 When Jesus was about to be crucified, he was clothed in a purple cloak, purple being the color of royalty. And he was given a crown of thorns. This tree in Israel is what we believe it was made out of. They mockingly celebrated him saying, Hail, King of the Jews. This was to fulfill the prophecy in Isaiah 53. He was despised and rejected among men. Not more than a moment after Jesus had taken his last breath that of Roman centurion utter, surely this was the Son of God. A truly shocking acknowledgement after such a brutal crucifixion. And as much as we set ourselves up as superior to those who mocked Jesus in his day, the truth is we have all betrayed Jesus through our words and our deeds. We openly mocked Jesus by our rejection of him on a daily basis. But like that Roman centurion, we will all be faced with the truth. Either now or in eternity, we will all confess these words. Surely he is the Son of God.