Mark 15:33-34: "Now when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness

over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried
out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is
translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

THE FOURTH SAYING FROM THE CROSS

At midday something most dramatic and unusual took place.
Darkness fell over the land for 3 hours. This represented the terrifying
judgement of God.

In this darkness Jesus cried out with a loud voice:

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? (Matthew 27:46)

This is the 4th and Central Saying. It reveals the heart of his mission, the
heart of his work on the cross. Christ is God but he is also man. Here he
speaks from his humanity- My God (the Father), My God (The Holy-
Spirit) He uses 'God' rather than 'Father' because he has lost that intimate
fellowship. They'd turned their back on him.

The saying comes from Psalm 22- a detailed prophecy of the sufferings of
a crucified man written long before crucifixion was even invented.
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from helping me,
so far from the words of my screaming (roaring) (Psalm 22:1)

In all the physical, emotional and mental torment of his betrayal by Judas,
6 illegal trials, false witnesses, mockings, cursings, spitting, sluggings,
beatings, scourgings that Jesus had suffered at the hands of man he was
silent (Isa 53:7). All his pain and agony had not caused him to cry out.
Then when he hung on the cross in extreme pain with his bones pulled
apart, where every breath was a torture, with many around him mocking
his humiliation - he still did not cry out in pain. No, not once-not until
midday when the sun was overhead and suddenly darkness fell. Then in
that darkness something happened that made Jesus scream.

What could be so much more terrible that made him scream? In a

moment your sins, my sins and the sins of the whole world were put on
him and God the Father and God the Holy-Spirit turned their backs on
him. He had lived a perfect holy life, hating sin-but now the sin of the
world was placed on him. Jesus took our place and bore our sins. He
suffered the punishment that we deserved and which justice demanded.
He died as a Sin-Offering and paid the penalty for our sin. The wrath and
judgement of God that we deserved now fell upon him. (Isa 53:6). In the
3 hours of DARKNESS he suffered the equivalent of eternal hell. He had
lived in the fellowship and Presence of God his whole life, even from
eternity, but now for the first time he was in darkness, separated from
God's presence and blessing (spiritual death)

This is the ultimate revelation of his PERFECT LOVE for us (1John

4:10).

The 4th SALVATION blessing is PROPITIATION - the basis for every

blessing. It is only because of Christ's atoning sacrifice that God can
freely offer us forgiveness and grace, because he fully satisfied God's
Justice. Our greatest need was for someone to take our place, bear the
punishment for our sin and set us free from the Wrath of God upon us.
The Saying shows that Jesus bore sin and God's wrath for us, so that now
God is free to forgive and bring us back to Himself and pour out His
grace, mercy and blessings upon us. Jesus spoke these words, showing
that he was bearing our spiritual death and separation from God on the
cross, in order that we can be re-united to God and receive His eternal
and abundant life.
1.Sa pamamagitan nito, itinuturo niya kung ano ang gamit ng salita ng
Diyos para gabayan tayo sa panalangin, at inirerekomenda ang paggamit
ng mga pananalita ng Kasulatan sa panalangin. Ang mananampalataya ay
maaaring nakatikim ng ilang patak ng kapaitan, ngunit maaari lamang
siyang bumuo ng isang napakahinang ideya ng kadakilaan ng mga
pagdurusa ni Kristo.

3. Ano ang ibig sabihin ng pinabayaan ako ng Diyos?

Diyos ko, Diyos ko, bakit mo ako pinabayaan? Mateo 27:46. Ang isa
pang salita para sa pinabayaan ay abandonado. Kapag iniwan mo ang
isang tao o isang bagay sa likod mo tinalikuran ito, at ang tao o bagay o
paniniwala ay napabayaan.

4. Ibig sabihin may access ka sa Diyos. Maaari kang manalangin sa

Diyos, dininig ka Niya, mahal ka Niya, at dahil nakipagkasundo ka sa
kanya ay palaging gagawin ng Diyos ang lahat ng bagay para sa ikabubuti
ng mga nagmamahal sa kanya.

#1 “Mga tres ng hapon…”

Si Kristo ay pinahirapan nang husto anupat, “ang kanyang anyo ay labis
na nasiraan ng anyo na higit sa sinumang tao at ang kanyang anyo ay
nasira nang higit pa sa tao—“ (Isa 52:14). Dahil dito, gumugol siya ng
mas kaunting oras kaysa sa karamihan na nabubuhay sa kanyang krus.
Siya ay namatay na medyo mabilis at hindi kailangang baliin ang
kanyang mga paa upang mapabilis ang proseso (Jn 19:32).

#2 "Si Jesus ay sumigaw sa malakas na tinig,"

Isang posibleng patunay na hindi biglang nalito si Jesus sa nangyayari sa
kanya ay ang pagsigaw nito sa malakas na boses. Ito ay nagpapahiwatig
ng isang natatanging posibilidad na gusto niyang marinig ng mga
nanonood. Na ito ay naitala ay nangangahulugan na nais ng Diyos na ito
ay marinig para sa ating kapakinabangan.

#3 “‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ (na ang ibig sabihin ay ‘Diyos ko, Diyos
ko, bakit mo ako pinabayaan?’).”
Isang sipi ng Awit 22:1, na sinundan ng pagdaragdag ng pagtitiwala sa
Diyos at sa kanyang plano (Aw 22:3-5).
Ano ang kahalagahan at kahulugan ng pitong huling salita ng Diyos?
Sa ating pagninilay-nilay sa sakripisyo ni Kristo ngayong Biyernes Santo,
ang Pitong Huling Salita ay nagbibigay sa atin ng makapangyarihang
pananaw sa Kanyang mga kaisipan habang dinadala ang lahat ng
kasalanan ng sangkatauhan sa Kanyang sarili. Sa mga salitang ito,
pinatawad Niya ang Kanyang mga kaaway, pinatawad ang nagsisisi na
magnanakaw, dumaing sa Diyos, at ipinahayag ang katapusan ng
Kanyang buhay sa lupa.

Ang Unang Salita

“Ama, patawarin mo sila, sapagkat hindi nila alam ang kanilang
ginagawa.” Lucas 23:34

Alam na ng Ama kung ano ang iniisip ng Anak, ngunit sa pamamagitan

ng mga salitang ito, inaanyayahan tayo ng Ama at Anak sa kanilang pag-
iisip. Ipinabatid nila sa atin na ang kapatawaran ay iniaalay sa atin sa
pamamagitan ng sakripisyong ito, at na sa pamamagitan ng
pagpapatawad, tayo ay napalaya mula sa kasalanan at kasinungalingan na
bumibitag sa atin.