What the Bible writers focus on is not the physical suffering, it is the abuse of Jesus.

What do I mean by that?

The ridicule.

That is really the unique feature of the execution of Jesus.

It is riddled with scorn and mockery and disdain.

The crucifiers saw Jesus as a joke.

Welcome to Grace to You, the Bible teaching ministry of John MacArthur. I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

When you think of all the suffering Jesus endured, anguish in the garden,

beatings, and floggings, and the horror of crucifixion, it was perhaps the worst torture any human

has ever faced, and yet Christ's agony extended far beyond the physical. John MacArthur explains

all the aspects of Christ's suffering

and what they mean for your salvation as we continue his study on grace to you called the

divine drama of redemption. So now if you have your Bible, turn to the book of Mark and follow

along. Here's John MacArthur with today's lesson. Let's open the Word of God to the 15th chapter of Mark, Mark chapter 15. We come in our study

of this gospel to Mark's account of the crucifixion of Christ. I want you to look at the text,

beginning in verse 15, verse 15.

Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus

scourged, he handed him over to be crucified.

The soldiers took him away into the palace, that is the Praetorium, and they called together

the whole Roman cohort.

They dressed him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on him.

And they began to acclaim him, hail king of the Jews.

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