So, how do we know for sure that Jesus died?
I mean, a lot of people said he didn't die.
A lot of people said he just passed out, right?
He passed out from
blood loss, or from heat exhaustion or heat stroke,
or just the fact that he was up all night long.
The exhaustion that was in his body.
And then Nick and Joe come along – Nicodemus, Joseph of Arimathea –
and they take his body and they put it in a recovery chamber.
And then after a while, he gets better and he leaves.
There's a lot of people that think that Jesus didn't actually die on the cross.
And it's eternally crucial
for us to know that he, in fact, did.
Because our God is a just God.
And what that means is he, he can't let sin go unpunished.
The Bible says the wages of sin
is death.
And so someone's got to pay that price of death
in order for forgiveness
to be given, restoring our relationship with God.
So how do we know for sure that Jesus died?
Well, there's passage after passage after passage
in the Bible that says Christ did in fact die.
One of my favorites is here from Romans, chapter 5.
Let me read this for you.
Again, reconciled means we were broken in relationship, now we're restored in our relationship.
It says right here we were reconciled through the death
of Jesus.
So, thank you, Lord, that Christ died for us that our sins
have in fact been paid for.
But let's go a little deeper
to understand the truth of how we know Jesus did physically die for us.
And see, anytime you have a question in the Bible,
go to the immediate context.
And then right oftentimes, right there, you'll find the answer.
And the immediate context here is the soldier testing to see if Jesus' body is dead.
So you remember the soldier comes, he stabs, he pierces Jesus' side, removes that spear
and then the Bible says – and this is key –
there's a sudden flow
of blood
and water.
Now why is that key?
If the body is alive, when it gets stabbed or punctured and the
the spear, the arrow, the knife gets removed,
the hole is there but the body clenches
that hole tight and sends blood there to clot it,
to stop it.
Doesn't matter if you are almost dead but if there's any life,
it closes.
But if the body is dead, when the body gets stabbed,
and that knife, that arrow, whatever it is, spear gets removed,
the hole remains opened.
You ever wonder when you're watching a cop TV drama
and there is the autopsy results of a murder that happened?
And they say the person was stabbed seven times while they were alive
and ten times after they died.
You go, "How in the world do they know that?"
Because the body when it's alive, after the knife is removed, it cinches,
it closes.
If the body's dead, even if it died a moment before,
it stays open.
So that soldier is watching to see what the body does, how it reacts.
And when he pulls that spear out, it stays open.
And whatever's inside
flows out. It's not just blood that clotted, it stays open.
And blood
and water – you're about 70% water –
as soon as you die, your body breaks down blood
and water pours out.
Scientific proof, right there,
that Jesus died for us.
And what does that mean?
It means Christ paid the price for you.
It means that Jesus came down from heaven
to earth so that he could do one job,
to restore your relationship with the Almighty,
to reconcile you
through his death
so that you,
so that you can live forever.
How do we know that Jesus died?
Well, the Bible shows us.
And how will we know?
One day,
we'll be with God in heaven.
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