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Notes: God draws a supernatural darkness over the scene. The Final Three Hours of Jesus the Cross (Noon-3:00 PM) He directs her to look upon John as her son: "Behold him as thy son, who stands there by you, and be as a mother to him." (excerpt from Why Did Jesus Say "Woman Behold Your Son"?,) He calls her woman, not mother, not out of any disrespect to her, but because mother would have been a cutting word to her who was already wounded with grief. He said to her, "Woman, behold your son, for whom, from now on, you must have a motherly affection," and to John, "Behold you mother, to whom you must pay a sonly duty." And so from that hour, that hour never to be forgotten, that disciple took her to his own home. So, He established a new relationship between His beloved mother and His beloved disciple. Jesus saw his mother, Mary, standing by and knew her cares and griefs, and He saw John standing not far off. (excerpt from What Did Jesus Mean When He Told the Thief "Today You Will Be with Me in Parradise"?, Cally Logan) "Woman, behold your son" Jesus knew his heart and granted the promise that despite earth’s sentence upon this man, he would enter the gates of Heaven that very day. This guilty criminal acknowledged Jesus as Savior, for he acknowledged His Kingdom. Jesus died for our transgressions, and in that forgiveness, abides for us. No matter how severe the sin, there is opportunity for salvation and forgiveness from Christ-even in the final breaths of life.
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How Christ responded to the criminal next to Him has takeaways for Christians today. Even a crime so terrible that man would consider worthy of death could be forgiven by Jesus. We are not told what this criminal stole to be convicted guilty of, but whatever it was it was worthy of the most severe punishment. Jesus speaks three times: 1) to His heavenly Father on behalf of His tormentors: "Father, forgive them," 2) to the repentant thief: "Today you shall be with me in paradise," and 3) to His mother and to John: "Woman, behold thy son." The inscription is affixed amid much scoffing. The soldiers gamble for Jesus's garments (in fulfillment of Psalms 22:18). Notes: Jesus is crucified between two criminals. The First Three Hours of Jesus the Cross (9:00 AM-Noon) Jesus is forced to carry the horizontal piece of the cross to the place of execution, just outside the main gate on the north of the city of Jerusalem. Thus, crucifixion was always on a low hill outside the main city gate (because a gate is a bottleneck - a person going into/out of the city must pass that way).
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Notes: The Romans intended crucifixion to be 1) unspeakably cruel 2) mercilessly lingering (men would often last a day or more on the cross) 3) inescapably public (again, to hinder any seditious impulse in the citizenry) and 4) publicly certifiable (the death had to occur visibly and undeniably on the cross so that the rumor would not get started that the seditionist had somehow survived and the rebellion should go on). Jesus on the Way to Golgotha (Before 9:00 AM) Corresponding Scripture verses are provided for further reference. How long was Jesus on the cross and what happened during his last hours? Learn about the last day of Jesus as we look at the timeline of His crucifixion from the early morning to His final hours on the cross.