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only one instance of a last-hour con version; hence no one should presume upon the goodness of the Lord and put off the day of salvation. n . T he R ejection at the C ross (39-44) The passing, multitude railed upon the Saviour. They scornfully reminded Him of His own words at the opening of His ministry (John 2:18-21). To His sufferings, the chief priests also added their mocking. What they said was true, but not in the sense that they meant the words. It was true that the Saviour could not save Himself if the Scriptures were to be fulfilled, if His mission was to be accomplished, if His love was to be satisfied, if Satan was to be defeated, if sin was to be put away, and if sinners were to be saved. He had the power to save Himself, but had He done so, none of these things would have come to pass, and the Father’s will would have been unful filled. And lfed He come down from the cross at that time, His kingship would have been annulled and the throne of David would have been left vacant for ever. in. T he D eath at the C ross (45-50) The darkness which settled about the cross wan supernatural; it was no ordi nary eclipse. It lasted for three full hours,' until the time of the evening sacrifice which typified this event. The rulers had asked for a sign, saying they would belieye if a sign were given. In the fact o f the phenomenal darkness they were granted a sign, but their un belief was then settled and they would not believe. Likewise today thousands are settled in their unbelief and will not change, no matter how many “signs” of the Lord’s working may be given. On the cross, our Lord took the place of sinners, and stood in their stead. And because God is absolutely right eous, and cannot—because of His very nature—look with complacency upon sin, He had to turn His face from His own Son, the Sacrifice. With all rever ence yet with all truth we must see that Jesus could not be spared that which happened at the cross, because He was standing in the sinner’s place and bearing his iniquity. At last, when all was accomplished, our Lord bowed His head, and gave up His spirit. The act was performed vol untarily; no man took His life from Him, but He laid it down freely for us sinners. Points and Problems 1. “Unto a place called Golgotha” (Matt. 27:33). The word is from the Aramaic language, and Matthew tells us that it means a skull. In Luke 23:33 it is called Calvary, which is from Latin “calvarium,” meaning a skull. Its loca tion was outside the walls (Heb. 13:12), but “nigh to the city” (John 19:20).
45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hoar,. 4« And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Ell, Ell, lama sabachtanl? that Is to say. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Ellas. 48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled It with vinegar, and put It on a reed, and gave him to drink. 49 The rest said, le t he. let us see whether Ellas will come to save him. 50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost* LESSON TEXT! Matt. 27i38-50. GOLDEN TEXT! "H e Is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief" (Isa. 5Si3). DEVOTIONAL READING: Psa. 22il-8 Outline and Exposition I. T he S cene at the C ross (33-38) T HE individuals who took part in been aware of the fact. We ought to be fully assured of the literalness of un fulfilled prophecy as we behold the minute fulfillment of events that have come to pass already, and that have been described in the Word of God. According to the custom which pro vided that persons about to be crucified should be given a potion which might lessen their pain, the soldiers gave to the Lord Jesus Christ wine to drink. But He refused it. He would lay down His life in possession of all 1 His facul ties and with the full consent of His will. The accusation placed above His head was also prepared according to custom, and the accusation was true—He did claim to be the King of the Jews. While this fact was true, it was not a statement of all the truth, and the dif ferent accounts by the Evangelists should be compared in order to gain a knowledge of the full truth. The charges could not be denied: He did claim to be God who should be worshiped, the Saviour to be trusted, the Prophet to be heard, the Lord to be obeyed, and the King to be honored. The crosses on either side of Him held two thieves, one of whom was saved just before he passed into eter nity. In the light of this last-hour con version, it is gloriously true that no one, no matter how old or how wicked he may be, need despair. But let it.be remembered that there is in Scripture BLACKBOARD LESSON
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