Mark - The Becoming King - June 25, 2023

<p>Pastor Jeff Gates</p> <p> Mark 15.33-39 (NIV)</p> <p>The Death of Jesus</p> <p>33 At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. </p> <p>34 And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).</p> <p>35 When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”</p> <p>36 Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.</p> <p>37 With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.</p> <p>38 The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. </p> <p>39 And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”</p> <p> </p> <p> </p>