John 19:16-28

Heb 12:2 - "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."

GETHESEMANE : The Oil press Luke 22:44 And being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground Agony – Engaged in combat Sweat Drops of Blood - Hemohidrosis

Interrogation by the High Priest Blindfolded Spit on Slapped and beaten in the face

Isaiah 53: 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. 3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.

Flogged – Cat o Nine Tails – 9 leather thongs, 18-24 inches long, with metal, glass, and even something like fishhooks embedded. 39 lashes signified mercy by withholding 1 less than 40 Beard plucked from his face.   Crown of thorns – Bougainvillea or something similar Beaten again with their fists and a reed

Isaiah 50:6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

The CRUCIFIXION Excruciate, which refers to something which causes great agony or torment. The Latin roots of the word are :"ex", meaning from or out of, and "cruciate", meaning cross. The word "excruciate" comes from the Latin for "from, or out of, the cross".  Invented by the Persians – Perfected by the Romans Terroristic torture, used as a public example to keep the Jewish people subjugated and fearful

Psalm 22:1-21