What precisely was Jesus referring to when he said "It is finished?"

[Monna]

John 19:28-30
After this Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfil the scripture), “I thirst.” A bowl full of vinegar stood there; so they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop and held it to his mouth. When Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished”; and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.​

What was it that was finished? At this point, He had not yet died, He had not yet descended into the kingdom of death; He had not yet been resurrected; from our temporal standpoint He had not started His mediation for us "at the right hand of the Father." There is still more that we expect to see done by and through and for him in the future.

Furthermore, I wonder if the cry on the cross included more than what Jesus meant in His prayer in John 14:4 - I have "accomplished the work which thou gavest me to do." The severe temptation in Gethsemane had not yet occured; the submission to arrest, to illegal court procedures, the condemnation and humiliation by Pilate and Herod, the Jewish leaders' statement that "we have no king but Caesar" (and where did Herod figure in that statement!), the crucifixion itself, had not happened.

John 17: 1-5
When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify thy Son that the Son may glorify thee, since thou hast given him power over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom thou hast given him. And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. I glorified thee on earth, having accomplished the work which thou gavest me to do; and now, Father, glorify thou me in thy own presence with the glory which I had with thee before the world was made.​

I imagine there is a great deal happening in those few hours during which the central event of all history was being played out, something that was of great significance in heaven (the spiritual immaterial realms), on earth and under the earth (the realm of death) - things that are quite beyond most of us. I think other contextual details must also be relevant - like the tearing of the curtain in the temple; the sign that Pilate wrote in Aramaic, Latin and Greek; the inexplicable darkness between midday and mid afternoon, etc.

I do not wish this discussion to be dogmatic on any side, but I would genuinely like to hear what serious members of CF think He was referring specifically to.

As a teaser, it is also fascinating to think that there was about to be a new beginning, in His resurrection - but that must be linked somehow to what was "finished."

Thoughts please.

 

[MariaJLM]

He was referring to the fact that His divine plan was completed. As we know, it was always part of His plan to die. He had to so He could do the whole resurrection on the Third Day thing.

 

[bcbsr]

John 19:28-30
After this Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfil the scripture), “I thirst.” A bowl full of vinegar stood there; so they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop and held it to his mouth. When Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished”; and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.​

What was it that was finished? At this point, He had not yet died, He had not yet descended into the kingdom of death; He had not yet been resurrected; from our temporal standpoint He had not started His mediation for us "at the right hand of the Father." There is still more that we expect to see done by and through and for him in the future.

Furthermore, I wonder if the cry on the cross included more than what Jesus meant in His prayer in John 14:4 - I have "accomplished the work which thou gavest me to do." The severe temptation in Gethsemane had not yet occured; the submission to arrest, to illegal court procedures, the condemnation and humiliation by Pilate and Herod, the Jewish leaders' statement that "we have no king but Caesar" (and where did Herod figure in that statement!), the crucifixion itself, had not happened.

John 17: 1-5
When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify thy Son that the Son may glorify thee, since thou hast given him power over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom thou hast given him. And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. I glorified thee on earth, having accomplished the work which thou gavest me to do; and now, Father, glorify thou me in thy own presence with the glory which I had with thee before the world was made.​

I imagine there is a great deal happening in those few hours during which the central event of all history was being played out, something that was of great significance in heaven (the spiritual immaterial realms), on earth and under the earth (the realm of death) - things that are quite beyond most of us. I think other contextual details must also be relevant - like the tearing of the curtain in the temple; the sign that Pilate wrote in Aramaic, Latin and Greek; the inexplicable darkness between midday and mid afternoon, etc.

I do not wish this discussion to be dogmatic on any side, but I would genuinely like to hear what serious members of CF think He was referring specifically to.

As a teaser, it is also fascinating to think that there was about to be a new beginning, in His resurrection - but that must be linked somehow to what was "finished."

Thoughts please.

I think the John 17 reference is referring to his earthly ministry of discipleship and evangelism as well as the miracles he did to affirm his authority to speak.

Whereas I think John 19 is referring to his work of atonement which was accomplished on the cross.

Also interesting note, it appears Psalm 22 reflects what Jesus was going through on the cross starting with Ps 22:1 "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Psalm 22 ends with "he has done it." which is similar to "it is finished".

 

[Monna]

He was referring to the fact that His divine plan was completed. As we know, it was always part of His plan to die. He had to so He could do the whole resurrection on the Third Day thing.

Perhaps my question was not clear. Maria, by saying he had to die in order for him to "do the whole resurrection" is itself an acknowledgement of the fact that "His divine plan" was NOT completed. Only part of it was.

This was not a role play, a drama piece for the general public. This was HUGE! The Son of God, God the Son, was hung on a cross with criminals and humiliated publically. The Jewish leaders explicitly said "we have no king but Ceasar" and requested Pilate to change the charge above Jesus head on the cross, because they explicitly rejected him as their King! They sought to kill Jesus because of His claims to be the Messiah, and crucified Him specifically for that.

We believe that He was the Messiah. What was all wrong in the minds of the Jews (including the disciples) was their concept of the Messiah. Their concept of kingship and national governance was wrong from the very first time they begged Samuel to crown a king for them so that they could be like the nations around them (1 Sam 12:12). Indeed, the OT is full of examples of their misunderstanding of WHO God is, in Himself, and in relation to them as individuals and a nation. Starting from the days when Moses was up the mountain getting the tablets of stone, the people tried to fit God to their image.

The Scribes and Pharisees that Jesus met considered His claim to divinity, even to prophethood, to be totally phony because He didn't follow their interpretation of the law or the Sabbath. (John 9, and Luk 7 for two very clear examples.) They couldn't fathom a God who would work miracles on the Sabbath, or allow a sinner (a prostitute no less) touch Him in public. They envisaged a Messiah who was/is violently victorious in battle, subduing their enemies mercilessly. His people in Nazareth sought to kill him, because he stopped before the end of Issiah 61:2 - he did not include the phrase "and the day of vengeance of our God," in his reading and upset them by refering to the (non-Jewish) woman of Zarephath, and Naaman of Assyria (read Luke 4: 24-29). They could not envisage a Messiah who would reach out to Gentiles.

At the cross Jesus finished an important demonstration of the true nature of God. He came "to show us the Father" and even in His submission to the cross, Jesus showed us what God is really like. The notice that Pilate put above His head was next to prophetic. He in effect put to death the "King of the Jews" concept that the Jews had of the Messiah, for now Jesus has authority over all things, "in heaven, on earth and under the earth" - He is no longer the King of the Jews alone. Nor is He a God with a temper tantrum, using violence to smash his enemies, nor a grand father or genie figure to simply do the will of "his people" but a God of love that showers his blessings on all mankind, good and evil alike. He showed us on the cross that the only way to healing victorious lives is through a process through brokenness, "becoming of no reputation" - "deny yourself, take up your cross daily, and follow me" - it is not through gaining and weilding power, or doing great things yourself, or even of defending your own reputation.

I think many so-called christians today are still clinging to something very close to the OT Jewish concept of the Messiah as Hero, the Warrior King. In doing so they reduce Him to the level of a Batman, Spider Man or Super Man, using might and force to impose "right" on people and situations. This image of God, I think, in fact ended demonstrably on the cross. You may choose to disagree, but this is one thought that came to mind when I pondered the deeper meanings of Jesus' last cry.

 

[ewq1938]

Joh 19:28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
Joh 19:29 Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
Joh 19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

He actually only said one word not 3 as the English translates: teleō

G5055
τελέω
teleō
tel-eh'-o
From G5056; to end, that is, complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt): - accomplish, make an end, expire, fill up, finish, go over, pay, perform.

I think he announced the end of his mortal life. Verse 28 already shows all was completed so what he says in verse 30 is likely just regarding the death that was seconds away.

 

[concretecamper]

John 19:28-30
After this Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfil the scripture), “I thirst.” A bowl full of vinegar stood there; so they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop and held it to his mouth. When Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished”; and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.​

What was it that was finished? At this point, He had not yet died, He had not yet descended into the kingdom of death; He had not yet been resurrected; from our temporal standpoint He had not started His mediation for us "at the right hand of the Father." There is still more that we expect to see done by and through and for him in the future.

Furthermore, I wonder if the cry on the cross included more than what Jesus meant in His prayer in John 14:4 - I have "accomplished the work which thou gavest me to do." The severe temptation in Gethsemane had not yet occured; the submission to arrest, to illegal court procedures, the condemnation and humiliation by Pilate and Herod, the Jewish leaders' statement that "we have no king but Caesar" (and where did Herod figure in that statement!), the crucifixion itself, had not happened.

John 17: 1-5
When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify thy Son that the Son may glorify thee, since thou hast given him power over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom thou hast given him. And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. I glorified thee on earth, having accomplished the work which thou gavest me to do; and now, Father, glorify thou me in thy own presence with the glory which I had with thee before the world was made.​

I imagine there is a great deal happening in those few hours during which the central event of all history was being played out, something that was of great significance in heaven (the spiritual immaterial realms), on earth and under the earth (the realm of death) - things that are quite beyond most of us. I think other contextual details must also be relevant - like the tearing of the curtain in the temple; the sign that Pilate wrote in Aramaic, Latin and Greek; the inexplicable darkness between midday and mid afternoon, etc.

I do not wish this discussion to be dogmatic on any side, but I would genuinely like to hear what serious members of CF think He was referring specifically to.

As a teaser, it is also fascinating to think that there was about to be a new beginning, in His resurrection - but that must be linked somehow to what was "finished."

Thoughts please.

He completed the Passover sacrafice which he started on Holy Thursday. He drank the 4th cup.

 

[1watchman]

John 19:28-30
After this Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfil the scripture), “I thirst.” A bowl full of vinegar stood there; so they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop and held it to his mouth. When Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished”; and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.​

What was it that was finished? At this point, He had not yet died, He had not yet descended into the kingdom of death; He had not yet been resurrected; from our temporal standpoint He had not started His mediation for us "at the right hand of the Father." There is still more that we expect to see done by and through and for him in the future.

Furthermore, I wonder if the cry on the cross included more than what Jesus meant in His prayer in John 14:4 - I have "accomplished the work which thou gavest me to do." The severe temptation in Gethsemane had not yet occured; the submission to arrest, to illegal court procedures, the condemnation and humiliation by Pilate and Herod, the Jewish leaders' statement that "we have no king but Caesar" (and where did Herod figure in that statement!), the crucifixion itself, had not happened.

John 17: 1-5
When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify thy Son that the Son may glorify thee, since thou hast given him power over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom thou hast given him. And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. I glorified thee on earth, having accomplished the work which thou gavest me to do; and now, Father, glorify thou me in thy own presence with the glory which I had with thee before the world was made.​

I imagine there is a great deal happening in those few hours during which the central event of all history was being played out, something that was of great significance in heaven (the spiritual immaterial realms), on earth and under the earth (the realm of death) - things that are quite beyond most of us. I think other contextual details must also be relevant - like the tearing of the curtain in the temple; the sign that Pilate wrote in Aramaic, Latin and Greek; the inexplicable darkness between midday and mid afternoon, etc.

I do not wish this discussion to be dogmatic on any side, but I would genuinely like to hear what serious members of CF think He was referring specifically to.

As a teaser, it is also fascinating to think that there was about to be a new beginning, in His resurrection - but that must be linked somehow to what was "finished."

Thoughts please.

His ministry was "finished" ---see John 12:27; John 16:28; John 19:30; etc. Jesus came into the world to show us the Father, and Himself as the Savior and way to the Father (John 14 & note v. 6; also see 1 Jn. 5:10-12). Without the death and resurrection of Jesus, the Christ, a believer in God would have no hope. He surely is worthy of our devotion. I hope this will. help.

 

[Phil.Stein]

John 19:28-30
After this Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfil the scripture), “I thirst.” A bowl full of vinegar stood there; so they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop and held it to his mouth. When Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished”; and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.​

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i was taught that the word he said was "tetalestai" (from john's gosepl), which means, "paid in full". he paid the price for sin. not some sin, or the sin of some, or a part payment for sin. he paid it all and he paid in full. tetalestai.

 

[Monna]

And the curtain in the Temple, closing off the holiest of holy places, was torn from top to bottom ...
was this part of all that was now finished?

 

[1watchman]

And the curtain in the Temple, closing off the holiest of holy places, was torn from top to bottom ...
was this part of all that was now finished?

That is part of it! The Lord Jesus finished the work of redemption for lost sinners (all of us). The Vail was rent by God to show the religion of Israel was now finished, and God was beginning a new dispensation (administration) of the grace of God, as foretold in the Old Testament. Jesus is the Messiah for Israel, beside the Savior of the whole world today. God has given the very best gift He could give mankind in His "...beloved Son", and if that is not good enough for some souls, there is nothing more provided for man to be saved and made right with our Creator-God. Remember that Israel's religion is typology for mankind which is now shown in the New Testament.

 

[Monna]

The Vail was rent by God to show the religion of Israel was now finished, and God was beginning a new dispensation (administration) of the grace of God, as foretold in the Old Testament. Jesus is the Messiah for Israel, beside the Savior of the whole world today.

And not only the religion of Israel. But even the commonest views of Israel in the world, the common view of the Messiah, and the whole view that God would rule (with power and violence) through Israel and its almightly Messiah King on David's throne. David was the epitomy of the Jewish King, a Hero that is close to Superman in his feats - as a teenager, single-handedly killing a lion and a bear, to say nothing of that giant heathen scoundrel Goliath. David was a man of violence to the extent that no matter how much God loved him, his hands were too bloody to build His Temple. With heros like David, Joshua, Samson, Gideon, and others, it isn't hard to understand how the Jewish concept of God was one of a fearsome being (seeing his face meant doom) who would come in wrath to punish the world.

From that point of view, Pilate at the urging of a blood-thirsty mob, put Jesus on the cross in an act of immense violence, not only physical but one meant to humiliate psychologically and socially. And Pilate wished to humiliate the Sanhedrin by demonstrating his ability to kill the King of the Jews, a people who were in constant rebellion, yet had shouted "we have no king but Caesar." The irony is that that day, through Jesus, Pilate made peace with the puppet king Herod. Another irony is that he also completed the intention of an earlier Herod who slaughtered 2000 infant boys in his attempt to kill Jesus. But of course it was the "death" of the Jewish concept of "the King of the Jews," because Jesus was no longer king of the Jews only ... in Jesus, there is neither Jew nor Greek, male or female, bond slave or free. It was the death of the role of Israel in popular view, as the only God-chosen people who would rule the world. He is king of all, and His kingdom is a kingdom of righteousness, PEACE and LOVE. It was the end of the slavery of the law (torturing people with guilt and doubt) through the fulfillment of the law in love - giving us power over the law to fulfill its full intent. The God characterised by violence in much of the old testament (though his mercy and love shine through in the prophets and elsewhere) is shown to be the God of Love and Grace and Life in the new covenant.

 

[mark kennedy]

John 19:28-30
After this Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfil the scripture), “I thirst.” A bowl full of vinegar stood there; so they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop and held it to his mouth. When Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished”; and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.​

What was it that was finished? At this point, He had not yet died, He had not yet descended into the kingdom of death; He had not yet been resurrected; from our temporal standpoint He had not started His mediation for us "at the right hand of the Father." There is still more that we expect to see done by and through and for him in the future.

Furthermore, I wonder if the cry on the cross included more than what Jesus meant in His prayer in John 14:4 - I have "accomplished the work which thou gavest me to do." The severe temptation in Gethsemane had not yet occured; the submission to arrest, to illegal court procedures, the condemnation and humiliation by Pilate and Herod, the Jewish leaders' statement that "we have no king but Caesar" (and where did Herod figure in that statement!), the crucifixion itself, had not happened.

John 17: 1-5
When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify thy Son that the Son may glorify thee, since thou hast given him power over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom thou hast given him. And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. I glorified thee on earth, having accomplished the work which thou gavest me to do; and now, Father, glorify thou me in thy own presence with the glory which I had with thee before the world was made.​

I imagine there is a great deal happening in those few hours during which the central event of all history was being played out, something that was of great significance in heaven (the spiritual immaterial realms), on earth and under the earth (the realm of death) - things that are quite beyond most of us. I think other contextual details must also be relevant - like the tearing of the curtain in the temple; the sign that Pilate wrote in Aramaic, Latin and Greek; the inexplicable darkness between midday and mid afternoon, etc.

I do not wish this discussion to be dogmatic on any side, but I would genuinely like to hear what serious members of CF think He was referring specifically to.

As a teaser, it is also fascinating to think that there was about to be a new beginning, in His resurrection - but that must be linked somehow to what was "finished."

Thoughts please.

It is finished, it's used quite often in Apocalyptic writings, the word is 'teleo', from which we get telescope. It's the idea of fulfilling prophecy, when Jesus was offered the gall it was the last piece of the prophetic puzzle, a very detailed event in redemptive history to be sure. Jesus had to fulfill all of them, basically he is saying, that's it, I did it. Check out how it's used in the Apocalypses, aka the Revelation:

G5055 - teleō Accomplish, Accomplishment: "to finish, to bring to an end" (telos, "an end"), frequently signifies, not merely to terminate a thing, but to carry out a thing to the full. It is used especially in the Apocalypse, where it occurs eight times, and is rendered "finish" in Rev 10:7; 11:7, and in the RV of Rev 15:1, which rightly translates it "(in them) is finished (the wrath of God)." So in Rev 10:8; in Rev 17:17, RV, "accomplish," and "finish" in Rev 20:3,5,7; in Luk 2:39, RV, "accomplish," for AV, "performed." (Vine’s Dictionary)​

Ok, so it means the prophecy is fulfilled and this is done. Rev 10:7; 11:7

• Rev 10:7 the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, G5055
• 11:7 Now when they (the two prophets) have finished their testimony,
• 15:1 the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, G5055

The operative term here is fulfilled, with it the crucifixion, the mystery of God, the prophets testimony marking the middle of the Tribulation period, and the seventh angle who had the vials of wrath, poured out at the end of the Great Tribulation. It's used to speak of fulfilling the Law (Rom. 2:27), fulfilling the lusts of the flesh (Gal. 5:15), and finishing a race (2 Timothy 4:7).

Grace and peace,
Mark

 

[Mark51]

It seems to me that Jesus maintained his integrity to the end, accomplished his appointed ,mission and the means for the salvation of mankind-and more important, the vindication of God’s sovereignty.

 

[Residential Bob]

And the curtain in the Temple, closing off the holiest of holy places, was torn from top to bottom ...
was this part of all that was now finished?

No.

The veil closing off the Most Holy Place was the second veil (Heb 9:3). The veil being torn that witnesses could see from the hill was the first veil, the doorway to the Holy Place.

It is finished. Through the work of Christ, God could walk on the earth again with His creation. Through His creation, He could also be glorified on the earth again. Jesus accomplished his mission.

Now he needed merely to tear down the second veil to be with the Father and reign as the union of all things in heaven and all things on earth.

 

[ActsOfTheApossibles]

John 19:28-30
After this Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfil the scripture), “I thirst.” A bowl full of vinegar stood there; so they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop and held it to his mouth. When Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished”; and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.​

What was it that was finished? At this point, He had not yet died, He had not yet descended into the kingdom of death; He had not yet been resurrected; from our temporal standpoint He had not started His mediation for us "at the right hand of the Father." There is still more that we expect to see done by and through and for him in the future.

Furthermore, I wonder if the cry on the cross included more than what Jesus meant in His prayer in John 14:4 - I have "accomplished the work which thou gavest me to do." The severe temptation in Gethsemane had not yet occured; the submission to arrest, to illegal court procedures, the condemnation and humiliation by Pilate and Herod, the Jewish leaders' statement that "we have no king but Caesar" (and where did Herod figure in that statement!), the crucifixion itself, had not happened.

John 17: 1-5
When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify thy Son that the Son may glorify thee, since thou hast given him power over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom thou hast given him. And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. I glorified thee on earth, having accomplished the work which thou gavest me to do; and now, Father, glorify thou me in thy own presence with the glory which I had with thee before the world was made.​

I imagine there is a great deal happening in those few hours during which the central event of all history was being played out, something that was of great significance in heaven (the spiritual immaterial realms), on earth and under the earth (the realm of death) - things that are quite beyond most of us. I think other contextual details must also be relevant - like the tearing of the curtain in the temple; the sign that Pilate wrote in Aramaic, Latin and Greek; the inexplicable darkness between midday and mid afternoon, etc.

I do not wish this discussion to be dogmatic on any side, but I would genuinely like to hear what serious members of CF think He was referring specifically to.

As a teaser, it is also fascinating to think that there was about to be a new beginning, in His resurrection - but that must be linked somehow to what was "finished."

Thoughts please.

It is a good question, and I have a whole study on it across the scriptures.

The short version? The perfect sinless character (His; having been worked out) in the likeness of sinful (fallen) flesh was complete and the "cornerstone" (Himself) was laid for the rest of the "Temple" to be built upon (thus it was just the beginning, part 1, the courtyard service complete).

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

John 19:28-30
“It is finished”; and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.​

What was it that was finished?
Thoughts please.

His ministry was "finished" ---see John 12:27; John 16:28; John 19:30; etc. Jesus came into the world to show us the Father, and Himself as the Savior and way to the Father (John 14 & note v. 6; also see 1 Jn. 5:10-12). Without the death and resurrection of Jesus, the Christ, a believer in God would have no hope. He surely is worthy of our devotion. I hope this will. help.

Great post.
Short and concise........

It is the fulfillment of Isaiah 61:2a, preaching the Gospel to the 1st century Jews:

Strong's Concordance with Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

Genesis 1:1 (YLT)

G5055 τελέω teléō, tel-eh'-o; from G5056;
to end, i.e. complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt):—accomplish, make an end, expire, fill up, finish, go over, pay, perform

"DAYS OF VENGEANCE" Isaiah 61:2 and Luke 21:22 Revelation

Isaiah 61:2
a)To proclaim the year of the good pleasure of Yahweh,
b)And the day of vengeance<5359> of our 'Elohiym, To comfort all mourners.

Luke 4:
17 the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:...........
21 and He began by saying,
“Today this Scripture<1124 is fulfilled in your hearing.”

Then He is "executed" by the Jewish Rulers and Romans as prophecied:

John 19
28 After this, Jesus, having seen that already all has been finished<5055> that may be being perfected the Writing He is saying "I am thirsting.
30 - Then when Jesus took the sour wine, He said, “It hath been finished<5055>!”
And reclining His head, He gives up Spirit.

Act 13:29
and when they did finish<5055> all the things written about Him, having taken him down from the tree, they laid Him in a tomb;

Then the future destruction of 1st century OC Jerusalem, the Temple and Priesthood

Matthew 24, Mark 13 and Luke's Temple/Jerusalem Discourses harmonized

Matthew 24:3
Yet of-sitting of Him upon the Mount of the Olives, the Disciples came toward to Him according to-own saying, "Be telling to us! when these shall be?
And what the sign of Thy parousiaV <3952>
and the together-finish/sun-teleiaV<5055> <4930> of the Age?"

Then Isaiah 61:2b was fulfilled in 70ad upon the destruction of the Temple and City.......

Isaiah 61:2
a)To proclaim the year of the good pleasure of Yahweh,
b)And the day of vengeance<5359> of our 'Elohiym, To comfort all mourners.

The Destruction of Jerusalem - George Peter Holford, 1805AD

Luke 21:22
That days of vengeance these are,
of the to be fulfilled all the having been written

Hebrews 9:26
Since it was binding Him many-times to be suffering from casting of world, now yet once, upon a together-finish/sun-teleia<5055> <4930> of the Ages<165> into putting-away of Sin thru the Sacrifice of Him, He has been manifested.

It is used in 8 verses of Revelation:

Revelation 10:7
but in the days of the sounding of the seventh Messenger, whenever he is being about to be trumpeting, is finished<5055> the mystery of God,
as He evangelizes the of Himself bond-servants and the prophets.
Revelation 11:7
And whenever they should be finishing<5055> their testimony, the beast ascending out of the abyss, shall be doing battle with them and shall be conquering them and shall be killing them.
Revelation 15:1
Then I saw another sign in the heaven, great and marvelous: seven Messengers having the seven last blows/stripes<4127>,
that in them is finished<5055> the FURY of God.

It is finished, it's used quite often in Apocalyptic writings, the word is 'teleo', from which we get telescope. It's the idea of fulfilling prophecy, when Jesus was offered the gall it was the last piece of the prophetic puzzle, a very detailed event in redemptive history to be sure. Jesus had to fulfill all of them, basically he is saying, that's it, I did it. Check out how it's used in the Apocalypses, aka the Revelation:

G5055 - teleō Accomplish, Accomplishment: "to finish, to bring to an end" (telos, "an end"), frequently signifies, not merely to terminate a thing, but to carry out a thing to the full. It is used especially in the Apocalypse, where it occurs eight times, and is rendered "finish" in Rev 10:7; 11:7, and in the RV of Rev 15:1, which rightly translates it "(in them) is finished (the wrath of God)." So in Rev 10:8; in Rev 17:17, RV, "accomplish," and "finish" in Rev 20:3,5,7; in Luk 2:39, RV, "accomplish," for AV, "performed." (Vine’s Dictionary)​

Ok, so it means the prophecy is fulfilled and this is done. Rev 10:7; 11:7

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  • Rev 10:7 the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, G5055
  • 11:7 Now when they (the two prophets) have finished their testimony,
  • 15:1 the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, G5055

The operative term here is fulfilled, with it the crucifixion, the mystery of God, the prophets testimony marking the middle of the Tribulation period, and the seventh angle who had the vials of wrath, poured out at the end of the Great Tribulation. It's used to speak of fulfilling the Law (Rom. 2:27), fulfilling the lusts of the flesh (Gal. 5:15), and finishing a race (2 Timothy 4:7).

Grace and peace,
Mark

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[mark kennedy]

The fulfillment of Isaiah 61:2a, preaching the Gospel to the 1st century Jews:

Strong's Concordance with Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

Genesis 1:1 (YLT)

G5055 τελέω teléō, tel-eh'-o; from G5056;
to end, i.e. complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt):—accomplish, make an end, expire, fill up, finish, go over, pay, perform

"DAYS OF VENGEANCE" Isaiah 61:2 and Luke 21:22 Revelation

Isaiah 61:2
a)To proclaim the year of the good pleasure of Yahweh,
b)And the day of vengeance<5359> of our 'Elohiym, To comfort all mourners.

Luke 4:
17 the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:...........
21 and He began by saying,
“Today this Scripture<1124 is fulfilled in your hearing.”

Then He is "executed" by the Jewish Rulers and Romans as prophecied:

John 19
28 After this, Jesus, having seen that already all has been finished<5055> that may be being perfected the Writing He is saying "I am thirsting.
30 - Then when Jesus took the sour wine, He said, “It hath been finished<5055>!”
And reclining His head, He gives up Spirit.

Act 13:29
and when they did finish<5055> all the things written about Him, having taken him down from the tree, they laid Him in a tomb;

Then the future destruction of 1st century OC Jerusalem, the Temple and Priesthood

Matthew 24, Mark 13 and Luke's Temple/Jerusalem Discourses harmonized

Matthew 24:3
Yet of-sitting of Him upon the Mount of the Olives, the Disciples came toward to Him according to-own saying, "Be telling to us! when these shall be?
And what the sign of Thy parousiaV <3952>
and the together-finish/sun-teleiaV<5055> <4930> of the Age?"

Then Isaiah 61:2b was fulfilled in 70ad upon the destruction of the Temple and City.......

Isaiah 61:2
a)To proclaim the year of the good pleasure of Yahweh,
b)And the day of vengeance<5359> of our 'Elohiym, To comfort all mourners.

Luke 21:
22 That days of vengeance these are, of the to be fulfilled all the having been written

Hebrews 9:26
Since it was binding Him many-times to be suffering from casting of world, now yet once, upon a together-finish/sun-teleia<5055> <4930> of the Ages<165> into putting-away of Sin thru the Sacrifice of Him, He has been manifested.

It is used in 8 verses of Revelation:

Revelation 10:7
but in the days of the sounding of the seventh Messenger, whenever he is being about to be trumpeting, is finished<5055> the mystery of God,
as He evangelizes the of Himself bond-servants and the prophets.
Revelation 11:7
And whenever they should be finishing<5055> their testimony, the beast ascending out of the abyss, shall be doing battle with them and shall be conquering them and shall be killing them.
Revelation 15:1
Then I saw another sign in the heaven, great and marvelous: seven Messengers having the seven last blows/stripes<4127>,
that in them is finished<5055> the FURY of God.
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Looks like you got it, always encouraging to see a point like that expanded upon. I heard something about the gall he was offered, apparently it was some kind of a drug that numbed the pain enough to prolong the suffering. It reminded me of the OT proverb, 'the mercies of the wicked are cruel' (Proverbs 12:10). It's also interesting to note that the 'atonement' literally means 'at one moment'. Since the Greek word was untranslatable William Tyndale invented a word. The idea of of the Day of Atonement when the High Priest entered the Holy of Holies with blood to make atonement for the people. In addition there was a daily sin offering, in both sacrifices, it was always the blood of the Lamb.

And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once (G2178 ἐφάπαξ ephapax) for all. (Hebrews 10:10)
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The argument is building for several chapters in Hebrews, the same idea being repeated:

Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, G2178 when he offered up himself. (Hebrews 7:27)​

Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once G2178 into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. (Hebrews 9:27)
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The believer also experiences a kind of Yom Kippur:

For in that he died, he died unto sin once: G2178 but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. (Romans 6:10)
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Grace and peace,
Mark

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[yeshuaslavejeff]

resurrection

From "The Power of Resurrection" >>
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Let us see that the difference between man and the rest of creation is just here: that all other things, after their being created, had no need of anything having to be added on, since God had required no further demand of them; man, on the other hand, did require a further touch after creation—because God had, and still has, a special purpose for man. And this last touch of which we speak must be actively added on by man himself—which is to say that there needs to be added to him the fruit of the tree of life.

Unfortunately man adds to himself the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil instead of the fruit of the tree of life. Let us underscore the fact that man as created is not complete since God has yet to obtain the man that is after His eternal plan. Even if he does not eat the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, man still cannot satisfy God’s heart. In other words, whether the fact of his not eating of the tree of life is true of man before or after he eats the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, he is nonetheless limited and incomplete. He may attain to the peak of humanity and still be unfinished so far as God’s eternal plan concerning him is concerned, for he does not possess the life of God.

Let us recognize that the purpose of God in creating Adam is not simply in His having made him a living soul by having breathed into a piece of fashioned clay. No, this is very inadequate. Man does not yet have the life of God. He has the created life all right, but he does not possess the uncreated life. He is bound by time and space. He is created to a certain point, but falls short of arriving at God’s full design. For this reason, since the time of Adam, God has been working towards obtaining a man in full accordance with His plan.
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Christ lived on earth for thirty-odd years. Humanly speaking, he advanced in wisdom and stature (Luke 2.52). But, after He is resurrected He demonstrates the perfect power of God. This power has already broken through the greatest limitation of all—which is death. His life transcends time and space. His life breaks through death. Hence, He is the Living One. Human beings are limited by death, but our Lord is not subject to such limitation. This is the resurrection of our Lord.

We all realize that death is a great limitation. All living things come to an end at death. Be it a blade of grass or a tree, its greatest limitation is death. A dog or a cat may be our pet for three, five, or a few more years. It is very clever and quite useful. But it cannot live on forever. Its life is limited. It is finished at death. And the same is true with human beings. No matter how capable the foolish rich man planned ahead, we read how "God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?" (Luke 12.16-20) When death comes, one loses all. When one is living he may do many things and make himself very useful, but his usefulness ceases with death. As regards the Lord, however, death no longer exists. It is broken through by the Lord. Death cannot hold Him in—for this holding is limitation; and resurrection has thrust aside this greatest of all limitations. Neither gate nor city nor mountain can block resurrection. Neither yesterday, nor today, nor tomorrow can arrest resurrection. Our Lord is not just living, he in fact dies no more. He not only will not die, He also has no possibility of dying. He is the Living one; and He was dead, but He is now alive forevermore (Rev. 1.18).
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