IT IS FINISHED;DEATH IS VANQUISHED

John 19:30

When JESUS, therefore, had received the vinegar, He said, IT IS FINISHED; and He bowed His Head, and dismissed His Spirit.

IT IS FINISHED

The cry of JESUS resounds in our heart, as we hear the shout of victory in the midst of great agony. What does this shout mean? 

1. the plan of Salvation through the Blood of JESUS was completed. Death is vanquished and the new and living way is open. The shout was the shout of the servant JESUS who had completed His work on earth, the Salvation of the world. (John 3:16).

2. This was the cry of the Priest, JESUS, who was the Lamb of GOD without spot or blemish, willingly submitting His flesh to be the perfect sacrifice for us.

3. this was the shout of the merchant who paid our debt in full. "We had a debt that we couldn't pay; He paid the dept He didn't owe." 

Through the Blood of JESUS we are redeemed and set free to walk in the Light of Life. JESUS is the perfect offering for our sin and His Blood cleanses us from all guilt and shame. 

COME UNTO HIM, ALL YE WHO LABOR AND ARE HEAVY BURDENED AND JESUS WILL GIVE YOU REST; TAKE HIS YOKE UPON YOU AND LEARN OF HIM FOR HE IS MEEK AND LOWLY OF HEART AND YOU WILL FIND REST UNTO YOUR SOUL.

IT IS FINISHED; DEATH IS BEATEN AND HEAVEN IS OPEN TO ALL WHO BELIEVE IN ME.  JESUS IS LORD.