01/06/2026
John 19:15-18. The Jewish leaders were so desperate to get rid of Jesus that, despite their intense hatred for Rome, they shouted, "We have no king but Caiser." How ironic that they feigned allegiance to Rome while rejecting their own Messiah! Their own words condemned them, for God was to be their only true King, and they had abandoned every trace of loyalty to Him. The priests had truly lost their reason for existence - instead of turning people to God, they claimed allegiance to Rome in order to kill their Messiah. Crucifixion was a Roman form of ex*****on. The condemned man was forced to carry his cross along a main road to the ex*****on site, as a warning to the people. Types of crosses and methods of Crucifixion varied. Jesus was nailed to His cross; some people were tied with ropes. Death came by suffocation because the weight of the body made breathing difficult as the victim lost strength. Crucifixion was a hideously slow and painful death...
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