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Pamphlet 1519
John chapter 19

You know that there is the True Son of God, Jesus, but there is also the false-christ, the instead-of-the-Son, or spurious messiah, who will come to earth claiming to be Jesus.

So when one says "spurious messiah" they are referring to the "Substitute Christ", the impersonator posing as Christ, the false Messiah, etc. Satan himself, who will soon be cast out of heaven (Rev. 12:7-9) to the earth with his angels. Paul explains in 2 Thes. 2 that when this son of perdition (the son who will perish) is "let go" he will sit in the temple of God, claiming to be God, claiming to be Jesus Christ!

2 Thes. 2:4
Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

Let's continue in John where Pilate is about to have Jesus illegally scourged, for as yet he has found no fault in Him, nor will he ever.

John 19:1
Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.

The next time you take communion, following the solemn reading of Ps. 22, and you partake of the bread sacrament, remember the brutal stripes He took for us, the horrific scourging, and the words of Isaiah 53:5.

Isaiah 53:5
But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed.

John 19:22
And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,

[3] And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.

[4] Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.

[5]Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!

But NO! Behold the heart of the Kenites, the sons of Cain!

[6] When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

Pilate has a real problem with this (like what decent person wouldn't?), so he says, "You take Him and crucify Him. I can't find anything wrong with Him at all!"

Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.

John 19:7
The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

[8] When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;

Back into the judgment hall he goes again! And he says to Jesus, probably with a lump in his throat as he looks in wonderment at Him, "Where do you come from?", as if to say, "Are you more than just a man?"

John 19:9
And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

John 19:10
Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?"

Do you realize who I am, and how much power I have?", says Pilate. If he only knew who he was speaking to, for Jesus will tell His disciples in Matthew 28:18 "...ALL power is given unto me in heaven and in earth." Now THAT'S POWER!

John 19:11
Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.

[12] And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

[13] When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

[14] And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

It should perhaps once again be clarified that the word "Jew" refers to either a resident of the country of Judea, or a descendent of Judah. Caipaphas and some of the scribes and Pharisees were Kenites, descendents of Cain, not descendents of Judah. (Review chapter 8 of John if you are still not clear on this.) However, because they were Judeans, they were called Jews. The reason this is so important is because it was not the Judahite Jews that were responsible for the crucifixion of Christ. It was the Kenites, the sons of Cain, who was himself the son of Satan. Here's the Strong's definition of "Jew".

Ioudaios, ee-oo-dah'-yos, Greek 2453; from Greek 2448 (Iouda) (in the sense of Greek 2455 (Ioudas) as a country); Jud'an, i.e. belonging to Jehudah :- Jew (-ess), of Jud'a.

John 19:15 But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.

[16] Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.

Jesus will soon be nailed to the cross and finish that which He came to do at His first advent; to become the Passover Lamb, the perfect unblemished sacrifice for one and all time.

Jesus has been delivered by Pilate into the hands of the chief priests, led by the Roman appointed high priest Caiaphas, to be crucified as per their request, not by the sentencing of Rome. Pilate had already previously publicly washed his hands of the matter as it is written in Matthew 27:24.

Matthew 27:24
When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

Matthew 27:25
Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

The time has now come for the Son of God to bear His cross.

John 19:17
And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:

Luke 23:28
But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

[29] For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.

So Jesus' words are a message for us TODAY, for "those days" are coming to our generation! Here's is what He told the disciples when they ask about "those days" just before His second coming:

Matthew 24:19
And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

Note: Many preachers and other Biblically illiterate teachers have used these verses to scare and warn women that it might not be a good idea to get pregnant and have children in these last days. How stupid can some people be? Don't let them "screw you" out of having a family. Christ wasn't talking about natural child birth and breast feeding. It's an analogy. He was talking about the many so called Christians who will be spiritually inpregnated by Satan; believing him and falling for his lie, when he comes to earth claiming he is Christ!

Luke 23:30
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

Rev. 6:16
And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

Luke 23:31
For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?

[32] And there were also two others, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.

[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.

John 19:18
Where they crucified him, and two others with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

[19] And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.

First, he makes a big sign, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS, and places it where everyone would see it. (Remember Nazareth was a "low rent" district, so Pilate uses it in his description of the "Jew's King".) Not only that, he writes it in three different languages so as to be sure every passerby could read it.

[20] This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.

John 19:21
Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

[22] Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.

[23] Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

[24] They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.

Here's the scripture that was fulfilled in John 19:24, from the Psalm of the Crucifixion:

Psalm 22:18
They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

Here's the commentary from the Companion Bible, pg. 1569, on verse 30:

"Of the seven sayings from the Cross, Matthew (27:46) and Mark (15:34) record one (Psalm 22:1); Luke three (23:34, 43, 46); and John three (vs. 26, 27, 28, 30). It is clear from Luke 23:44 that the promise to the malefactor was before the darkness. The words of Ps. 22: 1 were uttered at the beginning or during the course of the three hours' darkness. Probably the Lord repeated the whole of Ps. 22, which not only sets Him forth as the Sufferer, but also foretells the glory that is to follow. Perhaps other Scriptures also, as a terrible witness against the chief priests, who were present (Mark 15:3 & Luke 23:35), and must have heard."

Luke 23:42
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.

Jesus is hanging on the cross and the Roman soldiers have just finished dividing His garments among themselves and casting lots for His vesture, thus fulfilling the words of Psalms 22:18 and bringing them to pass exactly as they are written. Can you imagine the thief on the cross seeing this happen just after Christ had quoted the detailed prophecy concerning this in Psalm 22? Wow!

John 19:25
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.

[26] When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

Now you would think that since Jesus knew He was going to be crucified that He would have made this kind of preparation well ahead of time, so there must be something else He wants us to see. On a deeper level then, for those with eyes to see and ears to hear, you can't help but also hear Him saying to the "Woman who brought forth the man child", "Woman [mother Israel], Behold your Son".

[27] Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.

If you wish to see the care of the church [woman] now given into in the hands of the disciples, then see it, for so shall it be.

John 19:28
After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, "I thirst".

You see, the Roman soldiers have finished casting lots for His coat (Ps. 22) and Jesus now knew that all of the scriptures pertaining to others have now been accomplished, exactly as they are written. So the time has finally come for the scriptures of the 69th Psalm to be fulfilled concerning the "Redeemer", for having now made provision for the woman, the time has now come to "redeem" her.

So just as Jesus quoted and taught the 22nd Psalm beginning with verse 1, "My God, My God, why has Thou forsaken Me.", He now quotes and teaches from the 69th Psalm, the "Psalm of Israel's Redemption", saying "I thirst" (Ps. 69:1, 21).

You should now pause and turn to the 69th Psalm and read it in its entirety. If you are fortunate to have a Companion Bible you will aided by the structures beginning on page 759. Here is a "cut" from the outline:

H | K Psalm 69 - THE KING WAITS FOR DELIVERANCE (v. 14) FROM SUFFERINGS, SHAME, AND SORROW. (THE TRESPASS OFFERING). pg. 759.

K |  vs. 1-21 Prayer
      vs. 22-29 Imprecation
        vs. 30-36 Praise   pg. 784

When you read the final verses of Praise (Ps. 69:30-36) you will find that just like Psalms 22 it ends with a prophecy concerning the "seed", who after having "served Him" in this final generation (Ps. 22) by declaring His Word, they shall inherit the glorious City of God (Ps. 69):

Psalm 22:30-31
A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

[31] They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.

Psalm 69:34
Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.

[35] For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.

[36] The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love His name shall dwell therein.

Of course those who crucified Him, along with many of us today, "knew not" the Word of God, and so they suppose He cries for mere H2O. How sad, how truly sad indeed!

John 19:29
Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.

Psalm 69:21
They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

John 19:30
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished": and He bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

Notice that the Savior, our Redeemer, did NOT die and then His head dropped forward.

(Please read slowly:) He willingly.... and unselfishly.... and lovingly.... "bowed His head".... and laid down His life for you and me.

John 19:31
The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

So they go to Pilate and ask that the legs of the "criminals" be broken to help them die faster! Nice people.

[32] Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.

[33] But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:

[34] But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.

John 19:35
And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.

It happen EXACTLY that way, and EXACTLY as it was written, so that "Ye might believe". How can anyone deny that Jesus is the Christ?

[36] For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

Exodus 12:43-46
And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: ...

[46] In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.

John 19:37
And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

[38] And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.

[39] And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.

[40] Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

John 19:41
Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.

Matthew 27:59
And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

[60] And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.

John 19:42
There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.