Jesus Predicted In Detail His Death And Resurrection

-April 3, 2022-

Good morning, happy Lord’s Day,

“For He will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon. They will scourge Him and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again.”

(Luke 18:32-33).

Three times Jesus predicted his death and resurrection: Luke 9:22; Luke 9:43-44; and Luke 18:31-33. In our text today, it is the third and last time before the cross. Jesus also gives the most detail of His suffering, death, and resurrection. As the Son of God, He knew exactly what He would go through in dying for us. He would fulfill all that was written by the prophets of old. Isaiah 53 and Psalm 22 prophesy in amazing detail what He would experience.

•For He will be delivered to the Gentiles – When the soldiers led by the betrayer and traitor, Judas, arrested Him and they led Him first to the chief priests and scribes. Caiaphas was the high priest and his father-in-law Annas was also a chief priest. They then delivered Him over to Pilate, the Roman governor who was a Gentile.

•And He will be mocked and insulted and spit upon – Both the Jews and the Romans mocked and beat Jesus. Pilate ordered Him to be scourged. It was done with a whip with bone and glass at the end. It tore the skin right off the bones of His back. Then they crucified Him. He died in our place on the cross. Then they laid Him in the tomb and He rose from the dead on the third day.

The physical sufferings of Christ at the hands of sinful men was almost unbearable. The movie “The Passion of The Christ,” does not even come close to how awful and painful it was for our Savior. The spiritual sufferings of bearing our sins and enduring the wrath and judgment of God, are way beyond our comprehension. All of it we deserved. Jesus was innocent and sinless. We were the guilty ones. Let us thank Him today for all that He suffered on our behalf on the cross. He rose from the dead and ascended back to heaven. He lives and we live with Him and will live with Him in heaven forever.

Have a blessed Lord’s Day, remembering Him, worshiping Him, praising Him, and thanking for accomplishing our salvation. Stay safe and healthy.

In eternal gratitude to our Savior,

Dean