Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 174
174. Among the Jews, however, they gave out that he had expired and that is why they did not break his bones. It appears that the Jews were also ill at ease and felt that they had caused an innocent man to suffer. Since there was fear in their hearts. and they knew that they were subjecting a just and Godly man to punishment, therefore when they witnessed a terrible storm, they were panicky, taking it as the wrath of God, and consequently did not put forward any further obstacle; on the contrary they said if he had died, he might be buried. . All these incidents add up to the conclusion that there is no question of the Messiah dying on the Cross. Generally people would live as long as seven days and their legs had to be broken to finish them off. There was no chance therefore of their passing away after being on the Cross for 2 to 3 hours. At the most the Messiah was on the Cross for 3 hours. But when people would remain alive on the same. Cross for as long as seven days, how could he die in 3 hours, or, in less time than that, particularly when his own followers. stood guard on him doing their best to mitigate his suffering and trying to save him. . AFTER THE CROSS. However, when the Messiah was taken down the Crosn. Joseph Arimathides approached Pilate and asked to be given the body. Pilate ordered that the body of Jesus be given to Joseph Arimathides (St. Matthew, ch. 27:58). Then. Jospeh Arimathides placed him in a sepulchre which was not like any of our graves. If one is placed in one of our graves he would die of suffocation, for, it is made in a different shape. . That sepulchre was an open cellar hewn out in a rock (St. Matthew, ch. 27:60). Joseph Arimathides laid Jesus in that sepulchre and rolled a great stone to its door, (St. Matthew,