The LORD willing, we are about to see first hand the greatest Love story ever told come to it is appointed beginning, that is right it's beginning! Not the end, with the death of the son of man, only the beginning. With each new generation of humanity, is this Love story repeated within the next generation and passed on within the next. With each seceding generation comes new and varied situations for GOD's Faith and Grace to arise within the heart of His Creation, man! Why is this so you may ask? Because humanity has not learned the lessons of it's past with the next generation, each has strife, chaos, and disasters, wars and rumors of wars of it's own making, because no one listens to the Spirit of GOD within them. Many wonder around as if following a god and so they do, a god of soul and self will, in their flesh. These things are heard and seen in the ancients of the Bible record.
John 19:22, 23-27 "Pilate answered, "What I have written I have written."
Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. They said therefore among themselves, "Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled (in Exodus 28:32; Psalm 22:18), which saith, "They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots." These things therefore the soldiers did. Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, 'Woman, behold thy son!' Then saith he to the disciple, 'Behold thy mother!' And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home." (KJV)
John 19:22, 23-27 "Pilate answered, "What I have written I have written."
When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, so they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be." This was to fulfill the Scripture (in Exodus 28:32; Psalm22:18) which says, "They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots." So the soldiers did these things, but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, 'Woman, behold, your son!' Then he said to the disciple, 'Behold, your mother!' And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home." (ESV)
John 19:22, 23-27 "To which Pilate replies, "What I have written, I have written!"
The soldiers who crucified Jesus took his outer garments and divided it between the four of them; the inner garment was a seamless woven tunic. (The four pieces of the outer garment would be the head gear, the sandals, the girdle, the tallith which was the garment with fringes. [Exodus 28:32]) They therefore discussed between themselves to rather not tear the inner garment but to cast lots for it to determine whose it shall be. This was the fulfillment of prophetic Scriptures, "They divided my outer garments among them and for my inner garment they cast lots." These very things predicted by David in Psalm 22:18, the soldiers unwittingly performed. Standing by the cross were the three Mary's, the mother of Jesus, his aunt Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the beloved disciple standing nearby, he said, 'Ma'am, behold your son!' Then he said to the disciple, 'Behold your mother!' From that moment the disciple adopted her as his own mother." (Westcott remarks upon the four exclamations in this chapter - Behold the man! Behold your King! Behold your son! Behold your mother! This gives us a remarkable picture of what Christ is, and what he reveals people to be.) (The Mirror)
John 19:28-30 "After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled (in Psalm 69:21), saith, 'I thirst.' Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, 'It is finished:' and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost." (KJV)
John 19:28-30 "After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture; Psalm 69:21), 'I thirst.' A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, 'It is finished,' and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit." (ESV)
John 19:28-30 "With this Jesus, realizing that all things are now [1]fully accomplished and that what was written was to be fulfilled, said, 'I thirst!' (Everything is now done! Ede panta [1]tetelestai. Jesus knew the scriptures with a different intent; he knew that he was reflected within them! Familiar with the text, he brought context and life to them! Hebrews 10:7 "Then I said, I read in your book what you wrote about me; so here I am, I have come to fulfill my destiny." - Psalm 40:7, Luke 4:17, 24:27, 44 ) There was a jar filled with vinegar in which someone dipped a sponge attached to a branch of [1]hyssop and lifted it to his mouth. (Compare these scripture, Matthew 27:34; Psalm 69:21 "They gave me gall for food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink." Also reference to Deuteronomy 29:18; Jeremiah 9:15, 23:15; Lamentations 3:15; Amos 5:7, 6:2. Hyssop was a reed by the Hebrews in their ritual sprinklings.) When Jesus had taken the vinegar he said, 'It is finished!' He then bowed his head and handed over the spirit. (Look at Psalm 31:5 "Into Your hand I commit my spirit." The word [1]tetelestai communicates the final consummation of all things; everything is now concluded! John again - as in verse 28 - records this powerful word, in the Perfect Passive tense which denotes an action which is completed in the past, but the effects of which are regarded as continuing into the present without end. Nothing that happens in time could possibly interrupt or intercept this act of GOD's redemptive genius. The only possible way we can delay the glory that follows the cross is by underestimating what happened there when Jesus died and cried: 'It is Finished!' There is no eschatology of any one's guess or definition that carries more weight than GOD's 'eshatos' [final]word that he spoke to us in sonship - in the one who bears the very stamp [charakter] of His nature and radiates the Father's being. The one seated upon the Throne of humanity's redeemed innocence! Hebrews 1:1-3 We can afford to make Jesus' words on the cross, 'It is Finished!' our complete and final focus! ) (the Mirror)
Until next time, the LORD willing, we shall pursue to close this chapter.
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