The New Testament contains information about the life of Jesus Christ, his teachings and earthly affairs, many of which can be called miracles. The Bible also tells how the Messiah died, sacrificing himself for the salvation of mankind. The tragic death of Jesus marked the end of his earthly journey, after which Christ was awaited by the resurrection and ascension to heaven.
Jesus trial
The news of the death and subsequent miraculous resurrection of Christ sounds in churches from year to year and is perceived by many as something familiar and commonplace. Celebrating Easter, not all Christians imagine what tragic events were behind the death of the Savior. To understand what torments Christ experienced on the way to Golgotha and on the cross itself, you need to once again turn to the Gospel texts.
Before going up to the cross, Christ preached his teaching to the people for more than three years. A few days before the tragic death, Jesus arrived in Jerusalem, where he was met by people who considered him a messenger of God and a prophet who came to alleviate the bitter and joyless fate of the people.
Further events took place on the eve of the great Jewish holiday - Passover, celebrated in honor of the deliverance of the Israeli people from Egyptian slavery.
The traitor of Christ, Judas, during the next meeting of the Savior with the disciples, gave the teacher to the Pharisees and high priests. Jesus' enemies accused him of angering the people with his speeches, calling them to rebellion and calling himself the Son of God. The court, composed of high priests, found Christ guilty and worthy of death. However, the death sentence was in the hands of the Roman procurator Pontius Pilate. Christ was sent to him.
After a conversation with Jesus, Pilate decided to roughly punish this troublemaker and then let him go. But the high priests insisted on the death sentence. Seeing that nothing could be done, and the excitement of the people was increasing, Pilate nevertheless ordered the crucifixion of Christ, yielding to the will of the high priests and making them responsible for the execution.
Crucifixion of the Savior
Before leading Jesus to the place of execution, a solemn purple robe was put on him, and a crown of thorns was laid on his head, mocking the "King of the Jews." Pilate's soldiers mocked Christ in various ways, hit him on the cheeks and on the head, and insulted him in every possible way. Only after this, Jesus and two others sentenced to crucifixion were taken out of the city. The place of the future execution was the Execution Ground, which in the local language sounded like "Golgotha".
Immediately before the crucifixion, Christ was given a drink of sour wine with bitter herbs in order to dull his feelings a little and alleviate his suffering. But Jesus did not accept this offering, wanting to endure all the torments that he voluntarily chose in the name of the salvation of mankind. After that, Christ and two villains were crucified on wooden crosses.
Above the head of Jesus, the executioners nailed a sign on which were mocking words: "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews."
For more than one hour Christ hung on the cross, experiencing thirst and unbearable torment. Tradition says that a few hours after sunrise, darkness fell on the earth, the daylight faded. And then Jesus said in a loud voice that he was giving himself and his spirit into the hands of God. After that, he bowed his head down and expired.
On the evening of the same Friday, a rich and noble Jew named Joseph came to Pontius Pilate with a request to allow him to remove the deceased Jesus from the cross. Pilate gave instructions to give the body for burial. Having bought a canvas called a shroud, Joseph removed the body of Jesus from the cross, after which it was transferred to a garden located next to the place of execution. The body of Jesus was wrapped in a shroud, placed in one of the caves, and the entrance was rolled over with a heavy stone. There were two days left before the miraculous resurrection of Jesus Christ.
