"Last Words, Lord's Will" | John 19:25-30 Bible Study ✞-word Puzzle | 3.27.24

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  1. 2. By sacrificing Himself on the cross, Christ became our Passover ____ (Jn 19:29; cf. Jn 1:29; Jn 19:14-15; 1 Cor 5:7; also compare Ex 12:46; Num 9:12 and Jn 19:33-36).
  2. 6. (Two words) Though Christ thirsts on the cross, those who faithfully come to Christ will never thirst again –metaphorically being satiated by the living waters of the ___ ____ (Jn 4:13-14, 7:37-39) whom He sent (Jn 16:7).
  3. 8. If Jesus’ mother’s sister (Jn 19:25) (perhaps named Salome (Mk 15:40)) is also the mother of Zebedee’s sons (Mt 27:56), James and John (Mk 3:17, etc.), then James and John are Jesus’ ____.
  4. 10. As Jesus is handed over (in betrayal) by Judas (Jn 13:2) and handed over by Pilate to be crucified (Jn 19:16), He hands over His spirit (i.e., His life) (Jn 19:30), making atonement for transgressors (cf. Is 53:12).
  5. 11. (Two words) As they mocked him, Roman soldiers fulfill the Scriptures by offering Jesus cheap ___ ____ to drink (Jn 19:29; cf. Ps 69:21; Jn 2:9-10).
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  1. 1. On the cross, He sips from a sponge on a ____, which was used during the first Passover (Jn 19:29; cf. Ex 12:21-23).
  2. 3. Though Jesus had younger, physical (half-)brothers, He entrusts the care of His ___ to one of His spiritual brothers (Jn 19:26-27; cf. Jn 7:3-5; Mk 3:33-35).
  3. 4. “The disciple whom Jesus loved” was likely ___, the author of the Gospel of ___ (Jn 19:26; cf. Jn 13:22-24).
  4. 5. All the work of redemption that the Redeemer was sent to do is now ____ (Jn 19:30; cf. Jn 4:34, 17:4, 6:51, 10:11, 10:17-18; 11:49-52; 12:23-24, 15:13; 19:28; Ps 22:31)!
  5. 7. Most of Christ’s followers who were with Him near the cross were ____ (Jn 19:25). Most of His male followers had scattered (cf. Jn 16:32).
  6. 9. Considering all of the blood and fluid He’s lost, it’s not surprising that Jesus says that He is ___ (Jn 19:28), fulfilling Scripture (Ps 22:15, 69:3, 21).
  7. 11. Perhaps Jesus is not merely thirsty for some water, but thirsty to do the Father’s ____ (Jn 19:28; cf. Jn 18:11, 4:34; also see Ps 42:1-2).