Luke, the doctor, tells us that Jesus sweat blood. Some have thought this was just a figure of speech. No, it is real.

1. Jesus Sweat Blood
The agony of the cross was not the
physical pain of nails and thorns.
The pain of the cross was His spiritual
separation from God.

2. Luke 22:39-42
39 Coming out, He went to the Mount of
Olives, as He was accustomed, and His
disciples also followed Him. 40 When He
came to the place, He said to them, "Pray
that you may not enter into temptation." 41
And He was withdrawn from them about a
stone's throw, and He knelt down and prayed,
42 saying, "Father, if it is Your will, take this
cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will,
but Yours, be done."

3. Luke 22:43-45
43 Then an angel appeared to Him from
heaven, strengthening Him. 44 And being in
agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His
sweat became like great drops of blood
falling down to the ground. 45 When He rose
up from prayer, and had come to His
disciples, He found them sleeping from
sorrow.

4. Not a fear of physical death
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Many have suffered painful deaths without fear
or dread
Read – Fox's Book of Martyrs
Burned alive, hung, head cut off, hot oil poured
on them
Many died cruel deaths with joy and prayer on
their lips
They faced death with song, prayer, joy, calmly

5. Not a fear of physical death
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Do not minimize the suffering Jesus endured
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In His humanity – He suffered greatly
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But Jesus did not dread death
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He was willing to submit to the will of the Father
in Heaven

6. Medical Term
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Hematidrosis
Under extreme mental and emotional anguish
the small capillaries near the surface of the skin
will dilate
This allows blood cells to come to the surface
mixed with sweat
Blood mingled with water

7. Medical Term
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Hematidrosis
“As a result of hemorrhage into the sweat
glands, the skin become fragile and tender.
Luke's description supports the diagnosis of
hematidrosis.”
Remember Luke was a physician.

8. Medical Term
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Hematidrosis
John 19:34 But one of the soldiers pierced His
side with a spear, and immediately blood and
water came out.
1 John 5:6 This is He who came by water and
blood--Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by
water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears
witness, because the Spirit is truth.

9. He bore our sins
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2 Corinthians 5:21 For He made Him who
knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might
become the righteousness of God in Him.
1 John 2:2 And He Himself is the propitiation
for our sins, and not for ours only but also for
the whole world.
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own
love toward us, in that while we were still
sinners, Christ died for us.

10. He bore our sins
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What made His death so terrible is the burden
of sin.
Jesus was in the same condition as every
sinner dying out of Christ.
The burden of sin – separated Him from the
Father
Isaiah 59:1-2 1 Behold, the Lord's hand is not
shortened, That it cannot save; Nor His ear
heavy, That it cannot hear. 2 But your iniquities
have separated you from your God; And your
sins have hidden His face from you, So that He

11. Spiritual Death
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Ephesians 2:1 And you He made alive, who
were dead in trespasses and sins
Colossians 3:3 For you died, and your life is
hidden with Christ in God.
1 Timothy 5:6 But she who lives in pleasure is
dead while she lives.

12. Spiritual Death
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Jesus died so we could live forever.
Did Jesus die physically so we would not face
physical death? No.
Jesus died a spiritual death so we would not die
an eternal (second) death.
Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy is he who
has part in the first resurrection. Over such the
second death has no power, but they shall be
priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign
with Him a thousand years.

13. Isaiah 53
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4 Smitten by God, and afflicted
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5 He was wounded for our transgressions
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6 The Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all
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10 He has put Him to grief. When You make
His soul an offering for sin
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11 He shall bear their iniquities
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12 He was numbered with the transgressors
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12 He bore the sin of many

14. Jesus Sweat drops of blood
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“How can we do less than
prostrate ourselves in adoration
and gratitude for One by whose
grace I need never die? And how
could we fail to do less than arise
and walk in newness of life,
sharing the good news with
others?”

15. Jesus Sweat drops of blood
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“If one knew that real fellowship
with God means sweating blood at
the anticipation of being forsaken
by God in any sense for any time,
what a horrible thing it must be to
be separated from Him forever!”