This
was the most agonizing death man could face...He had to
support Himself in order to breathe...the flaming pain caused
by the spikes hitting the median nerve in the wrists explodes
up his arms, into His brain and down His spine.
The
spike burning through the nerves between the metatarsal
bones of the feet jerks His body erect, then the leg muscles
convulse and drive His body downward...beating Him against
the cross.
Air
is sucked in, but cannot be exhaled until the buildup of
carbon dioxide in the lungs and blood stream stimulates
breathing to relieve the cramps.
Exhaustion,
shock, dehydration and paralysis destroy the victim.
The
heart is barely able to pump the thick blood as each of
His billions of cells die one at a time.
Prior
to His death in all His agony, Jesus is in full control
of His mind. He asks the heavenly Father to "Forgive
them; for they know not what they do." (Luke
23: 34) And
the dear Lamb of God was sacrificed for you.
Finally
in death the blood coagulates and separates into serum and
clotted blood cells.
An
excerpt from "The Gift" a Chick Tract
written by Jack T. Chick
www.Chick.com
