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Mk 15:24a ... And they-crucify him ...

This verse is a direct paraphrase from the OT which reads ...

“Many dogs surround me .. The assembly of the wicked have enclosed me .. They pierced my hands and my feet .. I can count all my bones .. They stare at me and gloat .. They divide my Garments among them .. and for my Clothing they cast Lots” (Ps 22:16-18).

The diagram for this phrase shows how Jesus is crucified.

Mk 15:24b ... and they divide his garments, casting a lot on them ...

The diagram for this phrase shows how the "Lots" were cast.

The authors of the Gospel of John made up a little story based on Mark’s sacred geometry diagrams for this verse ... “Therefore when the soldiers crucified Jesus, they-took his garments and made four parts ... to each soldier a part. And the tunic, now the tunic was seamless, from the top woven through whole. They-said therefore to one-another ... let us not split it but let-us-cast-lots upon it of-whose it-will-be ... that the scripture might-be-fulfilled, the-one saying ... they-divided my garments for-themselves and upon my clothing they-cast lots {Psalm 22:19} ... therefore the soldiers did these-things" (Jn 19:23-25).

Mk 15:24c ... which one should be raising?

The double interogative tis ti in the Greek text asks "who" and "what." The word ar-ay means "to raise up from the ground." The Greek text is a very clever word play riddle that only this amazing diagram can answer.

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