Sunday March 30, 2025
The Profane Cross and the Holy Curtain
And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. Matthew 27:51
And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. Matthew 27:51
Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” John 19:19
…and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. There they crucified him… John 19:17-18a
So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold the man!” John 19:5
So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him “Are you the King of the Jews?” John 18:23
For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. 1 Corinthians 3:17
So he questioned him at some length, but he made no answer. Luke 23:9
And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. Luke 23:11
“If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, and if I ask you, you will not answer. But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” Luke 22:67-69
Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place. For now I have chosen and consecrated this house that my name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there for all time. 2 Chronicles 7:15-16