It Is Finished!
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It Is Finished!

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John 19:30

So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

 

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The cross is the aim of Jesus’ birth. His birth ends in His death. Incarnation is God’s greatest redemption for humans through Jesus Christ. He was born to die so we can live. And Jesus has fulfilled God’s promise and accomplished the mission with these words: It is finished!

It is finished or Tetelestai in Greek is a common word. Jesus might have said these words many times before: when Jesus told Joseph that he had done his work as a carpenter.

But the very same words that Jesus said at the cross have a very important meaning. Jesus tried to emphasize that His suffering at the cross was once for forever. He will never experience such suffering anymore—the beat and the slap. He will never bear the sins again. He will never be forsaken by God anymore. His mission was finished at the cross!

“It is finished” also means that Jesus has died to break devil and evil spirit’s power. As written in Hebrews 2:14, “Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil.” Jesus’ suffering is to set humans free from the bondage of sin!

Besides, “It is finished” is a sign of our salvation. Jesus has exchanged sins with His blood at the cross. Therefore, Jesus’ words at the cross are to fulfill God’s plan.

 

Christ is willing to endure suffering so that we can receive forgiveness from God.

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