Suffering Man's Persecution at His Death
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bible Verses~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Luke 23:32 And two others also, who were criminals, were led
with Him to be executed. (33) And when they came to the place
called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals,
one on the right and one on the left. (34) And Jesus said,
Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.
And dividing His garments, they cast lots. (35) And the people
stood by, looking on. And the rulers also sneered, saying, He
saved others; let Him save Himself if this is the Christ of God,
the Chosen One! (36) And the soldiers also mocked Him, coming to
Him and offering Him vinegar, (37) And saying, If You are the
King of the Jews, save Yourself! (38) And there was also an
inscription over Him: This is the King of the Jews. (39) And one
of the criminals who were hanged there blasphemed Him, saying,
Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us! (40) But the
other, answering, rebuked him and said, Do you not even fear
God, since you are in the same judgment? (41) And we justly, for
we are receiving what we deserve for what we did, but this Man
has done nothing amiss. (42) And he said, Jesus, remember me
when You come into Your kingdom. (43) And He said to him, Truly
I say to you, Today you shall be with Me in Paradise.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Words of Ministry~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As we read the record in this Gospel, we see that the Lord Jesus
was put on the cross by man. He was accused by the religious
leaders, sentenced to death by Roman rulers, especially Pilate,
and then put on the cross by the Roman soldiers.
In 23:26-43 we see that on the cross the Man-Savior suffered the
persecution of men. He was mocked and ridiculed by both the
Jewish leaders and the Roman soldiers (vv. 35-36). The Lord
Jesus was put on the cross at nine o'clock in the morning and
remained there until three o'clock in the afternoon. This means
that He was on the cross for six hours. These six hours may be
divided into two groups of three hours each: the first from nine
o'clock until noon, and the second from noon until three o'clock
in the afternoon. During the first three hours, the Man-Savior
suffered the persecution of men. The religious people ridiculed
Him, and the Roman soldiers mocked Him. Even "one of the
criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, Are you not
the Christ? Save yourself and us!" (v. 39). Therefore, during
the first three hours on the cross, the Lord was a victim of
human persecution, and He suffered this persecution as a martyr.
In 23:44-49 we see that, during the second period of the six
hours on the cross, the Man-Savior suffered the judgment of God
for sinners to accomplish the vicarious death for them.
Therefore, in 23:26-49 we see two aspects of the Lord's death:
the aspect of man's persecution and the aspect of God's
judgment. First the Lord Jesus suffered man's persecution, and
He suffered this as a martyr, not as the Redeemer. Then, as the
Redeemer, no longer as a martyr suffering persecution, He
suffered God's judgment for us, the sinners.
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(c) 2007 Living Stream Ministry. Bible verses are taken from
the Recovery Version of the Bible (RcV) and Words of Ministry,
from Witness Lee, Life-study of Luke, pp. 451-452. Both are
published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. (Repeat
5/7/02)
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