Mark 15:16 And the soldiers led Him away within the courtyard, that is, the praetorium, and called together the whole cohort. 17 And they clothed Him in purple and wove a thorny crown and put it around His head. 18 And they began to salute Him: Rejoice, King of the Jews! 19 And they beat His head with a reed and spat at Him. And kneeling down, they bowed before Him. 20 And when they had mocked Him, they stripped Him of the purple and put His garments on Him. And they led Him out to crucify Him. 21 And they compelled a certain passerby coming from the country, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to take up His cross. 22 And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is interpreted, the Place of a Skull. 23 And they tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it. 24 And they crucified Him and divided His garments, casting lots for them to see what each should take. 25 Now it was the third hour and they crucified Him. 26 And there was an inscription of the charge against Him inscribed: THE KING OF THE JEWS. 27 And with Him they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.
According to 15:22, "They bring Him to the place called Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, Place of a Skull." Golgotha is a Hebrew name (John 19:17) which means skull. Its equivalent in Latin is Calvaria, anglicized into Calvary (Luke 23:33). It does not mean a place of dead men's skulls, but simply skull. Verse 23 continues, "And they tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it." This wine mingled with myrrh (and also with gall--Matt. 27:34) was intended as a stupefying draught. But the Lord would not be stupefied; He would drink the bitter cup to the dregs. Verse 24 says, "And they crucify Him, and divide His garments, casting a lot for them, what each should take." Here we see that the Lord suffered being robbed by sinners to the uttermost. This was a fulfillment of Psalm 22:18, and it also exposed the darkness of Roman politics. Mark 15:25 says, "Now it was the third hour, and they crucified Him." The third hour was nine o'clock in the morning. (c) Living Stream Ministry.
Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry from Witness Lee, Life-study of Mark, pp. 404. Both are published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. Please visit us at www.emanna.com. Send comments to: [email protected].
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