Posted on 09/07/2021 6:27:24 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6
THE CHRIST IS CRUCIFIED |
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27:50-56 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people. When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!” Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons. | 15:37-41 With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!” Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome. In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there. | 23:46-49 Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last. The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God and said, “Surely this was a righteous man.” When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts and went away. But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things. | 19:30-37 Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones will be broken,” and, as another scripture says, “They will look on the one they have pierced.” |
For a long time I didn’t understand why the Roman soldier stabbed Jesus with a spear after He was dead. Then I learned as executioners, the soldiers were responsible to make sure their charges died. If they lived, the soldiers would be crucified. That explained that.
The professional soldier would know exactly where the heart was and how to pierce it from below. A medical doctor determined Jesus likely died of congestive heart failure from dehydration due to flogging and blood loss. The blood and fluid gathered around His heart and poured out when pierced. Fulfilling prophecy, too.
The flagellation wounds on His back continued bleeding, never coagulating, because He continually rubbed them against the rough cross as He heaved Himself upward again-and-again to draw each breath. Thus, His scourging’s unusual severity actually hastened His death; crucifixion’s normal duration was two-three days, which was part of the genius of it in Roman eyes: agony extended. That is why they were surprised He was already dead.
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