Chapter 25

It Is Finished

When Jesus hung on the cross, the last thing He said before He died was,

ìIt is finishedÖî John 19:30

It is written of the completeness of the sacrifice of the Son of God, Jesus Christ,

for the sins of man in the following manner.

ìFor Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands,

which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to

appear in the presence of God for us: Nor yet that he should

offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place

every year with blood of others; For then must he often have

suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the

end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice

of himself.î Hebrews 9:24-26 (emphasis mine)

ì...[and] this man after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for

ever, sat down on the right hand of God;...For by one offering he

hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.î

Hebrews 10:12, 14 (emphasis mine)

Although the Roman Church and some so-called Protestant churches teach that

we must eat a magic wafer or perform some form of penance (an act of contrition)

in order to obtain forgiveness of sins, this makes a mockery of the price Jesus

paid!

The MAIN POINT of the death of Jesus on the cross, as portrayed during

Passover, is that it was the absolute price to be paid for the sins of mankind!

There was nothing else that could be done for the forgiveness of sin.

Jesus died, was buried in a tomb of rock, and three days later rose from the

dead. He lived then and He still lives today.

Yet the Catholic Church and some other churches continually display crucifixes

portraying a dead Christ. A cross with a dead or dying Christ on it does not

represent how the Lord Jesus overcame death, the devil and sin.

In fact, it shows just the opposite!