25 Days of Christ - Day 22

Day 22 - Crucifixion and Burial

 Luke 23:  33-46, 50-56

33 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

 34 ¶Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what cthey do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

 35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.

 36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,

 37 And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.

 38 And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

 39 ¶And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

 40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

 41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

 42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.

 43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

 44 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

 45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the amidst.

 46 ¶And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPfC9kSPP_Q&list=PL4A73DDEE675FBC39&index=21

50 ¶And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a ^acounsellor;and he was a good man, and a just:

 51 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathæa, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.

 52 This man went unto Pilate, and ^abegged the body of Jesus.

 53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a^asepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.

 54 And that day was the ^apreparation, and the sabbath drew on.

 55 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the ^asepulchre, and how his body was laid.

 56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and^arested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlALmOx8Sk0&list=PL4A73DDEE675FBC39&index=22

“He submitted Himself, and they took Him and in mockery crowned Him with a crown of platted thorns and placed a purple robe on His back. Without mercy and with hatred vile and intemperate, they beat Him and scourged Him and cried out for His crucifixion. He had done no evil. He had done only good, and in greater measure than any man before Him had ever done. Yet they cried for His death.

 He staggered under the weight of the cross on which He was to hang. They nailed His quivering flesh to the unyielding wood. They mocked Him as He hung in agony.

While suffering, He forgave them. He cried out, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matt. 27:46). Then He died for each of us.

But in dying He brought about the redemption of mankind. None can fully comprehend the extent and wonder and majesty of that sacrifice in our behalf. Suffice it to say He became our Redeemer.”

President Gordon B. Hinckley, T