EASTER ISSUES 2025: What It Was Like To Be Crucified
(SIX-MINUTE WATCH) — It’s easy during the Easter season to focus entirely on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the tomb three days after His death. But the manner of His death, by Roman crucifixion following multiple rigged trials before the Jewish and Roman authorities, is immensely important as well.
Author Stephen Miller (Screenshot from YouTube).
In the following 5:34 second video from author Stephen Miller, we are given a graphic description of the physical effects of being nailed to a cross, as well as multiple citations from ancient Roman sources about how and why this horrendous method of execution was so frequently carried out across the empire.
And the Romans did indeed crucify uncounted thousands of people, including during the conquest of Jerusalem in 70 A.D., an estimated 500 Jews every day during the lengthy seige.
And as you watch, listen and think about what this video communicates, ask yourself this most basic, and most vital, question: Why did Jesus submit to such a torturous, painful and agonizing death?
You will find the answer to that question right here.
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