The Hour Has Come Part 1 | Given by Pastor Luke Shope | John 19

John 19 reveals the brutal reality of Christ's scourging before His crucifixion. Pilate, trying to appease the crowd while maintaining his conscience, ordered Jesus to be beaten hoping it would satisfy their bloodlust. The scourging involved leather whips embedded with spikes and bone that tore flesh from victims, often killing them before crucifixion. This wasn't mere discipline but violent punishment meant to substitute for our sins. Jesus endured this injustice so that when God disciplines His children today, it comes from love rather than wrath. Because Christ absorbed God's judgment, believers never face punitive punishment but only loving correction that proves their adoption as God's children.