Cry of Victory from the Cross Tetelestai It is Finished Matthew 16:13-17; Matthew 17:1-10; Mark 8:27-33; Mark 9:2-10; Luke 9:18-22; Luke 8:28-36 The Cross of Christ Was the subject of Jesus’ rebuke of Peter, and the subject of Jesus’ conversation with Moses and Elijah Was the most important subject in Jesus’ conversation The only means of the new creation Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Fifth and Sixth words from the cross John 19:18-20 John 19:28-37 Tetelestai – “It is Finished” Shout of victory, not defeat, held head high for 6 hours Jesus said, “It is finished”, not I am finished Now he was about to bow his head Lifted up was he to die It is finished was his cry In the original language that Jesus used, and John wrote “It is finished” is one-word “Tetelestai” What Jesus finished, stands finished, will always be finished Three Important Facts Tetelestai -A Familiar Word Tetelestai -Spoken (shouted) by a Faithful Saviour Tetelestai -About the Finished Work Tetelestai -A familiar word in Jesus’ time spoken by Servants Priests Artists Merchants Others Tetelestai -A familiar word spoken by servants Servants/Slaves in Jesus' time: Roman empire, 6 million slaves; when a task assigned by master the servant would return and say, “Tetelestai” –I have finished the work you gave me to do Philippians 2:5-8 John 17:4 Tetelestai -A familiar word spoken by priests Priests in Jesus’ time would examine the sacrifice and offered it if it is “Tetelestai” i.e. faultless Jesus Christ was God’s faultless sacrifice Sanhedrin hired false witness at trial Pilate the Roman governor –”I find no fault in him” John 18:38, John 19:4, 6 Jesus was both the priest and the sacrifice for sin 1Peter 1:19) Jesus offered the perfect, complete, spotless and faultless sacrifice Tetelestai -A familiar word spoken by artists Many art in Roman empire by Jews, Greek, Romans: painting, drawing, sculpture Artist declared “Tetelestai” on finished work At the cross, Jesus, the Master artist who framed the universe, and all of history, dipped the brush in his own blood and declared “Tetelestai” –the picture is finished The cross completes the Old Testament pictures and types (Luke 24:25-27) Jesus on the cross, completed Old Testament pictures and types Tetelestai -A familiar word spoken by merchants Bargain, argue prices, values, arrive at the price, get paid and declared “Tetelestai” -paid in full When mortgage debt is paid off the banker wrote on the receipt, “Tetelestai” the debt in pad, fully paid, always paid We owed God Can’t live up to God’s standards and are therefore guilty The wages of sin in death but... Jesus paid it all; all to him I owe; sin had left a crimson stain; He washes white as snow Jesus took my (your) debt certificate, and he wrote across it Jesus Christ took my (your) bank book, and he wrote across it righteous No claim can ever be made against me (you) again Tetelestai –It is finished Jesus, the Servant, finished the work Jesus paid the debt, fully paid, completely paid Three Important Facts Tetelestai -A Familiar Word Tetelestai -Spoken by a Faithful Saviour Tetelestai -About the Finished Work Tetelestai – Spoken (shouted) by a Faithful Saviour God gave Jesus a work to do Born to do God’s will; conscious of the work from the beginning Hebrews 10:5, 7 12 year old in the temple; wedding at Cana; Mark 8, 9 Satanic opposition, country men’s rejection; family and disciples’ misunderstanding Finally, he declared “Tetelestai –It is finished Tetelestai – Spoken (shouted) by a Faithful Saviour Jesus is still faithful (Heb 13:8) On the cross He faithfully finished the work Today on the throne He is the Merciful and faithful High Priest (Hebrew 2:17) (John 1:7) (1 Corinthians 10:12) He is faithful to keep us (2 Timothy 1:12) Are you trusting the faithful Saviour? Jude 1:24-25