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“The Passion of the Christ” is a 2004 American tragic film directed by Mel Gibson. It starts with Christ’s prayers in the Garden of Gethsemane and His betrayal by Judas Iscariot. It follows with the trial and torture Christ endured under Pontius Pilate and King Herod. Once Pilate pronounced Christ’s death sentence, He carried a heavy wooden cross to Calvary amid a crowd of jeering citizens and horrendous beatings. He was crucified, died, and Satan screamed in defeat, because Christ had redeemed humanity. When Christ expired on the cross, some events attested “He was the Son of God!”  He was taken from the cross and buried, but raised from the dead and exited the tomb.

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I have watched the original movie in three sessions because of its extreme cruelty and injustice.  “Christ suffered so much for me so that I might enter into Heaven, and I have no hope to get there unless I confess my sin to the authorities and serve time for the murder,” reasoned a murderer who watched the movie. . . and he followed his reasoning.

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The Moment Christ Died on the Cross