Matt 27:51-53 The Rending of the Veil CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Jesus Christ died on the cross, he yielded up the ghost, which is to say that his spirit went up to God (Lk 23:46, Ecc 12:7). Simultaneously, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the...
Matt 27:27-38 The Crucifixion CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This study is a little more easily taught in a verse by verse fashion rather than topically because there are so many different things going on in the passage surrounding the crucifixion. So, we will comment on each verse according to the...
Matt 27:15-26 The Release of Barabbas CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Companion passages are found in Mk 15:6-15; Lk 23:17-25; and Jn 18:39-40. We’ll study these along with the text to glean all the meat out of this passage. One of the ploys that Pilate tried, since he was determined to...
Matt 27:11-14 Jesus Accused before Pilate and Herod CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The companion passages that cross reference these verses are found in Mk 15:1-5; Lk 23:1-16 and Jn 18:28-38. You will want to refer to these in order to understand everything that happened during the trial of Jesus from...
Matt 27:5-10 The Death of Judas Iscariot CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The study of the death of Judas Iscariot provides some interesting insight into the Bible. The natural assumption is that if Judas Iscariot wasn’t saved, as we studied last week, then he must have gone to hell when he...
Matt 26:69-75 Peter’s Denial CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This is one of those passages in the Bible that must be studied in all of the gospels simultaneously in order to understand what is really going on. Otherwise, it would appear that there are contradictions in each of the gospels and...
AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS LESSON The best way to study this passage is to compare it with the companion passages in the other gospels. That way, you get the whole picture of just what went on in the beginning of the trial of Jesus. The companion passages are Mk 14:53-65;...
AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS LESSON In the arrest of Jesus are veiled references to the tribulation and to the Lord’s Second Coming. It should not be a surprise to find these veiled references since Judas Iscariot, the son of perdition, will be here during the final part of the tribulation....
Matt 26:30 The New Testament CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Just like the Passover was a memorial by which the Jews would remember the Exodus [Ex 12:14], even so the Lord’s Supper is a memorial by which to remember Jesus’ death [1 Cor 11:24-25]. Just as the Passover in Ex 12 was...
AUDIO RECORDING OF LESSON Matt 26 17-25 The Betrayal of Jesus CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This meal that was served before the betrayal of Jesus took place in the evening of the same day that Jesus was crucified. Remember that the Jewish day begins at 6 pm. Therefore, this first...
