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Isaiah 53:5 ‘But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
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2 Kings 23-25, Psalm 108
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In May 2012, headlines around the world buzzed with a stunning revelation—scientists claimed to have finally uncovered the exact date of Jesus’ crucifixion: The date was put at Friday, April 3, 33 A.D.
For centuries, scholars have debated when the world-changing event of the Crucifixion took place. While Scripture and historical records agreed it happened on a Friday during Pontius Pilate’s rule in Judea (26–36 A.D.), the specific year remained elusive. That is, until a team of geologists decided to dig, literally, for answers.
Inspired by Matthew 27, which describes an earthquake shaking the land as Jesus died, researchers turned to the Dead Sea, just 13 miles from Golgotha. Studying sediment layers that recorded 4,000 years of seismic activity, they found evidence of a major quake around the time the Bible describes. Their findings, published in the International Geology Review, lined up with the calendar: the only possible Friday that matched all clues was April 3, 33 A.D.
Yet, as intriguing as this discovery may be, what should matter most is not about being fixated upon a particular date.. What truly matters is that on Good Friday, Jesus gave His life to rescue humanity from sin and death—a sacrifice that forever changed history, and the destiny of men.
As the Christian Church commemorates the good Friday today ,let us soberly reflect on the Scriptural accounts of what occured on that day.
After being arrested,
Christ was slapped, spit upon, and a crown of thorns placed upon his head, causing blood to gush down His face
He was then brought to the Roman soldiers to be flogged with 39 stripes. Each time they swung their whip, and it struck the back of the Lord, it ripped His back open, and streams of blood gushed down His back and dribbled onto the cobble stone floors.
Christ endured all the pain and humiliation, knowing that each stripe on His back was cleansing us from sin and every category of disease known to man.
Then an old, rugged cross was placed on His bloody back and in His weakened state He dragged this heavy cross through the streets of Jerusalem.
At the Cross, He was hung high, nailed on His hands and feet and speared on His side.
On that Good Friday, Christ endured the pain, the Blood, the wounds so that we don’t have to be afflicted again.
It is called ‘good Friday’ because it is the day of the greatest good that ever happened to mankind. Through His death, Jesus has brought us freedom, salvation and deliverance! Jesus accomplished the greatest rescue ever known to man. When Jesus completed His purpose, He summed it up with these last words: “it is finished.”
As Jesus cried those words, satan became a defeated foe. Finished at the cross was the enemy’s stronghold on humanity. There is now redemption, deliverance, healing and forgiveness available to all who believe.
Through redemption we are no longer victims, we are now re-positioned to light as victors and conquerors upon the earth, because whosoever is born of God overcomes the world.
PRAYER: Lord, I am grateful for the great price You paid at Calvary for me . Because You have redeemed me to reign as king and priest, I refuse to live in defeat any longer .Today , by Your grace I will continually excel and soar to enviable heights in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
“You have got to learn to acknowledge the report of God’s Word in your life and ignore what the devil is reporting” – WORDBITE 222.
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