Matthew 27:32-37 As they were leaving, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry Jesus’ cross. When they came to a place called Golgotha which means “Skull Place”, they offered him a drink of wine mixed with gall. But when he tasted it, he refused to drink it. After they had crucified him, they determined who would get his clothes by throwing dice for them. Then they sat down there and continued guarding him. Above his head they placed the charge against him. It read, “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”
Throughout the Gospel of Matthew, the underlying theme has been: "Prepare to Receive Your King!" The Jewish leaders have been trying to keep this hidden as much as possible, doing all they can to snuff out and stamp out the Truth - both what and Who that is. They seem to be succeeding, yet the Gentile leaders do this: they put up a sign publicly displaying that Jesus is King. This is a flashback to when He first came, when other Gentiles came to call Him King. Here too, however, they fall short, because this King is also their King; He is Lord of all.
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