Bible Studies/Jesus' last words

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Expert: D. Simmons - 4/5/2004


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What did Jesus mean when He said, "It is Finished"?

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What He meant was, the work that He came to do was finished. The sufferings and agonies of redeeming man are over. The world's debt was paid. God reconciles the world to Himself by the death of His Son. The Seed of the woman bruises the serpent's head when that Seed receives the bruise in His own heel. The Lamb of God takes away the sin of the world. The prince of this world is cast out. In the Greek, the word we get finished from basically means "the closing act." Hope this helps, thank you and God bless.  

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I can answer questions to the best of my knowledge about Christian living, Christian doctrine, marriage, Biblical guidelines for child rearing, and end times questions. If the answers I give are merely my opinion I will say so.

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I am a licensed Baptist minister and have studied the scriptures very diligently. I have taught classes on the topics of Christian doctrine and the book of Revelation. I and my wife have been doing marriage counseling for five years and having four children of our own, although doesn't make me a pro, but does qualify me for questions concerning children.

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