The Scepter of Christ’s Kingdom

The Scepter of Christ’s Kingdom

“And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!” (Matt. 27:29).  One of the most amazing and comforting truths surrounding the...
The Bruised Reed in His Hand

The Bruised Reed in His Hand

“And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!” (Matt. 27:29).  One of the more interesting observations of the passion of...

Bearing the Curse for the Joy Ahead

“And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!” (Matt. 27:29).  When Adam and Eve fell to the temptation of the serpent, the...
A Crown of Thorns for a Crown of Life

A Crown of Thorns for a Crown of Life

“And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!” (Matt. 27:29).   How slippery is the nature of popular affection? The crowd now...
The Robe of a Mediator

The Robe of a Mediator

“And Herod with his men of war set him at naught and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.” (Luke 23:11).  To better understand everything that happened between the time of Christ’s arrest in the Garden and his sentence of death...
A Scarlet Robe

A Scarlet Robe

“And they stripped him and put on him a scarlet robe,” (Matt. 27:28).  After the chief priests and pharisees have their fill of persecuting and torturing the Son of God, he is taken to the governor’s palace and turned over to Pilate and his soldiers. Here he meets...