Dictionary of Bible Themes The death of Jesus Christ fulfils OT predictions and was clearly anticipated in his teaching. Psalms 22:1The cross foreshadowed in the OT See also Genesis 3:15Psalms 22:6-7,16-18; 31:5; 69:21 Isaiah 52:12-13 Zechariah 12:10; 13:7 Matthew 16:21 Jesus Christ predicts his death on the cross Jesus Christ's first announcement of his death pp Mk 8:31 Matthew 17:22-23pp Lk 9:22 See also Jesus Christ's second announcement of his death Mark 9:31Matthew 20:18-19 Jesus Christ's third announcement of his death pp Mk 10:33-34 pp Lk 18:31-33 Matthew 26:31Other allusions to the cross See also In the teaching of Jesus Christ Matthew 20:22Matthew 26:2 Mark 2:19-20; 10:45 pp Mk 10:38 Luke 9:44; 22:42John 3:14; 8:28; 12:32-33 John 18:11 "lifted up" is used in John's Gospel as a reference to the crucifixion: Matthew 17:9-13In history Matthew 26:12John the Baptist's fate indicates what is to happen to Jesus Christ. In the experience of Jesus Christ pp Mk 14:8 Matthew 26:26-28Jesus Christ's reaction to the woman anointing him seems to suggest that he will die the death of a criminal. In the Lord's Supper pp Mk 14:22-25 pp Lk 22:19-20 John 2:4God's perfect timing for Jesus Christ's death on the cross See also John 7:6,8,30; 8:20; 13:1; 17:1Deuteronomy 21:22-23 The curse of the cross See also Acts 5:30To be nailed to a cross is the equivalent of being hanged on a tree. Galatians 3:10-131 Peter 2:24 See also 1315 God as redeemer2221 Christ, Son of Man 2233 Son of Man 2366 Christ, prophecies concerning 5560 suffering 5827 curse 6652 forgiveness 7933 Lord's Supper |
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