cross

Was an agonizing method used by the Roman Empire to execute slaves, rebels and others major offender to the order of the empire. In fulfillment of prophecy, this was the means by which Christ was crucified. Even though some early Christians referenced the cross as a symbol of their worship it was not universally used until the time of Constantine. The cross (i.e., the shape of the letter “t” or “T”) was used by Romans to impose capital punishment by affixing the victim to it and leaving them to eventually die from exhaustion and asphyxiation. The cross was used to kill Jesus, and thereafter became a symbol of Christianity.