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The Trial, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Christ as Seen in Mark 15-16
August 5, 2025 · 14 min
Discuss the significant yet overlooked role of women in Jesus' ministry, highlighted in Mark.
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The Crucifixion and Resurrection 0:09 Good morning. Welcome to Stand on the Word. Thanks for joining me this morning as we wrap up the gospel according to Mark as we look at chapters 15 and 16. We're gonna find out something here at the end. There's an0:20 abrupt ending. Why is that? We're gonna talk about that. Verse 39 chapter 15. So when the centurion, who stood opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, truly, this man0:32 was the son of God. So the midnight kangaroo court of the Sanhedrin, we saw that in chapter fifth 14. It began there. Here in chapter 15, we see Jesus before Pilate.0:44 And we read this, read about this both in Matthew and Luke. We're gonna see more of it in the book of John. So in the these 2 chapters we have this morning, 4 major events. We have the trial before0:55 Pilate. We have the abuse by the soldiers. We have the crucifixion, and and we have the resurrection morning. Now most of this, as I said, we've covered in Matthew and Luke, but there's a few aspects,1:07 here in Mark that have more detail and a little more information. The first being that of Simon, the Cyrenian. But before I go then, I I wanna point out something. It's something I think I may have mentioned before, but1:19 it's worth repeating. Look at verse 11. But the chief priest stirred up the crowd so that he should rather release Barabbas to them. Pilate answered and said to them, what then do you want me1:31 to do with him whom you call the king of the Jews? So they cried out again, crucify him. Now less than a week earlier, they were crying out to the1:43 same crew, the same group of people were were crying out hosanna in the highest. Blessed is the 1 who comes in the name of the lord on Palm what we call Palm Sunday. Now they were1:54 screaming, crucify. Him. Now they had been stirred up, as we read here, in verse 11 by the chief priest. But it it shows us how fickle the public is, how easily2:06 manipulated people are, which is why public opinion and polling is not the way to make decisions and certainly not what we should base our understanding of what right and wrong is. Verse2:18 21. Then they compelled a certain man, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus as he was coming out of the country and passing by to bear the cross.2:30 Something new here we've not seen before, and that is the names of Simon's sons. How did Mark know what the man's sons' names were? While this is2:42 circumstantial, there is evidence to suggest that Simon's family, after this experience, became followers of Christ. Some scholars point to Paul's reference to Rufus in2:54 Romans 16 13 as the son of Simon. Alright. Again, just based upon the circumstantial evidence, but why else would,3:06 Mark have the names of Simon's 2 sons? Okay. Let's pick up verse 33. Now when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.3:18 And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama, shakbakthani, which is translated, my god, my god, why have you forsaken me? Now some of those3:30 who stood by when they heard that said, look. He's calling for Elijah. Then someone ran and filled a sponge full of sour wine, put it on a reed, and offered it to him to drink, and saying, let him alone. Let3:41 him let us see if Elijah will come to take him down. And Jesus cried out with a loud voice and breathed his last, and the veil of the temple was torn in 2 from top to bottom. So when the centurion, who stood3:53 opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, said, truly, this man was the son of God. Alright. So I I want you to pay attention, very close attention to4:05 this next verse, verse 40. There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the last, and4:17 Moses and Salome, who also followed him and ministered to him when he was in Galilee, and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem. Now4:28 except for John, we'll see this in the gospel of John, the disciples were scattered. John was the only 1 that stuck around. They were nowhere to be found. But the women who had supported Jesus in his4:40 ministry were at the cross. Now recall, we actually read about these women over in Luke chapter 8. They were the ones who, in part, were financing the ministry of Jesus. Now we we don't4:52 we don't pay enough attention, I think, to the focus of the role of women in the ministry of and to Jesus because we just kinda alright. Well, they were there. We5:04 but in that day and age, women did not have the same legal and social standing as men. And so the scriptures focus on them is actually quite remarkable because in5:16 Greek and Roman literature, there was a very dismissive view of women, which was reflective of the society at the time. Now this this dismissive view of women5:28 is attributed, you know, to patriarchal societies. Interestingly enough, that's often used to attack Christianity today and biblical values. But the reality5:40 is it was Christianity. It has been Christianity and its influence on the formation of western civilization that has elevated the role of women, and and that5:52 was following the example of Jesus. What we find here and in the New Testament is that the role of men and women are not in competition or conflict, but rather they complement 1 another. The6:03 cross, as Paul wrote to the Galatians, is really the great equalizer. In Galatians 3 20, he says, there is neither Jew nor Greek. There is neither slave nor free. There is neither male6:15 nor female, for you are all 1 in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ, then you are Abraham's seed and heirs according to the promise. Now Paul was not saying, you6:27 know, kind of this nonsense we hear today about gender and all this kind of stuff. He's not saying there's no physical difference between men and women and their roles are not different. What he's saying is there's no6:39 spiritual distinction in terms of value, purpose, or privilege. Now this was a radical idea at the time. Time. This equality is rooted in6:51 creation, and it was revealed in the cross. Now if you deny either creation or the cross, what happens? Equality becomes distorted and corrupted, which is what we see in today's secular7:02 culture. Now when evening encumbers 42, because it was the preparation day, that is the day before the Sabbath, Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member who was himself7:14 waiting for the kingdom of God coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate marveled, something we see just here in Mark, this description7:26 of of, Pilate's reaction, that he was already dead. And summonsing the centurion, he asked if he had been dead for some time. So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the7:38 body to Joseph. Then he brought he bought fine linen and took him down and wrapped him in the linen, and he laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock and rolled7:50 a stone against the door of the tomb. And Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Moses, observed where he was laid. And the so we see now we see8:01 the role of the women continuing over into chapter 16. Now verse 1. Now when the Sabbath was passed, Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of James, bought spices8:14 that they might come and anoint him. Very early in the morning on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they said among themselves, who will roll away the stone from the door of the8:23 tomb for us? But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, for it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side, and8:35 they were alarmed. But he said to them, do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified. He is risen. He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go tell8:47 the disciples and Peter that he is going before you into Galilee. There you will see him and he as he said to you. We saw that before in, in Matthew and Luke. So they8:59 went out quickly and fled from the tomb for they trembled and were amazed, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. So, again, it's the women, the first ones to encounter9:11 this after the resurrection of Jesus. Okay. We stop there because at this point, verses 9 through 20, this last9:23 portion of the book, does not appear in the Codex Sinaiticus and the Codex Vaticanus, which, are the 2 major, manuscripts9:35 which we rely upon for our translation of the Bible. So there's this abrupt ending. Was that by design? Was this to to communicate? Now you go out and9:47 write the rest of the story. Most scholars don't think so. 1 theory is is that the last page of the original copy was lost, and what we have9:59 here, the verses 9 through 20, were added later. So most scholars do not believe that verse 8 is the appropriate ending for the book. However, however, we10:10 we should be very cautious because we find some things in these, last few verses, especially verses 16 and 18, which, are unique here. And, we we gotta be careful10:22 about building a10:35 Luke, to, to synthesizing Matthew, Mark, and Luke, we can come up with a timeline of what happened on the resurrection morning. And and, actually, Haley's10:47 bible handbook, Henry Haley, doctor Henry Haley, really has put this together. So I'm I'm borrowing this from him, these 9 things. First, at the first break of dawn, 2 or more groups of women10:59 travel from Jerusalem and or Bethany to the tomb. Number 2, about the same time, the stone is rolled away and Jesus emerges from the tomb. 3, the guards fled the scene and went to the priest to tell them what11:11 they had witnessed. Number 4, about sunrise, the women reached the tomb. Mary Magdalene, ahead of the group, seeing the tomb empty, but not seeing the angel. More of the announcement that Jesus had risen runs to tell11:22 Peter and John. The other women, number 5, the other women arrive. They see and hear the angels. They hurry to tell the news by a different route. 6, Peter and John, informed by Mary, reach the tomb and go11:33 in. They see the tomb. They see the empty shroud and depart. Number 7, Mary Magdalene, trailing behind Peter and John, reaches the tomb again, remains alone, weeping. She then she sees the11:45 angel, and then Jesus appears to her again. First 1 to see Jesus is a woman. Then Jesus appears to the other women as they were either on their way to tell the others or on their11:57 way back to the tomb. And then, all of this that we just went through happens probably in less than an hour. Alright? So with that, we conclude the book12:09 of Mark, and now we move on to the gospel of John, which is a bit different. It's not 1 of the synoptic gospels because it's more focused on the divinity of Jesus Christ. And, by the way, this would be a great time toTransition to the Gospel of John 12:21 invite someone to join us on the this journey through the Bible as we move to the book of John. It would be helpful to them to have the chronological reading plan, which can be found at f r c dot o r g12:32 slash bible. Father, we thank you for this day, and we thank you for your word. And, Lord, I thank you for Christianity and and Jesus's12:44 example of elevating men and women to a place of relationship, an equal relationship with you. And, lord, I pray that we would not be apologetic about the truth12:56 of the word of God and that it is because of that word, because of Christianity that we actually see women elevated in our society today. There's13:08 so many that wanna attack Christianity. Lord, help us to know your word and to know the history and to see what the truth has done because the truth is what makes us free. So we thank you.13:20 We pray that you continue to guide us on this journey, for it's in Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Alright. Thanks for joining me this morning. And until next time, keep standing on the word.13:33 Today's study comes from the Stand on the Word Bible Reading Plan available for free at frc dot org slash bible. By following along in just a few minutes a day, you13:45 can read through the entire Bible in just 2 years. Learn more and request the free reading guide at FRC dot org slash Bible.In this video 0:00 The Crucifixion and Resurrection12:17 Transition to the Gospel of John
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