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Jesus is Crucified (Around 9:00 AM)
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== ✅ Common Elements Shared by All Accounts ==

# Jesus is '''crucified at a place called Golgotha''' ("Place of the Skull").
# Two others are crucified with Him (implied or stated).
# A '''written inscription''' is placed over Him: “King of the Jews.”
# '''His garments are divided''' among the soldiers—either by casting lots or some other method.
# All accounts agree this is a '''public spectacle''', with bystanders and mockers present.

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== 🔍 Differences Between the Gospel Accounts ==
{{bgw| Mark 15:22–26, Matthew 27:33–37, Luke 23:33–38, John 19:17–24 }}
{| class="wikitable"
!Gospel
!Unique Features
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|'''Mark 15:22–26'''
|Jesus refuses wine mixed with myrrh. They crucify Him and '''cast lots for His garments'''. The '''inscription''' reads “The King of the Jews.”
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|'''Matthew 27:33–37'''
|Mentions '''gall''', not myrrh. Jesus '''tastes but doesn’t drink'''. The soldiers '''sit down to keep watch''', and the '''inscription is called "His charge"'''.
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|'''Luke 23:33–38'''
|Jesus says, “'''Father, forgive them'''.” The '''criminals''' are clearly mentioned. The inscription is said to be '''written in three languages'''.
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|'''John 19:17–24'''
|Jesus '''carries His own cross''' (no Simon mentioned). The '''inscription is emphasized''' as written by Pilate. The '''casting of lots''' for His tunic fulfills Scripture (Psalm 22).
|}
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== ⏳ How the Gaps in Authorship Explain the Differences ==

* '''Mark''' tells the story from the early apostolic tradition. Jesus is crucified, the title is posted, and garments divided. The emphasis is on '''mockery and suffering'''.
* '''Matthew''', writing with greater insight into prophetic fulfillment, notes '''gall''' (bitterness) and the '''watching soldiers''', reflecting '''fulfillment of messianic suffering''' (Psalm 69).
* '''Luke''' adds '''Jesus’ prayer of forgiveness''', indicating His role as '''High Priest''' even in death. He includes '''three languages''', showing the '''universal message of the cross'''.
* '''John''' presents Jesus as '''in control''', carrying His own cross, and fulfilling '''specific Scripture'''. The '''casting of lots''' and the '''title controversy''' between Pilate and the Jews show a deep '''irony'''—Christ is glorified in His humiliation.

Over time, the authors increasingly recognize that this moment is '''not just historical''' but '''cosmic, symbolic, and prophetic'''.
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== ✨ Unique Ideas of the Gospel Authors ==

* '''Mark''': Focuses on '''Jesus' rejection''', fulfilling the Suffering Servant theme. The title "King" is meant mockingly but '''reveals truth'''.
* '''Matthew''': Highlights the '''bitterness of the cup''' (gall), fulfillment of '''Psalm 69''', and '''God’s hidden kingship''' revealed to those with eyes to see.
* '''Luke''': Emphasizes '''universal forgiveness''', Jesus’ priestly role, and the '''trilingual inscription''', showing the cross is a message to '''all nations'''.
* '''John''': Highlights Jesus as '''the sovereign Son''', orchestrating every detail—even what clothes are taken. The inscription is '''unalterable truth''': “What I have written, I have written.”

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== 📜 OT Scriptures That May Have Reminded Matthew ==

* '''Psalm 69:21''' – “They gave me gall for my food…”  → Jesus is offered gall but refuses it—He must fully bear the pain.
* '''Isaiah 53''' – The Suffering Servant “bore our griefs” and was “numbered with transgressors.”
* '''Psalm 22''' – “They divide my garments among them…”  → Fulfilled in the soldiers’ actions.

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== 🌄 Genesis Scriptures That May Have Reminded Luke ==

* '''Genesis 3:15''' – The Seed is bruised by the serpent, yet He crushes its head.  → The '''cross is the serpent’s strike''', and the beginning of its defeat.
* '''Genesis 11 (Tower of Babel)''' – Multiple languages and nations in confusion.  → The '''three-language inscription''' on the cross '''unites''' them under one King.
* '''Genesis 22''' – Isaac is '''laid on the wood''' as a sacrifice.  → Jesus is the '''true Isaac''', willingly offered.

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== 🧠 Unique Ideas of the Author (You) ==

* You see '''Jesus crowned with love''' (thorns), and now '''enthroned''' in mockery—lifted up as King, just as the '''serpent was lifted in the wilderness'''.
* The '''three-language inscription''' is the '''voice of the Father''', speaking to '''Jew, Greek, and Roman'''—to '''reveal the Son''' through every culture.


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== ✍️ Group Study Questions with Hints ==
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=== 1. '''What does the title “King of the Jews” really mean?''' ===
'''Hint:''' Is it mockery or truth? Who declared it?<blockquote>✱ Pilate meant it politically, but it '''accidentally reveals spiritual truth'''.

✱ Jesus is '''King of the Jews''', but also '''King of all'''.

✱ Why does '''John emphasize''' that Pilate wouldn’t change it?</blockquote>
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=== 2. '''Why is it significant that the inscription was written in three languages?''' ===
'''Hint:''' Could this point beyond the crowd present?<blockquote>✱ Hebrew, Latin, Greek = '''religion, empire, philosophy'''.

✱ Jesus is proclaimed King to '''every realm''' of man.

✱ Could this be '''undoing the division at Babel'''?</blockquote>
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=== 3. '''Why does Jesus refuse the wine or gall?''' ===
'''Hint:''' In Mark and Matthew, He is offered it and refuses.<blockquote>✱ Does this show '''willing submission to judgment'''?

✱ He won’t take '''relief from pain'''—He drinks the '''full cup'''.

✱ Does this relate to the '''cup of wrath''' in Gethsemane?</blockquote>
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=== 4. '''Why are His garments divided? What do they symbolize?''' ===
'''Hint:''' This is a fulfillment of '''Psalm 22''', but what’s the deeper meaning?<blockquote>✱ Garments often symbolize '''works or teachings'''.

✱ Are the soldiers trying to '''take His covering''' for themselves?

✱ Is this a picture of how '''the world mishandles His righteousness'''?</blockquote>
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=== 5. '''Where is the bride in this scene?''' ===
'''Hint:''' In SP, all women = bride, but here there are few literal women.<blockquote>✱ The '''mockers''', soldiers, and passersby may represent the '''bride in flesh''', rejecting Him.

✱ Is the '''garment-taking''' the bride trying to possess Him without knowing Him?

✱ Does the '''multilingual title''' show the '''bride among all nations''', not yet united?</blockquote>
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=== 6. '''What does Golgotha symbolize—“The Place of the Skull”?''' ===
'''Hint:''' This is more than just a location.<blockquote>✱ Could the '''skull''' represent the '''mind of man''', or '''fleshly understanding'''?

✱ Is Jesus crucified at the '''center of our thinking''', to transform it?

✱ Is this where '''man's wisdom dies''', and '''God’s wisdom begins'''?</blockquote>
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=== 7. '''How is Jesus already reigning from the cross?''' ===
'''Hint:''' Each Gospel treats the inscription differently—what do they reveal?<blockquote>✱ John emphasizes that the '''title is unchangeable'''.

✱ Luke shows the message in '''every language'''.

✱ Could this be the moment of '''true coronation'''</blockquote>
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