Mark 15:33-41
Jesus Dies on the Cross
33 Now when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
35 Some of those who stood by, when they heard that, said, “Look, He is calling for Elijah!”
36 Then someone ran and filled a sponge full of sour wine, put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink, saying, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to take Him down.”
37 And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last.
38 Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
39 So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!”
40 There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome,
41 who also followed Him and ministered to Him when He was in Galilee, and many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.
Context
- Why such darkness in the middle of the day? (Exodus 10:21-23, Amos 8:9, Zephaniah 1:14, 15, Mark 15:8-32)
Reflection
- How was He ‘forsaken’? (Psalm 22:1, Matthew 27:46, 50, Mark 10:45, 14:36, 15:37, Philippians 2:6-8)
- What’s significant about the veil torn from top to bottom? (Exodus 26:31-37, Matthew 27:51, Luke 23:45, John 19:30, Hebrews 9:34-28)
- Why such a remarkable confession from the centurion?
(Mark 1:1, 15:39, Luke 23:47)
Testimony Time
- What kind of eternal access do we have because of torn veil? (Romans 5:1, 2, 8:32, 38, 39, 1 Timothy 2:5, 6, Hebrews 10:19-22)
- With whom are we sharing this glorious gospel? (Matthew 28:19, 2 Corinthians 5:20, 21, 1 Peter 1:8, 25)
