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in great humbleness only to be saved from dreadful and disgraceful death. The cup was the cup. One question presents itself: Was Jesus' of death prayer heard?. If it was heard and granted it follows that the myth of Jesus' death on the cross is false. . If it went unheard then the truth of Jesus is questionable. In the book of Proverbs we find : "The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous. " (Prov. 15:29). . True it is that God listened to his cries and wailings-such is the way of God-and delivered. Jesus from the grip of accursed death on the tree. (6) It is in the letter to Hebrews: "In the days of his flesh Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard for his godly fear. ” (Heb. 5 : 7). . This is a premonition and a statement of an actual event. This prophecy is attested by the. Proverbs. "The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short. " (Prov. 10 27). . This prophecy cannot be fulfilled unless we recognize that Jesus was taken down alive from the cross. It was due to the glad tidings of God that. Jesus sustained the satisfaction that he could not die on the cross. When, therefere, agony on the cross intensified he cried: 'My God, my God, why 4