And Can It Be: Charles Wesley's Hymn Meaning

"How can it be that Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?" This episode is a hymn Bible study on Charles Wesley's "And Can It Be," and it opens with the scripture behind the hymn that explains why Christ's death happened at the exact hour it did.

Dr. Kylie Fisher traces Mark 15's account of Christ's death to the precise moment the Passover lamb was sacrificed in the temple, and explains why the torn temple veil in Matthew 27 marked the end of the earthly sanctuary system. The episode also connects the hymn's imagery of a freed prisoner to Peter's dramatic prison escape in Acts 12, and explores Philippians 2's picture of Christ emptying Himself "of all but love" to become our Savior.

In this episode, you will hear:

• Why Christ died at the exact hour of the Passover sacrifice
• What the torn temple veil in Matthew 27 really meant
• How Peter's prison escape in Acts 12 mirrors freedom from sin
• Why Philippians 2 says Christ "emptied Himself of all but love"

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