“The Flow of Blood and Water”

 “The Flow of Blood and Water”

But when they came to Jesus and found that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.  Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.   John 19:33-34

CRUCIFIXION is a HORRIBLE form of punishment, which causes much PAIN and AGONY, and it is a SLOW way to die. It is NOT ONLY PHYSICALLY painful, but it rips away a person’s dignity.  But the criminals who were sentenced to such a form of punishment, probably didn’t have too much dignity  to begin with. This form of punishment was mostly for the WORST CRIMINALS, which indicates the HATRED that the religious leaders had for Jesus, God’s Son, the ONLY TRUE MESSIAH, who was DEFINITELY NOT A HARDENED CRIMINAL.  

As the time passed, the religious leaders, went to Pilate and asked him to break the legs of the ones on the crosses, to hasten the death process.  Because there was to be a SPECIAL SABBATH  the next day, and they didn’t want bodies left on the crosses during the SABBATH.  But when they came to JESUS they found that He was already dead, so they did NOT break His legs.  Instead one of the soldiers PIERCED JESUS’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of BLOOD and WATER, which indicated that Jesus was DEAD.  

Now, let us take a SPIRITUAL LOOK at the SIGNIFICANCE of the BLOOD AND WATER:  The BLOOD and WATER are an ILLUSTRATION of two facets of the SALVATION PROCESS.  The BLOOD ATONES for the GUILT of our SIN, and the WATER washes AWAY the STAIN of the SIN.

The BLOOD DECLARES us GUILTLESS and The WATER PURIFIES us from SIN.  The two MUST ALWAYS go TOGETHER.  Those of us who have been to the Cross for our SALVATION, and have been DECLARED or JUSTIFIED as GUILTLESS of our sins, and have been PURIFIED of the STAINS of our sins, SHOULD live CLEAN LIVES before this LOST AND DYING WORLD.  Have you experienced the BLOOD AND WATER SALVATION process?

If you have NOT, and are REJECTING GOD’S SON, who provided this SALVATION for you, you are at VERY HIGH RISK of spending your ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  You are NOW given the OPPORTUNITY to ACCEPT JESUS’ SALVATION and RECEIVE an ETERNITY in Heaven, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  To do that you MUST ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER, in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS, who gave His LIFE to SAVE your sinful soul.  You MUST BELIEVE that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY from your sinful life-style, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of the BLOOD and WATER SALVATION PROCESS, and spend your ETERNITY in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS.  So, do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!