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death on display

Luke 23:33
"And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left."

We are studying GOD SIGHTINGS and last week was a BIG one; a dead man coming back to life, Lazarus was raised in front of a crowd of Jewish spectators. ALL of it happened to inspire belief in those present and the countless more that will hear and read about these events! We learn that it's not JUST Lazarus, but EVERYONE, you and me, will be raised from our graves one day! Jesus will call us by name. We will come out to meet our maker. Our friends and family will remove our grave clothes and welcome us home to the land of eternal life!

This week we turn to a event that might surprise us to have a GOD Sighting; Jesus On The Cross! GOD is tortured and murdered by His creation!?!? This is NOT the place we expect to see the Creator of the Universe; being executed along side common criminals. Like He was guilty too, deserving the severest treatment and ultimately DEATH! Beaten to near death, stripped of His clothing and hung up on display for everyone to watch as He takes His last breath; GOD. 

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