1. A Cry of Acquittal (Luke 23:34)
2. A Cry of Acceptance (Luke 23:43)
3. A Cry of Affection (John 19:26)
4. A Cry of Astonishment (Matthew 27:46)
5. A Cry of Agony (John 19:28)
6. A Cry of Accomplishment (John 19:30)
7. A Cry of Ascension (Luke 23:46)
More to Consider
Jesus tilted His head back, pulled up one last time to draw breath and cried, "Tetelestai!" It was a Greek expression most everyone present would have understood. It was an accounting term. Archaeologists have found papyrus tax receipts with "Tetelestai" written across them, meaning "paid in full." With Jesus' last breath on the cross, He declared the debt of sin cancelled, completely satisfied. Nothing else required. Not good deeds. Not generous donations. Not penance or confession or baptism or...or...or...nothing. The penalty for sin is death, and we were all born hopelessly in debt. He paid our debt in full by giving His life so that we might live forever. Charles R. Swindoll
Cicero calls it the most horrendous torture.' So hideous was the act of crucifixion upon a man that he also writes that "the very word `cross' should be far removed not only from the person of a Roman citizen but from his thoughts, his eyes and his ears. Gary R. Habermas, The Case For The Resurrection Of Jesus
The crucifixion-resurrection, after all, isn’t just one event among many in the life of Jesus. It’s the event to which the whole Old Testament looks forward. From God’s making of animal-skin clothing for Adam and Eve, to the sacrificial system under the Mosaic Law, to the representative suffering of Israel’s king, to Isaiah’s prophecy of a Suffering Servant of the Lord, to Zechariah’s prophecy of a Stricken Shepherd, the Old Testament longs for its fulfillment in a King who would suffer, die, and triumph. Kevin DeYoung, What Is the Mission of the Church?
