It is Finished

“So when Jesus received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.” (John 19:31)

During the awful three hours of supernatural darkness, the Father had to forsake Him. After enduring this unspeakable period of utter separation from God (which is the essence of hell itself), then He could finally shout "with a loud voice" (Luke 23:46), the great cry of triumph, "It is finished!". Jesus announces with these words, all our sins are washed away - All our guilt that should have been imputed to us but was imputed to Him, was taken care of. Our salvation is won, our sins are forgiven!  How do I know that? How do I know that with certainty? Because the Lord Jesus Christ announced so that all could hear, and the beloved disciple could record it: "It is finished."

With this shout of victorious confidence, the Lord Jesus Christ is saying to us, and to God in our hearing, "The work that Thou gave Me to do, the mission that Thou sent Me to accomplish, is finished. It is finished!" It is a shout of victory. It is a cry of obedience, God-centered obedience, not defeat but a new beginning!

The Truth
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. (John 14:1-4)