The soldiers took Jesus to a place just outside Jerusalem called Golgotha (The Place of the Skull) to be put to death by crucifixion. They beat him, laughed and mocked him, then nailed him to a cross to die.
Jesus would have been in agony. The nailing of the hands and feet forced the victim to push up against the weight of his own body to take a single breath. In the hot sun he felt a terrible thirst and was exhausted. Whilst Jesus was on the cross the sky fell dark.
After three hours Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"— which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Then he died.
Whole story - Mark 15:16-41
Image One - Jesus' Triumphant Entry
Image Two - The Last Supper
Image Three - Gethsemane
Image Four - The Trial
Image Five - The Crucifixion
Image Six - The Resurrection
