John 19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. Let us consider — I. THE PERSON OF THE DYING SUFFERER. 1. He was God. 2. He was Man. 3. He was a Person in whom the Divine and human natures were united. 4. He was the Surety of sinners. II. THE MEANING OF HIS LAST WORD. 1. The predictions of ancient prophets concerning the work and sufferings of the Messiah were now accomplished. 2. The purposes and designs of the ceremonial law were answered. 3. The righteousness of the law was fulfilled. 4. The great end of legal sacrifices was completed. 5. The whole of the work which the Father had given Him to do was finished. III. THE MANNER IN WHICH THESE WORDS WERE UTTERED. Matthew and Mark inform us, that "He cried with a loud voice;" and the same is recorded by Luke, who also adds that He said, "Father, into Thy hands I commit My Spirit;" but John mentions a word unnoticed by the other evangelists — "It is finished!" The manner of the Saviour uttering this exclamation did not so much consist in the sound of the voice or the strength of the expression, as in the important signification it conveyed. 1. It was a declaration of an important truth. 2. It was the signal of victory. 3. It was not the cry of the languishing or the wounded, or the dying man, but the triumphant shout of an Almighty Conqueror, "He spoiled principalities and powers" on the cross. (W. Thorpe.) Parallel Verses KJV: When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. |
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