“It would be well for us tospend a thoughtful hour each day in contemplation of the life of Christ”

—The Desire of Ages, p. 83Books available at www.AdventistBookCenter.com

Chapter 9The Death

of Jesus

This study is based on Matthew 27:31-53,Mark 15:20-38, Luke 23:26-46, John 19:16-30

The Desire of Ages, chapters 78—See also Messiah chapters 78

The thief on the cross had heard Jesus

teach, but how hadhe responded?

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What can happen when you listen to others

instead of theWord of God?

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What made thethief’s words so

comforting to Jesus?

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What facts make itclear that Jesus didn’t

promise the thief that he would go to paradise

that very day?

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What pain broke Jesus’ heart on the cross?

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Why did the sun dim and a cloud of darkness

cover the area?

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What might it have felt like to be standing there when the sky went dark?

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Many believers gaveup hope when

Jesus cried out.

What could have held their faith together?

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All that Jesus enduredon the cross speaks

to each of us.

What does it say to you?

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How did naturerespond to the death

of its Creator?

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What happened in the temple as Jesus died?

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