(not for the faint-hearted.)
At the age of 33,
Jesus was condemned to the death penalty.
At the time crucifixion was
the "worst" death. Only the worst
the "worst" death. Only the worst
criminals were condemned to be crucified.
Yet it was even more dreadful for Jesus,
unlike other criminals condemned to death
by crucifixion, Jesus was to be nailed to
the cross by His hands (wrist) and feet.
Each nail was 6 to 8 inches long.
The nails were driven into His wrist. Not
into His palms as is commonly portrayed. There is
a tendon in the wrist that extends to the shoulder. The
Roman guards knew that when the nails were being
hammered into the wrist, the tendon would tear and
brake, forcing Jesus to use His back muscles to
support himself so that He could breath.
into His palms as is commonly portrayed. There is
a tendon in the wrist that extends to the shoulder. The
Roman guards knew that when the nails were being
hammered into the wrist, the tendon would tear and
brake, forcing Jesus to use His back muscles to
support himself so that He could breath.
Both of His feet were nailed together. Thus He
was forced to support Himself on the single nail
that impaled His feet to the cross. Jesus could
not support himself with His legs because of the
pain. He was forced to alternate between arching
His back, then using his legs just to continue to
breath. Imagine the struggle, the pain, the
suffering, the courage.
was forced to support Himself on the single nail
that impaled His feet to the cross. Jesus could
not support himself with His legs because of the
pain. He was forced to alternate between arching
His back, then using his legs just to continue to
breath. Imagine the struggle, the pain, the
suffering, the courage.
Jesus endured this
reality for over 3 hours.
Yes, over 3 hours! Can you imagine this kind of
suffering? A few minutes before He died,
Jesus stopped bleeding. He was simply pouring water
from his wounds.
suffering? A few minutes before He died,
Jesus stopped bleeding. He was simply pouring water
from his wounds.
From common images
we see wounds to His hands and feet and even the spear wound to His
side... But do we realize His wounds
were actually made in his body. A hammer
driving large nails through the wrist, the feet overlapped
and an even large nail hammered through the arches, then a Roman guard
piercing His side with a spear. But
before the nails and the spear Jesus was whipped and
beaten. The whipping was so severe that it tore the
flesh from His body. The beating so horrific that His
face was torn and his beard ripped from His face. The
crown of thorns cut deeply into His scalp. Most men
would not have survived this torture.
we see wounds to His hands and feet and even the spear wound to His
side... But do we realize His wounds
were actually made in his body. A hammer
driving large nails through the wrist, the feet overlapped
and an even large nail hammered through the arches, then a Roman guard
piercing His side with a spear. But
before the nails and the spear Jesus was whipped and
beaten. The whipping was so severe that it tore the
flesh from His body. The beating so horrific that His
face was torn and his beard ripped from His face. The
crown of thorns cut deeply into His scalp. Most men
would not have survived this torture.
He had no more blood to bleed out, only water poured from His wounds.
The human adult bodycontains about 3.5 liters
(just less than a gallon) of blood.
The human adult bodycontains about 3.5 liters
(just less than a gallon) of blood.
Jesus poured all 3.5 liters of his blood; He had three nails hammered
into His members; a crown of thorns on His head and, beyond that, a
Roman soldier who stabbed a spear into His side..
into His members; a crown of thorns on His head and, beyond that, a
Roman soldier who stabbed a spear into His side..
All these without mentioning the humiliation He passed after carrying
His own cross for almost 2 kilometers, while the crowd spat in his face
and threw stones (the cross was almost 30 kg of weight, only for its
higher part, where His hands were nailed).
His own cross for almost 2 kilometers, while the crowd spat in his face
and threw stones (the cross was almost 30 kg of weight, only for its
higher part, where His hands were nailed).
Jesus had to endure this experience, so that you can
have free access to God.
So that your sins could be "washed" away.
All of them, with no exception!
Don't ignore this situation.
Don't ignore this situation.
JESUS CHRIST DIED FOR YOU!
Do not believe that He only died for others
He died for you!
(those who go to church or for pastors, bishops, etc).
Accept the reality, the truth that
JESUS IS THE ONLY SALVATION FOR THE WORLD.
God has plans for you, show all your friends what He experienced to save you.Now think about this!Have you thanked Him recently for what He has done for YOU?
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this brought tears to my eyes... how often i forget what an ugly death my SAVIOR died... for ME...yet how beautiful. Thank you for this post!
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