Creation Responds to its Maker’s Death

Creation Responds to its Maker’s Death

“And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.” (Luke 23:44) There are many instances recorded in Scripture where elements of nature responded to direct commands of God and God’s people contrary to their natural...
The Heavens Declare

The Heavens Declare

“And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.” (Luke 23:44-45) On more than one occasion during Christ’s earthly ministry the Pharisees...
Cover of Darkness

Cover of Darkness

“Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.” (Matthew 27:45) On this particular Friday, at the very hour when the sun is typically at its zenith, the world went dark. And for the next three hours creation itself recoiled as its...
It Is Finished

It Is Finished

“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.” (John 19:30) There is no way for us to understand everything Christ was experiencing in that moment when He breathed His last words, “It is...
A Bitter Drink

A Bitter Drink

“They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.” (Matthew 27:34) When they brought Christ to Golgotha, the soldiers offered Him vinegar mingled with gall—a bitter draught meant to dull the pain and soften the...