Jenifer gilley
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Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 12:48 PM
Subject: crusufiction
Easter
Psalm 18:2
Crucifixion
What is crucifixion?
A medical doctor> provides a physical description:> >>> > > The cross is
placed on the ground and the exhausted> >>> > man is quickly thrown
backwards with
his shoulders against the> wood.> >>>The legionnaire feels for the
depression at the front of the wrist. He drives a heavy, square
wrought-iron nail
through the wrist deep into> the wood. Quickly he> >>> > moves to the other
side and repeats the action,> >>> > being careful not to pull the arms too
tightly, but to allow some flex> and > movement. The cross is> >>> > then
lifted into place. The left foot is> pressed backward against the right
foot,
and with both feet extended, toes down,> a> >>>nail is driven through the
arch of each, leaving the knees flexed. The> victim is now crucified. As
he
slowly sags down with more weight on the> nails in the wrists, excruciating
fiery pain shoots along the fingers and up> the> >>>arms to explode in the>
>>> > brain-the nails in the wrists are putting pressure> >>> > upon the
>>> > median nerves. As he pushes himself upward to avoid this> stretching
>>> > torment,
he places the> >>> > full weight on the nail through his feet. Again>
>>>he> >>> > feels the searing agony of the nail tearing through the
nerves> between>
>>>the bones of his feet. As> >>> > the arms fatigue, cramps sweep through
>>>his muscles,> >>> > knotting them deep relentless, throbbing pain. With
>>>these
cramps> >>>comes the inability to push> >>> > himself upward to breathe. Air
can be drawn into> >>>the> >>> > lungs but not exhaled. He fights to raise
himself in order> to> >>>get even one small breath.> >>> > > Finally, carbon
dioxide builds up in the lungs and> >>> > in the blood stream, and the
cramps
partially subsided.> Spasmodically, he is able to push himself upward to
exhale and bring in life-giving> oxygen.> >>> Hours of limitless> >>> >
pain,
cycles of twisting, joint-renting cramps,> >>> > intermittent partial
asphyxiation, searing pain as tissue is> torn from his lacerated back as he
moves
up and down against rough timber.> Then another agony begins: a deep,
crushing pain deep in the chest as the pericardium slowly fills with serium
and begins
tocompress the heart. It is> now almost over -- the loss of tissue fluids
has reached a critical level-> the compressed heart is> >>> > struggling to
pump heavy, thick, sluggish blood> >>> > into the tissues the tortured
lungs are making frantic effort to> gasp> >>>in small gulps of air.> >>> >
> He
can feel the chill of death creeping through> >>>his> >>> > tissues...
Finally, he can allow his body to die... All this the Bible records with the
simple>
words, "and they crucified Him"> >>> > (Mark 15:24). What wonderous love is
this? Many people> don't> >>>know that pain and suffering our Lord, Jesus
Christ
went through for us.> Because of the brutality,> >>> > crucifixion was given
a sentence to only its worst> >>> > offenders of the law. Thieves,
murderers,
and rapists would be the> types of creeps who got> >>> > crucified. Yet,
here Jesus is being crucified between two hardened> >>> > criminals... What
did
Jesus do? Did he murder anyone? Did> he steal anything? The> >>> > answer,
as we all know, is NO!! Jesus did nothing> >>> > to deserve this type of
death, yet he went willing to die, in between>
2 thieves, so that we might be saved. And there, in between the sinners,
was our slain savior for our sins. Romans 10:9 "If you confess with your
mouth>
that Jesus is Lord and> >>> > BELIEVE IN YOUR HEART that God raised him from
the> >>> > dead, you will be> >>> > saved." Saying this with sincerity is
all you have to> do,> >>> but it's amazing> >>> > because there are so many
people out there that> >>> > can't do it. Even more amazing is that
someone
will read this e-mail about what he went through and still won't do> it.>
>>> Passing this on to 2, 4,
6, 8, or 10 people won't get you good luck, no> >>>free pair of Gap Jeans,
no cruise, no car and no money, but it could get someone saved. That is a
good
enough reward for me because more benefits> will> >>>be presented in
heaven.
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