Title: Why Did Jesus' Death Need to Be So Painful

Topic: First Coming

Summary: We explore this question, wondering why Jesus didn't die a completely different kind of death, or if the crucifixion was necessary, why not do or take something to dull the pain? The answer is that the experience strengthened Jesus tremendously. It was the ultimate test, and He passed.

Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.

References:
Matthew 20:17-19; 26:56
John 19:28
Luke 1:80; 2:40; 22:42
Joshua 1:1-9; 17:12-13
2 Samuel 3:1
Ezra 6:19
Job 17:9
Psalms 19:1-5
Hebrews 12:1-2
Song of Solomon 8:6
Joel 3:9-11
Zechariah 10:6, 10
2 Corinthians 12:7-10
Ephesians 3:13; 6:10-13
Colossians 1:9-11
2 Timothy 4:16-18
Hebrews 11, 12

'Wilderness' signifies something with little life in it, as described in the internal sense in Luke 1:80 'Wilderness' signifies somewhere there is no good because there is no truth. 'Wilderness,' as in Jeremiah 23:10, signifies the Word when it is adulterated.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 1927)