The murder of Jesus : a study of how Jesus died

The pieces are in place. The curtain rises for the final act. God is about to die. An unprecedented conspiracy of injustice, cruelty, and religious and political interests sentenced a man guilty of no crimes to the most barbaric method of execution ever devised. The victim was no mere man. Jesus was God in the flesh. The Creator of life died. How did such a thing come to be? Who were the onlookers, the players, the fakes, frauds, and heroes? What was it like in the Upper Room that night, in the shadows of Gethsemane, or in the Praetorium awaiting Pilate's verdict? What is the meaning of the last words Jesus uttered as He gasped for breath on the cross? What if all the facts you now so well could come alive in your ind and heart as a living story, rather than as a 2000-year-old ancient account? By piecing together the narrative from the perspective of the participants, John MacArthur invites you to relive the most awesome injustice in the history of man, the unparalleled triumph of the sovereignty of God, and the passion of Christ. The pieces are in place. The curtain rises for the final act. God is about to die. In spite of such drama, we know the story all too well. Two thousand years ago, salvation came to fallen man through the tragic murder of the Lamb of God. Unfortunately, modern society is so inundated with stories of injustice, this one merely seems like another to add to the heap. A relic of injustice, trapped in history, and buried under the dust. Yet, though Christ endured the great injustice of the cross, ironically, the cross was the culmination of God's justice against sin. His suffering was our salvation. In the events which surrounded his final days, culminating in His passion, we have much to learn not only about the gift of redemption, but about the character of God, and about ourselves. From the intimate moments of friendship in the Upper Room, to standing alone before His accusers, to hanging naked before the world, The Murder of Jesus is the story of man's sin and God's goodness. - Jacket The pieces are in place. The curtain rises for the final act. God is about to die. An unprecedented conspiracy of injustice, cruelty, and religious and political interests sentenced a man guilty of no crimes to the most barbaric method of execution ever devised. The victim was no mere man. Jesus was God in the flesh. The Creator of life __died__. How did such a thing come to be? Who were the onlookers, the players, the fakes, frauds, and heroes? What was it like in the Upper Room that night, in the shadows of Gethsemane, or in the Praetorium awaiting Pilate's verdict? What is the meaning of the last words Jesus uttered as He gasped for breath on the cross? What if all the facts you now so well could come alive in your ind and heart as a living story, rather than as a 2000-year-old ancient account? By piecing together the narrative from the perspective of the participants, John MacArthur invites you to relive the most awesome injustice in the history of... The Creator of life died. The very thought is nearly inconceivable. Yet, mysteriously, from the wellspring of this repugnant historical fact flow unceasing rivers of mercy. How does such a thing come to be, that God could die as a man at the hands of men? How was the stage set and who was to blame, Jew or Gentile? Who were the onlookers, the players, the fakes, frauds and heroes? What was the political climate? Noted author and Bible teacher John MacArthur takes a fresh look at the murder of Jesus, examining the unfolding drama of the "dreadful horror of the cross and its majestic glory."