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Mar 24, 2019

The Third Miracle--The Earthquake: God's Fingerprint or Atheist's Excuse

Passage: Matthew 27:51-54

Preacher: Pastor Tim W. Young

Series: The Miracles of Calvary

Category: Matthew

Summary:

Main Text - Matthew 27:51,54, OT Reading - Haggai 2:1-9, NT Reading - Hebrews 12:18-29

Detail:

The Miracles of Calvary - #3 – 3/24/2019

The Earthquake – God’s Fingerprint or Atheists Excuse

 

 Matthew 27:51&54 (ESV) And the earth shook, and the rocks were split..54  When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”

 

On Calvary God Used His Power to Focus on His Redemptive Justice and Love

 

  1. Earthquakes in the Bible Are Acts of God’s Power Pointing to His Work of Judgment

     OR Redemption

 

  1. Critical scholars and secular people…

 

                               However the verbs are passive –  

 

  1. The Bible presents a God who not only causes Earthquakes but causes them at particular times for  particular reasons

Exodus 19:18  -  

                              1 Samuel 14:15  -  

1 Kings 19:10-12  

Amos 1:1  & Zechariah 14:4-5

                              Matthew 28:2  

Acts 4:30-31  

                              Acts 16:25-26  

                              Revelation 6:12, 8:4-5,  11:13&19, 16:17-18   

 

  1. The Earthquake on Calvary Marks God’s Crowing Event of Judgment AND Redemption

 

               When compared to other earthquakes, this one is rich in…  

               Haggai 2:6fff

               Hebrews 12:25-27  

 

As in Exodus 19:18 God is announcing…

  

So also on Calvary - Col. 2:14 –

 

As in Acts 4:31

 

               so also on Calvary God announces…          Acts 4:19-20 –  

 

As in Acts 16:26 –God causes an Earthquake to free  

 

               So on Calvary Vs 54 –

 

As in Revelation 6:12, 16-17 – God judges those who reject his son by an earthquake symbolizing hell.

              

               So at Calvary  .