And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, He took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. And as He prayed, the fashion of His countenance was altered, and His raiment was white and glistering. And, behold, there talked with Him two men, which were …
Category: crucifixion
From The Cross
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, He said, "It is finished:" and He bowed His head, and gave up the ghost. The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day, (for that Sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their …
The Word For Today – December 17, 2024, Tuesday
Impossible Redo Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this will …
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The Word For Today – December 03, 2024, Tuesday
Alive By The Power Of God This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have …
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The Word For Today – November 26, 2024, Tuesday
Stand In The Power Of God And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. And I was with you in weakness, and in …
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The Word For Today – November 13, 2024, Wednesday
Peace Unto You Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, "Peace be unto you." And when He had so said, He shewed unto …
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The Word For Today – November 12, 2024, Tuesday
The Pierced Side The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day, (for that Sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs …
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The Word For Today – November 05, 2024, Tuesday
The Righteous Man 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. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, "Father, into Thy hands I …
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The Word For Today – October 28, 2024
The Rent Veil And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken Me?" And some of them that …
Fulfilling What God Has Said
The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day, (for that Sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, …
What God Says Will Come To Pass
The pastor's reading today was Luke 16 through 18, and we share the following excerpt from chapter 18. Then He took the twelve, and said unto them, "Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man shall be accomplished. For He shall be delivered …
Reading the Gospel of Mark chapters 5 through 8
And He began to teach them, that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. And He spake that saying openly. And Peter took Him, and began to rebuke Him. But when He …
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Reading the Gospel of Matthew chapters 25 through 28
In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, …
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The King
In our reading of John 17 through 19 we see the prayer of Jesus for His disciples, and all who believe through their testimony, and Jesus before a hateful and angry mob who aim to have Him put tot death, and then His crucifixion. Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged Him. And the soldiers …
…There was darkness over all the land…
The Light of the world, which lighted the Creation in the beginning, was put out to show to us the darkness of sin. Today's reading is in Matthew 27 and 28, as well as Mark 1. ...And they that passed by reviled Him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it …