It is finished

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It is finished (John 1930)
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Introduction

• As Jesus our Lord was on the cross, His last
  words teach us many lessons

• In this series I hope to share with you some
  insight into those final moments before Jesus
  took His last breath and died.

• In our last lessons we studied, Father,
  forgive them, for they do not know what they
  are doing

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Introduction

• As Jesus our Lord was on the cross, His last
  words teach us many lessons

• In this series I hope to share with you some
  insight into those final moments before Jesus
  took His last breath and died.

• In our last lessons we studied, Truly, I say
  to you, today you will be with Me in paradise

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Introduction

• As Jesus our Lord was on the cross, His last
  words teach us many lessons

• In this series I hope to share with you some
  insight into those final moments before Jesus
  took His last breath and died.

• In our last lessons we studied, Woman, behold
  your sonBehold your mother

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Introduction

• As Jesus our Lord was on the cross, His last
  words teach us many lessons

• In this series I hope to share with you some
  insight into those final moments before Jesus
  took His last breath and died.

• In our last lessons we studied, My God, my
  God, why have you forsaken Me?

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Introduction

• As Jesus our Lord was on the cross, His last
  words teach us many lessons

• In this series I hope to share with you some
  insight into those final moments before Jesus
  took His last breath and died.

• In our last lessons we studied, I am thirsty

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It is finished

• Like all mankind, Jesus was destined to die.
  The question that we all must be able to answer
  in death is Did I finish the task of the Father?

• Jesus is the only one that can say with
  absolute truth that everything the Father
  wanted was perfectly completed in His life

• Though He died a traumatic death, He died doing
  all of the Fathers will

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It is finished

• There was nothing left in the flesh that Jesus
  could do for the FatherWe were redeemed and
  that was the Fathers purpose in sending Jesus

• The sentence It is finished is but one word
  in the Greek (tetelestai) which means, to
  bring to an end, to complete, to accomplish

• A servant would use this word when reporting to
  his master after a task

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It is finished

• These 3 words embody the whole scope of our
  redemption

• When Jesus knew that His work was done, He
  shouted aloud the word, It is finished
  (See Mt. 2750 Mk. 1537)

• He never said, I am finished as if to sound
  defeated, but rather said, It is finished and
  He became victorious in His death.

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It is finished

• Jesus came with a duty and fulfilled it (John
  434 174)

• From a very young age Jesus announced His need
  to do the work of His Father (Luke 249)

• As Jesus continued doing His Fathers will, He
  often times reminded others that His time had
  not yet come (John 23-4 76-8, 28-30 820)

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It is finished

• The Bible tells us that Jesus came to save His
  people from their sins (Matthew 121)

• The Bible also tells us that,He saved
  us (Titus 34-7)

• OT priests offered many sacrifices for sins,
  yet Jesus being High Priest and sacrifice
  offered Himself once for our salvation (Hebrews
  924-26)

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It is finished

• When a bill would be paid in full in ancient
  times, it would have written on it (tetelestai),
  It is finished

• The debt for our sins was all paid on the cross
  of Calvary

• My sins are not on mebut on Jesuswhat a
  concept! Jesus is our sacrifice for sins and
  has carried our unrighteousness away from
  us (See Lev. 1615-22 Heb. 1017)

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It is finished

• Jesus has won the battle against Satan for us
  in His death (John 1231-32)

• We no longer have to fear death, since Jesus
  gives us the hope of eternal life (Hebrews
  214-18 Rom. 61-11)

• We are now offered life in His kingdom, after
  we have been forgiven of our transgressions
  (Col. 113-14 29-15)

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It is finished

• We know that the Father accepted the sacrifice
  of Jesus because the temple veil was torn in two
  (Matt. 2751)

• With the barrier of our sins taken away the way
  into Gods fellowship was now open to all
  (Heb. 1019-25 Eph. 213-22)

• When Jesus rose from death and left for His
  home on highGod showed us that the sacrifice
  was acceptable

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Application

• In His death, Jesus reassures us that His work
  in redemption was complete with the words, It
  is finished

• Every generation must accept the completed work
  of Jesus and live their life in obedience to
  Him (Psalm 2225-31)

• Jesus shed His blood for youwill you put away
  your sins (Acts 2216)

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Application

• We often times sing Hallelujah What A Savior
  in which a verse reads
• Lifted up was He to die,
• It is finished, was His cry
• Now in heaven exalted high
• Hallelujah! What a Savior.

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Will you accept the finished work of Jesus?

• Hear (John 1248)

• Believe (John 824)

• Repent (Luke 133, 5)

• Confess (Matt. 1032-33)

• Baptized (Mark 1616)

• Faithful (Rev. 210)