The Cross by the Numbers

Zero

  • sins
  • bones broken (Hebrews 4:15; John 19:36)

One

  • sovereign Lord
  • atoning death (John 19:36)

Two

  • natures—mortal and divine (1 Peter 2:24)

Three

  • days
  • crosses—one person died in sin, one died to sin, and one died for sin (Matthew 27:38–44)

Four

  • ways His garments were divided (John 19:23–24)

Five

  • major wounds—back, head, hands, feet, and side (John 19:1, 18, 34)

Six

  • unmerciful hours (Mark 15:25, 34)

Seven

  • sayings on the cross (Matthew 27:46; Luke 23:34, 43, 46; John 19:27–30)

Eight

  • days after the resurrection (John 20:26–31)

Nine

  • gifts given by Christ after His ascension (1 Corinthians 12)

Ten

  • days between His ascension and Pentecost (Acts 1:12–14)

Eleven

  • apostles who waited in Jerusalem (Acts 1)

Twelve

  • apostles who turned the world upside down (Acts 17:6)

—Stephen Bradd

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