no more gentle rains, no more rainbows. Any day without GOD in your life is a day without JOY, a day without PEACE, a day without HOPE, a day without mountains to climb, oceans to swim and clouds to soar through. Death without GOD present will be the worst day of your life.

But I have JOY PEACE HOPE FAITH LOVE MERCY GRACE KINDNESS EVERLASTING NOW and I will have these FOR EVER. I HAVE GOD IN MY LIFE AND MY HEART. HE IS MY GOD. And He wants to be your GOD, too.

Behold, My Servant

This is something I had previously posted in my Facebook Notes and wanted to share it here, too.

Behold My Servant, Whom I uphold: Mine Elect, in Whom My soul delights; I have put My Spirit upon Him: He shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause His voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall He not break, and the smoking flax shall He not quench: He shall bring forth judgment unto Truth. He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till He have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for His law. Isaiah 42:1-4

Isaiah 42:1



 

Thus saith God The Lord, He that created the heavens, and stretched them out; He that spreads forth the earth,a nd that which comes out of it; He that gives breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: Isaiah 42:5

I the Lord have called Thee in righteousness, and will hold Thine hand, and will keep Thee, and give Thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. Isaiah 42:6,7

Isaiah 42:6-8

Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently, He shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. Many are at astonished at Him; His appearance so marred more than any other man, and His form more than the sons of men: So shall He sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at Him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider. Isaiah 52:13-15

Isaiah 52:14 

     Who has believed our report? and to whom is The Arm of The Lord revealed? For He shall grow up as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground: He has no form or comeliness; and when we see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him. He is despised and rejected of men; a Man of Sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from Him; He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.

Isaiah 53:1-3 Matthew 27:27





Surely He has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and The Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

Isaiah 53:4-6

He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth: He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He opens not His mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare His generation? for He was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of My people was He stricken. John 1:29 ...Behold The Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world.

Isaiah 52:14

The crucifixion of Jesus Christ is is just mention as 'crucified' in our Bibles. Further study reveals that this crucifixion was worse than any other. Isaiah 52:14 tells us that God's Servant would be marred more than any other man. Jesus was nailed to the cross. Nails that went through His flesh and into the wood behind Him. Nails that were pounded repeatedly until the haters were sure that He would remain on the cross and not fall off of it. One nail was driven into each hand and one nail was driven into His feet.
God's Servant was beaten beyond recognition Matthew 27:26-31 Pilate releases a violent criminal and delivers Jesus to his soldiers to be crucified after Pilate's men had scourged Him, or beaten Him. His clothing was removed from Him and they threw a scarlet robe around His bleeding, bloody, bruised body. The mockers made a crown of thorns and put it on His head. It was not just placed or sitting lightly; the crown of thorns was forced into the top of His head, that it might not fall off during His crucifixion. Blood rained down the face of God's Servant and into the already open wounds on His body.
The Roman soldiers then bowed their knee before Him, in a mockery of submission, saying "Hail, King of the Jews!" They spit on Him, took a reed, which was used to smack Him on the head. Then they took the robe from Him, put His own clothes back on His bloody body and brought Him to the cross He would be nailed to. But first God's Servant had to carry the cross through crowd-lined streets, where people were calling for His death. Unpaved, dirty dusty streets that caused His open wounds to ache even more. The severe pain and stress were more than He could physically bear, and beneath the weight of the cross, God's Servant dropped to the ground. Another man was called from the crowded street to carry the cross for Him: up the hill and to the hilltop. Where they crucified Him.
Behold, My Servant