Presented by Rev. Dr. Duane White
Title: Near The Cross (Spectators at the Cross)
Text: John 19:1-27 (23-27)
23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, 24 so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.” This was to fulfill the Scripture which says,
“They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.”
So the soldiers did these things, 25 but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” 27 Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
1. Simon the Cyrene – Matthew 27:32, Mark 15:21-22, Luke 23:26, Hebrews 13:12, Acts 7:58, Leviticus 4:12
2. Daughters of Jerusalem – Luke 23:27-28
3. Loving Relative & Friends – Luke 23:49, Job 19:13, Psalms 38:11, Psalms 142:4, Proverbs 17:17,18,27
4. Mary, His Mother – John 2:5, 10:18-21, 19:25-27; Isaiah 49:15; 1 Kings 3:26; 1 Samuel 2:18,19; Mark 3:21, 6:3; Acts 1:13,14
5. Religious Leaders – Matthew 27:20; John 19:6, 19:12-15; Psalms 22:12-13; Revelation 17:12-14
6. Two Thieves – Matthew 27:37,38,44; Mark 15:27; Luke 23:33,39-43; 1 Peter2:22-24; Isaiah 53:12; John 19:18
7. Peter – Luke 23:49; 1 Peter 5:1; John 15:26-27; Acts 3:14,15,18,22
