Matthew's account:In order to understand how and when Y‘shua died, it is important to review Matthew's account of Y‘shua‘s
death:
(45) ―Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
(46) And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to
say, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
(47) Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calls for Elias.
(48) And straightaway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed,
and gave him to drink.
(49) The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
(50) Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the spirit.
(51) And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth did
quake, and the rocks rent". (Matt 27:45-51)
The New King James translation says, ―Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the
spirit."
It is important to note that none of the other Gospel accounts record that Y‘shua cried "again" after he had
been offered the vinegar to drink. Why is this important? It is important because there is something missing
from the King James translation of Matthew's account. When this missing text is inserted into its proper
place, the mystery of how and when Y‘shua died is solved. Notice how this passage reads when properly
translated with the missing text:
Again notice that; ―Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God,
my God, why have you forsaken me" (KJV)? ―And straightaway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and
filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. The rest said, Let be, let us see whether
Elias will come to save him. And another took a spear and thrust it into his side; and out came water and
blood. Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the spirit". (Matt 27:48-51)
Quoted from The Restoration of Original Sacred Name Bible based on the Rotherham version. See also the
Moffet and the Fenton translations.
When we review all of what Matthew originally wrote about the last few minutes of Y‘shua‘s life, it is clear that
the correct chronology of events shows two distinct cries of agony and the last cry was made after the
centurion stabbed Y‘shua with his spear, bringing his life to an end as the blood drained from his body.
It is unfortunate that this last sentence is left out of Matthew's account by many translators; however, most of
the ancient transcripts and writings have the last part of this verse with the sentence above intact.
When this Scripture is properly translated, it conveys the correct sequence of events and confirms prophecy.
A careful reading of all the Scriptures clearly shows that Y‘shua was offered vinegar several times, and that
he cried out twice. The second time he cried out was when the spear was thrust into his side.
27:51 The veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake―And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did
quake, and the rocks rent‖.
This is the veil separating the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies (Heb 9:3-9; 10: 19 - 22.) as discussed in the
previous sections above.
27:52-53 The graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose―(52) And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, (53) And came
out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.‖
Before we look at this resurrection that took place at Y‘shua‘s death, let‘s first go back to what Y‘shua said on
the crucifixion stake. What did Y‘shua tell the righteous man on the crucifixion stake?
Y‘shua told the righteous man on the crucifixion stake that ―today, you shall be with me in paradise‖.