The Most Painful Moments of the World Think for a moment. You are watching the most painful moments of the world with your own eyes.
The Most Painful Moments of the World Think for a moment. You are watching the most painful moments of the world with your own eyes. This is not a film, nor a story or a drama.
This is the day when God's son Romi hanged himself and died. And now the question arises. When all this was happening, what were the heavenly messengers doing? This is truly heart-wrenching.But before we go into the story of this cruise, we need to understand what we are talking about. The heavenly messengers are not the small children with wings that we see in the Christmas card. This is not the case.The Bible says that the heavenly messengers are very powerful and very intelligent. Most importantly, they are completely loyal to God. Hebrews 1.14 says that the heavenly messengers are those who are sent to help those who are about to attain salvation. In simple language, they are like the most loyal helpers. But they have an unimaginable power. Prophet Yahshua saw a vision in the temple.He saw Seraphim, who had six wings. And he was saying loudly, Our Lord is holy. His voice was so loud that it reached the pillars of the temple.
This is what is written in Yashayah 6.2.3. The heavenly messengers were worshipping God even before the creation of the world. In the book of Ayyub, it is written that when God created the earth, all the stars were singing. And the sons of heaven were shouting with joy.This means that when the creation was taking place, the heavenly messengers were sitting in front of them like VIP witnesses. But there is one more thing that people often forget. The heavenly messengers are powerful.But they do not know everything. One of the scriptures says that there are some things that the heavenly messengers want to understand. They also want to know.They also learn new things. In history, the heavenly messengers have seen a lot. They saw when Adam and Eve were taken out of Eden.They saw when Noah made a ship. They were with him on the journey of Abraham. They saved Daniel from the mother of lions.But they were not ready for what was about to happen. For thousands of years, they worshipped the son of God in heaven. They knew him as a promise, as the creator of the whole universe.
John 1.3 says, All things were made by him. Just think, how big a shock it must have been for them when the son of God, Bethlehem, was born as an ordinary child. On that night, the heavenly messengers could not stop their joy.Luke 2 says, Countless messengers of heaven appeared and said, Glory be to God! The heavenly messengers watched for 33 years how the son of God was living like a human being. They saw how he grew up, learned to walk, and grew up. They were with him even during his service.They witnessed miracles and listened to him. But something was about to happen that no heavenly messenger had seen before. The son of God was about to die.It was not an ordinary death. It was the most painful and shameful death of that time. The death of Rumi Suli.The heavenly messengers realised that something big was about to happen. Daniel 9.26 says, The Messiah will be slain. In Yashayah 53, it was mentioned about the servant who would suffer.But it is different to read it. And it is completely different to see it in front of your eyes. The atmosphere in heaven must have been very heavy.
The heavenly messengers who always worshipped Jesus, now they were about to see him suffering. What must they be thinking? How would they feel? Were they really ready to see what was about to happen? Heavenly messengers have seen the whole story of humans for centuries. They have seen how different kingdoms were formed and ended.They have seen the victories of Israel and their defeat. They have seen how the prophets foretold the coming of the Messiah. But what was about to happen was different from everything else.The Messiah came, but not in the way people had expected. He did not come as a powerful king, nor on a horse. He was born as a small, weak child.He was born in an ordinary stable. From the very beginning, the heavenly messengers were a part of this story. One heavenly messenger came to Mary and told her that she would be the mother of the benefactor.
The second heavenly messenger came to Joseph and told him not to be afraid. Accept Mary as your wife. And when Jesus was born, the heavenly messengers gave the good news to the shepherds.Even during the service of Jesus, the heavenly messengers were always around. When Jesus was tested for 40 days in the jungle, Mark 1.13 tells us that the heavenly messengers were helping him. And when Jesus was praying on the mountain, his face changed.The heavenly messengers knew what was happening at that time. In the last few weeks, everything started to change. Jesus began to speak directly about his death.
Matthew 16 says that Jesus began to tell his disciples that he had to go to Jerusalem. He had to suffer a lot from the leaders there. He would be killed and on the third day, he would rise again.The heavenly messengers knew all this. They were there when the prophecies were told. They knew that Yahshua had written about the man who would suffer.They knew that the hymn was written in verse 22 that his hands and feet would be cut off. But it is different to know the truth. And it is completely different to see it happening in reality.In the days before the crucifixion, the heavenly messengers saw that the situation was getting worse. They saw that when Jesus cleaned the temple for the second time, took out the merchants and turned the tables of money. They also saw that the religious leaders were standing against Jesus more than before.
When Jesus said about his death in John 12.22, He said, It was as if his greatest leader was in pain. When Jesus entered Jerusalem, he was happy and full of pain for the heavenly messengers. The crowd was shouting, Praise be to the son of David, who comes in the name of the Lord.He is blessed. Matthew 21.9 But the heavenly messengers knew what was going to happen next. In the last week, they heard the deepest stories of Jesus.They heard his stories about the kingdom. They heard the warnings of the coming time. And they heard about the promises of the Holy Spirit.It seemed as if Jesus was telling his last words. It seemed as if he was going to go on a mission from which it would not be easy to return. The night of Pascha was very emotional for the heavenly messengers.
They saw that when Jesus washed his disciples' feet, there was so much humility that they remained silent. They heard when Jesus started eating his last meal and said, This is my body which is being given to you. Luke 22.19 But they understood the truth when Jesus prayed to John 17.It was a farewell prayer. It was a deep conversation between the father and the son, which made it clear how big the plan was. Jesus said, Father, the time has come.The heavenly messengers understood what time they were talking about. This was the moment for which they had come into the world. A moment that was going to change everything.
Then Jesus went to the mountain of Ziton and reached Gethsemane. The heavenly messengers knew that this was where the real trouble would begin. This was the place where the most difficult part of the Lord's son's mission was going to begin.Gethsemane. Gethsemane means the place where the oil is taken out in the Aramaic language. This thought fills the heart.Because there Jesus was being crushed by the burden of our sins. Luke 24.14 shows a very painful scene. He writes, He was in a lot of pain, and he was praying with more passion.His sweat was falling on the ground like large drops of blood. In the doctrinal language, it is called hematidrosis. It happens when a person is in so much stress that small veins break and blood also comes out with sweat.
But one thing that touches me the most, Luke 22.43 says, A heavenly messenger came from heaven and gave strength to Jesus. Only one heavenly messenger. One.Think about that moment. Thousands, perhaps lakhs of heavenly messengers wanted to come down and take care of Jesus. But only one received the command.This was probably the most difficult moment for the heavenly messengers. To see the Lord whom they always worshipped in so much pain. And that pain that they could not even fully understand.Like, if your child is crying, you will run to help him, hug him, ease his pain. Now increase that feeling to an infinite degree. This is what the heavenly messengers felt.
But here is another thing. The heavenly messenger who was sent, did not come to save Jesus. He came to give strength to Jesus, so that he could move forward.This moment was really strange. The heavenly messengers were giving strength to the Lord so that he could endure the pain. Till now, the heavenly messengers have always considered the Lord to be the most powerful Who can do everything. It is written in Proverbs 4.8 that the living beings of heaven say day and night, The Lord is holy, all-powerful. But now the same Lord was sweating with pain like blood.Imagine how the heavenly messengers must have felt when they heard Jesus praying. Father, if possible, remove this pain from me. Matthew 26.49 Perhaps some heavenly messengers must have thought, Yes, stop him.
We will kill all those who are hurting him. But then they heard Jesus' next words. But not as I want, but as you want it to be.And there the heavenly messengers understood. What they were seeing was greater than their understanding. This was not a moment to show strength.This was the deepest, the truest love. The heavenly messengers had seen a lot before. They saw the power of the Lord in the universe.They saw His justice in the flood. And they saw His mercy with Israel again and again. But this was different.
This was the love that sacrifices itself. The heavenly messenger who was with Jesus in Gethsemane, when he went back to heaven, he must have said to the other messengers, Jesus is ready. He knows what will happen next, but He will not stop.
Think of the moment when Jesus woke up from prayer and went to His sleeping disciples. The heavenly messengers knew that every step of His was taking them closer to the cross. Every breath of His was taking them closer to that moment when their breath would stop.Then the soldiers came with the Jews. Petrus drew his sword and cut the ears of Malchus, and think of what Jesus said at that moment. Do you think that if I tell my father now, he will not be able to send me more heavenly messengers than 12 armies? Matthew 26.12 armies. In one of the Roman armies, there were about 5,000 to 6,000 soldiers. This means that more than 70,000 heavenly messengers were ready to fight.
Michael was also probably waiting for the order But the order did not come. Heaven was silent. There was a terrible silence.Then Jesus said, If this does not happen, how will the holy scriptures be fulfilled? Matthew 26. After these words of Jesus, the hopes of the heavenly messengers were over, who were ready to save them. The point was not that they could not save them.The point was that they did not have to save them. Imagine how it must have felt. Everyone could have stopped such a great power in a moment, and yet they did not have to do anything.Imagine how you see your child in pain and instead of helping him, you stand with your hands tied because you know that a big plan will be spoilt by intervening. The heavenly messengers knew how to obey the orders. His entire life was spent serving God.
But this moment was very difficult for him because until now, he had always been protecting someone. For centuries, he saved prophets, fought spiritual wars, and saved people from danger. In Daniel 6, when Daniel was thrown into the lion's den, a messenger of heaven shut the lions' mouths.In Genesis 5, a messenger of heaven opened the jail's doors and threw the inmates out. In Genesis 12, a messenger of heaven woke Patras, took her out of the jail and let her live with the guards. But now, when the son of God was being taken by force, the trial was being conducted in a wrong way and he was being taken to the gallows.The messengers of heaven were clearly ordered not to do anything. The silence of heaven must have been very heavy. Think about it.
The messengers of heaven were watching Pilate's trial. The religious leaders were shouting, Give me the gallows! Give me the gallows! Luke 23. Those who recognised the Messiah were now asking for his death.And when Jesus was whipped, what would the messengers of heaven think? The Roman soldiers were experts in torturing. There were pieces of bone and metal in their whips, which cut the flesh with every blow. It was written in Isaiah 75, The messengers of heaven knew the prophecy, but it was painful for them to see it come true.Every blow was because of our sins. Every drop of blood was the price of our forgiveness. And they were just watching.
They could not do anything. When the soldiers put a crown of thorns on his head, when they made fun of him, Look, the king of the Jews, when they spat on him, beat him, The messengers of heaven knew that the real king was being humiliated, by the same people whom he had made. Matthew 27-29 says that they held a thin stick in his hand, as if it were a crown of thorns.Think how big a taunt it was! The one who had all the power and authority, was holding only a stick in his hand, and people were making fun of him. The most difficult moment was probably when Jesus picked up his cross and walked through what people call the Via Dolorosa. John 19 says that he picked up his cross himself and went to the place where he was to be crucified.
Every step was very difficult. Every breath was full of pain. The messengers of heaven had seen that stick before.They knew that it was just an ordinary tree. They never thought that one day it would be burdened with the burden of the world. Think about it.The one who had made the tree was being taken to die on the same tree. When Jesus was exhausted, Simon of Cyrene was called to help him pick up his cross. Luke 23-26 says that in history, the messengers of heaven always brought the message of God, but now they could not pick up the cross themselves.
They just had to see it. A man had to do this. In this whole journey, the father's command was one.Just see, do not interfere. Everything will happen as it is written. This plan was absolutely right, but it was the most painful.At the same time, when Jesus was being taken to Calvary, a large crowd was also walking with him. There were some women among them who were crying and feeling sad. But Jesus turned to them in so much pain and said, Do not weep for me, but weep for yourself and your children.The messengers of heaven saw this and understood that Jesus was still worrying about his people. He himself was in pain, but he was still thinking about others. Finally, he reached Golgotha, which means the place of the skull.
The messengers of heaven knew that this was going to be the biggest moment. This is where the price will be paid for the sins of the people. And this price is no one else, only the Son of God could pay.The sky was calm. The messengers of heaven were singing happily and quietly. They saw that the Son of God was standing in front of the people whom he had created.And the same people were doing justice to him. The one who created the whole universe with one word, the same Pilate was standing in front of him. His hands were tied, his face was swollen, his clothes were covered with blood.The messengers of heaven knew who he was. They knew that in heaven, everyone bowed down to him. They saw that with his words, the stars and the world were created.
If he had wanted, he could have changed everything in a moment. But now he was silent in front of false accusations. It is written in Yasha 53-57 that he was tormented, he suffered pain, but he did not open his mouthHe was standing as if Memna was about to bite him. And he remained silent as if he was about to bite him. Because if Jesus wanted, he could have said one word and stopped everything.If he had spoken, Pilate would have fallen there. If he had looked up, the soldiers would have run away. But he did not say anything.
But he chose to remain silent. He could have done everything. Still, he showed himself weak.He was completely innocent. Still, he showed himself Pilate asked him, Why don't you say anything? Look, so many people are speaking against you. But Jesus remained silent.Pilate was surprised by this. But to be honest, Pilate was more surprised than the messenger of heaven. He saw how Jesus would drive away the evil spirits as soon as he spoke.
He saw that with just one word, the storm would stop. He also saw that he would revive people just by saying, Get up! But now, when he was supposed to speak for his life, he did not say anything. He remained silent.At that moment, all the messengers of heaven were watching. Pilate said that a prisoner would be released People were given two names, Jesus and Barabbas. Barabbas was a thief, a murderer.Jesus healed people for three years, taught them love, and never harmed anyone. The decision should have been clear. But the crowd shouted loudly, Leave Barabbas, not Jesus.
This moment was very strange. Humans were choosing a criminal instead of their benefactor. Like throwing a medicine and consuming poison.The messengers of heaven had seen a lot in history. They had seen how Cain killed Abel, how evil spread, how the flood came, how people made a cover for Babel. But they had never seen such madness.People were choosing lies When Pilate washed his hands and said, I am not responsible for the blood of this innocent man. Now you take care of him. The messengers of heaven understood that human justice was completely lost.
Even the world's most powerful government could not do justice. The whole system bowed in front of the crowd. And then the decision was announced.Put him on the cross and kill him. This was the most painful and the most shameful way This punishment was for big criminals and other slaves. Rome used it so that everyone could see and be afraid.The messengers of heaven knew that putting a man on the cross was not just killing him. It was a death that would slowly break him into pain. It was a punishment to the public so that no one would revolt again.
And now this painful death was to be given to the prince of peace. He was sent to save the world. But there was one thing that neither Pilate, nor the people nor the soldiers could understand.The messengers of heaven knew that this was not a defeat. This was a victory that had already been decided before the creation of the world. This plan was not made because the situation was bad.This was plan A from the beginning. As it is written in Proverbs 13.8, Mimna was sacrificed before the creation of the world. The messengers of heaven were witnessing the most perfect and painful moment in history.
A moment when the injustice of God was being justified. A moment when the biggest sin and the biggest sacrifice of history was being made. The mountain of Calvary was in Aramaic, Golgotha, the place of the skull.It was a place where life was going to die. The messengers of heaven had seen many people being crucified before. Rome used to kill the sinners and the rebels.But this time, everything was different. Because this time, the man who was being crucified was God's Mimna, who had committed all the sins of the world. When the soldiers laid Jesus on the cross and started the whole sky would have stopped.
In John 20.25, there is a mention of a doctor who said that the nails might have been pierced in the wrist because the bones there are strong and can take care of the whole body. Now imagine the sound of the hammer, nails and iron. It was not only echoing on Calvary.It was heard all over the universe. The messengers of heaven had always heard the sweet praises of heaven. Now they were hearing the painful screams of It is written in Psalm 22, He pierced my hands and legs.David had written this long ago. But the messengers of heaven were seeing it becoming true. When the soldiers raised the cross, Luke 23.34, Jesus said, Father, forgive them because they do not know what they are doing.
Imagine how the messengers of heaven must have felt when they heard this. The son of God, whose hands and legs were pierced with nails, whose body was bleeding, whose every breath was painful. And the first thing he did was to pray for those who were killing him.The messengers of heaven knew God's justice. But they had never seen this kind of mercy before. The soldiers wrote a letter for Jesus' clothes.
They fulfilled the promise of Psalm 22.18. They were just distributing clothes. But the messengers of heaven knew that Jesus was the Lord of the whole world. The joke did not stop there.The chiefs shouted, He saved others. Why doesn't he save himself? The messengers of heaven knew that Jesus could save himself. Just one word and thousands of messengers of heaven would come down and save him.But people did not understand that Jesus was not saving himself because he was saving us. It was as if one of their lives and our lives had to be chosen. And they chose us.
From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. the messengers of heaven saw the pain of every moment. It was very difficult to breathe. A man often dies on the cross because he cannot breathe properly.To breathe, Jesus had to get up on his feet. And while doing this, the pain of the nails increased. Two thieves were also put on the cross with Jesus. Both were in pain. But one thief understood who Jesus was. In Luke 23, verse 42, he said, Lord, when you come to your kingdom, remember me.
And Jesus replied, I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in heaven. The messengers of heaven saw all this and this was probably the fastest moment to be saved. While dying, a thief recognised Jesus and he got the promise of heaven.It was the power of the cross that was changing people's lives at that time. Mary, the mother of Jesus, was standing under the cross. And with her was John, whom Jesus loved very much.
John wrote in 1922, Jesus said to his mother, Mother, now he is your son. And he said to his mother, And she is your mother. Even in so much pain, Jesus was worried about his mother so that she would not be alone.The messengers of heaven who had given the good news of Jesus' resurrection were seeing their son die. The pain that only a mother can understand. This was what Simon had said earlier.
Like a sword in your heart, Luke 2.35. But the real difficulty was yet to come. Now something was going to happen that even the messengers of heaven were not able to fully understand. Darkness was coming.
Not only in the sky, but deep inside. Very deep and scary. That moment was coming when God would turn His face.When the distance between the father and son would come. For the messengers of heaven, it was difficult to understand because it had never happened before. This was going to be the darkest moment in the history of the universe.It was 12 o'clock in the afternoon. That is, the time when the sun should be the brightest. But that day, something very different happened.Matthew 27.45 It is written that from 12 o'clock to 3 o'clock, there was darkness in the whole area. For three hours, the whole area was engulfed in deep darkness. This was not a solar eclipse.
Because the past always happens on the full moon. And during the full moon, there cannot be a solar eclipse. It was God's work.The messengers of heaven understood what was happening. The father turned away from his son because Jesus was taking all our sins upon himself. 2 Corinthians 5.22 says, The one who has never sinned has been made a sinner for us so that we may stand true before God.During those three hours, something very deep and painful was happening between the father and the son. Something that even the messengers of heaven could not fully understand. It seemed as if everything between heaven and earth had suddenly stopped.
There was silence all around. And that silence was frightening. The messengers of heaven had always seen the father and the son together.There was never any distance between them. John 1.1 says, From the beginning, the promise was with God. And that promise was God.That is, their relationship was always one. But now, because of the sins of human beings, this relationship seemed to be The messengers of heaven could not understand how God could leave his son. But they understood that this was the biggest mystery of the world.Jesus was enduring the pain that we should actually endure. During those three hours, something was happening that was beyond the understanding of any human being. It seemed as if Jesus was dying not only physically, but also internally.As if he was enduring the true and ultimate death, which is the real result of sin. The messengers of heaven knew that sin takes a man away from God. Yashayaha 69.2 says, Our own mistakes separate us from God.
But for them, to see their son enduring this distance. It was as if the sun had set or all the rules of the world had suddenly changed. The messengers of heaven watched for three hours without any song or praise, just silenceThe whole heaven was silent as if everything had stopped. Because this was the time when the plan of the loan was going through its most difficult phase. And then, at about 3 p.m., Jesus shouted, Mati 21.46 says, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani means, O my Lord, O my Lord, why did you leave me? These lines were from Psalm 22.1. David had written them long ago.
But now Jesus was really enduring them. It was the voice of that man who had never been separated from God. And now for the first time, he was feeling the distance.The messengers of heaven, who always worshipped him, were now listening to him, asking him, were listening to him. Father, why did you leave me? This moment was the most painful and confusing for heaven. Think, how can God leave God Himself? But there was a deep truth in that call.How far can God go to save us? The truth was that because of our sins, He was enduring the separation Himself, which we should have got. The messengers of heaven knew that the result of sin is death. In Romans 6, verse 22, it is written, The result of sin is death.But now He saw mercy working for Himself. We were the sinners. He was dying, who was not at all sinful.
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