In 1986, the American Medical Association published an article titled "The Physical Death of Jesus Christ". It details the entire process of Jesus' trial to His death on the cross.
In Luke 22, before Jesus is arrested, it is written that He was in great distress & sweating blood. Although rare, it is recognized as Hematidrosis, a condition caused by high levels of stress.
At the time, the crucifixion was considered the worst death for the worst of criminals. But this is not all Jesus faced. He endured whipping so severe that it tore the flesh from His body. He was beaten so horribly that His face was torn & His beard ripped.
A crown of thorns, 2-3 inches long cut deeply into His scalp. The leather whip used to flog Him had tiny iron balls & sharp bones. The balls caused internal injuries while the sharp bones ripped open His flesh. His skeletal muscles, veins, & bowels are exposed, causing major blood loss. Most men do not survive this kind of torture. After Jesus was severely flogged, He was forced to carry His cross while people mocked & spat on Him.
Crucifixion was a process meant to instill excruciating pain, creating a slow & agonizing death. Nails as long as 8 inches were driven into Jesus' wrists & feet. The Roman soldiers knew the tendons in the wrists would tear & break, forcing Jesus to use His back muscles to support Himself to breathe. Imagine the struggle, the pain, the courage...Jesus endured this reality for 3 hours!
The Gospel of John writes that after Jesus' death, a Roman soldier pierced His side with a spear & blood & water came out. Scientists explain that from hypovolemic shock, the rapid heart rate causes fluid to gather in the sack around the lungs & heart. The accumulation of fluid in the membrane around the heart is called a Pericardial effusion & the lungs is called a pleural effusion.
To the world, Christianity is as foolish as it can get. They believe it's for the weak. But when you are confronted by the reality of the cross, it's clearly not a pretty sight. It is brutal & horrific.
This is the weight Jesus carried. The weight of the sins of the world, all so that we can live. God's wrath is fully satisfied in Jesus. This is what it took. Repent & believe! Jesus is “God among us” in the flesh. Jesus is our Savior. Jesus loves you so much that He went through this spiritual and physical punishment for your sins and mine.
Jesus is the LORD, Almighty God, Everlasting Father.
Thank You, Jesus.
Today is the feast of the 21 Coptic martyrs - 20 Egyptian and 1 Ghanaian - who were beheaded by ISIS for not recanting their faith. They were construction workers - ordinary fathers, brothers and sons - with an extraordinary faith.
Jesus, give me faith like theirs
Central Cee's 'CANT RUSH GREATNESS' was streamed 22.5 MILLION times in its opening day on Spotify 🔥🏆
It becomes the biggest streaming day of the year so far for a rap album.
Central Cee’s upcoming album ‘Can’t Rush Greatness’ is confirmed to be 17 tracks long
The 2 singles from the album are confirmed as:
- BAND4BAND ft. Lil Baby
- Gen Z Luv
There’s gonna be some days where you just feel like giving up …well those feelings aren’t real and are only temporary … we can do anything but give up . You know that. Get those tears out and please get back to it…we got this
Most streamed rap collab albums EVER on Spotify 🔥🏆
3.0b - Her Loss
2.8b - Watch The Throne
2.6b - Drip Harder
2.6b - Savage Mode II
2.5b - Without Warning
2.0b - What A Time To Be Alive
1.5b - WRLD On Drugs
1.4b - Savage Mode
1.1b - Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho
983m - Vultures
968m - Kids See Ghosts
883m - Slime & B
881m - Pluto x Baby Pluto
775m - The Voice Of The Heroes
725m - Bad Meets Evil
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