THE CROSS AND ASCENTION

Comment

Comment by DR. ROY KENNEDY FARLEY JR. on August 21, 2009 at 4:33pm

THIS IS THE STAKE ON WHICH CONDEMNED PEOPLE WERE EXECUTED. BEFORE THE MANNER OF JESUS`DEATH CAUSED THE CROSS TO SYMBOLIZE THE HEART OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH,THE GREEK WORD FOR CROSS REFERRED PRIMARILY TO A POINTED STAKE USED IN ROWS TO FORM THE WALLS OF A DEFENSIVE STOKADE...................IT WAS COMMON IN THE BIBLICAL DAYS FOR THE DECAPITATED BODIES OF EXECUTED PERSONS TO BE PUBLICALLY DISPLAYED BY IMPALING THEM ON STAKES TO DISCOURAGE CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE AND TO MOCK DEFEATED ENTITY GEN. 40:19, 1SAM.31:8-13.