Agony of the Horned Lizard Near Death

Who's eyes squirt blood? The horny toad...or lizard:

The generic name Phrynosoma means "toad-bodied". In common with true toads (amphibians of the family Bufonidae), horned lizards tend to move sluggishly, often remain motionless, and rely on their remarkable camouflage to avoid detection by predators.

Quite fascinating, huh? Literally they close off blood flowing back to there tiny hearts...then POP... goes the blood vessel in the eye. Up to 4-5 feet. Lots of formic acid in the blood too - from the venomous ants. Its not until the lizard is in the mouth, nearest death, when the flow to the heart is stopped so it can burst from the eyes. 

The horned lizard has two constricting muscles that line the major veins around its eye. When these muscles contract, they cut off blood flow back to the heart, while it continues to flow into the head. This floods the ocular sinuses with blood, building pressure, and causing them to bulge. By further contracting these muscles in a rapid manner, the pressure increases even more, eventually rupturing the thin sinus membranes. The result is a jet stream of blood that can shoot up to four feet from the eye socket, a process known as auto-hemorrhaging. Amazingly, this process can be repeated several times within a short period if necessary, though the mechanism for this rapid recovery is not completely understood. - AskNature.org

Since science is fun and so are flowcharts, here is decision tree for this little lizard:

Source: Awkwardadaptations.com 

This video stands out as a reminder of a few biblical things: sweating blood, coyotes the trickster and the question ....blood squirting lizard - the world's weirdest

1. Did Jesus Christ experience hematohidrosis while praying in the garden of Gethsemane before his crucification. 

[Luk 22:43-44 ESV] "And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. And being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

Interesting some manuscripts omit these verses. Let it me known...there is a completely unseen world around us. Gives us strength. (But also fire arrows)

Strange too, as I just heard of a story angels strengthening a soul fought with terror - a time ago now of this writing. Perhaps I was surrounded by angels in my time of need, as I heard in the story of the lady that collapsed. The muslim students would not go out for there were angels seen. When I said Gabe and Mike may go it was the night of testing.

Does not our physical bodies need encouragement from the heavenly realm? In us resides the Helper. Thought the will of the Father and the Son were one it is no easy thing to choose death. When your will becomes one with Christ it becomes a delight even thought the path is difficult.

 A prayer of incense still rises and praises too - though spun round the feeling wheel the hand that lands on fear.David too resolved to be strengthened; not by His will but by the will of the Lord:

1 Samuel 30:6 – “But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.”

After the temptation was overcome the angels ministered to Jesus: Does it not read as so? Heed the words:

Psa 89:21 KJV - 21 With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.

"If God proportion the shoulders to the burden, we shall have no reason to complain, whatever he is pleased to lay upon us."

https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g1765/nasb20/mgnt/0-1/

Actually hematohidrois or profuse sweating? No doubt that He wasn't looking forward to the crucifixion.  hematohidrosis = sweating blood. 

Also interesting are the tears of blood from the virgin mary statue. Unsure if there is any truth to it, but interesting none-the-less. In related news; ever here of a stigmata?

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigmata 

According to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission. (Hebrews 9:22).

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted" (Matthew 5:4 - NKJV)

And those of Peter:

 "Rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ's sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified" (1 Peter 4:13-14 - NKJV). 

Affliction caused by our faithfulness to the name of Christ is proof that the Spirit of the glory of God rests upon us. This should make us glad, for we are blessed, and we shall rejoice when His glory is revealed when He returns to earth. 

Our joy will never be interrupted..."soon"

 "God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away" (Revelation 21:4 - NKJV).

Though I suffer tears of affliction for my loss there will be more to come another day no doubt: 

[Mic 1:8 ESV] "For this I will lament and wail; I will go stripped and naked; I will make lamentation like the jackals, and mourning like the ostriches."

I know from my experience, the prayer of surrender is when strengh from the spirtiaul comforts world lifts you up. So that you can continue to take steps. 

The prayer of full surrender ...where help then comes!

(Luke 22:42-44 ESV) "saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. And being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

Let us not forget the reverent need:

(Hebrews 5:7 ESV) In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.