“When he had received the drink, Jesus said, ‘It is finished.’ With that , he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” -John 19:30
What did really Jesus mean when he said, “It is finished.”? What was he pertaining to?
If you will go back to John 4:34, there you will read about Jesus saying that his assignment is to do the will of the One who sent him--the Father.
You see, the word “Finished” was written in the perfect tense--an action completed or done in the past, but still has a continuing result in the present--meaning, that Jesus have already accomplished what was asked of Him by the Father (John 6:39).
The Beauty of the Finished Work
What happened on the cross between God and Man is what others call as “The Beautiful Exchange” (sounds like an album to me.) At this moment, every thing that Jesus is, was made available for us; and every thing that we are was placed on Him. ALL of our sins, on that day, that hour, that moment was contained in one man. Innocent. Righteous. The Darling of Heaven was hanged on the cross bearing all our filth, that in return of him dying may give us life.
Our sins were paid in full through the shedding of the blood of God’s beloved son and there is nothing that we could ever do to repay that. Hindi sasapat ang anumang gawin natin. We are enjoying the free gift of Salvation because of the obedience of One man (2 Corinthians 5:21).
Jesus took our sin on himself and endured the punishment that was supposed to be ours. This was done so that reconciliation between God and Man could take place. If Jesus had not endured what happened on the cross, the separation from his Father, we would not be able to be reconciled to God.