CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE DAILY DEVOTIONAL ON YOUTUBE Matthew 27:62-66 In Matthew 16:21, 17:23, and 20:18-19 Jesus has stated that He would be crucified and then after three days rise again.  The chief priests and the Pharisees were aware of this and even though they did not believe in Him, they were concerned that […]

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE DAILY DEVOTIONAL ON YOUTUBE Matthew 27:57-61 Jesus had been crucified on Friday, the day before the Sabbath (Mark 15:42), and as evening approached, the need to remove Jesus’ body from the cross was a requirement.  Deuteronomy 21:22-23 (NKJV) states, “If a man has committed a sin deserving of death, and

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE DAILY DEVOTIONAL ON YOUTUBE Matthew 27:55-56 In Matthew 27:55-56 is a seemingly almost intentional inclusion of some women who were present in the following of Jesus.  Why is this significant, we might ask.  The answer perhaps is because in this time in history and the customs and traditions of the

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE DAILY DEVOTIONAL ON YOUTUBE Matthew 27:54 An amazing thing happens in Matthew 27:54: the Roman guards who were persecuting Jesus (Matthew 27:27-31) have witnessed the earthquake, rocks being split, and the veil of the temple being torn in two from top to bottom, they had a realization take place in

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE DAILY DEVOTIONAL ON YOUTUBE Matthew 27:51-53 This is an interesting passage of Scripture as many debatable things take place.  Immediately after Jesus gave up His physical life on the cross, it is believed that an earthquake took place and was so violent that the veil in the temple was torn