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Matthew 27:46 meaningAugust 14, 2024
After three hours of darkness, Jesus cries out, “My God, My God, Why have you forsaken Me?” This expression is a quotation of Psalm 22, which is prophetic of the Messiah’s sufferings. Jesus’s outcry is also the Gospel’s clearest glimpse into His suffering on the cross as He bore the sins of the world.
Matthew 27:45 meaningAugust 14, 2024
Darkness fell upon all the land between the sixth and ninth hour on the day Jesus was crucified. Matthew’s simple and factual account of the crucifixion darkness is both rich in meaning and is the fulfillment of a dozen or more prophecies.
Revelation 8:10-13 meaningAugust 2, 2024
The third and fourth of seven trumpets are sounded, at which a great star, being a spiritual being, falls from heaven, and a third of the sun, moon, and stars are darkened. An eagle then appears to declare woe and warn of the final three trumpets.
Revelation 8:6-9 meaningAugust 2, 2024
The first two of seven trumpets are sounded, which bring about destruction on the earth with hail and fire, and destruction on the sea, which turns to blood and causes sea life to die and ships to be destroyed.
Revelation 8:1-5 meaningAugust 2, 2024
The seventh and final seal is broken, which brings about a half hour of silence. Seven angels are then given trumpets and a censer with incense for the prayers of the saints. An earthquake precedes the judgement that will pour out upon the sounding of the trumpets.
Revelation 7:13-17 meaningAugust 1, 2024
One of the elders explains that the martyrs dressed in white robes who worship God are there in the throne room because they have come out of the great tribulation and have washed their robes white in the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 7:9-12 meaningAugust 1, 2024
People from every nation, tribe, and language stand before the Lamb in the throne room, along with the angels, creatures, and elders. They worship God.
Revelation 7:1-8 meaningAugust 1, 2024
Angels are summoned to hold back the winds as the seal of God is placed on the foreheads of all the bond-servants, which consecrates them to the Lord and sets them apart. People from all twelve tribes of Israel are sealed, although the makeup of the tribe list has some notable replacements.
Matthew 27:39-44 meaningJuly 26, 2024
Matthew lists three groups of people who mock Jesus while He is on the cross. These groups are those passing by, the religious leaders, and the robbers who were crucified with Him. Matthew records some of the things they say as they mock Him. Some of these things are in fulfillment of Messianic prophecy.
Luke 7:31-35 meaningJuly 25, 2024
“The Parable of the Children in the Marketplace” Jesus illustrates Judea’s rejection of both John the Baptizer as Elijah and Himself as the Messiah through a brief parable about children playing different kinds of music for people who refuse to respond appropriately.
Luke 7:29-30 meaningJuly 25, 2024
Luke tells us the two reactions to Jesus’s message about John the Baptizer and Himself. The people and tax collectors responded positively and aligned themselves with God’s standards of justice. But the religious leaders rejected it and God’s purpose for their lives.
Luke 7:27-28 meaningJuly 25, 2024
Jesus continues to affirm the role of John the Baptizer as the forerunner to the Messiah. In doing so, He is testifying to the crowds that He Himself is the Messiah.
Luke 7:24-26 meaningJuly 25, 2024
After the disciples of John the Baptizer departed, Jesus seized the moment to speak to the surrounding crowds regarding John’s role and the expectations people held for him. Yet, as Jesus speaks, He unveils His own Messianic identity for those who have ears to hear.
Luke 7:18-23 meaningJuly 25, 2024
John the Baptizer sends two of his disciples to Jesus asking whether He claims Himself to be the Messiah. Jesus’s answer is clear yet coded.
Luke 7:1-10 meaningJuly 25, 2024
In Capernaum, Jesus heals the slave of a Roman centurion of great faith.
Matthew 27:36-38 meaningJuly 24, 2024
The inscription over Jesus’s head cited the official crime for which he was crucified. It read “King of the Jews.” On either side of Jesus were two robbers who were crucified with Him. This was in fulfillment of Messianic prophecy.
Matthew 27:35 meaningJuly 24, 2024
After they had crucified Jesus and were waiting for him to die, the Roman soldiers divide His garments among themselves by casting lots. This was in fulfillment of Messianic prophecy.
Matthew 27:33-34 meaningJuly 23, 2024
The Roman soldiers bring Jesus to Golgotha, which means “Place of a Skull,” where they will crucify Him. To help numb the pain of the nails, they offer Him wine mixed with gall to drink. Jesus refuses to drink it. The offered drink of wine mixed with gall was in fulfillment of Messianic prophecy.
Matthew 27:31-32 meaningJuly 23, 2024
Jesus is stripped of the mocking robe and dressed again in His own clothes. He is led away to be crucified. After exiting the Praetorium, Simon of Cyrene is pressed into service to carry His cross.
Acts 15:36-41 meaningJuly 16, 2024
Paul decides to visit the churches he and Barnabas planted in Cyprus and Galatia. Barnabas agrees, but wants to take John Mark with them again. Paul is completely opposed to this idea. John Mark abandoned them in the middle of the first mission trip. Because of this intense disagreement, Barnabas and John Mark go to Cyprus, and Paul sets out for Galatia. Paul travels by land, visiting churches in Syria and Cilicia along the way. Silas goes with him. This is Paul’s second missionary journey.
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