Was the crucifixion that Jesus endured the worst possible suffering a human could experience?
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@VickyK, Jesus' conscious experience was exclusive. No one experiences reality like He does. There are many reasons for that. Examples are; His body enjoyed the immortal life of His soul. His flesh was not in rebellion to His will. Since our bodies die our flesh obeys the laws that bodies that die need to obey rather than serving our will. His body obeyed His will. If someone isn't going to die their experience of reality is radically different than someone who is going to die. Only He could choose to die for instance. We don't have that choice. That makes His suffering a sacrifice. There is little foundation to compare our experience of suffering with His.
Instead of destroying his enemies, Lord bore the sins of mankind, the shame of us, the unbelief in him, the spitting on him, the mocking, the beating, the false witnesses, the contradicting, the hate, the murder. It was the wrath of sinner inflicted on the Son of God, not the wrath of God,
For I suffer humiliation for your sake and am thoroughly disgraced. My own brothers treat me like a stranger; they act as if I were a foreigner. Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you. Psa.69:7-9
As for the end of the unrepentant, the 2nd coming of Christ will be like a great lake of fire to them,
A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about. Psa.97:3
he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: Rev.14:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ....Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men 2Cor.5:10-11
For our God is a consuming fire. Heb.12:29
And after having their all their sins laid bare, the wicked will be no more.
For I suffer humiliation for your sake and am thoroughly disgraced. My own brothers treat me like a stranger; they act as if I were a foreigner. Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you. Psa.69:7-9
As for the end of the unrepentant, the 2nd coming of Christ will be like a great lake of fire to them,
A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about. Psa.97:3
he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: Rev.14:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ....Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men 2Cor.5:10-11
For our God is a consuming fire. Heb.12:29
And after having their all their sins laid bare, the wicked will be no more.