The cross was originally a cruel instrument of execution. After the Roman governor Pilate, yielding to pressure from the Jewish people, sentenced Jesus to death, soldiers led Jesus to a place known as Golgotha, where they crucified Him. The Bible also records that two criminals were crucified alongside Jesus-one on His left and one on His right. This demonstrates that, in Jesus' time, the cross was merely a punitive device used against criminals; it possessed nothing worthy of praise, and certainly nothing deserving of reverence.
However, the crucifixion and subsequent resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day constituted a divine plan of salvation ordained by God since the very creation of the world. As the Prophet Isaiah foretold: "Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all... Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin..."
Through His death and resurrection, the Lord Jesus Christ fulfilled God's plan for the redemption of humanity; emerging from the agony of the cross, He triumphed over death and attained glory. Consequently, the cross has come to be regarded by many as a symbol of glory and salvation.