The Cup

Exodus 6:6-7

Therefore say to Bnei-Yisrael: I am Adonai, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. I will deliver you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. I will take you to Myself as a people, and I will be your God. You will know that I am Adonai your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

Psalms 11:6

On the wicked He will rain down fire, brimstone and scorching wind as the portion of their cup!

Psalms 22:1

For the music director, on “The Doe of the Dawn,” a psalm of David.

Psalm 75:8

For God is the Judge: He lowers one and lifts up another.

Isaiah 51:17

Awake, awake! Stand up, Jerusalem! From Adonai’s hand you have drunk the cup of His fury, the chalice of reeling that you have drained to the dregs.

Jeremiah 25:15-18

For thus says Adonai, the God of Israel, to me: “Take this cup of the wine of fury from My hand, and make all the nations to whom I am sending you drink it. They will drink, and reel to and fro, and be like madmen, because of the sword that I will send among them. Then I took the cup from Adonai’s hand, and made all the nations drink, to whom Adonai had sent me: Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with its kings and its princes—to make them an appalling horror and hissing, a curse as it is this day;

Jeremiah 25:28

And if they refuse to take the cup at your hand to drink, then here is what you will say to them: “Thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot, you will surely drink!

Jeremiah 49:12

For thus says Adonai: “Behold, if those who do not deserve to drink the cup must surely drink, can you go utterly unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for you shall surely drink!

Ezekiel 23:31-33

You have walked in the way of your sister, so I will give her cup into your hand.” Thus says Adonai Elohim: “You will drink of your sister’s cup, which is deep and wide. You will be for laughter and ridicule. It holds so much! You will be filled with drunkenness and agony, a cup of horror and desolation— the cup of your sister Samaria.

Habakkuk 2:16

You are filled with disgrace rather than glory. Drink—you too—and be uncircumcised. The cup of Adonai’s right hand will surround you, and disgrace will come upon your glory.

Zechariah 12:2

“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of reeling to all the surrounding peoples when they besiege Jerusalem as well as Judah.

Matthew 20:22-23

But Yeshua replied, “You don’t know what you’re asking! Are you able to drink the cup I am about to drink?” “We are able,” they say to Him. He said to them, “You shall indeed drink My cup. But to sit on My right and left, this isn’t Mine to grant. Rather, it’s for those for whom it has been prepared by My Father.”

Matthew 22

Yeshua answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who made a wedding feast for his son. He sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they wouldn’t come. Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who were invited, “Look, I’ve prepared my meal. My oxen and fattened cattle are killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast!”’ “But paying no attention, they went away, one to his own farm, another to his business. And the rest grabbed his servants, humiliated them, and killed them. Now the king became furious! Sending his troops, he destroyed those murderers and set fire to their city. “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. So go into the highways and byways, and invite everyone you find to the wedding feast.’ And those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all they found, both bad and good; and the wedding was filled with guests. “But when the king came in to look over the guests, he saw a man there who wasn’t dressed in wedding clothes. ‘Friend,’ he said to him, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was silent. Then the king said to his servants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; in that place will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ For many are called, but few are chosen.” Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might trap Him with a word. And they sent to Him some of their disciples, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are honest and teach the way of God in truth. And what others think doesn’t concern You, for You do not look at men’s appearance. Tell us therefore, what do You think? Is it permitted to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” But Yeshua, knowing their wickedness, said, “Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites? Show Me the tax money.” So they brought Him a denarius. And He said to them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they said to Him. Then He said to them, “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And hearing this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away. On that day, Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Yeshua and questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If someone dies having no children, his brother as next of kin shall marry his widow and father children for his brother.’ Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died; and having no offspring, left his wife to his brother. In the same way also the second, and the third, down to the seventh. Last of all, the woman died. So in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.” But answering, Yeshua said to them, “You’ve gone astray, because you don’t understand the Scriptures or the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read what was spoken to you by God, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living!” When the crowds heard this, they were astounded at His teaching. But the Pharisees, when they heard that Yeshua had silenced the Sadducees, gathered together in one place. And testing Him, one of them, a lawyer, asked, “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Torah?” And He said to him, “‘You shall love Adonai your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire Torah and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Yeshua asked them a question, saying, “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose Son is He?” “David’s,” they say to Him. “Then how is it,” He says to them, “that David by the Ruach calls him ‘Lord’ For he says, ‘Adonai said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand,

Matthew 26:26-30

Now while they were eating, YESHUA took matzah; and after HE offered the bracha (blessing), HE broke and gave to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is MY BODY.” And HE took a Cup; and after giving thanks, HE gave to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; for this is MY blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the removal of sins. But I say to you, I will never drink of this fruit of the vine from now on, until that day when I drink it anew with you in MY AVI’s Kingdom.” After singing the Hallel, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Matthew 26:36-75

Then YESHUA comes with them to a place called Gethsemane, and HE tells the disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” And HE took along Peter and Zebedee’s two sons, and HE began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then HE tells them, “MY soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with ME.” Going a little farther, HE fell face down and prayed, saying, “MY AVI, if it is possible, let this Cup pass from ME! Yet not as I will, but as YOU will.” Then HE comes to the disciples and finds them sleeping, and HE tells Peter, “So couldn’t you keep watch with ME for one hour? Keep watching and praying, so that you won’t enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Again for a second time HE went away and prayed, saying, “MY AVI, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, let YOUR will be done.” And again HE came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. So HE left them again and prayed a third time, saying the same words once more. Then HE comes to the disciples and says to them, “Still sleeping? Taking your rest? Look, the hour is at hand, and the SON of MAN is being delivered into the hands of sinners. Get up, let’s go! Look, MY betrayer is near.” While Yeshua was still speaking, here came Judah, one of the Twelve, and with him a big crowd with swords and clubs, from the ruling kohanim and elders of the people. Now His betrayer had given them a sign, saying, ‘The One I kiss, He’s the One—seize Him!’ And immediately Judah drew near to Yeshua and said, “Shalom, Rabbi!” and kissed Him. “Friend,” Yeshua said to him, “do what you’ve come to do.” Then they came up and threw their hands on Yeshua and seized Him. And suddenly, one of those with Yeshua stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and he struck the kohen gadol’s servant and cut off his ear. Then Yeshua said to him, “Put your sword back in its place! For all who take up the sword shall perish by the sword. Or do you suppose that I cannot call on My Father, and at once He will place at My side twelve legions of angels? How then would the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?” At that hour Yeshua said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, to capture Me as you would a revolutionary? Every day I sat teaching in the Temple, and you didn’t seize Me. But all this has happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples fled, abandoning Him. Now those who had seized Yeshua led Him away to Caiaphas, the kohen gadol, where the Torah scholars and elders had gathered. Peter was following Him from a distance as far as the courtyard of the kohen gadol. And after going inside, he was sitting with the guards, to see the outcome. Now the ruling kohanim and all the Sanhedrin kept trying to get false testimony against Yeshua so they could put Him to death. But they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. At last two came forward and said, “This fellow said, ‘I’m able to destroy the Temple of God and rebuild it in three days!’” The kohen gadol stood up and said to Yeshua, “Have You no answer? What’s this they’re testifying against You?” But Yeshua kept silent. The kohen gadol said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God, tell us if You are Mashiach Ben-Elohim!” “As you have said,” replied Yeshua. “Besides that, I tell you, soon after you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of power and coming on the clouds of heaven.” Then the kohen gadol tore his clothes and said, “Blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, you’ve heard the blasphemy. What’s your verdict?” “Guilty,” they answered. “He deserves death!” Then they spat in His face and pounded Him with their fists. Others slapped Him and demanded, “Prophesy to us, you Messiah! Which one hit You?” Meanwhile, Peter was sitting in the courtyard. A servant girl came over to him and said, “You also were with Yeshua of the Galilee.” But he denied it before everyone, saying, “I don’t know what you’re talking about!” When he went onto the porch, another servant girl saw him and said to those who were there, “This man was with Yeshua ha-Natzrati.” Again he denied it with an oath: “I don’t know the Man!” A little while later, some of the bystanders approached Peter and said to him, “Surely you’re one of them, too—your accent gives you away.” Then he began to curse and to swear an oath: “I do not know the Man!” Right then, a rooster crowed. Then Peter reminded himself of the word Yeshua had said: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went away and wept bitterly.

Matthew 27

When daybreak came, the ruling kohanim and elders of the people conspired against Yeshua to put Him to death. And they tied Him up, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate, the governor. Then Judah, His betrayer, saw that Yeshua had been condemned. Feeling remorse, he brought the thirty silver pieces back to the ruling kohanim and elders, saying, “I’ve sinned, betraying innocent blood!” But they said, “What’s that to us? You see to it yourself!” After tossing the silver into the Temple sanctuary, he left. Then he went off and hanged himself. But the ruling kohanim took the silver pieces and said, “It is not permitted to put these in the treasury, since it is blood money.” So after they conferred, they bought with them the potter’s field, as a cemetery for strangers. For this reason that field has been called the “Field of Blood” to this day. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “And they took the thirty silver pieces, the price of Him on whom a price had been set by Bnei-Yisrael; and they gave them for the potter’s field, just as Adonai arranged for me.” Now Yeshua stood before the governor. The governor questioned Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You say so,” Yeshua said. And while He was accused by the ruling kohanim and elders, He did not answer. Then Pilate said to Him, “Don’t You hear how many things they testify against you?” Yeshua did not answer, not even one word, so the governor was greatly amazed. Now during the feast, the governor was accustomed to release to the crowd one prisoner, anyone they wanted. At that time they had a notorious prisoner, called Yeshua Bar-Abba. So when they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Which one do you want me to release for you? Yeshua who is Bar-Abba, or Yeshua who is called Messiah?” For he knew that they had handed Him over out of envy. While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, “Don’t have anything to do with that righteous Man, for today I’ve suffered many things in a dream because of Him.” Now the ruling kohanim and elders persuaded the crowds that they should ask for Bar-Abba and destroy Yeshua. But the governor responded, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Bar-Abba!” Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Yeshua, who is called Messiah?” “Execute Him!” all of them say. But Pilate said, “Why? What evil has He done?” But they kept shouting all the more, saying, “Let Him be executed!” When Pilate saw he was accomplishing nothing, but instead a riot was starting, he took some water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this blood,” he said. “You see to it yourselves!” All the people answered and said, “His blood be on us and on our children!” Then he released to them Bar-Abba. And after he had Yeshua scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified. Then the governor’s soldiers took Yeshua into the Praetorium and gathered the whole cohort around Him. They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe around Him. And after braiding a crown of thorns, they placed it on His head and put a staff in His right hand. And falling on their knees before Him, they mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” They spat on Him, and they took the staff and beat Him over and over on the head. When they finished mocking Him, they stripped the robe off Him and put His own clothes back on Him. And they led Him away to crucify Him. As they came out, they found a man from Cyrene, Simon by name. They forced him into service, to carry Yeshua’s cross-beam. And when they came to a place called Golgotha (that is to say, Place of a Skull), they offered Him wine mixed with gall to drink; but after tasting, He was unwilling to drink it. And when they had crucified Him, they divided His clothing among themselves by casting lots. And they sat down and kept guard over Him there. Over His head they put the charge against Him, which read: “THIS IS YESHUA, THE KING OF THE JEWS.” Then two outlaws were executed with Him, one on the right and one on the left. Those passing by were jeering at Him,shaking their heads and saying, “You who are going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If you are Ben-Elohim, come down from the stake!” Likewise the ruling kohanim, along with the Torah scholars and elders, were also mocking Him. “He saved others,” they were saying, “but He can’t save Himself? He’s the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the stake, and we’ll believe in Him! He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am Ben-Elohim.’” Even the outlaws who were executed with Him were ridiculing Him in the same way. Now from the sixth hour, darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour. About the ninth hour Yeshua cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?”  that is, “My God, My God, why have You abandoned Me?” When some of those standing there heard it, they began saying, “This Man is calling for Elijah.” Right away one of them ran and took a sponge. He filled it with sour wine and put it on a stick, and was offering it to Yeshua to drink. But the rest were saying, “Leave Him alone! Let’s see if Elijah comes to save Him.” And Yeshua cried out again with a loud voice and gave up His spirit. And behold, the curtain of the Temple was split in two, from top to bottom. And the earth quaked and rocks were split apart. And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the kedoshim who were sleeping were raised to life. And coming forth out of the tombs after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many. Now the centurion, and those with him keeping guard over Yeshua, when they saw the earthquake and what was happening, they became terribly frightened and said, “This really was the Son of God!” Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Yeshua from the Galilee, serving Him. Among them were Miriam from Magdala, Miriam the mother of Jacob and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons. Now when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had also become a disciple of Yeshua. This man went to Pilate and asked for Yeshua’s body. Then Pilate ordered it to be given up. And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth. And he laid it in his own new tomb which he had cut in the rock. Then he rolled a large stone up to the door of the tomb and went away. Now Miriam from Magdala was there, and the other Miriam, sitting opposite the tomb. Now on the next day, which is after the preparation, the ruling kohanim and Pharisees were gathered before Pilate. “Sir,” they said, “we remember how that deceiver said while He was still alive, ‘After three days I’m to be raised.’ Therefore, order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, so His disciples do not come and steal Him away. They will tell the people, ‘He is risen from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first!” “You have a guard,” Pilate said to them. “Go, make it as secure as you know how.” So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone along with the soldiers of the guard.

Mark 10:38-39

But Yeshua answered them, “You don’t know what you’re asking! Are you able to drink the cup I drink, or endure the immersion I must endure?” They said to Him, “We are able.” And Yeshua said to them, “You will drink the cup I drink, and you will endure the immersion I must endure.

Mark 14:32-52

Then they come to a place whose name is Gethsemane; and Yeshua says to His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” He takes with Him Peter, Jacob, and John; and He began to be deeply distressed and troubled. And He tells them, “My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.” Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and began praying that if possible this hour might pass Him by. And He was saying, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for You! Take this cup from Me! Yet not what I will, but what You will.” Then He comes and finds them sleeping; and He tells Peter, “Simon, you’re asleep? Couldn’t you keep watch for one hour? Keep watching and praying, so that you do not enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Again He went away and prayed, saying the same words. And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy. They didn’t know what to answer Him. And He comes the third time and says to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is being delivered into the hands of sinners. Get up, let’s go! Look, My betrayer is near.” Right away, while Yeshua was still speaking, Judah comes up, one of the Twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the ruling kohanim, Torah scholars, and elders. Now His betrayer had given them a signal, saying, “The One I kiss, He’s the One! Seize Him and lead Him away under guard.” As soon as Judah came, he drew near to Yeshua and said, “Rabbi!” and kissed Him. Then they threw their hands on Yeshua and seized Him. But one of the bystanders, drawing his sword, struck the servant of the kohen gadol and cut off his ear. Yeshua said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, to capture Me as you would against a revolutionary? Every day I was with you in the Temple teaching, and you didn’t seize Me. But this is so that the Scriptures would be fulfilled.” And all fled, abandoning Him. A certain young man was following Him, with nothing but a linen cloth around his body, and they grabbed him. But he ran away naked, leaving behind the linen cloth.

Mark 15

Right at daybreak, the ruling kohanim held a meeting to consult with the elders and Torah scholars and the whole Sanhedrin. They tied up Yeshua, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate. Pilate interrogated Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” Yeshua answers him, “As you say.” The ruling kohanim began to accuse Him of many things. Again, Pilate asked Him, “Aren’t you going to answer? Look how many charges they’re bringing against You!” But Yeshua did not answer, so Pilate was amazed. Now during the feast, he used to release to them one prisoner, anyone they were asking for. Now a man named Bar-Abba had been in jail with the rebels who had committed murder during the rebellion. The crowd came up and began to request what he was accustomed to do for them. But Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” For he knew that out of envy the ruling kohanim had handed Him over. But the ruling kohanim stirred up the crowd, so he would release Bar-Abba to them instead. Then answering again, Pilate said to them, “So what do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?” They shouted back, “Execute Him!” Pilate responded, “Why? What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the more, “Execute Him!” Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Bar-Abba for them. And after he had Yeshua scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified. The soldiers took Him away, into the palace, the governor’s mansion called the Praetorium. And they call together the cohort of soldiers. They dress Him up in purple. After braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on Him. And they began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” Over and over, they kept hitting Him on the head with a staff and spitting on Him; and kneeling down, they worshiped Him. When they finished mocking Him, they stripped the purple off Him and put His own clothes back on Him. And they led Him out to crucify Him. Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was coming in from the countryside. The soldiers force this passerby to carry Yeshua’s cross-beam. They bring Yeshua to the place called Golgotha (which is translated, Place of a Skull). They were offering Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He didn’t take it. Then they crucify Him and divide up His clothing among themselves, casting lots for them to see who should take what. Now it was the third hour when they nailed Him on the stake. And the inscription of the charge against Him was written above: “THE KING OF THE JEWS.” And with Him they execute two outlaws, one on His right and one on His left. Those passing by were jeering at Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Ha! You who are going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself by coming down from the stake!” Likewise the ruling kohanim, along with the Torah scholars, were also mocking Him among themselves. “He saved others,” they were saying, “but He can’t save Himself? Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down now from the stake, so we may see and believe!” Even those executed with Him were ridiculing Him. When the sixth hour had come, darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour. At the ninth hour Yeshua cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You abandoned Me?” When some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, “Look, He’s calling for Elijah.” Then someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a stick and was offering it to Yeshua to drink, saying, “Wait, let’s see if Elijah comes to take Him down.” But letting out a loud cry, Yeshua breathed His last. Then the curtain of the Temple was split in two, from top to bottom. When the centurion, who was standing in front of Him, saw the way Yeshua breathed His last, he said, “This Man really was the Son of God!” There were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Miriam from Magdala, Miriam the mother of Jacob the younger and of Joses, and Salome. They would follow Him and serve Him when He was in the Galilee. Many other women who had gone up together with Him to Jerusalem were there also. Now evening had already come. Since it was the Day of Preparation, that is, the day before Shabbat, Joseph of Arimathea, a respected council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Yeshua’s body. Pilate was surprised that He was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him whether Yeshua had been dead for long. When Pilate learned this from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen, and laid Him in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. Miriam from Magdala and Miriam the mother of Joses were watching where Yeshua’s body was placed.

Luke 22:19-20

Then HE took a loaf of bread, and when HE had given thanks, HE broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is MY BODY, which is given for you. Do this in Remembrance of ME.” And HE did the same with the Cup after supper, saying, “This Cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in MY BLOOD.

Luke 22:63-71

 Now the men who were guarding Yeshua began mocking and beating Him. They blindfolded Him and kept asking Him, saying, “Prophesy! Who is the one who hit You?” And reviling Him, they were saying many other things against Him. As it become day, the elders of the people gathered together, both ruling kohanim and Torah scholars, and they led Him away to their council, saying, “If You are Mashiach, tell us.” But Yeshua said to them, “If I tell you, you will never believe; and if I ask you, you will never answer. But from now on, the Son of Man is seated at the right hand of the power of God.” Then they all said, “Are You then Ben-Elohim?” And to them He said, “You say that I am.” Then they said, “What further need do we have for testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth!”

Luke 23

Then the entire assembly got up and brought Yeshua to Pilate. And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this fellow subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar and saying that He Himself is Messiah—a king.” So Pilate questioned Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “As you say,” Yeshua replied. Then Pilate said to the ruling kohanim and the crowds, “I find no case against this Man.” But they kept insisting, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, starting from the Galilee to as far as here.” But when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the Man was a Galilean. And when he learned that Yeshua was from Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time. Now Herod was overjoyed when he saw Yeshua, for he had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see some miracle done by Him. He was questioning Yeshua on many issues, but Yeshua did not answer at all. And the ruling kohanim and the Torah scholars stood their ground, strongly accusing Him. Now Herod together with his soldiers were treating Him with contempt and mocking Him. They put splendid clothing on Him and sent Him back to Pilate. And Herod and Pilate became friends with one another from that very day, for previously they had been enemies with one another. Now Pilate called together the ruling kohanim, the leaders, and the people. And he said to them, “You brought this Man to me as one who incites the people to revolt. But having examined Him in your presence, I have found no case against this Man regarding what you accuse Him of doing. Nor did Herod, for he sent Him back to us. Indeed, He has done nothing that is worthy of death. Therefore I will scourge Him and release Him.” But they shouted out all together, saying, “Take this fellow away! Release to us Bar-Abba!” (He was someone who had been thrown into prison for a rebellion in the city and murder.) Again Pilate addressed them, wanting to release Yeshua; but they kept shouting out, saying, “Execute, execute Him!” And a third time he spoke to them, “Why? What evil has this One done? I have found in Him no fault deserving of death. Therefore, I will scourge and release Him.” But they were insistent, demanding with loud shouts that He be executed. And their voices prevailed. So Pilate decreed that their demand be put into effect. And He released the one they were asking for, the one thrown in jail for insurrection and murder. But he handed over Yeshua to their will. As they led Him away, they grabbed a man, Simon of Cyrene, coming in from the countryside. They placed on him the cross-beam, to carry behind Yeshua. Now a great multitude of people was following Him, including women who were mourning and singing dirges for Him. But Yeshua, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but for yourselves and your children. For indeed, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are barren, and the wombs that never gave birth, and the breasts that did not feed.’ ‘Then they will begin to say to the montains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’ “For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?” Others, two evildoers, were also led away to be put to death with Him. When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified Him and the evildoers, one on His right and the other on His left. But Yeshua was saying, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Then they cast lots, dividing up His clothing. The people stood there watching. And even the leaders were sneering at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Messiah of God, the Chosen One!” The soldiers likewise mocked Him, coming up and bringing Him sour wine, and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.” Now there was also an inscription over Him: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. One of the evildoers hanging there was jeering at Him, saying, “Aren’t You the Messiah? Save Yourself—and us!” But the other one, rebuking him, replied, “Don’t you fear God, since you are under the same sentence? We’re getting what we deserve for our actions, and rightly so—but this One has done nothing wrong.” And he said, “Yeshua, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.” Yeshua said to him, “Amen, I tell you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.” It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour, for the sun died out. And the curtain of the Temple was torn in two. And Yeshua, crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I entrust My spirit.’” When He had said this, He breathed His last. Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began glorifying God, saying, “Truly this was a righteous Man.” And all the crowds assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had happened, began to turn back, beating their breasts. But all Yeshua’s acquaintances, and the women who were following Him from the Galilee, were standing at a distance, watching these things. Now there was a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and righteous man. (He had not been in agreement with the council and their action.) He was from the Judean town of Arimathea, and he was waiting for the kingdom of God. This man went to Pilate and asked for Yeshua’s body. And he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb cut out of the rock, where no one had ever yet been laid. Now it was the Day of Preparation, and Shabbat was approaching. The women who had come with Him from the Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was laid. Then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes. But on Shabbat they rested according to the commandment.

John 10:18

No one takes it from ME, but I lay it down of MY own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received fromMY AVI.“ 

John 18:11

So Yeshua said to Peter, “Put the sword into the sheath! The cup the Father has given Me—shall I never drink it?”

John 18:13-14

They led Him first to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the kohen gadol that year. Now Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Judean leaders that it was better for one man to die on behalf of the people.

John 19

Then Pilate took Yeshua and had Him scourged. The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe. They kept coming up to Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him over and over. Pilate came out again. He said to them, “Look, I’m bringing Him out to you, to let you know that I find no case against Him.” So Yeshua came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. “Behold, the Man!” Pilate said to them. When the ruling kohanim and officers saw Him, they yelled out, “Execute Him! Execute Him!” Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves and execute Him! For I don’t find a case against Him.” The Judean leaders answered him, “We have a law, and according to the Torah He must die, because He claimed to be Ben-Elohim!” When Pilate heard this word, he became even more fearful. He went into the Praetorium again and said to Yeshua, “Where are You from?” But Yeshua gave him no answer. So Pilate said to Him, “You aren’t speaking to me? Don’t You know that I have the authority to release You, and I have the authority to crucify You?” Yeshua answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it hadn’t been given to you from above. For this reason, the one who handed Me over to you has the greater sin.” Pilate tried to let Him go after this; but the Judean leaders cried out, saying, “If you release this Man, you are no friend of Caesar. Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar!” So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Yeshua out and sat down on the judge’s seat at a place called the Stone Pavement (but in Aramaic Gabbatha). It was the Day of Preparation for Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Judean leaders, “Behold, your king!” They shouted back, “Take Him away! Take Him away! Execute Him!” Pilate said to them, “Should I execute your king?” The ruling kohanim answered, “We have no king but Caesar!” Finally, Pilate handed Yeshua over to be crucified. Then they took Yeshua. He went out, carrying His own crossbar, to the Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side and Yeshua in between. Pilate also wrote a sign and put it on the execution stake. It was written, “YESHUA HA-NATZRATI, THE KING OF THE JEWS.” Many Judeans read this sign, because the place where Yeshua was executed was near the city; it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. The ruling kohanim of the Judeans were saying to Pilate, “Don’t write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that He said, ‘I am King of the Jews.’” “What I have written, I have written,” Pilate answered. So the soldiers, when they executed Yeshua, took His outer garments and made four parts, a part for each soldier. They took His tunic also, but it was seamless, woven top to bottom in one piece. So they said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it will be.” This was so the Scripture would be fulfilled, “They divided My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots.” So the soldiers did these things. Standing near the execution stake of Yeshua were His mother, His mother’s sister, Miriam the wife of Clopas, and Miriam from Magdala. Yeshua saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby. He tells His mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then He tells the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” From that very hour, the disciple took her into his own home. After this, when Yeshua knew that all things were now completed, to fulfill the Scripture He said, “I am thirsty.” A jar full of sour wine was sitting there, so they put a sponge soaked with the sour wine on a hyssop branch and brought it to His mouth. When Yeshua tasted the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit. It was the Day of Preparation, and the next day was a festival Shabbat. So that the bodies should not remain on the execution stake during Shabbat, the Judean leaders asked Pilate to have the legs broken and to have the bodies taken away. So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and then the other who had been executed with Yeshua. Now when they came to Yeshua and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. He who has seen it has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe. These things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, “Not a bone of His shall be broken.” And again another Scripture says, “They shall look on Him whom they have pierced.” After these things, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate if he could take Yeshua’s body away. Joseph was a disciple of Yeshua, but secretly for fear of the Judean leaders. Pilate gave permission, so Joseph came and took the body away. Nicodemus, who had first visited Yeshua at night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. Then they took the body of Yeshua and wrapped it in linen with the spices, as is the Jewish burial custom. Now in the place where He was executed, there was a garden. In the garden was a new tomb where no one had yet been buried. Because it was the Jewish Day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they laid Yeshua there.

2 Corinthians 5:21

He made the One who knew no sin to become a sin offering on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

Revelation 14:10

he shall also drink the wine of God’s fury, poured full strength into the cup of His wrath. And he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone before the holy angels and before the Lamb.

Revelations 16:19

Then the great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. Babylon the great was remembered before God, to force her to drink the cup of the wine of His furious wrath.

Revelation 19:6-9

Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude—like the roar of rushing waters or like the rumbling of powerful thunder—saying, “Halleluyah! For Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot reigns! Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. She was given fine linen to wear, bright and clean! For the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the kedoshim.” Then the angel tells me, “Write: How fortunate are those who have been invited to the wedding banquet of the Lamb!” He also tells me, “These are the true words of God.”