Mark 15:33-38 . When the sixth hour was come For an explanation of this paragraph, see notes on Matthew 27:45-53. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? In these words, Jesus claims God as his God; and yet laments his Father’s withdrawing the tokens of his love, while he bare our sins. read more
159. The death (Matthew 27:45-56; Mark 15:33-41; Luke 23:44-49; John 19:25-37)Jesus’ mother, Mary, had followed him to the cross and stayed by him during his ordeal. Among those who comforted her were John and three women: Mary’s sister Salome, who was the wife of Zebedee and the mother of the apostles James and John; another Mary, who was the wife of Clopas and the mother of James and Joses; and another Mary, who came from the town of Magdala in Galilee and was known as Mary Magdalene. These... read more
cried with a loud voice, and = having uttered a loud cry, He gave up the ghost = expired. Greek. ekpneo = to breathe out, or expire. Occurs only here, Mark 15:39 , and Luke 23:46 . read more
veil . See note on Matthew 27:51 in = into. Greek. eis. App-104 . twain = two. the top = above. Greek. anothen, as in Luke 1:3 . See note there. read more
And Jesus uttered a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.It is heartening to read Cranfield refuting Bultmann's slander to the effect that Jesus never said anything on the cross, only making this loud cry, into which the early church retrospectively read the saying attributed in the Gospels! As Cranfield affirmed, "We are on firm historical ground here."[15]Bickersteth's interesting words on this cry are:Usually the voice fails the dying man ... but Christ cried out just before he expired, by that... read more
And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.This is numbered among the Calvary miracles, and a full treatment of the extensive symbolism of this event is found in my Commentary on Matthew, Matthew 27:53. Briefly, the veil symbolized the flesh of Christ himself, through which a new and living way has been opened for Christians (Hebrews 10:19). It means that the Old Testament must be understood in the light of the New Testament (2 Corinthians 3:14-16). It signifies the... read more
3. Jesus’ crucifixion, death, and burial 15:21-47Jesus’ sufferings continued to increase as He drew closer to the Cross. read more
The death of Jesus 15:33-41 (cf. Matthew 27:45-56; Luke 23:44-49; John 19:28-30)Mark’s account of Jesus’ death included five climactic events: the darkness, two of Jesus’ cries, the tearing of the temple veil, and the Roman centurion’s confession. All of these events happened during the last three of the six hours of Jesus’ sufferings on the cross."For the first three of Jesus’ six hours on the cross he suffered in daylight at the hands of humans (Mark 15:21-32). In the darkness of the second... read more
Jesus’ loud cry indicates that this was not the last gasp of an exhausted man. Jesus’ cry was a shout of victory. He announced, "It is finished!" (John 19:30). Then He dismissed His spirit (Matthew 27:50; Luke 23:46; John 19:30). Normally it took as long as two or three days for crucified people to die. [Note: Grassmick, p. 190.] Jesus’ relatively short period of suffering on the cross amazed Pilate (Mark 15:44)."His comparatively early death was not due to His physical sufferings alone, and it... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 15:38
And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom. There were two veils—one before the holy place, and the other before the holy of holies. The holy place would correspond to what we call the nave of the church, in which the priests were continually present; the holy of holies would correspond to our chancel choir—the holiest part of the building. This was always kept closed; nor might any one enter it but the high priest, and that only once in the year, on the day of... read more