What Happened On Black Friday - Black Preacher Sermon



What Happened On Black Friday?

(Luke 23:44-48 KJV)

44 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.47 Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.48 And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.

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lack Friday is the Friday following Thanksgiving Day that gets us in the spirit of the Christmas holiday season. This is an occasion whereby everything goes on sale or on a clearance rack, in which people arrive early to purchase. What's so amazing is people will stand and camp out for hours awaiting, the doors to open to make the purchase. Although there have been occasion where many patiently waiting were agitated, angered, and aggrieved whenever they discover, that the item they waited for has been extracted from the shelves, by the hands of other purchasers.

Now let's keep in mind that Black Friday is not a national holiday that's recognized by the federal government — yet it's a day that many enjoy to engage in. Moreover, the name Black Friday derived from the old accounting slang, "in the black," the term was first applied to holiday shopping in the late 60s or early 70s. When a business is operating at a loss, it is said to be "in the red," referring to the way negative numbers were recorded in accounting ledgers — but when a business is making a marginal profit, it is said to be "in the black," and the ledger shows positive numbers.

In my opinion Black Friday, does not make sense. Because we put more emphasizes on shopping in the market, than showing interest towards our Master. According to the text, Luke declares that Jesus was crucified on Black Friday according to the Jewish calendar. He was an innocent man nailed beyond belief, while his organ were displayed to the world; hanging from the inside out! And while this is transpiring, God is remaining silent while his Son agonizes in torturous pain. Why then do we call this day, “Black Friday”? We call it Black Friday because He not only suffered for us, but His also suffered in darkness—God caused the darkness by turning His back on sin , not the Son! So, I don't mind about celebrating what the Christians, refer to as spiritually "Black Friday."

I. The Attendance On Black Friday:

And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. (Luke 23:44)

While in the midst of Jesus' mundane suffering, Luke describes that darkness covered all the earth from the sixth to the ninth hour. In Roman Greek terminology the sixth hour is noon day, and the ninth hour is considered three o'clock in the evening. So in the text, the ninth hour is also the hour of endurance, darkness, and death. Therefore, Jesus hung in darkness for three hours in a parallel position to redeem mankind. Furthermore, darkness is a symbol in Luke's Gospel of ignorance, spiritual blindness, and evil. Also, theologically the sun went out, because Jesus is the light of the world, and two sun couldn't shine at the same time. Now that's a FACT!

Sadly, as those who gathered at Wal-Mart Missionary Baptist Church, Dillard's Catholic Cathedral, and Target Full Gospel Community Church, who were standing in line to get into the store on Black Friday, because of advertisement and excitement — the same theatricalness happened at the cross — where they gathered, and waited in long lines, just to watch Jesus suffer on the cross. Now, let me take some time and prove that it was a Black Friday!

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