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"IT
IS FINISHED”
John 19:30
Finished:
teleo meaning to end, finish; as
in II Timothy 4:7 “I have finished
my course.”
tetelestai
meaning to finish, a finished work, to complete a
predetermined goal; to initiate,
implement, and
accomplish a perfect plan, all is finished, the task is done.
As
in John 19:28 “Jesus knowing(eidos=fully conscious of
the
meaning of his atoning death) that all things were now
accomplished
(tetelestai), that the
scripture might be
fulfilled,
saith, I thirst.”
Mood is indicative
Tense is perfect “It
has been finished”
Voice is passive
Person is 3rd
Number is singular
Jesus
knew the relation of his death to redemption for us as in Mark 10:45;
Matthew 20:28; 26:28.
It
was a cry of victory in the hour of defeat!
It is the shout of victorious purpose.
Jesus had completed His work, His mission, and His tasks.
He was not crying the cry of a defeated martyr.
He was crying the cry of a victorious conqueror.
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