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===Death on the Cross=== | ===Death on the Cross=== | ||
[[file:Peter Paul Rubens 069.jpg |thumb|180px |''Christ on the Cross'' by Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)]] | [[file:Peter Paul Rubens 069.jpg |thumb|180px |''Christ on the Cross'' by Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)]] | ||
Around three in the afternoon (the ninth hour), Jesus said in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, | Around three in the afternoon (the ninth hour), Jesus said in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+27%3A46&version=NIV |title=Matthew 27:46 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> He also said, “I am thirsty,” and was given sour wine.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+19%3A28-30&version=NIV |title=John 19:28–30 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> All of these things were the fulfillment of the Scripture.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+22%3A1&version=NIV |title=Psalms 22:1 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+69%3A21&version=NIV |title=Psalms 69:21 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> After enduring six hours of agony on the cross, Jesus spoke His final words, “It is finished,” and breathed His last.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+19%3A30&version=NIV |title=John 19:30 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> At that moment, the curtain of the [[Sanctuary (Tabernacle)|temple]] was torn in two from top to bottom, and the earth quaked.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+27%3A50-51&version=NIV |title=Matthew 27:50–51 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
As it was the day of preparation for the Sabbath, the Jews urged Pilate to have the legs of the crucified men broken so their bodies could be removed quickly.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+19%3A31&version=NIV |title=John 19:31 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Breaking their legs would hasten death by preventing them from pushing up to breathe. The soldiers broke the legs of the two criminals crucified with Jesus, but when they came to Him, they saw that He was already dead. Instead of breaking His legs, they pierced His side with a spear, and blood and water flowed out. This, too, fulfilled the Scripture,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+19%3A32-37&version=NIV |title=John 19:32–37 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> as the Passover lamb—a symbol of Jesus—was not to have any of its bones broken.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+12%3A46&version=NIV |title=Exodus 12:46 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref name="유월절양">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+5%3A7&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 5:7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | As it was the day of preparation for the Sabbath, the Jews urged Pilate to have the legs of the crucified men broken so their bodies could be removed quickly.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+19%3A31&version=NIV |title=John 19:31 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Breaking their legs would hasten death by preventing them from pushing up to breathe. The soldiers broke the legs of the two criminals crucified with Jesus, but when they came to Him, they saw that He was already dead. Instead of breaking His legs, they pierced His side with a spear, and blood and water flowed out. This, too, fulfilled the Scripture,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+19%3A32-37&version=NIV |title=John 19:32–37 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> as the Passover lamb—a symbol of Jesus—was not to have any of its bones broken.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+12%3A46&version=NIV |title=Exodus 12:46 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref name="유월절양">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+5%3A7&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 5:7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||