the spear soldier page 14

the spear soldier page 14 by ric gustafson


The procession slowly walked through the Garden Gate and then stopped at the edge of a rocky outcrop.
Flavius pointed to Cassius and another soldier. " Have the two robbers drop their beams and then make them stand next to a tree trunk on the left and right".
Flavius pointed to a third soldier. " Tell the African to drop his crossbeam beside the tree trunk in the middle".
Slaves used the ladders and arranged the ropes. The three prisoners were given drugged wine. The two robbers swallowed the wine yet Jesus tried it and then refused it.
The soldiers threw Jesus onto the ground and stripped him of his clothing. Two soldiers stretched out his arms as another soldier pushed the crossbeam underneath them.
A soldier picked up an iron nail, knelt on one of Jesus's arms and put the nail above the palm. With a sharp blow, the nail went through Jesus's hand into the crossbeam. The soldier did the same with the other palm.
As the hammer blows echoed through the Skull, Jesus said " Father, forgive them, they know not what they do".



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