Jesus final words on the cross in the book of Mark are "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" A human plee to his heavenly father. How hard it must of been for God to not come and save Jesus. When Jesus did die on the cross that day, the "curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom" the separation from God and man was no more. But Jesus death we have redemption, Adam's curse was broken, and the penalty for all our sins had been paid. Glory Hallelujah ... as one Roman officer finally realized "This man truly was the Son of God!" -- this coming from a Roman nonetheless.
How hard it must of been for his mother to witness what Christ had done, the sorrow in her heart, and in the hearts of others who knew him personally. A tragic event, that brings victory to us... even more so a few days later.
His work of redemption, the saving of man-kind was done. The sin price had been paid. In John's gospel, he writes Jesus' last words "It is Finished" (19:30)
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