And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.
- Matthew 27:50 -
All the beatings, mockery and false accusations of the previous 24 hours. All the rebellion, derision and sin of all the ages culminated in this moment. A sacrifice for all humanity. A sacrifice for each soul that has or ever will be.
Jesus Himself was on the event horizon of doubt in verse 46, channeling (per se) the first verse of Psalm 22. And yet in His most desperate hour, the Father sends someone from among the mockers to tend to His needs and let Jesus know that He had not forsaken Him.
In His greatest weakness, Jesus was revealing the height of His perfect strength (2 Corinthians 12:9). So then, when His body released His spirit a chain of events released a dissembling of all that made natural sense. The curtain of the temple ripped apart, an earthquake suddenly shook the land, and many holy people rose from the dead (vv. 51-53).
It's no wonder, for the Creator of all that is seen and unseen - the One who had always held all things together (Colossians 1:16-17) - had just completed the ultimate intent of Yahweh. It was an ultimate intent that all eternity hinged upon. It was, quite literally, the spiritual Big Bang upon which all events past, present and future reference their existence.
Instead of sinking into the event horizon of doubt, Jesus had plunged headlong into the event horizon of reality.
And we are the grateful benefactors.
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