READING THE ARTICLE BELOW, WILL I NOW BELIEVE LUKE 22:44? IN DESCRIBING JESUS' AGONY IN THE GARDEN IT SAYS:
"And being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground."
SHOULDN'T WE HAVE BELIEVED THIS WITHOUT A NEWS STORY? AND THIS, JUST BECAUSE THE AUTHORITATIVE WORD OF GOD SAID SO.
I REMEMBER STUDYING THIS VERSE YEARS AGO AND LEARNING THAT SUCH A DISEASE DESCRIBED BELOW DID INDEED EXIST. NOW THIS SENSATIONAL STORY APPEARS. IT DOESN'T PROVE THE FACT THAT JESUS INDEED BLED IN THE GARDEN, IT RATHER AFFIRMS WHAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN TRUE.
JUST THINK HOW DEEPLY JESUS AGONIZED FOR US. THIS POINTS UP HOW GREAT A LOVE WITH WHICH HE LOVES US, AND ALSO, JUST HOW GREAT OUR SIN WHICH NECESSITATES SUCH A LOVE. "See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are" (1 John 3:1).
HERE'S THE FOX STORY:
"Italian doctors were left bewildered when a woman was admitted to the hospital for 'sweating blood' from her face and hands, a new case published in a medical journal on Monday revealed.
The woman, 21, would spontaneously bleed with no visible lesions on her skin, according to the case report published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The woman has been suffering from the mysterious disorder for three years and would start bleeding spontaneously in her sleep or while she was physically active.
The women told doctors she suffered major depression and panic disorder because of the condition and became 'socially isolated.' She has no history of psychosis, the report said.
The doctors floated different theories on what caused the condition, including factitious disorder, when someone would deceive others by appearing sick. However, she continued to spontaneously bleed after she was prescribed paroxetine and clonazepam for her depression and anxiety order.
They ultimately concluded she had hematohidrosis, an uncommon disease that would cause 'spontaneous discharge of 'blood sweat’ through intact skin.' Blood can also come out of areas that don’t have sweat glands.
It’s still unclear what causes the 'blood sweat.' Dr. Michelle Sholzberg, co-director of the Hemophilia Comprehensive Care program at St. Michael's Hospital, told CBC News the case is the 'most unusual.'
'I can say with clarity that I've never seen a case like this — ever,' Sholzberg told CBC News. 'And I can say that I've seen some of the worst bleeding disorders, and I've never seen them sweat blood.'
'I think this person has a very bizarre anatomical defect on a microscopic level that is resulting in this very unusual symptom,' the Canadian hematologist said."
-Katherine Lam is a breaking and trending news digital producer for Fox News.
