This was not written by me, but it touched me deeply…
Sunday is here...🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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“He received 39 stripes because 40 was known to kill a man. They wanted him alive. They held handfuls of his beard, and hair and pulled it out by the roots. They wanted him alive. They kicked, punched, and spit on him for hours. Until there wasn't a single spot on his body not covered in blood. They wanted him alive.
They shoved a crown of thorns down on his head so harshly it stuck in his skin. They wanted him alive. After hours of being beaten, mocked, whipped, flogged, and tortured they made him walk with a cross. They made him carry it. A rough piece of wood with splinters digging into fresh wounds. They wanted him alive.
They wanted him to feel every ounce of pain they could bring. He had to feel it in order to heal us. Crucifixion was historically one of the cruelest most tortured deaths a human could face. Hours upon hours of torture. Torture most of us can not mentally think of because the cruelty isn't normal. It isn't something our minds can comprehend. We celebrate Easter with pastel colors, happy children hunting eggs, and chocolate. Truth is there was absolutely nothing happy about the day Jesus died. It was cruel, bloody, and nasty.
He could have stopped all of it. He could have called every angel in heaven to demolish every person standing and shouting "Crucify Him!" He didn't. He knew in order to have a Sunday you have to have a Friday. He knew in order to have joy you have to carry your cross. He felt everything that day. He felt how your heart broke wide open when you had to watch your baby die. He felt how heavy your life was when you were staring down the barrel of a gun wondering if the man you called husband was going to shoot you. He carried the weight of the burden you have felt since your spouse died, and life just doesn't seem right since.
On that cross he held the rapist and murderers, the sinner and the saint. He leveled every playing field and said ALL of you are worth it. He knew he had to carry the cross. He never promised the cross you carry in this life would not be heavy. His wasn't. His promise is that Sunday is coming.
No matter how heavy Friday is. Financially, emotionally, mentally, or physically. Friday is heavy. That cross is weighing you down and you are about to crumble under its weight. His promise was simply this. He won't make you carry it alone. What kind of king would step down from his throne for this?
Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God did. For you. He did every bit of it for you and me. Oh yes, it is heavy. So heavy sometimes you do not think you can take one more step. But look up, because Sunday is coming.”
Author Unknown....
He is Risen!
He is risen indeed! Lord of Lords King of Kings!! Alleluia! Amen!
Thank you, brother. Lately I have been seeing a lot of reminders of that level playing field. Point taken.
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Thank you Purk, God bless.
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I'm crying grateful tears...THANK YOU JESUS!
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You're completely wrong in the number of lashes.
Old testament law limited it to 40 but Jesus wasn't punished under biblical authority, he was lashed under Roman authority which had no such limit.
A Roman flagrum was used which had multiple whips with balls at the end of it.
By studying the shroud of Turin Estimated Number of Lashes:
About 90 to 120 distinct scourge marks are visible on the body
Because each blow from a Roman whip (called a flagrum) often left multiple marks (typically 2 or 3 from weighted tips), researchers estimate:
There were At least 40 to 60 actual blows all over his body, each one leaving multiple lashes.
I've wondered why the Jewish priests wanted a simple man, who taught folks to love one another, to be killed? Why was love a feared thought to them? I guess the deep state had bad dudes in high places back then.
Happy Easter, Purkiss. Hope your country gets better in the next couple of years. I know it has to be hard living under a stupid president, Ramophosa, but fear not for your wonderful country will soon come to its senses. Hopefully Trump will get rid of the deep state and wash away the commies who have infiltrated your country.
Thank you, and you have a blessed Easter too...🙏🏻🙏🏻
Easter blessings to you dear purkiss! ✝️
Praying for your Freedom to come soon! 🙏🤍
And To You and Family...🙏🏻🙏🏻
Plain and simple, He exposed their sin and their hunger and thirst for power made them need to make an example of Him to keep everyone else in line. The key is sin, though.
He threatened their power structure.
Just ran into this video:
Expectation of a warrior king versus Jesus’ peaceful Messiah** - Describes the Jewish hope for a militant liberator to overthrow Roman rule, contrasting it with Jesus’ role as a humble rabbi preaching peace. Explains historical disappointments with false Messiahs causing deep skepticism.
The cross as a theological stumbling block** - Explains Deuteronomy 21:23 and why being crucified implied a curse, making Jesus’ crucifixion unthinkable as a sign of the Messiah. Includes the Jewish view of Jesus’ miracles as sorcery and Paul’s description of the cross as a scandal.
Jesus’ challenge to the temple’s economic and religious power** - Unpacks the corrupt temple system controlled by the Sadducees and Pharisees and Jesus’ cleansing of the temple. Discusses how his claims to be the new temple and God himself provoked charges of blasphemy and political pragmatism leading to his death.
Differing interpretations of scripture and the claim to divinity** - Explores contrasting Christian and Jewish readings of prophetic texts like Isaiah 53 and Daniel 9. Notes the fundamental Jewish rejection of a divine Messiah rooted in the Shema’s declaration of God’s absolute oneness.
The paradox of two Messiahs in Jewish tradition** - Details how Jewish tradition split the Messiah role into a suffering Messiah ben Joseph and a conquering Messiah ben David to reconcile contradictory prophecies. Highlights the shared theme of mourning the pierced Messiah.
Historical trauma from persecution hindering trust in Jesus** - Covers centuries of Christian persecution of Jews—from Crusades to the Inquisition, pogroms, and the Holocaust—and their enduring effect on Jewish rejection of Jesus. Concludes with Paul’s theological insight on Israel’s partial hardening to open salvation to Gentiles and a hopeful future restoration.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=e1eL9aqle0s
Looks like I hit some overlap and some not. YMMV.
Some options:
Is any of that it? I dunno. Some of those reasons are involved in modern rabbinical rejection of Jesus, though.
Powerful.
Thank you.
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purkiss: What a Beautiful picture that you found...God Bless You and Yours on this DAY...
P.S, I copied it down to my computer!!!! Thank you!!!!!
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Two issues however….it’s a likeness….and His hair was shorter than collar length.
Purkiss, I just want to take a moment to thank you. This post, all of your other posts, have an impact on people that may not post a response and that you may never hear from. Just know you are heard and appreciated. God bless you.
Thank you for those kind words, I really appreciate that...God Bless🙏🏻🙏🏻