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.