Monday, April 18, 2011

Wishing you a great week as we lead up to Easter weekend --Jesus

Happy pre Easter greetings to all in wishes for remembering our Lord...and the rebirth!  A wonderful time of year with Spring upon us (with the weather here we wonder!)  There are cherry blooms around the area though!   

              With a bit on Jesus as we look at the week: 

Jesus' final hours on the cross lasted from approximately 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., a period of about six hours. 
                           preceding timeline as thought:  

 6 a.m. Jesus Stands Trial Before Pilate
(Matthew 27:11-14; Mark 15:2-5; Luke 23:1-5; John 18:28-37) 

Jesus Sent to Herod
(Luke 23:6-12)


7 a.m.  Jesus Returned to Pilate 
(Luke 23:11) 
Jesus is Sentenced to Death 
(Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15; Luke 23:23-24; John 19:16)

8 a.m.
Jesus is Led Away to Calvary
(Matthew 27:32-34; Mark 15:21-24; Luke 23:26-31; John 19:16-17)


 9 a.m.  "The third hour" crucifixion
It was the third hour when they crucified him. (NIV). The third hour in Jewish time would have been 9 a.m. 

 10 a.m.  Jesus is insulted and mocked
Matthew 27:39-40 - And the people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. "So! You can destroy the Temple and build it again in three days, can you? Well then, if you are the Son of God, save yourself and come down from the cross!" (NLT) 

11 a.m. Jesus and the criminal
Luke 23:40-43 - But the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong."
Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."
Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise." (NIV)
Jesus Speaks to Mary and John John 19:26-27 - When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, "Woman, he is your son." And he said to this disciple, "She is your mother." And from then on this disciple took her into his home. (NLT) 

Noon - "The Sixth Hour"
  • Darkness Covers the Land Mark 15:33 - At the sixth hour darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. (NLT)
1 p.m. 
 Jesus Cries Out to the Father 
Matthew 27:46 - And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (NKJV) 
Jesus is Thirsty
John 19:28-29 - Jesus knew that everything was now finished, and to fulfill the Scriptures he said, "I am thirsty."A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips. (NLT) 

2 p.m. 
 It is Finished 
John 19:30a - When Jesus had tasted it, he said, "It is finished!" (NLT) 
Luke 23:46 - Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had said this, he breathed his last. (NIV)
 
3 p.m. - "The Ninth Hour"

Events Following Jesus' Death

  • The Earthquake Matthew 27:51-52 - At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split. The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. (NIV)
  • The Centurion - "Surely he was the Son of God!"
    (Matthew 27:54; Mark 15:38; Luke 23:47)
  • The Soldiers Break the Thieves' Legs
    (John 19:31-33)
  • The Soldier Pierces Jesus Side
    (John 19:34)
  • Jesus is Laid in the Tomb
    (Matthew 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42)
  • Jesus Rises from the Dead
    (Matthew 28:1-7; Mark 16:1; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-9)
 
 Some graphic reminders of the painful torture our Jesus went through for us can bring tears to your eyes:
The Crucifixion of Jesus guaranteed a horrific, slow, painful death. 

Jesus' knees were flexed at about 45 degrees, and He was forced to bear His weight with the muscles of His thigh, which is not an anatomical position which is possible to maintain for more than a few minutes without severe cramp in the muscles of the thigh and calf. 

Within a few minutes of being placed on the Cross, Jesus' shoulders were dislocated.

Soon after, the elbows and wrists were dislocated.

The result of these upper limb dislocations is that His arms were 9 inches longer than normal, as clearly shown on the Shroud. 

In addition prophecy was fulfilled in Psalm 22:14, "I am poured out like water, and all My bones are out of joint."

These traction forces caused His rib cage to be pulled upwards and outwards, in a most unnatural state. His chest wall was permanently in a position of maximal respiratory inspiration. In order to exhale, Jesus was physiologically required to force His body. 

The problem was that Jesus could not easily push down on the nails in His feet because the muscles of His legs, bent at 45 degrees, were extremely fatigued, in severe cramp, and in an anatomically compromised position.

The crucified victim was physiologically forced to move up and down the cross, a distance of about 12 inches, in order to breathe.

The process of respiration caused excruciating pain, mixed with the absolute terror of asphyxiation.

Jesus' lower limb muscles developed excruciating cramp from the effort of pushing down on His legs, to raise His body, so that He could breathe out, in their anatomically compromised position. 

The blood was a result of the Scourging that nearly killed Him, and the sweat as a result of His violent involuntary attempts to effort to expire air from His lungs. 

His blood oxygen level began to fall, and He developed Hypoxia (low blood oxygen). 

In addition, because of His restricted respiratory movements, His blood carbon dioxide (CO2) level began to rise, a condition known as Hypercapnia. 

The twin forces of Hypoxia (too little oxygen) and Hypercapnia (too much CO2) caused His heart to beat faster and faster, and Jesus developed Tachycardia

Jesus' heart beat faster and faster, and His pulse rate was probably about 220 beats/ minute, the maximum normally sustainable

Jesus had drunk nothing for 15 hours, since 6 pm the previous evening. 

His blood pressure was probably about 80/50. 

Jesus' lungs probably began to fill up with Pulmonary Oedema

Because of the increasing physiological demands on Jesus' heart, and the advanced state of Haemopericardium, Jesus probably eventually sustained Cardiac Rupture. His heart literally burst. This was probably the cause of His death. 

When the Romans wanted to expedite death they would simply break the legs of the victim, causing the victim to suffocate in a matter of minutes. This was called Crucifragrum. 

When the soldiers came to Jesus to break His legs, He was already dead. Not a bone of His body was broken, in fulfilment of prophecy


 

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