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Third Avenue Baptist ChurchApril 4, 2026 · 28 min
Greg Gilbert, Good Friday 2026
John's account of the piercing of Jesus' side and the honoring burial by Joseph and Nicodemus reveals Jesus as the fulfillment of Old Testament pictures; the Passover lamb, the pierced one of Zechariah, and the stricken rock; inviting hearers to look at the crucified king and be changed.
Stories told
the crucifixion of Jesusthe piercing of Jesus' sidethe burial of Jesus by Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemusthe Passover in Exodusthe striking of the rock in the wilderness