[Singles] FW: Something to read for Lent

Thu Mar 15 11:51:09 CDT 2012

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From: Teresa Arellano
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 8:45 AM
Subject: Something to read for Lent

Take 60 seconds and read this, there is NO man alive today that could have endured what this man has done for us…

JESUS' DEATH
60 SECONDS

60 seconds with God...
For the next 60 seconds, set aside whatever
you're doing and take this opportunity!
Let's see if Satan can stop this...

The {Scientific} Death of Jesus

At the age of 33,
Jesus was condemned to the death penalty.

At the time, crucifixion was the "worst" death.
Only the worst criminals condemned to be crucified.
Yet it was even more dreadful for Jesus, for unlike other criminals condemned to death by crucifixion, Jesus was nailed to the cross by His hands and feet, rather than tied...

Each nail was 6 to 8 inches long.

The nails were driven into His wrist, not into His palms
as is commonly portrayed. There's a tendon in the wrist that
extends to the shoulder. The Roman guards knew
that when the nails were being hammered into the wrist, that
tendon would tear and break, forcing Jesus to use His back
muscles to support himself, so that He could breathe.
Both of His feet were nailed together, thus He was forced to
support Himself on the single nail that impaled His feet to the cross. Jesus could not support himself with His legs for long because of the pain, so He was forced to alternate between arching His back and using his legs just to continue to breath. Imagine the struggle,
the pain, the suffering, the courage.

Jesus endured this reality for over 3 hours.
Yes, over 3 hours!

Can you imagine this kind of suffering?
A few minutes before He died, Jesus stopped bleeding.
He was simply pouring water from his wounds.

>From common images we see wounds to His hands and feet,
and even the spear wound to His side...
But do we remember the many wounds made to his body?
A hammer driving large nails through the wrists.
The feet overlapped and a nail hammered through the arches.
Then a Roman guard piercing His side with a spear.
And before the nails and the spear, Jesus was whipped
and beaten. The whipping was so severe that it tore
the flesh from His body. A beating so horrific that His
face was torn, and his beard ripped from His face.
The crown of thorns (two to three inch thorns) cut deeply
into His scalp. Most men would not have survived this torture.
He had no more blood to bleed out, only water poured
from His wounds. The human adult body contains about
3.5 litres (just less than a gallon) of blood.

Jesus poured all 3.5 litres of his blood;
He had three nails hammered into His members;
a crown of thorns on His head and, beyond that,
a Roman soldier who stabbed a spear into His chest..

All these without mentioning the humiliation He passed
after carrying His own cross for almost 2 km,
while the crowd spat in his face and threw stones
(the cross beam was almost 30 kg of weight,
to which His hands were nailed).

Jesus had to endure this experience,
so that you may have free access to God,
and So that your sins can be "washed" away.
All of them, with no exception!
Don’t ignore this.

JESUS CHRIST DIED...FOR YOU!

For you, who now read this e-mail:
Do not believe that He only died for others
(those who go to church or for pastors, bishops, etc).

He died for you!

It is easy to e-mail jokes or silly photos.
But when it comes to God, sometimes we feel ashamed
to forward a message about Him onto others.
We are worried of what they may think.

Accept the reality, the truth, that
Jesus Is The Only Salvation For The World

God has special plans for YOU!
Share this with all your friends…
about what He went through to save you.
Really think about it!

May God bless you!

For the next 60 seconds, set aside what you are
doing and take this opportunity!
Please don't allow Satan to stop this.

All you have to do is:

1. Pray for the person who sent this message to you.
2. Send this message to 10 people...More if you wish.
3. That way, 10 people will pray for you and you will
encourage many people to pray to God for others.
4. Take a moment to appreciate the power of God
in your life, as you do what pleases Him.

If you are not ashamed to do this, please, follow Jesus' instructions.
"Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge
before My Father in heaven;
but whosoever denies Me before others,
I also will deny before My Father in heaven".
 (Matthew 10:32 & 33):

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