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Why Did God The Son Have To Die?

Many believe that there is too much evidence in the Scripture against Jesus being diving in nature for Him to be God. One major reason is because Jesus died on the cross for our sins. So how could God die? If anything, doesn’t that mean that the Father is greater than or above the Son, Jesus? Join ArieRashelle as she searches through Scripture to understand why Jesus was the member of the Godhead (the Trinity) that had to die on the cross for all of mankind in her video, Why Did God The Son Have To Die?

1 Corinthians 1:18
Philippians 2:5-11
Hebrews 10:1-4, 10-12, 14-18
Isaiah 1:18
John 14:28
Philippians 2:5-11
John 17:5
Philippians 2:9
Acts 4:12
Revelation 5:1-5
1 Corinthians 12:12
Romans 5:12-19
1 Corinthians 15:45-49
Luke 3:38

Why Did God The Son Have To Die?

The Crucifixion of Jesus

³²As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry His cross. ³³And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), ³⁴they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall, but when He tasted it, He would not drink it. ³⁵And when they had crucified Him, they divided His garments among them by casting lots. ³⁶Then they sat down and kept watch over Him there. ³⁷And over His head they put the charge against Him, which read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”
³⁸Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left.
³⁹ And those who passed by derided Him, wagging their heads ⁴⁰and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” ⁴¹So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying, ⁴²“He saved others; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him. ⁴³He trusts in God; let God deliver Him now, if He desires Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” ⁴⁴And the robbers who were crucified with Him also reviled Him in the same way.
⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. ⁴⁶And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ⁴⁷And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” ⁴⁸And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, and put it on a reed and gave it to Him to drink. ⁴⁹But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him.” ⁵⁰And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up His spirit.

Matthew 27:32-50

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The Crucifixion of Jesus Pt. 2: The Significance of the Two Thieves on the Cross

Jesus was our Passover lamb, our perfect sacrifice for sin, but when Jesus was crucified, He wasn’t alone. Why? Why was Jesus crucified with two others, especially two robbers, if Jesus was sacrificed as our Passover lamb? Join ArieRashelle as she searches through Scripture to find the meaning of Jesus being crucified with two other men in her video, The Crucifixion of Jesus Pt. 2: The Significance of the Two Thieves on the Cross.

Matthew 27:38
1 Corinthians 5:7
Matthew 27:32-50
Luke 19:32-43
Jeremiah 31:31-40
Daniel 9:24-27
Psalms 69:21
2 Corinthians 3:12-15
Exodus 12:5-6
Romans 6:15-19
John 18:39-40
Mark 15:6
Luke 23:25
John 10:1; 7-11
Acts 4:12
Hebrews 10:1-3
Luke 19:46
John 18:39-40
Romans 3:21-26
Galatians 4:21-26
Galatians 3:21-26

The Crucifixion of Jesus

The Significance of the Two Thieves on the Cross

All four gospels record the story of the two thieves (or robbers) being crucified on a cross. There was one on each side of Jesus. One on His left and one on His right.

³²As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry His cross. ³³And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), ³⁴they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall, but when He tasted it, He would not drink it. ³⁵And when they had crucified Him, they divided His garments among them by casting lots. ³⁶Then they sat down and kept watch over Him there. ³⁷And over His head they put the charge against Him, which read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”
³⁸Then two robbers were crucified with Him one on the right and one on the left. ³⁹And those who passed by derided Him, wagging their heads ⁴⁰and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” ⁴¹So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying, ⁴²“He saved others; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him. ⁴³He trusts in God; let God deliver Him now, if He desires Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” ⁴⁴And the robbers who were crucified with Him also reviled Him in the same way.

Matthew 27:32-44

According to Matthew, both of the two thieves who were crucified with Jesus, each on their own cross, reviled Jesus along with the rest of the crowd.

²⁶And as they led Him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on Him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus. ²⁷And there followed Him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for Him. ²⁸But turning to them Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. ²⁹For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’ ³⁰Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ ³¹For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
³²Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with Him. ³³And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on His right and one on His left. ³⁴And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide His garments. ³⁵And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers scoffed at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself, if He is the Christ of God, His Chosen One!” ³⁶The soldiers also mocked Him, coming up and offering Him sour wine ³⁷and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!” ³⁸There was also an inscription over Him, “This is the King of the Jews.”
³⁹One of the criminals who were hanged railed at Him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” ⁴⁰But the other rebuked Him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? ⁴¹And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” ⁴²And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” ⁴³And He said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

Luke 23:26-43

Luke tells us that the two reviled Jesus, but something changed the heart of one of the two thieves on the cross because he went from reviling Jesus to defending Him and asking Him to remember him.

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Enter Through The Blood

²² And they brought Him to the place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull. ~ Mark 15:22

Jesus was brought to Golgotha. There the Roman soldiers nailed His hands and His feet to an old rugged cross. Jesus hung there suffering for hours. At the time of the evening sacrifice, the time when the Passover lamb was to be slaughtered, Jesus, with a loud voice, cried out and gave up His spirit and died.

At the exact moment that Jesus died, something miraculous happened. The curtain in the Temple that separated the Holy place from the Most Holy Place where the Mercy Seat was and the Presence of God dwelt was torn from top to bottom. This was a very significant manifestation of God’s glory.

First of all, the curtain was approximately 45 to 60 feet tall and about 4 inches thick.
Second, it was torn from top to bottom.

This was a clear indication that it was not the power of man that tore the veil, but God Himself, letting ordinary men into His holy presence. Remember, the Holy of Holies was curtained off from the rest of the Temple, and only the high priest could enter in, and he could only enter once a year, on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. He could not enter without first offering the blood of a bull and a ram, but we now enter in through the blood of Jesus Christ (Hebrews 4:15). Therefore, give thanks to Jesus, who paid our debt and made a way for us to enter into the presence of God.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Enter Through The Blood.

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The Crucifixion of Jesus Pt. 1: The Significance of The Sour Wine

There’re a few things that all four gospels record. The Triumphal Entry and the Crucifixion of Jesus are two main events that are recorded in all four gospels. Within the Crucifixion of Jesus, there are a few events that take place, but not all gospels record them. One main event within the Crucifixion of Jesus was Jesus being given sour wine to drink while on the cross. This now begs the question, why was the event of Jesus being given sour wine on the cross so important? Join ArieRashelle as she searches through Scripture to find the answer in her video, The Crucifixion of Jesus Pt. 1: The Significance of The Sour Wine.

Matthew 27:45-50
Mark 15:33-38
Luke 23:32-38
John 19:28-30
Proverbs 20:1
Revelation 16:19
Luke 22:19-20
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Romans 6:3-11
2 Corinthians 5:8
Hebrews 8:13
Matthew 27:33-35
Matthew 5:17-18
Psalms 69:21
1 Corinthians 11:27-32
1 Corinthians 1:22-24
Galatians 3:23-29

The Crucifixion of Jesus

The Significance of The Sour Wine

⁴⁵Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. ⁴⁶And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ⁴⁷And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” ⁴⁸And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, and put it on a reed and gave it to Him to drink. ⁴⁹But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him.” ⁵⁰And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up His spirit.

Matthew 27:45-50

John even says that Jesus asked for something to drink in order to fulfill Scripture. And what did they give Jesus in return? Sour wine. This begs the question. Why? What’s the significance of Jesus drinking sour wine?

²⁸After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” ²⁹A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to His mouth. ³⁰When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished,” and He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.

John 19:28-30

There was such great significance of Jesus being given the sour wine during the crucifixion, that all four gospels record it.

Definition of Wine in the Bible

In order to understand the significance of sour wine you have to know the definition of wine in the Bible.

¹ Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.

Proverbs 20:1

¹⁹And He took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” ²⁰And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.”

Luke 22:19-20

¹⁹The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered Babylon the great, to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.

Revelation 16:19

There are at least three different definitions of wine in the Bible. So, what’s the significance of the sour wine if there are three definitions of wine in the Bible?

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The Day of Visitation

2,000 years ago, the Lamb of God came to take away the sin of the world. God came in the flesh, yet the Pharisees and their followers didn’t recognize this visitation. They didn’t recognize God incarnate as He rode before them on a donkey fulfilling prophecy. They missed all of the signs. Will you? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the importance of the sign of the times in his Palm Sunday message, The Day of Visitation.

Luke 19:28-44
Psalms 50:12
Psalms 118:22
Luke 20:17-18
Matthew 23:37-39

The Day of Visitation

The Triumphal (Triumphant) Entry

²⁸And when He had said these things, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. ²⁹When He drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, He sent two of the disciples, ³⁰saying, “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. ³¹If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’”

³²So those who were sent went away and found it just as He had told them. ³³And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” ³⁴And they said, “The Lord has need of it.” ³⁵And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. ³⁶And as He rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road.

³⁷As He was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of His disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, ³⁸saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” ³⁹And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” ⁴⁰He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”

Jerusalem Missed The Day of Their Visitation

⁴¹And when He drew near and saw the city, He wept over it, ⁴²saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. ⁴³For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side ⁴⁴and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”

Luke 19:28-44

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Who Anointed Jesus At Bethany?

Before the Resurrection, before the crucifixion, and even before the betrayal of Jesus, Jesus was anointed at Bethany by an unnamed woman. Jesus said that this story would be told wherever the Gospel is preached in memory of this woman, but she’s never named in the story. So, how can this story be told of what she did in memory of her if she isn’t named? Join ArieRashelle as she searches through Scripture to find the identity of this mystery woman in her video, Who Anointed Jesus At Bethany?

Matthew 26:6-13
John 12:1-8

Who Anointed Jesus At Bethany?

The Story of the Unnamed Woman at Bethany

⁶Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, ⁷a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. ⁸And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? ⁹For this could have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor.” ¹⁰But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me. ¹¹For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me. ¹²In pouring this ointment on my body, she has done it to prepare me for burial. ¹³Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

Matthew 26:6-13

The Name of the Woman Who Anointed Jesus at Bethany

¹ Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. ²So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. ³Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. ⁴But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said, ⁵“Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” ⁶He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it. ⁷Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of my burial. ⁸For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.”

John 12:1-8

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Now Is My Soul Troubled

This is the day that we rejoice in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This Resurrection Sunday (Easter Sunday) is three days after the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. And with His death, He purchased the souls of men with His own blood, and with His resurrection on the third day, He gave us eternal life. But before He could get to the resurrection, He had to go through the death and torture on the cross. The constant reminder of the price that He would have to pay for the redemption of the souls of mankind weighed on His shoulders. Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the True price Jesus paid for our sins in His Resurrection Sunday (Easter Sunday) message, Now Is My Soul Troubled.

John 12:27–36
Luke 22:39–46
John 3:16

Now Is My Soul Troubled

Jesus in The Garden of Gethsemane

³⁶Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and He said to His disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” ³⁷And taking with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to be sorrowful and troubled. ³⁸Then He said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.” ³⁹And going a little farther He fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.” ⁴⁰And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And He said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? ⁴¹Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” ⁴²Again, for the second time, He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.” ⁴³And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. ⁴⁴So, leaving them again, He went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words again. ⁴⁵Then He came to the disciples and said to them, “Sleep and take your rest later on. See, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴⁶Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.”
Matthew 26:36-46

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O Death

²² The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. ~ Luke 9:22

For three days and three nights, all hope had seemed to vanish. The Son of God had been crucified and lay dead in a tomb; the world itself darkened without its light. But the story didn’t end there. On that third day, when everything seemed hopeless and bleak, the Son of God rose from the dead, conquering not only sin but death itself.

O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?

We rejoice this Resurrection Sunday (Easter Sunday) because our hope, the Light of the World, is no longer dead. Our God is alive and well. He is seated on His throne in glory and honor. He prepared the way for us. He overcame the entire world, even death, for us. And because He rose from the dead, so shall we. Because death had no power over Him, it shall have no power over us. Because He overcame sin, so shall we overcome sin through Him. All things are now possible for those who believe in the power of the LORD Jesus Christ, for He Was, He Is, and He Is To Come.

He is coming back, but this time it won’t be to die. It’ll be to resurrect us from our dying bodies and then to bring the righteous wrath of God upon those who refused to accept His loving sacrifice.

Oh LORD God, thank You for Your loving sacrifice. Thank You for each stripe on Your back that brought us healing, every piercing and every bruise that brought us forgiveness for our transgressions and iniquities, every chastisement that brought us peace, and especially every drop of blood spilled for it is by Your blood we have been washed clean. Thank You for Your sacrifice. In Jesus’ name, I pray, amen.

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Humble and Riding on a Donkey

Every year the Church celebrates Palm Sunday, the Triumphal (Triumphant) Entry of Jesus. While we may call this the Triumphal Entry and celebrate it yearly, many of us have no idea why we refer to this event as the Triumphant Entry. What was the purpose of this event, and why is it so important to the Church? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the hidden meanings behind this event in his message, Humble and Riding on a Donkey.

Zechariah 9:9
Acts 1:9–11
Matthew 21:6–11
Revelation 12:12
Genesis 16:11–12
Galatians 4:21–25

Humble and Riding on a Donkey

The Triumphal (Triumphant) Entry

Luke 19:28-40

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Why Did The Angel Call Peter By Name?

As Christians, the Resurrection of Jesus is one of our most important celebrations. We rejoice for our King did not stay dead. He rose on the third day. Now, when He rose, His disciples, including Peter and John, didn’t know. In fact, no one knew. They all had to be told.

Mary Magdalene, Mary the Mother of James (The mother of Jesus), and Salome (the mother of the sons of Zebedee, James and John) went out early the morning of the Resurrection (Resurrection Sunday) to the tomb of Jesus to anoint Him with oils. But when they got there, the stone was rolled away, and Jesus wasn’t in the tomb.

Instead, an angel, who was there, told them to go tell Jesus’ disciples and Peter that Jesus has risen and will meet them at Galilee as He had prophesied. Which begs the question, why did this angel call Peter by name? Why did he single Peter out? Join ArieRashelle as she searches through Scripture to find the answer to this question in our latest video, ‘Why Did The Angel Call Peter By Name?’

Mark 16:5-7
Matthew 26:31-32
Matthew 26:33
Proverbs 8:3
Proverbs 16:20
Proverbs 16:18
Matthew 16:21-23
Luke 22:31-34
Luke 22:61-62
Mark 16:7
Isaiah 43:1
Colossians 2:13-15
John 20:1-9
2 Corinthians 10:5-6
John 21:19b

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The Angel Singles Out Peter

¹ When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint Him. ²And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. ³And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?”
⁴And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was very large. ⁵And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. ⁶And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; He is not here. See the place where they laid Him. ⁷But go, tell His disciples and Peter that He is going before you to Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.”
Mark 16:1-7

Jesus Asks Peter, ‘Do You Love Me?’

¹⁵When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” ¹⁶He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” ¹⁷He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to Him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to Him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.”
John 21:15-17

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