What Jesus saw from the Cross
[Watercolor by James Tissot 1836-1902]
Mark 15: 33-39
When the sixth hour came (noon) there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour (3 pm). And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, , 'Eloi, Eloi lama sabachthani?' which means 'My God, my God, why have you deserted me?' When some of those who stood by heard this, they said, 'Listen he is calling on Elijah' Someone ran and soaked a sponge in vinegar and, putting it on a reed, gave it him to drink saying, 'Wait and see if Elijah will come to take him down'. But Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. And the veil of the Temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The centurion, who was standing in front of him had seen how he had died, and he said, 'In truth this man was a son of God'.
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Notes:
1) Bible verses used in this post are from The Jerusalem Bible, Copyright 1966, Doubleday and Company, Inc. Garden city, New York.
2) The image above is of a watercolor painting by French artist James Tissot (1836-1902). This faithful photographic reproduction of an original two-dimensional work of art is in the Public Domain and was downloaded from the personal digital collection of Dr. Ralph F. Wilson, Director of Joyful Heart Renewal Ministries. Dr. Wilson granted Humble Blogger permission to use images from his collection in this Blog during Holy Week 2012
