Topic:THE VEIL IS TORN December 09 Luke 23:45 “And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.” LUKE 23:45 The veil spoken of here reached from the ceiling to the floor, from wall to wall, and separated the Holy of Holies from the holy place in the temple. Solomon’s temple was 30 cubits …
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Topic:ABRAHAM’S BOSOM December 08 Luke 23:43 “And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.” LUKE 23:43 The paradise that Jesus spoke of must have been the same place that Jesus called “Abraham’s bosom,” when He told the story of the rich man and Lazarus. Jesus descended into the lower …
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Topic:ACCEPT THE GIFT OF FORGIVENESS December 07 Luke 23:34 “Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.” LUKE 23:34 Forgiveness of sins is one of the great themes of the Bible. There is so much that scripture says about it that it would take volumes of books …
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Topic:WHERE’S YOUR FOCUS? December 06 Matthew 27:4 “Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.” MATTHEW 27:4 These Jews, who had courted Judas’ favor to obtain his cooperation in arresting Jesus, cared nothing for Judas. They had simply used him. The devil’s crowd may …
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Topic:JESUS FREED US FROM SIN December 05 Luke 23:18 “And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:” LUKE 23:18 What happened to Barabbas is a picture of what happens when a person is born again. Barabbas was guilty; Jesus was innocent. Yet Jesus suffered the death that Barabbas should have experienced, …
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Topic:PILATE CONDEMNS JESUS December 04 Matthew 27:24 “When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.” MATTHEW 27:24 This washing of the hands was not only a symbolic custom …
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Topic:ONE IN SPIRIT December 03 Matthew 27:18 “For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.” MATTHEW 27:18 Many problems arise from envy. James said, “For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work” (Jas. 3:16). Envy and strife go hand in hand and open the door to the devil to do anything he desires, …
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Topic:RELIGIOUS PRIDE BRINGS DISSENSION December 02 Mark 15:10 “For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.” MARK 15:10 The Jews were God’s chosen people and therefore, God’s representatives on earth. Yet, they lied and condemned an innocent man to death. Pilate could see that their real motivation for wanting Jesus dead was envy. They were doing …
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Topic:PILATE VIOLATES THE TRUTH December 01 Matthew 27:17 “Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, ‘Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ'”? MATTHEW 27:17 Although Pilate knew that Jesus was innocent, he looked for some diplomatic way to release Jesus that would not cause him to lose popularity with …
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Topic:YOU’RE NOT ALONE IN PERSECUTION November 30 Luke 23:11 “And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.” LUKE 23:11 All of Christ’s sufferings did not end when He finished His earthly ministry. He still takes the persecution of His people personally …
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