It is finished, Into your hands.
The Seven Sayings of Jesus From the Cross • Sermon • Submitted
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Father forgive them
Father forgive them
Today you will be with Me
Today you will be with Me
Behold your Mother
Behold your Mother
My God, My God
My God, My God
I thirst
I thirst
We come to the final two statements of Jesus
We come to the final two statements of Jesus
In John 19:30 we see......
In John 19:30 we see......
30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.
In Luke 23:46 we see....
In Luke 23:46 we see....
46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” Having said this, He breathed His last.
It is finished
It is finished
Those three words, “It is finished” come from one Greek word tetelestai (TO-TELL-ES-TIE)
Those three words, “It is finished” come from one Greek word tetelestai (TO-TELL-ES-TIE)
“The word tetelestai is unfamiliar and is used only twice in the New Testament. A servant would use it when reporting to his or her master, “I have completed the work assigned to me” (see John 17:4).
“The word tetelestai is unfamiliar and is used only twice in the New Testament. A servant would use it when reporting to his or her master, “I have completed the work assigned to me” (see John 17:4).
When a priest examined an animal sacrifice and found it faultless, this word would apply.”
When a priest examined an animal sacrifice and found it faultless, this word would apply.”
The word means, “It is finished, it stands finished, and it always will be finished!”
The word means, “It is finished, it stands finished, and it always will be finished!”
“These words specify not the end of Jesus’ life, but the completion of His task. The verb tense is perfect. “It is finished!” The purpose of His hour has been completed, and the consequences of His work are enduring.
Max Lucado writes, “The history-long plan of redeeming man was finished. The message of God to man was finished. The works done by Jesus as a man on earth were finished. The task of selecting and training ambassadors was finished. The job was finished. The song had been sung. The blood had been poured. The sacrifice had been made. The sting of death had been removed. It was over.”
30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.
Jesus’ words, “It is finished” provides for us 4 glorious benefits.
I. Atonement for Sin
I. Atonement for Sin
Warren Wiersbe, writes, “None of the Old Testament sacrifices could take away sins; their blood only covered sin. But the Lamb of God shed His blood, and that blood can take away the sins of the world (John 1:29; Heb. 9:24–28).”
A. Jesus’ Death Conquered Sin and Death
A. Jesus’ Death Conquered Sin and Death
1. He “purged our sins
1. He “purged our sins
7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
“cleanse” Gr.katharizo, “to declare clean, make clean, purify”
14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
2. He conquered death
2. He conquered death
9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.
John MacArthur, writes in his commentary on Hebrews: “We see the extent of Christ’s humiliation in His death. Angels cannot die; but Jesus came to die. He went so far beneath angels that He did something that they could never do. His death was not easy or costless. It was a suffering death. Christ’s exit from the land of the living was not calm and peaceful, but was accompanied by outward torture and inner agony. The death He tasted was the curse of sin. What Jesus felt while dying on the cross was the total agony of every soul in hell for all eternity put together, suffered in a few hours. All the punishment for all the sin of all time—that was the depth of His death. He was guilty of no sin, yet He suffered for all sin.”
B. Jesus’ Death Causes Reconciliation to God
B. Jesus’ Death Causes Reconciliation to God
8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 10 For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. 11 And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
“Reconciliation” Gr.katallasso, “to return to favor with, to receive one into favor.” “To put someone into friendship with God.”
I. Atonement for Sin
I. Atonement for Sin
II. Access to the Holy of Holies
II. Access to the Holy of Holies
A. Because of Christ’s Death We Have Access to God
A. Because of Christ’s Death We Have Access to God
“No one was allowed access to the holy of holies but the High Priest on the Day of Atonement which occurred once a year.”
“No one was allowed access to the holy of holies but the High Priest on the Day of Atonement which occurred once a year.”
The Day of Atonement which occurred “on the 10th day of the 7th month (Tishri, September/October).” was to serve “as a reminder that the daily, weekly and monthly sacrifices made at the altar of burnt offering were not sufficient to atone for sin.
The Day of Atonement which occurred “on the 10th day of the 7th month (Tishri, September/October).” was to serve “as a reminder that the daily, weekly and monthly sacrifices made at the altar of burnt offering were not sufficient to atone for sin.
“The high priest…first sanctified himself by taking a ceremonial bath and putting on white garments
“The high priest…first sanctified himself by taking a ceremonial bath and putting on white garments
Then he had to make atonement for himself and other priests by sacrificing a bullock
Then he had to make atonement for himself and other priests by sacrificing a bullock
God was enthroned on the MERCY SEAT in the sanctuary, but no person could approach it except through the mediation of the high priest, who offered the blood of sacrifice.
God was enthroned on the MERCY SEAT in the sanctuary, but no person could approach it except through the mediation of the high priest, who offered the blood of sacrifice.
After sacrificing a bullock, the high priest chose a goat for a sin-offering and sacrificed it.
After sacrificing a bullock, the high priest chose a goat for a sin-offering and sacrificed it.
Then he sprinkled its blood on and about the mercy seat.
Then he sprinkled its blood on and about the mercy seat.
Finally the scapegoat bearing the sins of the people was sent into the wilderness.
Finally the scapegoat bearing the sins of the people was sent into the wilderness.
This scapegoat symbolized the pardon for sin brought through the sacrifice.
This scapegoat symbolized the pardon for sin brought through the sacrifice.
19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and having a High Priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
B. Because of Christ’s Death All Sacrifices Are No Longer Needed
B. Because of Christ’s Death All Sacrifices Are No Longer Needed
“Christ’s sacrifice is effective because it removes sin, which the other covenant could never do. The New Covenant went from daily sacrifice to one sacrifice, from ineffective sacrifices to the one perfectly effective sacrifice.
“Christ’s sacrifice is effective because it removes sin, which the other covenant could never do. The New Covenant went from daily sacrifice to one sacrifice, from ineffective sacrifices to the one perfectly effective sacrifice.
I. Atonement for Sin
I. Atonement for Sin
II. Access to the Holy of Holies
II. Access to the Holy of Holies
III. Acceptance By God
III. Acceptance By God
A. Through Christ’s Death We Are Accepted to God
A. Through Christ’s Death We Are Accepted to God
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, 5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.
“Because believers are accepted in Him, then they, like Him, are beloved of God.
B. Through Christ’s Death There is No More Enmity
B. Through Christ’s Death There is No More Enmity
14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, 15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace,
IV. Assurance of Salvation
IV. Assurance of Salvation
A. Jesus’ Death Provides Full Assurance of Salvation
A. Jesus’ Death Provides Full Assurance of Salvation
Because His sacrifice was perfect it never needs to be repeated.
Because His sacrifice was perfect it never needs to be repeated.
14 For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
“Perfected” Gr.teleioo, “to complete, to make perfect”
“Perfected” Gr.teleioo, “to complete, to make perfect”
This verse (vs. 14) reveals the twofold nature of salvation. The believer possesses a positional, judicial standing of righteousness and, second, a remaining need for practical, progressive holiness.
This verse (vs. 14) reveals the twofold nature of salvation. The believer possesses a positional, judicial standing of righteousness and, second, a remaining need for practical, progressive holiness.
B. Jesus’ Death Guarantees Full Assurance of Salvation
B. Jesus’ Death Guarantees Full Assurance of Salvation
27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. 30 I and My Father are one.”
1. Atonement for Sin
2. Access to the Holy of Holies
3. Acceptance by God
4. Assurance of Salvation
Into your Hands
Into your Hands
46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” Having said this, He breathed His last.
1. My Father
1. My Father
Remember just a few moments ago Jesus had called His Father God
Remember just a few moments ago Jesus had called His Father God
2. My Existance
2. My Existance
24 whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.
3. My Sacrifice
3. My Sacrifice
Everything up to this point was part of the plan but this was the finale of the plan.
Everything up to this point was part of the plan but this was the finale of the plan.