Crucifixion of Christ

Luke 23:26-43

• Compelled to Carry the Cross of Jesus Christ
• Women Mourn for Jesus but the Worst is Coming
• A Godly Drought Brings Atrocities
• Jesus Christ is Crucified with Criminals
• Government Leaders Set the Example to Mock Christ as He Dies
• Salvation of Criminal Sinners Who Speak for Jesus Christ

Compelled to Carry the Cross of Jesus Christ

“As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, 
who was on his way in from the country,
and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.”
Luke 23:26

A day is coming, and in many ways is already here, when those who keep the testimony of Jesus Christ will be escorted away by force. Just like Jesus Christ was escorted by soldiers to the Cross. Christians are practically outlaws in today’s world and will be put down forcefully in the days to come. That is the killing of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Even today, if anyone is even in the vicinity of Jesus, they are made to suffer His Cross. I’ve seen people just mention the word Bible or talk about their Christian Grandmother and they are immediately scrutinized. They are scorned in such a way as to discourage them from talking about the Gospel in the remotest of form. That is a way of putting the Cross of Christ on them.

Those who govern by the mark of the beast wants no one anywhere near to the vicinity of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. They want to have total control over thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, but in believers, those thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are dedicated to the Gospel.

Simon was just coming into town, and obviously he was near enough to Jesus for the soldiers to tap him on the shoulder with a sword. They got his attention and put the Cross of Christ on him to carry.

Women Mourn for Jesus but the Worst is Coming

“A large number of people followed Him,
including women who mourned and wailed for Him. 
Jesus turned and said to them, 
“Daughters of Jerusalem do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children. 
For the time will come when you will say,
‘Blessed are the childless women, the wombs that never bore
and the breasts that never nursed!’ 
Then “‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’
Luke 23:27-30

There are times when I mention Jesus Christ and the girls nearby start shedding alligator tears. They are pretentiously crying because to them it’s depressing for someone to “waste” their life to Jesus Christ. Also, they know the consequences that come to those who openly talk about Christianity, it’s a life of mockery, heartache, pain, ridicule, and constant conflict.

Even during the time of Jesus’s severe punishment, He has a large number of followers. This is like those of us today who are faithful to the message of the Bible even when the Spirit of Christ is vehemently opposed. Among His large following of people are women who are crying and wailing at seeing the cruelty of His suffering. Jesus Christ turns to tell them not to mourn for Him but to mourn for themselves, a day will come when it will be better to be childless.

Already, women are in so much pain at seeing the tragedies happening to children. The days are coming when the world will not be fit for children. In Ohio, teen violence and crime is notorious. So far in year 2022, a Columbus car-theft sting operation arrested ninety-four juveniles and recovered fifteen automobiles. Teen shootings are notorious as well. The world will progressively get worst as Jesus Christ continues to be led to His death. Those who govern are seeking a solution to their ills through the thing that has power over physiology and is able to form emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. At the same time, they are following the path to killing the Gospel of Christ and trampling on the Holy Spirit. They are governing through the mark of the beast.

A Godly Drought Brings Atrocities

“For if people do these things when the tree is green,
what will happen when it is dry?”
Luke 23:31

Jesus Christ is being killed in a society where those who live for Him are fully aware of what is happening. The Spirit of Jesus Christ is being crucified in every city around the world. There is still some respect for God left in the world, but minute by minute it is wasting away. There is conflict, riots, protests, and aggressive demands being made to kill the Gospel. If we see this happening today, what will happen when all Godliness is taken from this world?

Jesus Christ is Crucified with Criminals

“Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with Him to be executed. 
When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified Him there,
along with the criminals—one on His right, the other on His left. 
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” 
And they divided up His clothes by casting lots.”
Luke 23:32-34

Jesus Christ was executed like a criminal. This would be the same as dying in the electric chair in today’s terms. Jesus is being crucified between two criminals even today. The fire is already kindled where the majority of people in the community consider Christians to be hostile to their dream of a one world government based on “humanitarian” principles. Those who live for Jesus Christ are stigmatized in a Godless world. In the same way that Christians oppose the government of the mark of beast, many criminals oppose the government on the basis of being unfairly oppressed. Those who serve Jesus Christ are criminalized and put to death alongside those who attack the government with aggressive rebellion.

Hanging on the Cross, suffering and dying, Jesus is not filled with rebellion, bitterness, and revenge but instead He is filled with forgiveness. He said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”  The guards at the Cross divided up His clothes for themselves. I’ve seen people move in like scavengers to take the possessions of someone who had died. The dead people had no family, had no one, so when they died people carried off whatever was left in the house. They had more concern for possessions than they ever did for the person. Likewise, as Christ and Christianity are dying in our society today, they seek to prosper from that death.

Government Leaders Set the Example to Mock Christ as He Dies

“The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at Him. 
They said,
“He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”
The soldiers also came up and mocked Him. They offered Him wine vinegar and said,
“If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.”
Luke 23:35-37

Again, the government leaders set the Godless example for the people who are watching. Today, the government that rule by the mark of the beast sneer at Jesus Christ. That is easy to see by the policies they pass. They even invite the masses to continue their fight against Godly foundations and to push harder to change laws to favor the “progressive” “left wing.” They mock Jesus Christ’s claim of being the Savior of the world by saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.” The wine and vinegar given to Jesus is not a thirst quencher and it wouldn’t do anything to prevent His death. It is bitter. They offer Him bitterness to drink as He is dying on the Cross. Today, those who live by the Spirit of Christ are given bitterness to drink as the killing of the Gospel of Jesus progresses.

Salvation of Criminal Sinners Who Speak for Jesus Christ

“There was a written notice above Him, which read: this is the king of the Jews.
One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at Him:
“Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”
But the other criminal rebuked him.
“Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? 
We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve.
But this man has done nothing wrong.”
Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
Luke 23:38-43

Today, it is an unwritten crime to consider Jesus Christ the King of emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. The thing that has power over physiology demands being the king of emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. That is why they are killing the Spirit of Jesus; they want absolute dominion over a person’s inner being through the mark of the beast. Although there will never be an issue on a voting ballot to kill the Gospel of Jesus Christ, they make it clear that they are coming against God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. The government post an unwritten sign above the followers of Christ that they kill, “This is the King of the Jews.” Even the criminals who are dying beside Jesus, hurl insults and ridicule Him.

Some rebels who are being killed by the government defend Jesus Christ in front of other criminals. They do that because Jesus Christ and His followers refuse to submit to the government that operates through the mark of the beast. Christians are opponents of the same government that criminals are fighting against. Those who follow Jesus Christ are under the same sentence as criminals. As the one criminal said to the other, “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve.” That same criminal wanted Jesus to remember him when He entered Heaven. Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

Let’s always remember that we are criminal sinners saved by the Blood of an innocent Man, the Son of God. Let’s hold to the testimony of Jesus Christ when we ourselves begin to suffer the painful crucifixion of those who have determined to kill the Gospel of Jesus.

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:11