Saturday evening, when the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went out and purchased burial spices so they could anoint Jesus’ body. —Mark 16:1 NLT Key Thought Death brings with it harsh realities. The physical absence of the person who died and the decay of the physical body are two …
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Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where Jesus’ body was laid. —Mark 15:47 NLT Key Thought Jesus’ death was confirmed by those in authority. Jesus was buried by friends — Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus [1] took him down off the cross, wrapped his body, and buried him — and his tomb was …
Joseph bought a long sheet of linen cloth. Then he took Jesus’ body down from the cross, wrapped it in the cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone in front of the entrance. —Mark 15:46 NLT Key Thought I can only imagine …
[When Joseph of Arimathea asked for Jesus’ body,] Pilate couldn’t believe that Jesus was already dead, so he called for the Roman officer and asked if he had died yet. The officer confirmed that Jesus was dead, so Pilate told Joseph he could have the body. —Mark 15:44-45 NLT Key Thought We should gather several …
[Jesus’ crucifixion] happened on Friday, the day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath. As evening approached, Joseph of Arimathea took a risk and went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. (Joseph was an honored member of the high council, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come. —Mark 15:42-43 NLT …
[Jesus’ crucifixion] happened on* the day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath. * The NLT translators added “Friday” to the text here. However, it was not in the original Greek text or found in other reputable translations. —Mark 15:42 NLT Key Thought We have lost almost all sense of a day of preparation for …
Some women were there, watching from a distance, including Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James the younger and of Joseph), and Salome. They had been followers of Jesus and had cared for him while he was in Galilee. Many other women who had come with him to Jerusalem were also there. —Mark 15:40-41 NLT …
When the Roman officer who stood facing [Jesus] saw how he had died, he exclaimed, “This man truly was the Son of God!” —Mark 15:39 NLT Key Thought While crucifixion was designed to humiliate and torture people, God used Jesus’ cross to have power that defies explanation. There is something in the message of Jesus’ …
Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last. And the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. —Mark 15:37-38 NLT Key Thought The meaning of this event and its symbolism are powerful. The curtain in today’s scripture was the one between the Holy Place and …
Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last. —Mark 15:37 NLT Key Thought Jesus finishes his work as our ransom from sin and death. Please ponder the incredible words of Mark 15:37. God in human flesh dies. He dies because he allows his life to be taken. He dies as one of us. …