![]() ![]() After all, he’d only been on the cross for an hour or two. It’s easy to imagine the jeers of the crowds at this point as they made fun of Jesus’s silly wishful thinking. Then, in desperate hope, he cries out: “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” In response Jesus says a most astounding thing, a most encouraging thing, a most curious thing: “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” The other, sensing something that he has never felt before, defends Jesus as an innocent victim. (The word “excruciating” comes from the Latin cruciare, “to crucify.”) One man begins taunting Jesus, sarcastically calling out for salvation he believes Jesus can’t deliver. Three men being crucified, suffering excruciating pain, literally. ![]() For permission to use this picture, contact Mark D. ![]()
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