Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus Knowing Joseph We are suddenly introduced to a man named Joseph who is from Arimathea. We have not read about this Joseph before in the gospels and we will not read about him again. But the four gospels do provide a little bit of information about Joseph of Arimathea for [...]

Introduction: Jesus has stood trial before Pilate who has found Jesus innocent of the charges against Him. In fact, Pilate has found no wrong that Jesus has committed. But the Jewish leaders have stirred up the crowd into a frenzy so that Pilate feels he must hand Jesus over to be crucified to prevent an [...]

Introduction: Last time we saw recorded in the scriptures Peter’s threefold denial of Jesus in the courtyard of the high priest. Jesus had been on trial before the Sanhedrin council and the verdict of guilty of blasphemy had been handed down. In Mark 15, the scene continues for us. As we have noted previously, each [...]

Introduction: To answer this question we must first look at the passages where this statement occurs. Turn to Matthew 27:38-54, which is also recorded in Mark 15:25-39. During this scene it is important to notice who is present. We have there the two criminals crucified next to Jesus. We have the chief priests, scribes, and [...]