As for the prophecies that foretell Y‘shua‘s death, Isaiah was inspired to record that the death of the Messiah
would be caused by the shedding of his blood. If Y‘shua is the Messiah, he would have had to have died by
the shedding of his blood:
―Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he
has poured out his soul to death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bore the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors" (Isaiah 53:12 KJV).
It is very important to understand that Y‘shua fulfilled every prophecy concerning the first advent of the
Messiah and he died according to the prophesies. If these things were not true, Y‘shua cannot be the
Redeemer and Saviour of humanity and mankind is still lost without hope of salvation and condemned to
death by the law of YHWH.
However, as the Scriptures clearly show, Y‘shua did fulfill the first coming of the Messiah and the prophetic
symbolism of the Passover Lamb in precise detail and he did die by the shedding of his life-blood.
In order to find out what killed Y‘shua, all of the Gospel accounts of his death must be reviewed and the true
chronology of events must be reconstructed. When this is done, it becomes apparent that, indeed, Y‘shua
did die as the prophecies foretold.
The Gospel AccountsThe following is a review of Mark's, Luke's, and John's accounts of Y‘shua's death. We will review Matthew's
account in the end of the study, because within it is a clear explanation of how Y‘shua died and the moment
of his death.
Mark's record:(33) ―And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
(34) And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is,
being interpreted, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me". (See also Psalm 22:1-2.)
(35) And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calls Elias.
(36) And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying,
Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
(37) And Jesus cried with a loud voice and gave up the spirit.
(38) And the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom". (Mark 15:33-38 KJV)
Luke's record:(44) ―And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour
[noon to 3 p.m.].
(45) And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. And when Jesus had
cried with a loud voice, he said,
(46) Father, into your hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the spirit". (Luke
23:44-46 KJV)
Both Mark and Luke state that Y‘shua died after giving a loud cry and the veil of the Temple was torn from
top to bottom.
John's record:―After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, said, I
thirst". (John 19:28 KJV)
Because Y‘shua knew that he must fulfill all of the prophetic Scriptures concerning his death, he made his
thirst known to those watching him.
―Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop,
and put it to his mouth. When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed
his head, and gave up the spirit". (John 19:29-30 KJV) (See also Psalm 69:21.)