Red Letter Luke 23 Recap

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[00:01:08] Okay, so we are in Luke 23. We're going to take a look at a couple points. I haven't done points in a while.

[00:01:17] I just kind of been recapping but today I was led to do a few points. So our first point is when enemies link up.

[00:01:25] So Jesus was taken to pilot the Roman governor by the entire council to state their case and what was the case?

[00:01:34] They were saying that Jesus was leading our people straight by telling them not to pay taxes claiming that He was the Messiah a king and pilot acts Jesus.

[00:01:44] He said, are you the king of the Jews and Jesus replies to him? You have said it.

[00:01:52] Pilot finds nothing wrong with Jesus. He says that in verse 4. But they were insisting on that he's creating riots by his teaching wherever he goes and he's going all over from Judea to Galilee to Jerusalem.

[00:02:09] And so, Paul is like, is he a Galilean and he sent Jesus to Harriet who happened to be in Jerusalem at this same time.

[00:02:20] So Harriet sees this opportunity. He's like he's delighted because he didn't heard about Jesus but he wanted to see Jesus do a little miracle or something in front of him.

[00:02:31] And when Jesus did and he didn't like that. So he kept asking Jesus questions and Jesus did not answer so they heard in his soldiers.

[00:02:40] They began to mock and ridicule Jesus putting him on a robe as if he was faking to be of royalty of a king and then sends him back to pilots.

[00:02:54] So they like just paying for him. But in verse 12, this is what I say when your enemies link up.

[00:03:01] Harry and Pilot who had been enemies before became friends to carry out this mission.

[00:03:09] It's just crazy to me how even when people don't like each other but they don't like you, they will come all together just to get to you.

[00:03:20] I was just like, dang this is so real life in the moment. Their voices prevail point two.

[00:03:30] Even though Pilot has examined all these accusations thoroughly and he says he finds Jesus innocent and so did Harry.

[00:03:37] Harry also came to that same conclusion and sent him back to pilot. He said nothing this man has done deserves a death penalty.

[00:03:50] I will flag him and release him basically there was going to whip him up really good like really bad. I guess you can say in his upper body with a three pong width up to 40 times as permitted by law and then release him.

[00:04:03] But the crowd is roaring and they have the scriptures stood out to me and said they had one voice. They was unified on this issue. Kill him and release Barabbas.

[00:04:14] Barabbas was in prison for taking up insurrection in Jerusalem against the government and for murder.

[00:04:22] And pilot was arguing with them was like, you know he wanted to release Jesus but they just kept saying crucified him, crucified him.

[00:04:31] And he said for a third time why what has he done here nothing I find no reason to put him to death and he's like I'm gonna have him flock and I'm gonna release him.

[00:04:41] I was just thinking like thank God for Jesus my grandma used to say praise God for Jesus because what if pilot what what if the plan would have stopped with pilot and he would have just flocked Jesus and then he wouldn't have made it to the cross.

[00:04:58] We would not have no forgiveness for sins but thank God that God's plan and purpose is what prevailed even when their voices the scriptures said their voices prevailed to crucify him.

[00:05:07] And Jesus was turned over to do whatever that they wish.

[00:05:12] So next point the criminal who made it so is Jesus was on his way to the cross Simon who happened to be walking along or being along the countryside.

[00:05:25] The soldier sees him put the cross on him and make him carry it because Jesus has already been beaten with so his strength is is not it's not able to carry this cross by himself.

[00:05:39] And so this crowd is following in these grief stricken women are with him and Jesus turns to them and says don't wait for me but wait for yourself and your children because the days are coming when basically you're going to wish you didn't have no kids.

[00:05:52] And that verse 30 when the people will beg the mountains to fall on us.

[00:05:58] Please with the heels to bear us you all when I read this I study revelation.

[00:06:03] I think two almost two years ago when I was pregnant with my son and this is in revelation too and I was like as I'm reading it so I'm like this is in revelation.

[00:06:13] It's revelation six or six sixteen.

[00:06:17] They would rather have the mountain fall because the wrath of God is real like when judgment comes and he knew the judgment was coming to them.

[00:06:26] And I think this is important and this can apply to today that if you are not saved like the days are coming when you're going to wish that you were.

[00:06:36] So it's a great day for salvation to give your life to Christ as we're getting ready to see these two criminals who are being executed with him the cross calls something remember when the disciples was like who could say on the left and the right these criminals are on the left and the right and it's going to cause one of them.

[00:06:56] And the other one is going to be able to be with Jesus but why are they are doing this.

[00:07:04] Jesus is saying forgive father forgive them for they do not know what they're doing the soldiers was gambling see they playing and Jesus was praying he was praying for the souls and so the crowd is watching everybody is scoffing the leaders the crowds the officials he saved other save yourself you don't miss out you could do this.

[00:07:24] Bring yourself on down right and it's like if you they kept saying if you are they are talking to the Messiah it's not a matter of if it's a matter of this is the Messiah and this sign is like this is the king of the Jews.

[00:07:41] Fasten above him and so one of the criminals it was was like are you prove it prove it get me down there you down.

[00:07:50] And the other one is like don't you fear God even when you sitting up here about to die you are you are literally about to die.

[00:08:03] So we see these two responses the one that is saying prove yourself you know and when the saying remember me because he goes on to say we deserve to die but I we deserve to die this man has done nothing he is innocent.

[00:08:18] Jesus you know what remember me remember me when you come and say your kingdom because I need to be up in there and I and that is how you see this I call it the deathbed conversion you should not wait until you die and to choose Jesus but we see that this is the reality for this criminal is that he saw like it's something different this man is praying for y'all to a father if I've got it.

[00:08:48] Forgive them and so I show you today you will be in paradise.

[00:08:59] Let's us know paradise in the regular link original language was bliss and race why want to be delivered to be back on ground level and why want to be delivered to be up on kingdom level and unless we recognize Jesus for who he is and repent.

[00:09:18] And so we will be just like the criminal who was like savior said let me just let me down from here but we want to be saved for something greater not only for the forgiveness of our sins but for eternity in heaven to be in paradise with him I say this all the time if someone you love nobody says rest in hell.

[00:09:39] But if someone you love did not know Jesus they are not in heaven they are not in paradise so there's RIP recipes rest in paradise long live you don't live long and rest in paradise in hell.

[00:09:52] So this also let us know that you know first it's a man is a point to die and then there's judgment there's going this scripture confirms that believers immediately go into the presence of God.

[00:10:07] Believers immediately go to hell so the last point is the light from the sun was gone so from 12 to 3 darkness where across the land the life from the sun was gone and I thought about the physical element of the actual sun being gone it was dark.

[00:10:23] But this is Jesus being gone from the land to there was no light there was no Jesus without Jesus we have no light and so the curtain the sanctuary is torn down the middle which give us access to the finish because it's a finished work we have access to not have to go through priests and sacrificial lands because the sacrificial land was Jesus any opened up that and so Jesus shouted to the father he says father I entrust my spirit.

[00:10:53] Into your hands and he breathes his last and the Roman officer who is overseeing this execution he sees what's going on and he's like surely you know this man was innocent and the crowd sees and then they in deep sorrow and Jesus friends are watching the women it was watching who followed him was standing back at a distance remember his disciples was scattered on these women they they say they say close to him like a day one.

[00:11:21] And so after that the good and righteous man Joseph comes and who did he was not an agreement with any of these religious leaders and he was waiting for the kingdom of God to come he went to pilot asked for the body he took the body down from the cross and wrapped it in put it in a new tomb and that was laid on Friday afternoon the day preparation as the Sabbath was about to begin.

[00:11:46] And as the body was taken away the women followed to see what the tomb was because they want to go on prepare spices to come back in the north and his body but by the time they had finished the Sabbath had become and so they were required to rest before they could carry out their plan.

[00:12:05] I see today that as we reflect on something we should reflect on this Jesus died for our sins we know that but do we put ourself in the fact that we are like burabis burabis was the one that was supposed to die.

[00:12:25] burabis was the one who committed a crime we were the ones who should die for all sin equals death what is it the way to say equal death okay so Jesus takes our place we also can see that thank God for Jesus because had it not been for Jesus to stand in our place.

[00:12:50] We would have no eternal life we will have no abundant life right now salvation is not just for the later it's for the now while we are being sanctified and changed by his word and his Holy Spirit the gift of the Holy Spirit that we receive upon salvation.

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