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he was not given any fluids. In his final hours, he was severely beaten by
the Romans. They had had a seourge – which was a whip designed to rip
flesh from the body. His body fluids were building up around his lungs. And
just to add to his suffering a crown of thorns was pushed into his head. It
was reported that he went into severe shock.
Dr. Fredrick Zuqibe stated that driving a nail into the central nerves
would cause such terrible pain that no medication could relieve. It would
cause shooting pain like light bulbs going off. The way Jesus was
positioned on the cross would have a lot to do also with the severity of the
pain. His pain would have been so extreme that even the slightest breeze
touching the skin would produce torturous pain.
It is also important here to talk of the Last Supper, who was there
and why. Pastor Mary Austin of WCCCD told me that for her the
importance is that it was the meal Jesus prepared for his followers,
including Judas, who later betrayed him. And Jesus could foresee that he
would be betrayed. Co-Pastor, Regina Nevels, tells that it was during this
time that he spoke his last words to his followers and served them bread
and wine. To them the bread was a symbol of his broken body and the
wine a symbol of the blood that poured out for their sins.
During this time Jesus washed the disciples’ feet, which makes one
wonder why this ritual is not practiced in any of the churches of today.
According to the Bible in Corinthians Chapter 11:23, we’re told to
have communion and proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes back. In
another chapter of the Bible, Jesus states “I tell you about death – unless
a kernel of wheat falls, it will remain a seed; but if it dies it produces.”
Jesus was not afraid of dying, and in fact after his death, a lot of
people were afraid because they didn’t understand, so they felt
disappointed. There were others that wanted to preserve his body. It’s
shown in the Bible two women made more spices. Some of Jesus’ own
followers left out of fear that they would be next. And a lot of people didn’t
understand what he had meant; they thought he would change things, so
that is why they were saddened. This brings us to the end of that Part
One.