John 19:2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,
John 19:3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
The crown of thorns was made from a thick-stemmed plant that grows in the desert of Jericho and by the Dead Sea, and in Jerusalem and was twisted together and rammed on His head.
The crown of thorns from the Holy land reminds us of the suffering that Christ endured.
They are so sharp that you have to watch them when you handle them.
The crown of thorns was more about mockery than it was about pain. He was called the “King of the Jews” being beaten, spit upon, and insulted by presumably low-level Roman soldiers. The crown of thorns was the finalizing of their mockery.
When the end of the world comes the entire universe will bow to Jesus as the King of kings and Lord of lords.
Revelations 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
Revelations 19:12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
Revelations 19:16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords.
It’s the precious blood that flowed from Jesus that we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Eph 1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.
Colossians 1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: