Jesus Is Put to Death - Conclusion

 Standing before the Jewish high court, Jesus identified himself as the Son of God. The court considered him guilty of blasphemy and liable to death. Jesus was taken to the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate. Although he found Jesus innocent of any crime, he turned Jesus over to the mob clamoring for his death.

Jesus was led to Golgotha, where Roman soldiers nailed him to a stake. Broad daylight miraculously turned to darkness. Later that afternoon, Jesus died, and a great earthquake occurred. His body was laid in a tomb cut into a rock. The next day, priests sealed the tomb and posted a guard at its entrance. Was Jesus to remain in that tomb? No. The greatest of all miracles was about to occur. - Based on MATTHEW chapters 26 and 27; MARK chapters 14 and 15; LUKE chapters 22 and 23; JOHN chapters 12to 19. 

JESUS' VITAL ROLE

The death of Jesus played a key role in the outworking of Jehovah's purpose. Because Jesus was conceived by means of God's holy spirit, he was born perfect, not subjected to inherit death. Yet, he gave his life so that mankind could have the opportunity to live forever and enjoy the kind of life that disobedient Adam lost for his descendants." - MATTEW 20:28; LUKE 2:34, 35; JOHN 3:16, 36; 2 PETER 3:13. 

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