Creation’s Victory Cry

This morning, we come to Good Friday, the day that Jesus died on the cross for our sins. This is a story we talk about all the time as Christians, but when we stop to take a look at it carefully, the mysteries of our creator are too profound to ponder. We pick up the story this morning, where Jesus is hanging on the cross. He has been tortured and shamefully mocked. And now we see no less than 5 miracles: darkness, then after Jesus’ victory cry, the tearing of the temple curtain, an earthquake, the opening of graves of some of the saints, and the saints walking around in the city. But what do they all mean? They all point to the divine love of God for His Son and His people. And it’s too wonderful to behold!

Matthew 27:45-54 ESV Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.  (46)  And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”  (47)  And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.”  (48)  And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, and put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink.  (49)  But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.”  (50)  And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.  (51)  And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split.  (52)  The tombs were also opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised,  (53)  and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.  (54)  When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”