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THE 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 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 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 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 so 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.
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 litres (just less than a
gallon) of blood.
Jesus poured all 3.5 litres 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 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 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. JESUS CHRIST DIED
FOR YOU! For you, who now read this e-mail. Do not believe that
He only died for others (those who go to church or for pastors,
bishops, etc).
He died for you! It is easy to pass jokes or foolish photos by
e-mail, but when it comes to God, sometimes you feel ashamed to
forward to others because you are worried of what they may think
about you.
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! May God bless your life!
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: Lord, you know
the life of _________. I ask You to bless him/her in all things
and make him/her prosperous. Take care of his/her family, his/her
health, his/her work and all his/her future plans. Lead him/her
not into temptation, but deliver him/her from evil. In Jesus'
name, amen.
2.Then, send this message to 10 people.
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 Christ Jesus 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.
This is the simple proof. If you love God and you believe and
trust in salvation through Christ Jesus, send this to all those
you love.
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