Crucified beside Jesus, one mocks and one believes. The repentant thief receives Jesus’ promise: “Today you will be with Me in Paradise.” Their contrasting responses illustrate salvation and rejection.
Baruch, Son of Neriah – Biblical Figure (From Historical and Theological Figures):
6. Two Angels
False Prophets in Sodom – Biblical Figures (From Historical and Theological Figures):
The centurion declares, 'Truly this was the Son of God.' After seeing how Jesus died and the signs that followed, he responds with awe and reverence.
“Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.”
“And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.”
“Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.”
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Matthew 27:54 (KJV)
“Now when the centurion… saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.”
Haggith – Biblical Figure (From Historical and Theological Figures):
Mary stands by the cross during her Son’s agony. She hears Jesus entrust her to John and watches as prophecy and pain unfold at Calvary.
Nebo-Sarsekim – Biblical Figure (From Historical and Theological Figures):
Mary Magdalene observes Jesus’ death and burial. A faithful follower, she stands near the cross and watches from a distance as Jesus is laid in the tomb.
Rabshakeh – Biblical Figure (From Historical and Theological Figures):
Salome, likely the mother of James and John, watches from afar. She remains loyal, along with the other women from Galilee, even as the disciples scatter.
Shalmaneser V – Biblical Figure (From Historical and Theological Figures):
Joseph requests Jesus’ body and buries Him. A member of the Sanhedrin, he acts courageously, laying Jesus in a new tomb and fulfilling Isaiah’s prophecy of a rich man’s grave.
Ahikam, the Son of Shaphan – Biblical Figure (From Historical and Theological Figures):
Nicodemus helps Joseph bury Jesus. Bringing myrrh and aloes, he honors Jesus in death, finally revealing his faith in the crucified Savior.
Nicodemus
He Brings Burial Spices for Jesus
KJV Full Verse — John 19:39–40
“And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.”
Context:
Nicodemus, a Pharisee and member of the Jewish council who once visited Jesus secretly at night, finally steps forward publicly after the crucifixion. Bringing a costly mixture of myrrh and aloes, he joins Joseph of Arimathea in preparing Jesus’ body for burial, showing honor and courage in a moment of deep loss.
Aholibamah – Biblical Figure (From Historical and Theological Figures):