Crucifixion Religious Symbolism-Blood and Water Flashcards
What verse mentioned scripture unknowingly being fulfilled?
36-37
What verse does the blood and water flow out of his body?
Verse 34
Key quotes
“not one of his bones will be broken”
“they will look on the one they have pierced”
What is the blood and water symbolic of?
Blood of sacrifice, water of purification
Other mentions of water throughout John?
5: Healing by the Pool
6: “walking on the water”
Guzik quote
“Jesus was in total control of the situation, he knew EXACTLY what was going to happen to him”
Smalley quote
Smalley sees the event of the joining of Heaven and Earth, as Jesus dies in order for us to live
Wright Quote
believes that the piercing of the flesh refers to the Prologue verse “and the word became flesh”, as Jesus body is becoming one with God, creating a hypostatic union between the two