[Faith-talk] Scientific death of Jesus

Tue May 24 22:14:41 UTC 2011

Amen!
Blessings, Joshua

On 5/24/11, Nikki <daizies304 at comcast.net> wrote:
>         It's the Truth.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua Lester
> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 4:40 PM
> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Scientific death of Jesus
>
> This is powerful!
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 5/24/11, Nikki <daizies304 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>                         For the next 60 seconds, set aside what ever
>> you're
>>
>>                         doing and take this opportunity to focus on the
>> most
>>
>>                         important thing in your life!
>>
>>
>>
>>             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 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 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 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!
>>
>>
>>
>>       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".
>>
>>       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.
>>
>>
>>
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