Dead and Buried

 Rev. Bruce Brown  

John 19:31-42

March 28, 2021

I.  The Certainty in Jesus’ Death (verses 31-37)

a.   The Fulfillment of “No Bone Broken”   (verses 31-33, 36)

b.   The Fulfillment of “Piercing and Looking”  (verses 34-35, 37)

II.  The Consequences of Jesus’ Death (verses 38-42)

a.     The Preparation (verses 38-40)

b.     The Placement (verses 40-42) 

““In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and uncleanness." (Zech. 13:1.) When was that fountain so truly and really opened as in the hour when Christ died? What emblem of atonement and purification was so well known to the Jews as blood and water? Why then should we hesitate to believe that the flow of "blood and water" from our Lord's side was a significant declaration to the Jewish nation, that the true fountain for sin was at length thrown open, and that henceforth sinners might come boldly to Christ for pardon, and wash and be clean?... Faith in Christ is the one thing needful. "He that has the Son has life, and he that has not the Son of God has not life.” (1 John 5:12).” ~ J.C. Ryle