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~Think about this, to think that HE was/is the KING of Kings, and the LORD of Lords, that HE could
have done something miraculous -to stop this madness- like HE perfomed on this earth that we read over and over again in the
Bible, but, that HE chose to die that disgusting way.
To think that HE could have had just a thought about
PAPA DIEU, HIS FATHER, to send one Angel, just one, to help HIM not to die that way!
To think that HE wanted to go through all that agony
from the moment HE started the plan for HIS LAST SUPPER; knowing who was to betray HIM who should be the "greatest" among
the disciples themselves; Peter's "denial" of HIM foretold by Jesus; telling Judas Iscariot to "hurry as to what he was to
do" agonizing out of fear in the Garden of Gethsemane (Mount of Olive) sweatting "drops" of Blood because HE was such in agony;
arrested from a kiss given to HIM from "one" of "HIS Apostles" Peter denying HIM three times so as
to not be taken by the soldiers and get the same treatments that he was seeing Jesus going through before the elders that
HE had spoken to so many times and was seen as truly being a PROPHET and denying HIM also Pilate who asked HIM if HE was the
KING of the Jews -in John 18:36 and 37 Jesus answered to Pilate, but Pilate told the crowd "I find this man not guilty" and
chickened out and sent Jesus to Herod; Herod wanting Jesus to perform "signs" but Jesus gave no answer to Herod; Herod and
his soldiers tied him arms around a post and whipped HIM -the whips were made with pieces of bones tied to their tips so that
when the tips hit flesh it would dig in the flesh, and when the whips were pulled back, the tips would tear pieces of flesh
along the pull motions-, they hit, disgustingly spat, beat, put a crown made of long thorns on HIS HEAD, put a Royal Cloak
on HIS Shoulders to make HIM parade while slapping and asking who had just given the slaps "since you are a prophet they'd
say, who just hit you?"-, and after all the mistreatments was found not guilty; Herod sent HIM back to Pilate. Pilate found
HIM not guilty again, and, asked the growd what "they" wanted him to do with HIM, the crowd -who had been healed, cured and
forgivened while HE was with them- yelled to crucify HIM; Pilate wanting only to flog and release instead, but the crowd outraginly
yelled the louder "crucify HIM".
Given "half a tree's lenght" to carry to the spot where
a tree was already placed upright "waiting for HIM" to be hung on -remember, Jesus was at least 125 pounds, at the least,
the tree had to be big enough to carry a man's weight, that was not a twig that Jesus was carrying on HIS Shoulders- the cross
beam that was put on HIS Shoulders tied with ropes at both Wrists, -remember, HIS Wrists were tied to the cross beam (-) that
part of the cross, HE did not carry a whole cross (+) like this, and when HE fell HE could not guard HIS Face, or Body with
HIS Hands when hitting the ground because they were tied on the cross beam. So, HIS Body went full weight plus the cross beam's
to the ground, (magine a face and knees hitting the ground in such a manner).The crown of thorns was piercing HIS HEAD every
time it hit the ground when HE fell.
The Bible says that HE fell three times, I say it must
have been more than three for sure, HIS long robe -stepping on it constantly because HE had lost allot of Blood from the beatings
and the crown by then, had not eaten since HIS LAST SUPPER meal, cold from the night -Peter was "warming" himself by the fire
because it was a cold night when he denied Jesus three times- HE must have been purely exhausted, and even more so since the
cross beam was put on HIS Shoulders, through the rough terrain, uphill etc... (That is my personal view here, I am not contradicting
the Bible in any way.).
Taking Jesus'"one piece robe" by pulling it over HIS
Body, -remember, HIS Body was all soars from the whipping flaggelation, hitting, crown of thorns, falling Face flat on the
rough terrain, Knees/Body cuts from the fallings to the ground, HIS BODY was full of soars. Now, when a person takes a Band-aid
off a wound on their body by pulling it by a swift pull, one cries out of pain and, one's wound starts to bleed all over again
because the scare(s) was torn off with the Band-aid. So now, imagine Jesus' Body when that robe was pulled off HIS BODY that
was full of soars!!! Also, Jesus was then totally "nude" when HIS robe was pulled off. For "respect"
the Church has a linen wrapped around HIS private parts. Being totally nude in front of HIS Mother, friends and even HIS enemies
adds to HIS agony, making HIM suffer the more was their plan.
Then the cross beam on the ground, they made HIM lay
there while the crown of thorns dug even deeper in HIS Skull, attaching HIM to that cross beam, so HE would not be able to
get HIMSELF down from, they chose to use some nails, large nails that is so as to again, make certain HE woud not be able
to get off that cross. HIS Head cannot but be pierced more deeply by the thorns from ITS heaviness from a completely exhausted
Body as the soldiers roughly grabs HIS Arms one at a time to attach Them on the cross beam. Taking the largest nails around
-to make Jesus suffer more-the soldiers starts the blows with the hammers so the nails could pierce the Skin first, then the
inside of the Wrists -hitting the "median nerve" that made Jesus'thumb automatically move to the palm of HIS Hand- then piercing
the under side of the Wrist to then finally the nail starting to go through the wood until the nail's head was against the
Wrist's upper Skin. Have you ever tried to hammer a nail into a tree? Have you tried to hammer a medium or large nail into
a tree?
When Jesus was finally "nailed on the cross beam" the
soldiers pulled Jesus up with the cross beam part "attaced to HIM", slammed the cross beam into place where the vertical part
of the cross had matched grooves so both pieces would kind of "snap" together pattern, on the tree that was standing. The
vertical tree was not high off the ground like pictures shows, but when a body was attached (by ropes, their custom to crucify
people then, only Jesus was attached with nails) the feet of the crucified was not high above the ground but high enough
so the feet would not touch the ground, for faster death,(less strength for the soldiers to push up a crucified person up
on a cross, I'd imagine- my addition here-). The soldiers then took one Foot at a time, pushed and pulled until the foot was
flat on the cross as possible, not arched like we see on crucifixes,then took the other Foot, put It on top of the other One
and the nailling pattern started all over again.
While Jesus was hung in that position, it was close
to impossible for HIM to breath. HIS Arms were holding HIS Body that means that HE could not take a deep breath so, HE had
to push HIMSELF up with HIS Legs for HIS Body to move up a little so that the ability to take a breath was possible. As HE
pushed HIMSELF up it was creating unbearable pain to HIS whole Body, the Writs and the HEAD crowned with thorns were piercing
even deeper. HE was sufficating. The soldiers wanted to see wanted to see they could ease the pain by soaking a sponge with
wine, and Jesus refused. Then Jesus' last words were; "It is finished" -John:20 verse 30.~
~The section of the shroud showing the face
reveals dramatic features when viewed as
a negative image.~
| ~Here is an artistic impression of what the face |
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| matching the image might have looked like~ |
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| http://www.worldmysteries.com/sar_2.htm |
| ~Another shroud like painting |
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| http://www.shroud2000.com/ImageGallery/Set1/205_5.jpg~ |
These two URLs are of the Shroud that I visited that I liked:
This site has pictures of the Shroud and others. I recommend it.
http://www.scborromeo.org/gallery.htm
~This website is for multiple pictures about our Catholic
Faith
Jesus,
Mary, Mysteries of the Rosary, Stations of the Cross, Saints and Others~
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