Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-12-19
JESUS
Death

Editors note: This is the
fifth in series of six articles
appearing in the Tribune con-
densed from Charles L. Aliens
new book, The Life of Christ,
copyrighted by Fleming II.
Sevell Company. Used by per-
mission.
AS they led Jesus away to
he crucified, they took hold of
Simon. a Cyrenian who was
coming in from the country.
end made him carry the cross.
A large crowd followed, in
Guiding many women who
mourned over him. Turning to
them, Jesus said, Daughters
oi Jerusalem, weep not for me,
hut weep for yourselves. ano
for your children. For if they
do these things in a green tree,
what shall be done IN the dry.
They came to a place called
The Place of a Skull" which
in Hebrew is called Golgotha.
They offered him a drink of
wine mixed with a bitter drug,
but when he had tasted it, he
letuSed to drink il. Then the,
c'ucified him, and the Grimm
ais with him, one on his right
and the other on his left. Je-
SuS said, Father. forgive them:
FOR they know not what they
do"
Plate wrote an inscription
and it was put on the cross. II
said, JESUS OF NAZARETH
THE KING OF THE JEWS.
This inscription was read by
many Jews, FOR the place
where Jesus was crucified was
rear the city, and il was writ
Ten in Hebrew and Greek and
Latin. The chief priests of the
Jews said to PLATE. Write not.
The King of the Jews: but that
he said, l am King of the
Jews" PLATE answered. What
l have written | have writ
ten"
When the soldiers had cru
Gifted Jesus, they divided his
clothes into four parts ana
each of them took a part. eX-
cepting his cloak. The cloak
was seamless, having been
woven in one piece. They said
&c themselves. Let us not
rcnd it. but cas-: lots for it.
whose ii shall be-"
Those who passed by shout
cd abuse al him. They wagged
Sceir heads and said, Thou
that dcStrOyeSt the temple, and
huildeSt it in tire" days. save
tllySelf. II thou De the Son OF
God, come down from the
cross" In the same manner the
chief priests Knocked him. a
long with the ScribeS and eld-
erS, saying, He saved others;
himself he cannot save. If he
be the King of Israel. let him
now come down from the cross.
aid we will believe him. He
trusted in God: let him deliver
him now, if he will have him:
Cor he said. | am the Son of
God.
One of the criminals. who
was hanging there with him.
heaped scorn on MIN. saying.
If thou be Christ. save thy
self and us" The other Grim
iEal rebuked him and answer
cd, "DOSt not thou fear God.
seeing thou are in the same
condemnation? And we indeed
justly: for we receive the due
reward of our deeds: but this
man hath done nothing amisS."
And he said, Lord. remember
ne when thou CONTEST into thy
Kingdom" Jesus said to him.
Verify | say unto thee. To
day shalt thou be with me in
paradise"
Standing near the cross of
Jesus was his mother. and heT
sister Mary. the wife of Cleo
rhaS. and Mary Magdalcnc.
When Jesus saw his mother
and the disciple whom he low
&C standing near 90 her. he
said to her. Woman. behold
thy som" Then he said to the
disciple, Behold thy mother!"
From then on the disciple took
hCl to live in his home.
From noon until three o'clock
in the afternoon there was
darkness over all the land.
About three o'clock Jesus cri-
ed out loudly, Eli. Eli, lama
Eabachthani?" which means.
"My God, my God, why hast
thou forsaken me-" When
some of those standing there
heard that, they said This
man calleth for Elias"
After this. he knew that
CIV crything had been accom-
piished to fulfill the Script
ire. He said, IL thirst" I'm