Jesus, with calm and in absolute control, did not just cross this infinite divide nor did He just randomly decide to give up His Spirit, but instead He perfectly timed this final utterance to coincide with the evening temple prayer service.
Read MoreBefore Jesus died on the cross, John records Jesus’ last words: “It is finished!” (John 19:30)
What does “it” mean here? What exactly was finished?
Read More...it is startling to hear God’s Son scream from the cross, “My God, my God! Why have you forsaken me?” (Matt. 27:46). Being forsaken does not mean being ignored or overlooked. It means ... abandoned. Jesus did not just feel forsaken, he was forsaken. God truly turned His back away from His one and only Son and left him to die a horrible and cruel death.
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