Life of Christ Lesson 182: Responses to Christ’s Death {It is Finished XII}

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The episode discusses the various responses to Christ's death, including miraculous phenomena and human reactions.

After the Lord Jesus commended His spirit into His Father's hands, there was immediately a series of four responses. There was God's response by way of three miraculous phenomena: (1) the Temple Veil Tore from top to bottom (SO MUCH SIGNIFICANCE), (2) the earth quaked (HEAVEN'S "AMEN" TO CHRIST'S FINISHED WORK), and (3) certain select graves were opened (FOR THOSE INSIDE TO COME FORTH, LIKE LAZARUS, ON RESURRECTION SUNDAY AFTER CHRIST AROSE). These were amazing miracles to testify of the magnitude of what had just been completed by Christ on the cross - redemption for sin!!! Did you realize there were SEVEN CALVARY-related MIRACLES? Can you name them? Also discussed in this lesson are three more reactions; human reactions: (1) a Roman centurion expresses belief in Jesus as "the Son of God" (the penitent thief, a Jew, and the centurion, a Gentile, were cross-work "fruit" and witnesses of Christ's saving power); (2) the watching multitude were full of fear over all they witnessed. In fact, they beat their breasts, which was a sign of fear and conviction of sin (good sign). (3) The third human response came from the group of faithful women disciples of Christ who had remained at the…

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Host: Caldwell Commentaries

Topics covered

• Responses to Christ's death
• Miraculous phenomena
• Human reactions to crucifixion
• Redemption for sin
• Significance of the Temple Veil

Keywords

• Christ's death
• miracles
• redemption
• crucifixion
• responses
• faith
• fear
• grief

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Caldwell Commentaries

Books & works: Life of Christ Vol. 8

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