Finished, But Not The End
November 14, 2021
MARK 15:21-39
THE EVENTS & THE EVIDENCE
- Rufus, the son of Simon was a leader in the church in Rome, where Mark was writing this letter (Romans 16:13)
- Trial, Beaten, and Mocked (Isaiah 50:6)
- They offered him wine (Psalm 69:21)
- They crucified him (Psalm 22:16)
- They divided his garments (Psalm 22:18)
- Jesus was crucified with 2 robbers (Isaiah 53:12)
- Passerby’s derided Jesus (Psalm 22:7-8)
- At noon, darkness descended (Amos 8:9)
- Jesus says, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Psalm 22:1)
THE PURPOSE
- The wall between God’s presence and mankind was torn down
- Jesus drank in full the cup of God’s wrath against our sin
FOUR IMPLICATIONS
- The presence of God indwells all Christians (1 Corinthians 3:16)
- Equal Access to God for all people (Galatians 3:28-29)
- No human priest stands between you and God (Hebrews 7:25)
- You can freely and body enter the presence of the God (Hebrews 4:14-16)