The Spear of Destiny
The Spear of Destiny is the weapon that supposedly was used to pierce Jesus to see if he was dead. Whether that actually happened is an interesting question. The Swoon Theory There is a claim, the "Swoon Theory", that Jesus did not die on the cross, and that instead he was taken down mistakenly whilst still alive, and he later managed to escape from his tomb, and so was later seen alive by the disciples. I personally do not find it very likely, but Christians who argue against will always cite the piercing by the spear as "proof" Jesus really was dead. The Account So we should take a look at what it says in John. John 19:31 Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. 32 The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with J...