The agony of the cross that Jesus suffered during His crucifixion is so much more than just the physical pain of death. In fact, while the physical pain was intense, there is evidence to suggest that this was not the primary source of Jesus’s suffering. In the Scriptures, we do not have any record of Jesus crying out in pain, however, there is a record of Jesus crying out. Matthew 27:46 records His heart-rending cry in the words, “My God, My God why have You forsaken me?” The agony of separation from His Father is clearly evidenced by this desperate cry from Jesus to the Father, and it bids us take a closer look at why this particular agony was so intense that Jesus called out in the midst of His suffering.
Join us as we take a closer look at the three distinct agonies that Jesus suffered on the cross and what they mean for humanity.