He had lived for
this moment. He was born for this moment. He had talked about it several times.
He often mentioned
it while speaking to the multitude, saying he would pull down this temple and
raise it up in three days. They thought he was a lunatic because they assumed
he referred to Solomon’s temple. Why wouldn’t he be a lunatic if he was
referring to a building that took 7 solid years to erect?
He seemed
enthusiastic about this moment until it actually came staring him in the face.
He had asked three
of his dearest to “watch” with him and he requested that they prayed along with
him. Just when he needed to feel/sense their solidarity the most, they unwillingly
abandoned him to dance to his rhythm alone. They needed to sleep afterall, they
also didn’t know what temple he referred to all the while.
Read: Diplomacy or Denial?
Why thirty pieces of silver? Was that how much he was worth to
Judas? Ordinary silver? After all these years of brotherhood, togetherness and
unmatched transparency? At least, Judas should have asked for gold and many
other precious stones, but no. Thirty pieces of silver sounded good. Afterall,
it could buy an empty land with no building on it. A land “expensive” enough to
be his private cementry for a bit.
Jesus stared at the
cold face of death. It scared him to his core, so much that beads of sweat
progressed into an unceasing flow of liquid as thick as blood. In a moment, it
dawned on him how scary the task of pulling and raising the building in three
days really is.
If only these three
dearest knew how crucial this moment was. They won’t be able to sleep.
“You should pray for yourself because this is going to affect you too” He told them.
“You should pray for yourself because this is going to affect you too” He told them.
He was no longer
going to ask to be prayed for. It was obvious that this was his private detour
to take alone.
I’m not sure if it
was the “aloneness” that scared him or the horrible cold look on the face of Mr.
Death. I simply know that this moment, the one he had lived for, the one he was
born for, had become frightening that he contemplated turning back.
The frailty of his
humanity fought so hard to live. His one hundred percent man nature was
frightened so much that it cowered and he negotiated with the father. Stuttering
he said, “If there’s any other route around this, please let’s take it. I
didn’t see this coming.”
But again, his one
hundred percent God-part thought about how this indecision could forever ruin
every chance there is to save me, to
save you from the fiercely cold grip of death and sin. Then, he found the
courage to mutter, “Nevertheless, not my will but yours”.
Rising from that
spot he saw his betrayer approaching with the mob. Apparently, it was too late
to have changed the plan. The course for my salvation and yours had been set in
motion and there was no turning back.
“Leaning towards his
right cheek, Judas kissed him. The Kiss that sealed the thirty pieces of silver
deal.
It was then one of
the three dearest named peter, realized he should show solidarity by cutting
off the ear of one of Jesus’ arresters.
Read: Betrayed
Too bad that wasn’t
the kind of solidarity Jesus needed. He was about to be tried by pilate and it
was important that no guilt be found in him. He had to stay perfect as the lamb
used for Passover. Therefore he stuck back the bleeding ear to the soldier’s
head.
That was it!
No fault could be found in him.
That was it!
No fault could be found in him.
The night of trial was long
and painful. It started from 9pm the previous night until 9 am the next day
when he was finally hung on a pitiable wood like a criminal that he became for
me, for you, for us.
At 12 pm, darkness
began to cover the earth because the one who was the light of men, who lit all
things (John 1:1-5) had himself become darkness. Who then would lit the sun?
Even the earth was in tumultuous trouble.
For three long
hours (12pm to 3pm), darkness stayed upon the whole earth as he traded places with
me, with you, with us.
He became sin that we might become the righteousness
of God (2 Corinthians 5:21)
Then……
He died!
That was it. The
moment he feared had come.
But that wasn’t how
the story ended!!!
In death, his blood
poured furiously against the face of death. Death didn’t like how it tasted.
Someone had played a fast one on him. Everyone who came that way tasted really
sweet. This one was supposed to taste so because he had been labeled as sin.
Huh?
Really?
No one
has ever come in with such rude announcement.All who came in, came trembling.
Who could this be, Death and Hades wondered alike.
“Let the king of
glory come in”, the watchmen proceeded.
“who is this King
of glory?” Hades and death asked in
unison.
“THE LORD OF HOSTS,
HE IS THE KING OF GLORY” the watchmen replied. (Psalm 24:7-8)
Everyone came
alone. Who was this one called the Lord of hosts?
As Jesus
approached, the gates of hell flung open. It wasn’t just the gate at the main
entrance but every grave, every cell that had a soul flung open and hell broke lose!!! It was certainly on
this day that the phrase, “ hell broke lose” was born!
Sin, death and
Hades couldn’t let their ego burn. They had been lord over these millions of
generations of mankind. How dare this man walk into their territory to deliver
men at the price of a blood so horrible they couldn’t even get a drink?
They didn’t tremble
at his appearance, after all the captives in those cells that had just broken open were legal captives.
They put up a fight. Infact, their best
fight but …
.
They didn’t win him
as an infant when Herod gave the order that every child within age three (3)
and below should be killed.
They didn’t win him
at the wilderness when they tried to get him to turn stone to bread, bow to
satan in worship or fall off a pinnacle.
They didn’t win him
when they scared the living day light out of him at the garden of Gethsemane, where his three dearest couldn’t stand by him.
How could they
possibly win him here?
He effortlessly
flung a deadly blow that landed on the nose of death. Death itself died.
Using his pinky
finger, he raised sin to the roof and smashed him against the ground. Sin was
forever paralysed and died instantly!
The people in Hades
jeered in thorough excitement. For the first time in ages, the lawful captives of Hades saw light. They
had never seen light ever since they left earth. This man was indeed a champion
and had no rival.
As Jesus fought
with them , no sorry, beat them to stupor; the curtain at Solomon's temple tore
in two halves.The earth had an earthquake and rocks bursted in different
direction. (Mathew 27:51)
His blood was too powerful for death to handle!!!!!!!
His blood, the seal
of my/your/our redemption.
He made an open
show of sin, death, Hades and every form of darkness and its work. He triumphed
over them in it (the battle for my/your/our restoration).
And having spoiled principalities
and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Colossians
2:15 (KJB)
He took back all the good things they
stole from us many years ago at the Garden of Eden.
Our dominion, our authority was restored in that historic fight!!!
Our dominion, our authority was restored in that historic fight!!!
The deliverance was so true that by the
third day, as Jesus matched triumphantly out of death (resurrection), the dead
people also resurrected and went into the city of Jerusalem, appearing to
people they knew. (Mathew 27: 51-52).
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This wasn’t the end either!!!!!
Jesus returned to the father.
Walking majestically towards the mercy
seat, He spelt my name and yours on the
mercy seat using his blood. So now, the father no longer inputs sin against
me/you because CHRIST-the anointed one had become sin for me/you and now I/WE
AM/ARE THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS. The same goes for as many that
believes in HIM and acknowledges HIM as the SON OF GOD.
“Whoever believes in him is not
condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they
have not believed in the name of God's one and only Son." John 3:18
MEN WERE DEAD BUT HE CAME TO GIVE LIFE- ETERNAL
LIFE.
Now this is eternal life: that they
know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. John 17:
3
There is salvation in no one else! God
has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved."
Acts 4:12 (NLT)
HOW CAN I BE SAVED?
If you declare with your mouth,
"Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from
the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9 (NIV)
Do you believe?
If you believe and are ready to be
saved please say this prayer.
God the Father I come to you in the name of
your son Jesus Christ,
I admit that I am a sinner and no good works of mine can make me clean and
acceptable before you.
I
ask that you forgive me of my sins and wash me clean by the blood of Jesus
Christ your son.
I
believe that Jesus died for me and He resurrected to justify me.
I ask
that you change my heart through your Holyspirit and that you come live inside
of me.
I
confess with my mouth and believe in my heart that Jesus is my Lord and Saviour
and I am saved because He has made me the righteousness of God
Amen!
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