The Death of Jesus

Notes

1. • Why did Jesus say, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
   • When Jesus was on the Cross and called out Eli meaning God, why did the bystanders think he was calling Elijah?
   • What did Jesus mean when He called out to the Father, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"
   • Why would Jesus say God abandoned him?
2. • What is the meaning of those who were raised to life at Jesus death?
   • How can we confirm the graves opening in Jerusalem after Jesus died if is not reported anywhere else?
   • What is the significance of those rising bodily from the grave after the crucifixion?
   • Were the saints in Matthew 27:52 (KJV) resurrected with a spiritual body or awakened from sleep like Lazarus?
3. • Who were the saints that came out of the grave at the resurrection? Where did they go after they went to the holy city?
   • How thick was the curtain that was torn in two?
   • How can Jesus be the first fruits of the resurrected when Matthew 27:51-54 speaks of the Saints/Holy ones rising from their graves and entering Jerusalem before Christ was resurrected?
   • Why was the veil put in place to cover the Tabernacle?
   • What happens to all those before Christ, (Old Testament) for getting into Heaven?
4. • Was the centurion saved?
5. • What happened after Jesus' resurrection to the dead that rose when Jesus died?
6. • Did Jesus die on the cross or just swoon? (Matthew 27:48)