Roll Away the Stone Death and Resurrection DVD

Roll Away the Stone Death and Resurrection DVD, Lesson 8

Defining Moment Ü In Israel’s history the defining moment was “The Exodus” until Ü The DBR of Jesus Ü The Death Ü The Burial Ü The Resurrection

Luke 24: 6 Ü “…said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, He has risen!”

Abraham Ü God’s covenant with Abraham Ü Fulfilled in Jesus’ death Ü God promised Abraham He would shed His own blood, if/when he/we did not live blamelessly Ü Gen 15 and 17

Calvary Ü God, in Jesus, died on Calvary for all of us Ü The sinless Son of God Ü The perfect sacrifice

Cup Ü Cup of salvation Ü Marriage cup Ü Jesus offers Ü We choose to accept or not

Significance Ü Joseph of Arimathea’s tomb Ü A gift, not a loan Ü Year’s wages Ü 9 th hour, 3 pm Ü Temple sacrifice of lamb Ü Stone Ü So we could see in, not so Jesus could walk out

Important? Ü Jesus’ incarnation was important, but not enough Ü Jesus’ death was important and necessary, but not enough Ü Everythinges on His RESURRECTION!

Empty Tomb Ü The empty tomb was important, but not enough Ü Seeing a living risen Savior, that was IMPORTANT Ü That was the final proof Ü HE LIVES!

Prophecy Fulfillment Ü Isaiah 53: 7 Ü Mark 14: 60 -61 & 15: 3 -5 Ü Psalm 22: 16 -18 Ü Mark 15: 25 -32 & John 19: 23 -24 Ü Psalm 34: 20 & Zechariah Ü John 19: 31 -37 & 20: 10 -11 12: 10 Ü Psalm 69: 21 Ü Matthew 27: 48 Ü Isaiah 53: 3 Ü Matthew 26: 65 -67 & 27: 38 - 40 & John 19: 14 -15

God had a Plan Ü Fulfilled prophecies from 100 s of years before Ü Time of Jesus’ death, 3 pm Ü Also the year Jesus died Ü Saturday, the Sabbath, was the Feast of Unleavened Bread Ü Sunday was the Feast of Firstfruits

Joseph’s Tomb Ü It was new/unused (Lk 23: 53) Ü Worth a year’s wages Ü Pharisaic law would have prohibited Joseph from using it for his own family now Ü It was intended for Joseph’s family Ü A HUGE sacrifice

Temple Curtain Ü Day of Atonement Ü High Priest went behind the curtain (Lev 16: 29 -34 & Heb 9: 7) Ü Jesus’ blood made the curtain, the High Priest, and the Holy of Holies moot Ü Now every believer has direct access to God

The Cup Ü Jewish marriage custom Ü Bridegroom symbolically offers his life in a cup of wine to the bride Ü By accepting the cup, the bride indicates her lifelong commitment to the bridegroom Ü Jesus calls Himself the bridegroom (Mk 2: 18 -19) Ü Who is the bride? Rev 19: 6 -9

The Cup Ü Jewish Passover custom Ü They used 4 cups of wine Ü 3 rd was the cup of salvation Ü That was what Jesus used in the accounts of the Last Supper Ü The new covenant in My blood

The Cup Ü Marriage proposal Ü Accept or refuse Ü Cup of Salvation Ü Accept or refuse

God Had a Plan Ü Thousands of years Ü Everything lined up Ü Jesus was the Plan Ü Jesus is the Plan