"The meaning of Good Friday marks the death of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though He lived a perfect, unblemished life, He dies for the sins of mankind. So that, through His Resurrection on Easter Sunday, that we may have a way of salvation through Him (John 3:16)."
"For those not familiar with Good Friday, this day remembers when more than 2000 years ago Jesus Christ died for the sins of the world. The events kicked off at the beginning of Holy Week when Jesus rode into Jerusalem. Mid-week, Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ followers, agreed to betray him to the temple leaders. Jesus had been making, in the eyes of the religious leaders, uncomfortable claims about being God (John 8:48-59). They saw this as blasphemy and wanted to put him to death for it.
After Jesus shared a Last Supper with his disciples, he prays in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-56). There, Judas leads a mob to arrest Jesus. Jesus stands trial late in the night—certainly not the proper legal practice. False witnesses can’t seem to get their story straight (Luke 22). Nevertheless, Jesus is tortured. They call for his death (Luke 23:21).
Jesus is sentenced to die via crucifixion, a Roman punishment reserved for criminals (most often, insurrectionists). He is nailed to the cross on Golgotha, where those who travel via the road nearby jeer at him (Luke 23). Jesus cries out seven times, and then he gives up his spirit.
After a stab wound from a Roman soldier (John 19:32-34) confirms his death, Jesus is taken down from the cross. And Joseph of Arimathea has Jesus’ body prepared for a tomb (Matthew 27:57).
The meaning of Good Friday marks the death of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he lived a perfect, unblemished life, he dies for the sins of mankind. So that, through his Resurrection on Easter Sunday, that we may have a way of salvation through him (John 3:16)."
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