THE LAST WORDS OF CHRIST ON THE CROSS PART 3

A Word of Suffering

Hebrews 2:14–15 “Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.”

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Colossians 2:9 “For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,”

Isaiah 53:2–3 “For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.”

The Lord Jesus knew what it was to suffer. During His earthly ministry, He suffered from hunger, thirst, and fatigue. He was so poor that He had no where to lay His head. He knew what it was to face mockery, ridicule, and rejection. He was betrayed by one of His disciples and deserted by the rest of them. His brothers didn’t believe in Him. As a matter of fact, at one point, His family tried to come and get Him from the crowds, because they thought He was out of His mind. He knew what is was to lose friends and loved ones to death. He faced direct temptation from Satan for 40 days. And now here He is, not only facing the physical suffering of the cross, but the terrible wrath of the Heavenly Father.

The Suffering and Sympathetic Christ

Isaiah 53:4 “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.”

Hebrews 4:14–16 “Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”

1 Peter 5:7 “casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”

Christ’s Fulfillment of Scripture

Matthew 5:17 ““Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.”

Psalm 69:21 “They gave me poison for food, and for my thirst they gave me sour wine to drink.”

“Every important detail of the great tragedy had been written down beforehand. The betrayal by a familiar friend (Psalm 41:9), the forsaking of the disciples through being offended at Him (Psalm 31:11), the false accusations (Psalm 35:11), the silence before His judges (Isaiah 53:7), the being proven guiltless (Isaiah 53:9), the numbering of Him with transgressors (Isaiah 53:12), the being crucified (Psalm 22:16), the mockery of the spectators (Psalm 109:25), the taunt of non-deliverance (Psalm 22:7-8), the gambling for His garments (Psalm 22:18), the prayer for His enemies (Isaiah 53:12), the being forsaken of God (Psalm 22:1), the thirsting (Psalm 69:21), the yielding of His spirit into the hands of the Father (Psalm 31:5), the bones not broken (Psalm 34:20), the burial in a rich man’s tomb (Isaiah 53:9): all plainly foretold centuries before they came to pass. What a convincing evidence of the divine inspiration of the Scriptures! “How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!” — Arthur Pink

Our Great Need of Living Water

John 4:13–14 “Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.””

Matthew 5:6 ““Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.”

Isaiah 55:1–2 ““Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.”

Revelation 22:17 “The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.”

Luke 16:24 “And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.’”