John 19

But it's because of the fact that she is our mother, and she nurtures us throughout our entire lives af- as we see revealed in sacred scripture.

And I mentioned it earlier, brother, from the incar- incarnation in Luke 1:37 and 38 to, to the, the Wedding Feast of Cana in John 2 to the foot of the cross in John 19:25 through 28, in fulfillment of the prophecy to Simeon in Luke 2:34 and 35, and then into the Book of Acts where she alone is named praying with the apostles for the coming of the Holy Spirit, to Revelation Chapter 12, we see the Blessed Mother, the Queen of Heaven and Earth, you know, the woman clothed with the sun, or ahead the crown of 12 stars, who gives birth to the Messiah in verses 4 and 5.

And then as I mentioned before, she gives birth to all of us who have the testimony of Jesus Christ and keep His commandments.

And she continues to nurture us as a mother.

Out of his heart, there are going to flow rivers of living water.

You're going to see it in John 19 when his side is pierced and the water comes from his side, blood and water flowing from him, carrying life out into the world.

Now, it says specifically that he said this about the Spirit, which those who believed in him were later to receive.

Keep that thought in mind, because when we come to the very last passage we'll look at from the New Testament, that's the point, the Spirit flowing from the throne of God.

So they have to get him in the tomb before Sabbath starts at sundown.

So we see John 19.

We see Joseph of Arimathea.

He says, Nicodemus also, who came first by Jesus by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, weighing 100 pounds.

It is an evil movie.

John 19, verse 30 says, Jesus, therefore, when he had taken vinegar, said, It is consummated, and bowing his head he gave up the ghost.

So says the Jew a rhymes Bible, which is the official Jesuit Bible.

Whereas, A decent Bible will say, when Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, it is finished.

These are totally different, so we do our civic duty and we say our prayers, and never the twain shall meet." That's a total misreading of that line.

Um, and likewise, when Jesus says in John 19, "My kingdom is not from this world, of this world?"

Mm.

The Greek, as you know, is ""Εκ του κόσμου τούτου"" which is, "My kingdom is not from this world." But my brothers and sisters, it is for this world.

It doesn't bother us anymore.

And even as I preach this in John 18, John 19, you know, you just sense that people are just still just so disconnected.

This is old hat to them.

And they just sit there, and you can preach on the sufferings of Christ, and they fall asleep, and they drool, and they just nod their head casually.

Isn't that a special picture? Right there.

Henry Morris writes, these thoughts, of course, immediately remind us again of the one whose side was pierced on Calvary as he entered the deep sleep of death, of whose body not a bone was broken, but from whose side forthwith came their blood and water, John 19, 34 to 36.

From the life of Adam, the blood sustaining his bones and his flesh, God made Eve his bride.

In like manner, we who constitute the bride of Christ have received life by his blood, Thereby we become members of his body, of his flesh and of his bones.