Jesus
Jesus' Death - 60 seconds to understand 60 seconds with God...
For the next 60 seconds, set aside whatever you're doing and take this
opportunity!
Let's see if Satan can stop this.
THE (SCIENTIFIC) DEATH OF JESUS
At the age of 33, Jesus was condemned to the death penalty. At the time
crucifixion was the "worst" death. Only the worst criminals were
condemned to be crucified. Jesus was to be nailed to the cross by His
hands 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's a tendon in the wrist that extends to the shoulder. The Roman
guards knew that when the nails were being hammered into the wrist, that
tendon would tear and break, forcing Jesus to use His back muscles to
support himself so that He could breathe.
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, so He was
forced to alternate between arching His back then using his legs just to
continue to breathe. 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.
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.
He had no more blood to bleed out, only water poured from His wounds.
The human adult body contains 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 headband, beyond that, a
Roman soldier who stabbed a spear into His chest. 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).
Jesus had to endure this experience, so that we can have free access to
God. So that our sins could be "washed" away. All of them, with no
exception!
JESUS CHRIST DIED FOR US! He died for us!
...60 seconds with God... For the next 60 seconds, set aside what you're
doing and take this opportunity! Let's see if Satan can stop this. All
you have to do is:
1. Simply pray for the person who sent this message to you:
2. Then, send this message to 10 people... More if you wish.
3. 10 people will pray for you and you will make that many people pray
to God for other people.
4. Take a moment to appreciate the power of God in your life, for doing
what pleases Him.
If you are not ashamed to do this, please, follow Jesus' instructions.
He said (Matthew 10:32 & 33): "Everyone therefore who acknowledges me
before others, I also will acknowledge before My Father in heaven; but
whosoever denies Me before others, I also will deny before My Father in
heaven."
If you believe, send this message... But send it only if you believe in
Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. Yes, I love God. He is my source
of life and my Savior. He keeps me alive day and night. Without Him, I
am nothing, but with Him "I can do all things through Him who
strengthens me." Philippians 4:13.
..."Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world
giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it
be afraid"...
A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and sings it to you
when you've forgotten the words.
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