 Yes, we'll continue. We have reached almost the end of chapter 18 and we see that there's a discussion that takes place between Pilate and Jesus and Jesus says that everyone on the side of truth listens to me So do you want to be on the side of the truth? Are you willing to accept it? But Pilate's responses are what is true? Okay, so he is not willing to accept that there is one single universal truth He believes it's just different belief systems that different people have and then anything goes is what you know Pilate believes so anyway, he feels that this whole thing is just some kind of Controversy regarding Religious beliefs and so he's not very concerned. He goes out of the crowd in verse 38 He goes out to the Jews who have gathered and he says to them I find no basis for a charge against him And after saying that I find absolutely no basis for a charge against him He has Jesus flogged. Okay, so if we could read out chapter 19 verses 1 to 4 Yeah, go ahead. Yes Okay, so He declares that he finds no charge against Jesus But he still goes ahead and has him flogged. He allows the soldiers to mock Jesus He allows all of that Because he's kind of hoping that the Jews will be the leaders would be satisfied with that and they would just let Jesus go So after all the mocking and the flogging and all of that He brings Jesus out again to the crowd to the Jews who are gathered and he says, you know, I I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him Pilate is, you know, uncomfortable with what is going on And so he's trying to he's hoping that maybe they'll back off, you know, that they'll not want to Want to go ahead with the crucifixion. Yes, we have brother Shay. Yes, please go ahead Thank you pastor So I would eat we just read that Jesus Christ was Flogged I Don't know if There is a historical background to I mean, yeah, yeah, it's true. We're going to what it meant to be flogged in The Roman Empire at that time because it seems like a safe Pilate's telling them to flog Jesus was just going to be enough, you know to Get the crowd to disperse and let go of Jesus Christ. So I Don't know. Could you share with us? What was the details of the flogging? Because if the way John just wrote it, it's like he was just giving Ten strokes of the king and told to go but it looks like it was more than just just Flogging so I don't know if you could just share with us, you know, maybe based on historical facts and That time of history what he meant to be flogged in the Roman Empire at that time. Thank you Now I don't really know the details but from what little bit I have read You know the justice system at that time was more or less the same as you know the one we have now Sometimes the flogging was done as a deserved punishment. The crime has been proved and so they are You know giving him those lashes, you know that fixed number of lashes they're giving him that because they have now proved the case successfully against the that particular criminal and So they are now whipping him for that crime but then again, there were many occasions when they would Whip the poor criminal in the hope of getting a confession out of him When they still have not not got any clear evidence against the man and they still go ahead and do that because they hope that in the process of you know whipping him they can force that man into confessing to To something whether he has done it or not so There were perversions of perversions of justice even back then so we cannot say that always the flogging was justified and Over here in Jesus case we clearly see that it was not justified because Pilot openly with his own mouth is saying I find no charge against him And yet he allows Jesus to be mocked as for the mocking and all of that. Yes, that is something that they were doing It was just the whole process of you know Terrorizing that criminal Into submission so there would be a physical Violence going on at the same time. They would also want to emotionally tear down that person so there would be a lot of mocking and spitting and all of that involved and I don't know There was this one place where it was actually written that they would in fact crown the person You know place a crown on that person's head and you know mock him in that manner as well So it's not like only in the case of Jesus that they did this There were occasions when soldiers would know would go to the point where they would place a wreath on the person's head and Make fun of him. So these are all things that depraved things that were done by depraved minds and these actions were not always justified and Sometimes a person who had not even committed a crime would break down and confess to something Which he has not even done just know to escape from all of this Mental torture and it's very very sad over here because Pilate has openly said I find no charge against this person And he has still allowed all of this to take place because he's still hoping that they'll back off And that there would be no need for any crucifixion because he will have to put a signature For that crucifixion and later, you know, the roman emperor Tiberius, you know can pick on him and say why did you go and send a you know an innocent man To the cross so Pilate is still hoping that he will not have to put a signature That he that things can you know still cool off is what he is hoping for Yeah, I hope that helped So that means there's a possibility that the the beating was severe To to get the crowd off his back and I guess It would most definitely be severe because they would use the same You know method which they always used for all the floggings where they would use that That whip which has got those Sharp things at the edge So that when the whipping is going on it would tear the skin And then once the skin is toned the flesh and that beneath that also starts getting toned So they were not giving any spare, you know preferential treatment over here to Jesus They were using the same flogging procedures which they always used Where they would use that particular whip, which has got the got the sharp objects at the edge So yes, it was a normal full-fledged flogging just like they usually used you know in all cases Yeah Thank you pastor. Thank you so much. Yes So now after the flogging here and after all of the mockery he now he brings Jesus out once again and he says Look, I'm bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him And uh, then we have verses five and six happening and if someone could read out that Nineteen five and six So Jesus came up wearing the crown of storms on the purple road Okay, so uh, this is the third time that Pilate is declaring I find no basis for a charge against him. So he says you take him and crucify him as for me I find no basis for a charge against him and Then the leaders say no no there is a charge against him He has done something wrong and they speak up and uh that we see in verses seven to eleven and uh, it's interesting because there's a you know interesting turn of events taking place over here So maybe we could read right up to verse 12 seven to 12 if someone could read out, please If you release him or they could crucify you, Jesus says You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given to you from above Therefore, he would do their name over to you has been fabricated since And then on Pilate Verse Verse 12. Yeah Eight From then on Pilate our pirates called to release him but he just cried out If you release this man, you are not So is that a strength everyone who makes himself a king of races? Yeah, so um Three times Pilate has said I find no basis of a charge for a charge against him And then the inverse seven the jewish leaders declare and say yes There is a charge at least as far as the jewish law is concerned because this man is declaring himself to be the son of god and That kind of a claim deserves depth is what they say and when Pilate hears that it says In verse eight when Pilate heard this he was even more afraid Okay, so Pilate is uncomfortable with this whole situation He does not want to crucify a person against whom he's not able to find any kind of charges And now when he hears that this person is calling himself the son of god It says that he was even more Afraid because in the earlier conversation Jesus had said my kingdom is not of this world So now Pilate is a little worried Asked where do you come from because if your kingdom is not from here Are you really from you know from somewhere else? Are you from heaven? Are you really a some kind of a god? He said it's rather concerned now And then Jesus very boldly says to him you would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above and When Pilate hears this he's he's genuinely scared and it says it works well from then on Pilate tried to set Jesus free So a man who has always claimed to know to not care about you know religious things and all of that He actually feels afraid at this point He can sense the conviction of the Holy Spirit happening in his heart. So you see Even powerful leaders people in powerful positions I think each person is at least given one chance Where there is a kind of prompting of the Holy Spirit in their hearts Where they can sense that what is being said by these Christians is the truth And they can feel that stirring they can feel that and what they do with that is up to them They can you know Place their political interests and worldly interests About this stirring which they sense inside and they can ignore it Or they may they can choose to respond to it But I really think even the topmost leaders even the worst dictators that we have in our you know current world Um, I think they all are given at least one opportunity Where each of them genuinely senses a stirring of the Holy Spirit inside where they sense That what is being told over here is truth and they better respond And of course if they just choose to ignore that and you know and harden their heart against it Then you know, it's up to them And that's what we see happening over here Pilate is tries really hard to set Jesus free and then you know, they talk about his political position They say if you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar So they say, you know, he's claiming to be a king and here you are trying to support him How is the emperor Tiberius going to react when he hears about this and when they bring up this point Then you know Pilate Starts thinking about his position and his power because um I'm not sure I just somewhere in your notes. I think that it was mentioned that Tiberius especially was this real paranoid character, uh, you know, if even if he hears Even one small Story of someone wanting to make themselves king or wanting to start a rebellion He would immediately lash out. Uh, so he was this extremely paranoid person So if he ever got to know that Pilate had openly tried to save the life of someone who's claiming to be a king Then Pilate would be finished. So now Pilate, you know, even though he had felt this stirring in his heart Even though he felt that what he's doing is very very dangerous and he better not do it And uh, he goes to the extent of asking, where are you from? Because uh, maybe this really is the son of god. So, you know, he's gone to that point Where he's almost on the verge of that revelation But he backs off and it says he sat down on the judge's seat at a place known as the stone pavement And he decides to, you know, give his judgment very foolish move. He saved his political career Uh, but oh what a loss, you know Because he stayed alive for only a bunch of years after that For eternity, uh, you know, he's completely cut off from god. What a terrible terrible decision So he sits down at that judge's seat and he makes his decision. Um, so Yeah, so um In in verse 16 it says finally Pilate handed him over to them to be um crucified okay, so For the sake of his position Pilate, uh, he doesn't go with the prompting which he senses in his heart um Moving to verses 17 18 Uh, yeah, yeah, go ahead brother. Yes Sorry pastor. I just I just I just saw an observation based on what we're talking about, you know Sometimes some people feel that the death of jesus christ was orchestrated But we see god just walking in the midst of Time like in the midst of people's choices. It was not like a safe God made pilots Um Executes give a judgment for his execution It was just god walking through all these various circumstances Of people making the choice, you know to hand over jesus So this this shows that it was really truly that Jesus christ gave himself up. It was not like he made He actually made um Created the um the idea of him, you know, um being killed by Uh, the the the the romans are then offered up by the Pharisees at that time So this is just basically an observation that truly, you know, god just walked through the circumstances of men To bring about our salvation and jesus truly gave up his life for us. Yeah Very true um Because All the key players were given a chance to turn around. They all could have made a different decision Uh, you know way jesus on the verge of you know going ahead with his betrayal Jesus offers him the bread even at that point of time Judas could have stepped back and you know said, uh, no, no, no You know, I'll change my mind But he chooses not to and once he chooses not to satan enters into him the leaders The religious leaders so many debates were very openly, you know, Jesus breaks down their arguments They were given a chance to believe the truth And in fact it says in one or two passages many of the leaders began to believe after this But they were afraid of the crowd and they kept silent. Uh, so Even all the key players were given a chance to change their minds Uh, but they chose not to so god never forced anyone at any point of time To forcibly make them take him to the cross. They were given chances to repent It's a choice that they did not make and so god works through the circumstances, you know, like you said, it's so true Uh, when we go to verses 17 and 18 we see that Jesus is made to carry his cross and That would basically be the uh, the horizontal beam which you know, uh He would he would have been carrying Because the the vertical pole would already have been driven into the ground, you know at the site wherever the crucifixion is supposed to take place So the criminal would generally be made to carry the horizontal beam and walk through the crowd All the way to that location as a kind of public example, you know, um, uh, to Let all the people know that this is what will be done to you by the roman government If you are foolish enough to you know indulge in a capital crime So it was more like a um warning to all the people. So even as this criminal whoever he is who's who's been, you know, uh Given this death sentence even as he's carrying that beam and going everyone would stand over there stare at him and uh, it would Probably scare them a little bit and they would be careful not to do anything which will you know cause them to be crucified by the roman government Um and um, yeah in your textbook it talks about how in 1968, uh, they found the remains of a Person who had been crucified during that era and it talks about the the way in which the crucifixion was done and uh, so, uh, that person when he was crucified, uh, the Nail was not driven into the palm of the hand But rather the nail had been driven over here into the, um, you know, uh forearm Because over here there would be a better grip For the nail to stay because this bone would not allow the flesh to just rip through and you know come out so, um, the nailing would have been done more in the around the wrist or a little below the wrist rather than in the palm and also, um, It talks about in your your textbook About the feet the feet would have been placed Next to you know the side by side the two feet would have been placed side by side And the nail would have been driven through both of them from the sides And not in the way we we see in our paintings where you have one foot being placed above the other and then you have the nail going through them That actually would be rather difficult Rather it would have been easier for them to drive the nails from the side and then into the wood, you know, so and and Even the name of that man is the the remains of that person who was discovered I read it in one of lee strobel's books um, I think The case for christ by lee strobel it gives details about that about that You know that skeleton which was found and you get to know a lot of details about how the crucifixion was done in those days and even the name of the man uh because on the On that urn in which you know that that clay that clay pot in which he had been preserved His name is in fact written on that Clay urn and so this is a historical fact, you know So they got to know a lot of details about how the crucifixion was done back then Based on this particular skeleton um versus 19 222 um Yeah, this is interesting. Yeah, if someone could read out versus 19 to 22, please She was doing To an extent pilot is trying to safeguard his own interests when he makes this notice and puts it up Uh, because the notice very clearly says jesus of nazareth the king of the jews So um later if you know, uh, some some superior asks him Why did you crucify this person? At least he'll be able to say no No, this person was claiming to be the king and that's the reason why uh, I crucified him So I do have a legal grounds for you know, uh, signing off on the crucifixion So pilot puts up the notice and he puts it up in three different languages So everyone who's passing by will be able to understand what are the charges being brought against this jesus And the jewish leaders are very very unhappy. Uh, that it says over there Jesus of nazareth the king of the jews So they say why why have you written that like as if he is the king of the jews You should have written that he's claiming to be the king of the jews and pilot just says what I have written I have written uh because pilot is um Has kind of sensed in his heart that what jesus is speaking is True and that there are bigger issues, you know at work But at the same time of course pilot has made his decision that he'd rather hold on to his position Rather than you know, take the side of the truth. Uh, so he is Um, he does believe to an extent that jesus is is indeed the king of the jews And so he says what I have written I have written Uh, so, uh, the leaders are very upset because now everyone who looks at that Will probably believe that he is indeed the king of the jews and they are not very happy with that idea um Versus 23 to 24 Yeah, that's basically where it talks about how his clothes were divided uh, so These soldiers, you know, whatever they could get from the criminal who's being crucified, uh, they would Split it up between them. Um I guess the soldiers were not really very well paid. Uh, they would adjust with whatever, you know, um, not very educated people Just a lot of you know violent people, I suppose so here they are dividing up his clothes and um It talks about how The garment that jesus was wearing was woven from one single piece of cloth and that is significant Uh, because when we go to exodus chapter 28 versus 31 and 32 we see that Um, when they would make the high priest's garment, that's the way they would make it They would make the whole thing with one single piece of cloth It's woven together. So they don't attach two pieces of cloth and you don't have, you know, a hemming and uh, The stitching on the two sides joining the two pieces of cloth You have one single piece of cloth and it's woven in such a way that it just has one opening on the top You know for the for the neck and there's some details about how exactly you should create the neck for the dress Um, you know in your exodus chapter 28 versus 31 and 32 So the point being made over here is that jesus is wearing something which indicates his high priestly role You know, it's amazing. He's over there hanging on that cross and The clothes which he had been wearing indicate, uh, you know, his high priestly role So we see the beauty of that Then uh coming to versus uh 25 to 27 That's basically where jesus is now Uh committing his mother into the hands of john So we very clearly see that john has decided to join the ladies at the foot of the cross and not just hide somewhere else Uh, you know, which is uh, in fact a very wonderful thing Um, if someone could read out versus 25 to 27 But standing by the cross of jesus for his mother and his mother's sisters Okay, so, uh Here jesus has uh not focused so much on his own pain and what he's going through He still thinks about the others and so uh now he's thinking about his mother and her future And so he makes the statement, uh, and he says, you know from now on, um, you know, here is your son So now she's committing, uh, he's committing his mother into the hands of john and um for john this would have been a very uh high sign of honor Uh, because you know whenever you had Uh the disciples belonging to a master and if that master kind of Um gives them responsibilities like this. It's like a privilege. You know, it's like as if the master is saying, you know, I really trust you Uh, so i'm giving this uh personal responsibility to you So here jesus is committing his own mother into the hands of this disciple So for the disciple, it would have been a very high mark of honor that he has been chosen from among all of the disciples for this role And uh, uh, so um from that time onwards, uh, john would have taken care of her Um moving into verses 28 to 30 um That's basically where uh, they give him some um Wine vinegar to drink And uh, then you have verse 30 where jesus says it is finished. Um Maybe we can actually read those words 28 to 30 if someone could read out, please After this jesus knowing that all was now finished said To fulfill the scripture I cursed A jar full of saawine stood there So they put a sponge full of the saawine on his sub branch and held it to his mouth When jesus had received the saawine, he said it is finished and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit Uh, yeah In one of the gospels we see that uh earlier on during the crucifixion. Someone offers him This particular liquid which will you know Kind of dull the pain and when jesus realizes what it is he refuses to drink it because uh, he Wants to be completely alert and he wants to go through the whole process because he's doing it on behalf of humankind And so he does not want the pain to be dulled. So he refuses to drink Uh, I know the earlier liquid which is given to him But over here it says in verse 28 Later knowing that everything has now been finished So it's all been completed all that needs to be done on the cross has been completed So now he is willing to partake of uh, you know, whatever they're giving him and uh, so now he says I am thirsty and uh, this is a direct reference to uh, sam 22 verse 15 And uh, it's very interesting because in sam 22, you know, there are many many verses which refer directly to this crucifixion event Including the dividing of the clothes You know among the soldiers So even that is mentioned in sam 22 so in sam 22 15 It talks about if someone could read out that because it's uh, it's interesting to see what jesus is actually going through Sam 22 15 Polly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of sorry. Sorry. I'm sorry. You know problems Yes, yes, son Sam 20 my strength is dried up like a pot shard and my tongue sticks to Oh, yeah true My strength is dried up like a pot shard and my tongue sticks to my jaws. You lay me in the dust of death amen Yeah, so um, you know, it it's literally stays says here No, our tongue is you know stuck to the jaws um In the sense, uh, the his mouth is gone gone so dry Uh, that uh, there's no there's no moisture left over there You know deliberately he refused to drink the earlier Portion that was given and so now he's been reduced to a very dehydrated state and now Uh, now that everything that he requires to do as high priest is now finished It's completed and so now he says I am thirsty and now he drinks that wine vinegar Which has been given to him and you know, like we had talked about many many classes ago right in the beginning of our course Um in those days, they didn't really have much potable water The water sources were not very pure. So a lot of people drank these things the wine vinegar um Grape juice which was diluted. These are the things which they used for daily You know daily usage for for for for drinking for for thirst. So, um I think yeah, it's in your notes where it says that it's generally the soldiers and laborers Who would use this kind of a wine vinegar or a sour wine? Uh, because it's it was cheaper. It was easier to you know, get hold of so it was so that is why they probably had a Jar of that sitting nearby because you know, you had a lot of soldiers over there and uh, so they hand over that to jesus and he finally drinks it and uh, then it was 30 he says It is finished. He says and uh, because now that he has finished his task now that it is completed He bows his head and he gives up his spirit and so it's very very clear over here that He chooses when he wishes to die at which point of time he he will be giving up his spirit and So whatever he had said earlier in john chapter 10 Versus 17 and 18 where he says I have the power to lay down my life and I have the power to take it up again So jesus chooses when he is going to give up his spirit and the timing is entirely in his control Because he is not subject to the circumstances rather. He is running the circumstances and doing whatever he wishes done you know at that particular point of time and uh, another interesting point that comes out over here is that Uh, jesus says, you know, I thirst the one who said to the samaritan woman I will give you a living waters, uh, which will you know, take over your thirst forever so that you will never be thirsty again So he is allowing himself to thirst He allows himself to the to thirst to the extent where his tongue gets stuck to the roof of his mouth He allows himself to thirst that extent so that we Will never thirst again. So, uh, we have all of these beautiful things coming out, you know in this passage here and Of course, jesus words where he says it is finished now To what extent do we believe these words? I think A lot of power is contained in these words. If we really believe these words. It is finished It can make a huge difference in our everyday life Because uh, he's talking about what he has accomplished So, you know, we are very very familiar with isiah 53 3 to 5 But whatever it says over there in isiah 53 3 to 5, that is what he finished That is what he declared as being completely finished um, not partially done Not 99 completed But totally 100 finished achieved accomplished and only after isiah 53 3 to 5 has been fully accomplished then He takes the wine allows it to dull him and then he just you know gives up his spirit So if we could just look at isiah 53 3 to 5, you know as a reminder to ourselves If someone could read out that passage, please isiah 53 3 to 5 Isiah 53 3 to 5 He was despised and rejected by men a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief As one from whom men hide their faces. He was despised and we esteemed him not Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows Yet we esteemed him stricken smitten by god and afflicted But he was wounded for our transgressions. He was crushed for our inequities Upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace And with his stripes we are healed amen So it says here that he was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our inequities So the forgiveness that he offers now is complete total It's not like as if he has you know kind of given us forgiveness 99 percent But there is one percent of guilt which we need to continue living with no It's hundred percent righteousness that has now been imparted to us So it is true that we fail the lord even now sometimes, you know and we fall away But we can always you know ask for forgiveness and come back to him Why because when we chose to accept him as lord and we placed ourselves under him under his lordship He imparted hundred percent Righteousness to us because he has you know paid the price for every single transgression of ours He has uh, you know been bruised for every Iniquity which we have ever committed and will commit in the future. So it's a completed work So we would never we should never think that oh there are these particular sins of mine which you know remain unforgiven every single Sin has already been forgiven It's a total complete work that has been done and moreover it says the chastisement was for our peace was upon him So now that the peace which exists between us and the father is a complete Peace he no longer is looking upon us with judgment. He no longer is angry with us He now completely loves us and accepts us in the same way that he loves Jesus He loves us as well There is no gap between the father and us the peace that has been established between the father and us is complete It's a hundred percent acceptance a hundred percent Reconciliation that has been achieved between the father and us because of what Jesus has done on the cross And in the same way it says in the last portion by his stripes we are healed So the healing that has been given to us Both emotionally and in our physical bodies. It is a hundred percent healing that is being you know now offered It's not just partial. It is a completed work So If we truly believe those words which Jesus spoke, you know, he said it is finished in verse 28 John 19 28 he says Knowing that everything had now been finished Then Jesus says I am thirsty and then after drinking he says in verse 30. It is finished Now what we believe will You know, what what will happen for us will be in accordance with what we believe because it says in 1st Thessalonians 213 Very very important verse, you know, if someone could read out that 1st Thessalonians 213 Please could someone read out 1st Thessalonians 213 and we also thank God Constantly for this that when you receive the word of God, which you heard from us You accepted it not as a word of men But as what it really is the word of God, which is at work in you believers Yeah, uh, you know over here it is saying Paul is speaking to these believers in the Thessalonica and he says The words which we presented to you. You didn't dismiss them as human words But you accepted them as what they actually are which is the word of God himself and he says Which is indeed at work in you who believe The word of God is at work Only in those people who literally believe it as the word of God and that God will never lie So what he is saying is 100 percent accurate and correct So if you really believe that and you don't even doubt that the words which he has spoken are really true Then that word is going to work in you in all of its power Unlimited because you have accepted those words literally as being true That's not just being maybe 99 percent true But 100 percent true is very very great power in this So if anyone chooses to believe these words which Jesus spoke on the cross After he had finished his work when he said it is finished He was talking about all the things in Isaiah 53 3 to 5 as finished Completed works and if we truly believe that then What we believe this word which we believe it will work in our lives in our bodies with in great power Because we have accepted it as the word of God as being truth And we have not doubted it So the power the the word of God will be able to work inside us in our lives in our minds in our bodies In all of its power So we need to believe and if we believe this word will work in us in all of its power Coming very quickly to versus 31 to 37. Um, yeah, you have the The corpses higher, you know being taken down from the crosses and When it comes to uh, Jesus case They want to make sure that he know he has indeed died and so in verse 34 you have one of the soldiers piercing jesus side with a spear And Then in verse 36 it talks about how his bones were not broken And yeah verse 37 talks about how They will look upon him whom they have pierced so all of these details john is putting down over here Because all of these verses are very very clearly fulfilling prophecies which were given in the old testament and So you have psalm 34 19 to 20 In which it talks about how a righteous person His bones will be protected not one of them will be broken. That's actually what psalm 34 19 to 20 talks about it says the righteous person may have many troubles But you know the lord delivers him from them all he protects all his bones not one of them will be broken. So Here It's emphasizing the righteousness of jesus Jesus did not hang on that cross because of anything that he had done He was completely spotless and he was completely righteous and so all his bones were protected They were not broken and then you have the other you know prophecy being fulfilled You know exodus 12 46 where it talks about the Passover lamp the Passover's lamp lamps bones should never be broken So in exodus 12 46 Where instructions are being given by moses to the people on how they should eat the Passover lamp there it says do not break any of the bones. So again over here You know Jesus's role not just as the righteous one But also his role as the Passover lamp is being emphasized And then you have the Zechariah 12 10 scripture where it talks about How they will look on me the one they have pierced and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child And grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son So over here it talks about how the people who have pierced him One day they will look upon him and they will be they will be repentant for what they have done And they will grieve as though for a firstborn son. And so over here Jesus's status as the firstborn son is being emphasized So there's a lot of old testament scripture which is getting fulfilled in this particular passage And so John, you know mentions all of these details over here under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit So that to show to show especially the Jewish readers of that time, you know that look all the things which the Old testament scriptures had been telling about the messiah all of these things are getting fulfilled in Jesus Okay, so And yeah, we are almost out of time So coming to the very last few verses versus 38 to 42 We have Jesus being Being wrapped up in linen and being placed in the tomb If if someone could just read out verses 40 and 41, please It's very your custom of the juice now in the place where he was certified There was a garden and her garden and near filming which no one had yet denied so because of the juice They were preparation since it was close with how they led Jesus there Yeah, uh, so, um, they wrap his Body in linen in accordance with Jewish burial customs. Okay. So, uh, generally The crucified criminals would just be left over there because nobody would even want to claim them So they would either be put in a common grave or they would oh, you know, they were the the body would just be thrown somewhere And then it would be eaten by wild animals. That's that's what would happen to many criminals. But over here Jesus is loved. He is somebody who has been, you know Uh respected and revered and so his followers are coming forward now to perform all the necessary ceremonies so they wrap his Body in linen according to the proper respectful Jewish burial customs and It's very interesting what it says in verse 41 It says at the place where Jesus was crucified There was a garden and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had ever been laid Okay, so they placed Jesus over there and it's very very important to I know I'll grasp this that It was a new brand new tomb It had never ever been used because if we know anything about these, you know Jewish burial customs of that time those who are well to do those who are wealthy enough would have their own family tomb And in the tomb would be the remains of all the different family members, you know down the generations So the basic procedure is that when a person passes away They would you know wrap them in linen according to the correct procedures And that person would be laid out over there in the tomb for maybe a few years and once the body has kind of you know Shrunk and shriveled up and all the moisture is now escaped You know and all the organs have dried up inside So when when it reaches that stage Then they they're able to move that body into one of those narrow In that tomb you would have a whole bunch of compartments Maybe like a shelf, you know A kind of long deep shelf so each Each remains would be put into one of those, you know compartments So that way they would create space for entire generations and this would be the family tomb so For the first few years That body would be kept in a separate place, you know where it can dry up and all of that and then The remains would be put into one of those little Oscearies is the technical term. I know it would be put into one of those And so in this particular tomb, there are no other corpses Only one single person has been placed over here for the very first time and that is jesus so When the resurrection happens and jesus disappears. There's no body left over there inside It's a brand new tomb. There are no other old bodies lying around On the other hand if they had used on you, you know an old tomb which already has other remains in there What would the jewish leaders have done? They would have said, ah, see, you know, this body which is over here That's actually jesus. You know, he just seems to have deteriorated extra fast But actually this is jesus body. They could have said that But this was a brand new tomb and there are no other remains inside Only one single person was laid inside and that person on the third day has vanished has disappeared has risen So now no false claims can be made. They cannot twist the story and say, ah, you know, no, no, no The body over there that extra body that you see over there that actually that is jesus nobody could say that So it is very very vital that a brand new tomb be used to back up the resurrection and prove beyond all doubt That the one who had been laid in there rose from the dead And is no longer dead So we see that important detail detail coming out Of course in our modern day, you know, you would just have to do DNA testing to find out which body belongs to home Of course in that day, they did not have all of those things And so it was very very important that a brand new tomb be used for jesus burial And which is what god arranges for in this particular case through joseph of arimatia So, yeah, we see all of these things and yeah, we don't really have any time for questions So, let's just know close with the word of prayer Yeah Lord, we just thank you so much for many of the details that we could well upon Thank you a lot for what you did for us on the cross Thank you lord that you went through the whole process Not hesitating not holding back until everything that needed to be done for our redemption and restoration was finished Was completed and only then oh lord You said it is finished. So we thank you that in you we have Complete total eternal hope All our sins are completely forgiven The peace which has been established between us and the father is total and complete We are totally accepted by him and we thank you a lot that in you we can genuinely claim Healing even for our illnesses and our sicknesses and our diseases Thank you a lot that what you did was a finished complete work And lord even as we have looked at these two chapters and we have seen all that you went through all the the The humbling and all of the disgrace that you put up with the lord for our sake. It's amazing It shows us how deeply you love us a lot and we thank you for that Maybe always honor you and glorify you in our lives. Thank you lord in jesus name amen Amen. Yeah, thank you so much Thank you burst