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| Jesus dies on the Cross along with two Thieves |
"About noon of the day on which Christ was crucified, the whole earth was covered with darkness. This continued for three hours. In the midst of this general goom and as life was ebbing away, Jesus, seeing that God had withdrawn His consolations from Him, cried out: 'My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?'
"After this, Jesus said: 'I thirst" A soldier dipped a sponge in vinegar, and putting it on a reed, gave Him to drink. When Jesus had tasted the vinegar, He said 'It is consummated,' and, bowing down His head, died."
"At the moment Christ died, nature shook to her centre; the earth trembled, the rocks were split, the graves were opened, and the dead arose; the vail of the if the temple was rent from the top to the bottom. When the centurion and the guard of soldiers that stood round the cross saw this, they cried out: 'Indeed, this was the Son of God.' The multitude returned to Jerusalem, striking their breasts, and wondering at what they had seen. "
Note: The exact text above and (originally black and white) drawing are from "Bible History" having an 1881 copyright by Benziger Brothers, Printers to the Holy Apostolic See, New York, Cincinati and Chicago. Humble Blogger added color to the drawing using tools in the free online lunapic.com photo editor. Bible descriptions of Jesus' death on the cross are found in the four Gospels: Matthew 27:32-56, Mark 15:23-39, Luke 23:33-46 and John 19:17-37.
