IT IS FINISHED
2018 LENTEN SEASON
MARCH 2018
INTRO:
Joh 19:29 Now a vessel full of sour wine was
sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour
wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth.
Joh 19:30 So when Jesus had received the sour
wine, He said, "It is finished!" And bowing His
head, He gave up His spirit.
INTRO:
Before we embark deeper into the last sixth word
of our Lord and Master Jesus Christ, it is important
to note that our Lord, during the hour of greatest
grief was in no way “out of his mind” when
suffering on the cross. His mind was fully engaged
and not discomposed in one way or another.
Hence when He was mentioning his 2nd last
sayings, He was fully aware of the agonies He was
experiencing. His mind remained complete while
He was dying.
He is aware of the reality—physically and more
importantly spiritually.
FALSELY PUNISHED
On the human side, the Lord is being punished of
crimes with which He is totally innocent, and on
the divine side, He is also being punished of a
crime of which He Himself is totally innocent.
BAD THING HAPPENED TO GOOD PEOPLE
Q: There was the age-old question:
Why do bad things happen to good people?
A: One theologian has said: It happened only once.
EXP: Yes it happened only once. For there is only
one who is Good. And that was claimed by the
Good Teacher himself.
16 May isa namang lalaking lumapit kay Jesus at
nagtanong, “Guro, anong mabuting bagay ang
dapat kong gawin upang makamtan ko ang
buhay na walang hanggan?”
Mat 19:17 Sumagot si Jesus, “Bakit mo ako
tinatanong kung ano ang mabuti? Iisa lang ang
mabuti.
Yes, we need to be reminded that our Lord is
totally innocent of any sin or crime with which He
was accused of by Humanity and by God.
Heb 4:15 For we do not have a High Priest who
cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was
in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Yes, God accused His perfect Son.
Isa 53:10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him;
He has put Him to grief. When You make His
soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He
shall prolong His days, And the pleasure of the
LORD shall prosper in His hand.
NET: the Lord desired to crush him and make him
ill,
OBS: Yes, the perfect, and righteous Father willed
that that His Son be suffer the crimes for others.
WOULD YOU DO THE SAME
Q: If you being fathers, or mothers, would you be
willing for your ONLY son or daughter to suffer
other’s crime?
Q: If somebody was caught stealing and stealing is
a crime, would you be willing to suffer jail instead
of the thief himself?
OBS: You would say: NO! JUSTICE! An eye for an
eye and a tooth for a tooth!
Q: But what did God say?
Q: Did He say: JUSTICE for MY begotten SON!
Q: When the Lord Jesus prayed in Gethsemane, he
sweated blood for the anticipation of pain and
judgment is imminent, He asked if the Father
would lift His judgment—anyway He loves the
Son, but did He?
Q: What happened there? What happened on the
cross that the Righteous judge, the One who Loves
His own Only-begotten-Son did not show proper
justice to The Son?
A: You will answer, He did it because He loved
humanity. And then you will pull out the verse John
3:16 and conclude, GOD loves you.
OBS: For a quick answer, I would like you to open
John 12:
Joh 12:27 “Ako'y nababagabag ngayon.
Sasabihin ko bang, ‘Ama, huwag mong hayaang
sumapit sa akin ang oras na ito ng paghihirap’?
Hindi! Sapagkat ito ang dahilan kung bakit ako
naparito—upang danasin ang oras na ito.
Joh 12:28 Ama, luwalhatiin mo ang iyong
pangalan.” Isang tinig mula sa langit ang
nagsabi, “Niluwalhati ko na ito, at muli kong
luluwalhatiin.”
OBS: Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, yes,
God loves humanity, yes God loves you, but His
love to us is but secondary and subservient to His
concern to His own glory.
OBS: I want you to underline that verse, that God’s
purpose for everything is so that His glory will be
shown.
And on the cross, God’s glory shines the brightest
of all!
ABOVE ALL
OBS: That is why I have second thoughts about the
song Above All. Because in the song, it says “you
took the fall and thought of ______ (me) ABOVE
ALL!”
If the song has just said, “you took the fall and
thought of me, second to your glory” then I would
agree. But the problem is that the word “me” is
the antecedent of “above all”—that is not what
John 12:27 and 28 was clearly saying!
John 12:27-28 sums up the reason for the
incarnation of the divine Son of God! And He said
that the purpose of His kenosis is to Glorify God.
 No wonder, He always obeys the Father
 No wonder, He says only what the Father
wanted Him to say
 No wonder, He waits for His Father to feed
Him, instead of listening to Satan to magic His
own bread.
 No wonder, He was willing to give everything,
even His own life all for the sake of the glory
of the Father.
CONC: So, why did the Lord die on the cross?
A: It is because of the glory of God.
CONC: Humanity is not the center of the universe.
God is the only center of the universe.
Isa 42:8 I am the LORD, that is My name; And
My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise
to carved images.
Isa 48:11 For My own sake, for My own sake, I
will do it; For how should My name be profaned?
And I will not give My glory to another.
CONC: So, again, we need to be clear, that the
glory of God is the reason that the Lord-Son of
God Jesus Christ said “It is finished”.
NOTE: When the Lord said “Tetelestai”, it was not
merely a sigh of relief, as it was a shout of victory!
Jesus remained victorious hence He exclaimed
“Tetelestai”—it is done!
WHAT WAS FINISHED?
Q: But what was it that the Lord referred to when
He said Tetelestai—it is finished.
1. All the types, promises, and prophecies were
now fully accomplished in Him.
OBS: All the OT typologies about Christ,
prophecies about Christ (eg. Isa 53, Psa 2, and so
much more)
OBS: There were around 300 prophecies that were
fulfilled by the Lord Jesus Christ. And all of them
were part of God’s plan to glorify Himself.
ALL That that the Lord said, all the things He did,
all the places He went, all were fulfilled according
to His promises.
Spurgeon: There is not a single jewel of promise,
from that first emerald which fell on the threshold
of Eden, to that last sapphire of Malachi which
was not set in the breastplate of the true High
Priest.
No, there is not a type, from the red heifer
downward to the turtle dove, from the hyssop
upwards to Solomon’s temple itself, which was not
fulfilled in Him; and not a prophecy, whether
spoken on Chebar’s bank, or on the shores of
Jordan; not a dream of wise men, whether they
had received it in Babylon, or in Samaria, or in
Judea, which was not now fully worked out
in Christ Jesus!
CONC: There’s no need for the show bread, the
candelabra, the tent-tabernacle, the gifts of first
fruits, and even the temple itself—all were
pointing to the real one—the Lord Jesus Christ. It
is finished.
2. All the typical sacrifices of the old Jewish law
were now abolished, as well as explained.
OBS: There’s no need for sacrifices—millions of
blood of bulls, goats, and animals. No need for
daily Sacrifices in the temple. No need for the
David or Solomon’s temple to pray and worship
God.
CONC: All have been fulfilled by Christ. Nothing to
be done in order to bring your own sacrifices. It is
finished there’s no need to kill another sacrifice
anymore. It is finished.
OBS: Year after year, the high priest goes within
the veil and sprinkles the mercy seat with blood.
CONC: There’s no need for “a human priest” and
even for “a sacrifice”; the system of human
priesthood serving in a physical temple is already
abolished. It is finished.
CONC: If you have a friend who is a Jew, or a
Muslim, there’s no need for animal sacrifices—it is
finished.
3. All the works of Righteousness is finished.
Jesus’ perfect obedience is done and ours is also
finished. Christ’s obeyed the Father every minute
and every second fulfilling the requirement of the
OT: Love The Lord our God with all your heart,
soul, mind, and strength. He did it from birth to
His death as required by the Father. He completely
obeyed without a single flaw.
SPURGEON: Christ undertook to keep God’s law for
His people, to obey its every mandate, and
preserve its every statute intact.
CONC: Christ lived perfectly so that those He could
share His perfect life to those who continually
believes. Those who believe will never face
judgment in God’s court as he/she is declared not
guilty because of Christ’ finished work at the cross.
CONC: Hence, it is not necessary to do good just to
please God. Because the acts of pleasing God has
been accomplished by the Son of God aloe; it is
finished. Hell can never accuse those whom Christ
saved—their righteous and holy stand remains
finished—it is finished.
SPURGEON: if Adam had never fallen! If we had
been in the Garden of Eden today, we could never
have boasted a finished righteousness, since a
creature can never finish its obedience.
OBS: Had Adam and Eve not eaten the Forbidden
knowledge of Good and, and we would still live in
Eden, we would still not assured to live a perfect
because tomorrow we might fall into temptation
and rebel against God.
CONC: The works of righteousness has been done
by Christ—it is finished. That we are sure of, that
we can boast of.
CONC: Those who are trying to earn salvation, I
tell you, you don’t need to earn it. For God’s
minimum standard of “perfect life” has been
fulfilled by Christ—it is finished. There’s no need
to earn God’s merit. Christians do good not to be
saved but because he/she has already been saved.
CONC: Tell the Catholics, there are no Sacraments
left to “earn” salvation, all the sacraments had
been earned by Christ –it is finished. Run to Jesus
Christ for he has done what you ought to do.
SPURGEON: But Christ the Creator, who finished
creation, has perfected redemption. God can ask
no more. The law has received all it claims; the
largest extent of justice cannot demand another
hour’s obedience. It is done! It is complete!
4. The satisfaction which He rendered to the
justice of God was finished.
SPURGEON: The atonement and propitiation were
made once for all, and forever, by the one offering
made in Jesus’ body on the tree.
Atonement =a sinner’s peace offering to God.
EX: Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement
Propitiation = God and the believer have mutual
peace. God’s anger isn’t in the believer anymore.
He is then considered child of the Father.
The justice that God demands by His laws and
standards had been satisfied. It is finished. No
longer the believer is judged according to the law
for God isn’t angry at him/her anymore. God’s
anger has been finished.
CONC: Tell to all those who do penitence, and
getting themselves nailed on the cross copying the
agonies of our Lord, it is finished.
Mayroong isang saro, impierno ang laman
(mas masahol pa sa lason) duon nakabuhos
ang buong poot at galit ng Dios sa lahat ng
kasalanan ng sangkatauhan;
Hinawakan iyon ng Tagapagligtas at Kanyang
ininom.
Paano Niya ininom?
Hindi Niya tinikman at pagdaka’y umayaw;
Hindi Niya nilagok at pagdaka’y sumuko;
Kundi ininom Niya nang ininom hanggang sa
masimot ang laman—wala ni isang patak ang
natira. Wala ni isang patak ng poot ng Dios
ang natira, ang iniwasan ng Tagapagligtas.
Ininom Niyang lahat.
Ang sampung patalim ng Sampung Utos ng
Dios ay ihinagupit sa likod at laman ng
Tagapagligas. Wala nisang balat kang makikita
sapagkat nilamon ng Justisya ng Dios ang
Kanyang Anak. Walang natira para may
pagbabayaran pa.
Ang lahat ng pandigma, pamatay, tabak, o
sundang ay pawing isanaksak at dinurog ang
Anak ng Dios upang ibuhos ang buong
pagkagalit ng Dios sa lahat ng kabalbalan ng
sangkatauhan.
CONC: Kinuha lahat ng Tagapagligtas ang
buong pagkagalit at poot ng Dios. Tama lang
na pabayaan Siya.
CONC: Matapos kuhanin ng Tagapagligtas ang
poot at galit ng Dios, wala nang mai-rereklamo
pa ang Dios. Wala na syang maihaharap na
kaso sa Anak—mga kasong pawing magagawa
pa ng tao. Wala na. Tahimik na ang Sampung
Utos ng Dios, Tahimik na ang impiyerno sa
kanya.
CONC: Na-GANAP na ang hustisyang hinihingi
ng Dios sa bawat makasalanang nagisisisi at
nananatili sa Anak ng Dios.
NOTE: I am not saying here, that we can all sin
wantonly because Christ had carried our sins.
Nope! May it never be! We should not abuse
sinning. We should never find the maximum
boundary where we can enjoy sinning. The
notion is opposite. Children of God, hates sin
because God hates sin. Therefore, we don’t
abuse the Law, we “love” the Law. We uphold
the La. We are saddened when we break the
Law. We repent when we disobey the Law.
CONC: If anyone here thinks he/she is going to
hell, I will tell you to answer one question that
can help you check yourself:
Q: Am I a real Christian, or am I just branding
myself a Christian?
RATIO: Because real Christians are Christ-like
and that is true.
RELFECTION:
Q: Do I always repeat the same sin?
Q: Do I have a favorite sin? A pet sin?
Q: To the ladies, do I love gossiping? Jesus
hates gossiping doesn’t he?
Q: To the men, do I always look with lust?
Christ hates lusting over another.
Q: To everyone, do I love money more that
holiness? Do I comfort rather than obedience?
Do I prefer shortcut rather than
righteousness? Do I prefer pleasure than holy
suffering?
OBS: If you have doubt, if ever you have the
tiniest kind of doubt, well and good. That is a
better step towards salvation which Christ had
done instead of assuring you are going to
heaven but actually you are not.
THE DIVINE EFFORT AND THE TRAGIC HUMAN
INDIFFERENCE
INDUCTION
Q: Did God exerted an effort to create hell for all
the imperfect people and angels?
Q: Did God exerted effort to send His own  God is all knowing (He
begotten son—who is also God in order to live
perfectly and in obedience to tha Father?

Q: Did God exerted effort to punish His own Son to

die and take all the sins and wrath of only those
who would always believe in Jesus Christ?

CONC: Q: So did God make a huge effort to save

people?

CONC: You know what, that which God made huge

effort, humanity still wastes it to drain. Humanity
remains indifferent to God’s huge effort of
salvation.

CONC: Hell is full of people who wasted God’s

effort of salvation. And it is just be proper.

CONC: Hell is full of people remorsing, they should

had took notice of God’s effort. But hell is a place
where second chances are officially over. Pray that
you would not end up there.

So, the invitation is still open. God’s effort of

salvation in Christ is over—it is finished. Now is
the time for you to take it seriously.

5. Jesus had totally destroyed the power of Satan,

of sin, and of death.

Q: Now, what is the glory of God?

OBS: Maybe some of you would be angry at me for
not being humanistic. It is just that that is
what the Bible says.

A: The glory God is this: the display of all of His

attributes.

On the cross, God has displayed all of His

attributes, and because of God’s attributes, man is
greatly benefitted.

 God is holy
 God is just
 God is wrathful (He hates sin)
 God is just (punishes the sinner)
 God is merciful (give mercy to the sinner)
 God is love (hence he is merciful)