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The Crucifixion

Luke 23

26 As they led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus. 27 A large number of people followed him, including women who mourned and wailed for him. 28 Jesus turned and said to them, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 For the time will come when you will say, 'Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!'
30 Then
" 'they will say to the mountains, "Fall on us!"
and to the hills, "Cover us!" ' 31 For if men do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?"
32 Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. 33 When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left. 34 Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
35 The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, "He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One."
36 The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar 37 and said, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself."
38 There was a written notice above him, which read:|sc THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
39 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!"
40 But the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence? 41 We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong."
42 Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."
43 Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."

Observation

I don’t know what you believe about end time’s stuff. I don’t know if you are a pre-tribulation, a mid-tribulation, or a post-trib. I don’t know if you are Premillennial, Amillennial, or Postmillennial, or if you even understood any of the terms I just mentioned.

The bottom line of my eschatology (end times stuff) is this: when I die, the moment I die, I am going to be with Jesus. Where ever Jesus is at that moment that is where I am going to be and it will be paradise! End of discussion (at least for me).

Application

I will focus on extending His Kingdom and not arguing over stuff that I don’t know about.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank you for letting us see how you handled the two men on the cross. We deserve the cross just like they did and worse but your death gives us the privilege to be with you in paradise. Thank you for dying on the cross in my place. Thank you for taking the penalty of my sin away by suffering on the cross for me. I don’t deserve the life I have today. You are Wonderful and you are Worthy to be Praised! Amen.

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