John 19:30"It is Finished" "Τετέλεσται - Tetelestai " "முடிந்தது"

A warm Good Friday greetings to everyone , This is the day Our Lord Christ Jesus has been forsaken for a while to bind us permanently with him . Today I have chosen the 6th word on the cross for the meditation .

The Bible says in John 19:30, “When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” In Mark 15:37 we read, “With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.” According to Bible scholars, this “loud cry” may have been those very last words that John records, “It is finished.” He spoke it out loud. He declared it for all to hear. He uttered a loud cry to His Father in heaven for the whole world to know, that Jesus became the final and ultimate sacrifice for our sin. The word in this verse, “finished,” is actually from the Greek word, “tetelestai,” which is the same word that means “paid in full.” Often, it was used in an accounting term, which indicates a debt was paid. Tetelestai comes from the verb teleo, which means "to bring to an end, to complete, to accomplish." It's a crucial word because it signifies the successful end to a particular course of action. It's the word you would use when you make the final payment on your new car; it's the word you use when you cross the finish line of your first 10K run. The uniqueness about the way it was written is that the tense of the word indicates both a point in time it was complete and that it would also continue to be complete or finished. And this is the essence of what Christ came to do. The same word in different perspectives: According to a Servant : It was used by servants and employees who return to their master with news they had finished the task. Jesus had finished the task God had given him. According to law : It’s a legal term judges would use to announce that a prisoner had completely served his prison time. Jesus made sure that justice had been served for our sin. According to Accounts: It was an accounting term meaning a debt had been paid in full. Jesus completely paid our debt. According to a Artist : Artists used the term when painting a picture to denote their final stroke. Jesus’ sacrifice finished God’s great masterpiece by making it possible for the pinnacle of his creation—us—to be redeemed from our sin. According to a Priest : Priests used the term when they offered a sacrifice to God to say, “The sacrifice has been made.” Jesus’ death on the cross was the sacrifice for our sin. C H Spurgeon about the 6th word “an ocean of meaning in a drop of language, a mere drop. It would need all the other words that ever were spoken, or ever can be spoken, to explain this one word. It is altogether immeasurable. It is high; I cannot attain to it. It is deep; I cannot fathom it. IT IS FINISHED is the most charming note in all of Calvary’s music. The fire has passed upon the Lamb. He has borne the whole of the wrath that was due to His people. This is the royal dish of the feast of love.” A C Gaebelein about the 6th word “Never before and never after was ever spoken ONE WORD which contains and means so much. It is the shout of the mighty Victor. And who can measure the depths of this ONE WORD!” We know that Christ has become the first missionary to fulfill his father's mission . He came to “finish” God’s work of salvation in us. He came to “pay it in full,” the entire penalty, or debt, for our sins. He’s at work in our world still today in powerful ways.LOVE YOU ALL, GOD BLESS YOU !