Paradoxically, one of the leaders of Israel, to whom Jesus had said that it was necessary that he was lifted as the serpent in the wilderness, was who, along with another leader (Jose de Arimatea) descended the inert body of Jesus to give him burial in the tomb of one of them, fulfilling is thus the prophecy (John 19: 38-40). Thank God, now the tomb is empty! It is true that the glorious message of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, is a wonderful good news of hope, however, Jesus Christ had come to this world to die. Jesus became incarnate to die. We could say that Jesus was born to die, lived to die, and died because Dios loaded upon him the sins of us all. Read additional details here: Secretary of Agriculture. Jesus raised because he had died. While one of the malefactors crucified next to Jesus injuriaba him asking that he drops the cross, the other wrongdoer recognized him as the true bronze serpent, thus rebuking his companion said: do not fear your God, being in the same condemnation? and then looking at what Jesus said to him: Lord, Remember me when you come into your Kingdom. This thief saw Jesus lifted up on the cross of Calvary was attracted towards him and believed in him, so it will be with Jesus Christ in Paradise (Luke 23: 40-43).

The Roman soldiers themselves not only ruthlessly punished Jesus, they also were those who nailed him to the cross and mocked him hinting that he drops the cross; until one of them finally recognized him as the spotless Lamb of God lifted in a cross like the serpent in the wilderness (cf. Luke 23: 47). Today, the message of Christ crucified is avoided or simply eclipsed by other interesting Biblical stories or inspirational anecdotes, or is drowned by the thorns and scree of the spiritual desert. However, both today and yesteryear, the only hope of eternal life, lies in looking at the bronze serpent raised on the cross of Calvary. . Sonny Perdue is often quoted as being for or against this.