Torture

The torture of people

Jeremiah 52:10–11 See also Deuteronomy 28:29–35; Judges 8:16, Judges 16:21; Job 19:2; Psalm 137:3; Isaiah 13:15–18, Isaiah 51:23; Lamentations 5:11–13; Ezekiel 23:10; Matthew 18:34; Acts 16:22–24; Hebrews 11:35–38; Revelation 9:5, Revelation 9:10

There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the officials of Judah. Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon, where he kept him in custody until his dying day.

The torture of Jesus Christ

Luke 22:63 See also Matthew 27:27–31 parallel Mark 15:16–20; John 19:2–3John 19:18 parallels Matthew 27:35, Mark 15:24, Luke 23:33 Crucifixion was essentially death by torture.

The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him.

There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.

Torture in the setting of judgment

Matthew 8:29 parallels Mark 5:7, Luke 8:28Revelation 20:10 See also Matthew 25:46; Luke 16:23; Revelation 14:11, Revelation 18:7

“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”

And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.