Luke 23:36-49

"Dear Child of God, Few things are more difficult for My beloved followers to read than the account of My crucifixion. In the verses below, this is..."

"One of the criminals hanging beside [Jesus] scoffed, "So you're the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself — and us, too, while you're at it!" ..."

"The crowd watched [Jesus' crucifixion] and the leaders scoffed. "He saved others," they said, "let him save himself if he is really God's Messiah, the..."

"When the Roman officer overseeing the execution saw what had happened [as Jesus was dying], he worshiped God and said, "Surely this man was innocent."..."

"By this time it was about noon, and darkness fell across the whole land until three o'clock. The light from the sun was gone. And suddenly, the..."

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