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The Crucifixion of Jesus Pt. 3: Did Jesus Really Die On The Cross?

There are some who believe that Jesus never actually died because they claim that physical death profits us nothing. Is that true? Did Jesus really physically die on the cross, or was it an illusion? Was it important that Jesus physically died on the cross, or does it not really matter? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he searches through Scripture to answer these questions and more in his video, The Crucifixion of Jesus Pt. 3: Did Jesus Really Die On The Cross?

Luke 9:21-22
Luke 18:31-34
Matthew 27:57-60
Isaiah 53:9
Mark 10:45
John 10:14-18
1 Timothy 4:1
1 Corinthians 15:12-22
Hebrews 2:9^NLT
Acts 5:28^NLT

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Did Jesus Really Die On The Cross?

Jesus Crucified On The Cross

Jesus Dies On The Cross

⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. ⁴⁶And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ⁴⁷And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” ⁴⁸And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, and put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink. ⁴⁹But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him.” ⁵⁰And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up His spirit.
⁵¹And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split. ⁵²The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, ⁵³and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many. ⁵⁴When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
⁵⁵There were also many women there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, ⁵⁶among whom were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

Matthew 27:32-56

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How Did Abraham See Jesus’ Day?

Jesus made many bold statements, some of which we still don’t fully understand. One in particular is when Jesus was under attack by the Jews. Jesus stated that Abraham not only saw His day but was glad when he did. Abraham died more than a thousand years before Jesus came to the earth, so how could he see Jesus’ day? Join Rev. Kenny Yates as he searches through Scripture for the answer in his video, How Did Abraham See Jesus’ Day?

John 8:52-59
Genesis 22:1-2
John 3:16
Galatians 4:23-31
2 Chronicles 3:1
1 Chronicles 21:22
1 Chronicles 21:24
Hebrews 13:11-12
Genesis 22:8
Genesis 22:9
John 19:16-17
John 10:17-18
Hebrews 11:17-19
Genesis 22:18

Jesus and Abraham

How Did Abraham See Jesus’ Day?

⁴⁸The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?” ⁴⁹Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. ⁵⁰Yet I do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it, and He is the judge. ⁵¹Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.” ⁵²The Jews said to Him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.’ ⁵³Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself out to be?” ⁵⁴Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’ ⁵⁵But you have not known Him. I know Him. If I were to say that I do not know Him, I would be a liar like you, but I do know Him and I keep His word. ⁵⁶Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad.” ⁵⁷So the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” ⁵⁸Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” ⁵⁹So they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple.

John 8:48-59

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Who Raised Jesus From The Dead?

Easter Monday is the day that we remember and rejoice in the Resurrection of Jesus. As Christians, this is one of our greatest and most important celebrations because, in Jesus’ resurrection, we have everlasting life. Though we celebrate that Jesus was raised from the dead 2,000 years ago, but who raised Jesus from the dead? Join ArieRashelle as she searches through Scripture to find the answer to this question and more in her video, Who Raised Jesus From The Dead?

Acts 4:8-10
1 Thessalonians 1:9-10
John 2:19-21
John 10:17-18
John 10:22-30
John 8:54
Mark 12:28-30
Deuteronomy 6:4
Revelation 17:14
Revelation 19:16
Philippians 2:5-11
Ephesians 1:3-6
Romans 8:11
1 Corinthians 15:47-57
2 Corinthians 4:4
Revelation 20:6

Who Raised Jesus From The Dead?

¹ Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, ²and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. ³For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, ⁴that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, ⁵and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. ⁶Then He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.

1 Corinthians 15:1-6

⁴We were buried therefore with Him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. ⁵For if we have been united with Him in a death like His, we shall certainly be united with Him in a resurrection like His. ⁶We know that our old self was crucified with Him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.

Romans 6:4-6

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Why Did God The Son Have To Die?

Many believe that there is too much evidence in the Scripture against Jesus being diving in nature for Him to be God. One major reason is because Jesus died on the cross for our sins. So how could God die? If anything, doesn’t that mean that the Father is greater than or above the Son, Jesus? Join ArieRashelle as she searches through Scripture to understand why Jesus was the member of the Godhead (the Trinity) that had to die on the cross for all of mankind in her video, Why Did God The Son Have To Die?

1 Corinthians 1:18
Philippians 2:5-11
Hebrews 10:1-4, 10-12, 14-18
Isaiah 1:18
John 14:28
Philippians 2:5-11
John 17:5
Philippians 2:9
Acts 4:12
Revelation 5:1-5
1 Corinthians 12:12
Romans 5:12-19
1 Corinthians 15:45-49
Luke 3:38

Why Did God The Son Have To Die?

The Crucifixion of Jesus

³²As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry His cross. ³³And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), ³⁴they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall, but when He tasted it, He would not drink it. ³⁵And when they had crucified Him, they divided His garments among them by casting lots. ³⁶Then they sat down and kept watch over Him there. ³⁷And over His head they put the charge against Him, which read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”
³⁸Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left.
³⁹ And those who passed by derided Him, wagging their heads ⁴⁰and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” ⁴¹So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying, ⁴²“He saved others; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him. ⁴³He trusts in God; let God deliver Him now, if He desires Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” ⁴⁴And the robbers who were crucified with Him also reviled Him in the same way.
⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. ⁴⁶And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ⁴⁷And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” ⁴⁸And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, and put it on a reed and gave it to Him to drink. ⁴⁹But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him.” ⁵⁰And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up His spirit.

Matthew 27:32-50

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The Crucifixion of Jesus Pt. 2: The Significance of the Two Thieves on the Cross

Jesus was our Passover lamb, our perfect sacrifice for sin, but when Jesus was crucified, He wasn’t alone. Why? Why was Jesus crucified with two others, especially two robbers, if Jesus was sacrificed as our Passover lamb? Join ArieRashelle as she searches through Scripture to find the meaning of Jesus being crucified with two other men in her video, The Crucifixion of Jesus Pt. 2: The Significance of the Two Thieves on the Cross.

Matthew 27:38
1 Corinthians 5:7
Matthew 27:32-50
Luke 19:32-43
Jeremiah 31:31-40
Daniel 9:24-27
Psalms 69:21
2 Corinthians 3:12-15
Exodus 12:5-6
Romans 6:15-19
John 18:39-40
Mark 15:6
Luke 23:25
John 10:1; 7-11
Acts 4:12
Hebrews 10:1-3
Luke 19:46
John 18:39-40
Romans 3:21-26
Galatians 4:21-26
Galatians 3:21-26

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The Significance of the Two Thieves on the Cross

All four gospels record the story of the two thieves (or robbers) being crucified on a cross. There was one on each side of Jesus. One on His left and one on His right.

³²As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry His cross. ³³And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), ³⁴they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall, but when He tasted it, He would not drink it. ³⁵And when they had crucified Him, they divided His garments among them by casting lots. ³⁶Then they sat down and kept watch over Him there. ³⁷And over His head they put the charge against Him, which read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”
³⁸Then two robbers were crucified with Him one on the right and one on the left. ³⁹And those who passed by derided Him, wagging their heads ⁴⁰and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” ⁴¹So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying, ⁴²“He saved others; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him. ⁴³He trusts in God; let God deliver Him now, if He desires Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” ⁴⁴And the robbers who were crucified with Him also reviled Him in the same way.

Matthew 27:32-44

According to Matthew, both of the two thieves who were crucified with Jesus, each on their own cross, reviled Jesus along with the rest of the crowd.

²⁶And as they led Him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on Him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus. ²⁷And there followed Him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for Him. ²⁸But turning to them Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. ²⁹For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’ ³⁰Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ ³¹For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
³²Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with Him. ³³And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on His right and one on His left. ³⁴And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide His garments. ³⁵And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers scoffed at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself, if He is the Christ of God, His Chosen One!” ³⁶The soldiers also mocked Him, coming up and offering Him sour wine ³⁷and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!” ³⁸There was also an inscription over Him, “This is the King of the Jews.”
³⁹One of the criminals who were hanged railed at Him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” ⁴⁰But the other rebuked Him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? ⁴¹And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” ⁴²And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” ⁴³And He said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

Luke 23:26-43

Luke tells us that the two reviled Jesus, but something changed the heart of one of the two thieves on the cross because he went from reviling Jesus to defending Him and asking Him to remember him.

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The Crucifixion of Jesus Pt. 1: The Significance of The Sour Wine

There’re a few things that all four gospels record. The Triumphal Entry and the Crucifixion of Jesus are two main events that are recorded in all four gospels. Within the Crucifixion of Jesus, there are a few events that take place, but not all gospels record them. One main event within the Crucifixion of Jesus was Jesus being given sour wine to drink while on the cross. This now begs the question, why was the event of Jesus being given sour wine on the cross so important? Join ArieRashelle as she searches through Scripture to find the answer in her video, The Crucifixion of Jesus Pt. 1: The Significance of The Sour Wine.

Matthew 27:45-50
Mark 15:33-38
Luke 23:32-38
John 19:28-30
Proverbs 20:1
Revelation 16:19
Luke 22:19-20
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Romans 6:3-11
2 Corinthians 5:8
Hebrews 8:13
Matthew 27:33-35
Matthew 5:17-18
Psalms 69:21
1 Corinthians 11:27-32
1 Corinthians 1:22-24
Galatians 3:23-29

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The Significance of The Sour Wine

Matthew 27:45-50

John even says that Jesus asked for something to drink in order to fulfill Scripture. And what did they give Jesus in return? Sour wine. This begs the question. Why? What’s the significance of Jesus drinking sour wine?

²⁸After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” ²⁹A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to His mouth. ³⁰When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished,” and He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.

John 19:28-30

There was such great significance of Jesus being given the sour wine during the crucifixion, that all four gospels record it.

Definition of Wine in the Bible

In order to understand the significance of sour wine you have to know the definition of wine in the Bible.

¹ Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.

Proverbs 20:1

¹⁹And He took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” ²⁰And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.”

Luke 22:19-20

¹⁹The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered Babylon the great, to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.

Revelation 16:19

There are at least three different definitions of wine in the Bible. So, what’s the significance of the sour wine if there are three definitions of wine in the Bible?

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The Blood of Jesus

We know we need the Blood of Jesus, but what does that mean exactly? Why do we need the blood? What does the blood do for us? Can we be saved without the blood? Join ArieRashelle as she dissects the Bible to find the answers to all of these questions in our video, The Blood of Jesus.

Genesis 2:15-17
1 Corinthians 15:21-22
Romans 5:12
Hebrews 10:1-4
Leviticus 17:11
Genesis 4:10
Galatians 3:29
Hebrews 7:26-28
Hebrews 9:13-14
Hebrews 10:19-20
Hebrews 4:16
Revelation 12:11

The Blood of Jesus

⁷But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
1 John 1:7

¹¹Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands— ¹²remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. ¹³But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. ¹⁴For He Himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in His flesh the dividing wall of hostility ¹⁵by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that He might create in Himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, ¹⁶and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.
Ephesians 2:11-16

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