The African American Pulpit, April 1st, 2008
SEVEN LAST WORDS
John 19:30, NIV
When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
Although it was close to three o'clock-right around the time when the sun is usually its hottest-there was no sun to be found on that day. Jesus had been hanging on the cross since 9 a.m., the "third hour" in Jewish time, and by now there were visible signs that his death was imminent. For the onlookers, this insurrectionist was dying much more quickly than usual. We're told by biblical scholars that death by crucifixion was particularly horribl...
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