1. Mark 15:22-25 Matthew 27:45-46 Luke 23:44-48
God caused darkness to cover the land in the hours that His Son was dying on Calvary. It was a fitting atmosphere for the Savior to suffer for our sins.
The Darkest Day
Mark 15:22-25
Matthew 27:45-46
Luke 23:44-48

2. The Darkest Day The nature of the Darkness
Not an eclipse (Leviticus 23:5)
Not a common event or simple phenomenon (Matthew 27:45)
Extensive (Luke 23:45)
Supernatural – a miraculous act of God

3. The Darkest Day
The meaning of the Darkness: It was the Atmosphere for Jesus’ Suffering
Jesus cried out, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matthew 27:46)
“He bore the sin of many” (Isaiah 53:10-12)
He was made “to be sin on our behalf” (2 Cor. 5:21)
“He was wounded for our transgressions” (Isa. 53.5)
He “takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29)
He “gave Himself a ransom for all” (1 Timothy 2:6)
He “became a curse for us” (Galatians 3:13)
He “bore our sins in His own body on the tree” (1 Peter 2:24)