IT IS FINISHED
John 19:28-30 (NLT)
28 Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill
Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.”
29 A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a
sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his
lips.
30 When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he
bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
John 19:28-30 (NLT)
28 Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill
Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.”
29 A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a
sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his
lips.
30 When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he
bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
Finished = τετέλεσται = Tetelestai
This Greek word only appears twice in New Testament
Finished = τετέλεσται = Tetelestai
For business and accounting, Telelestai for “debt is fully paid”.
Examples:
Paid off your car loan
Paid off your college loan
Paid off your home mortgage
Paid off your credit card debt
Finished = τετέλεσται = Tetelestai
For judgement in court, Telelestai for “sentence is fully served”.
Examples:
You are in jail for a crime for 20 years. After 20 years, your
“sentence is fully served”.
You are in jail while waiting for bail or trial. After the trial, you
are judged guilty. The judge may release you for “time served”
while waiting for trial.
Finished = τετέλεσται = Tetelestai
For military, Telelestai for “the battle has been fully won”.
Examples:
You are in jail for a crime for 20 years. After 20 years, your
“sentence is fully served”.
You are in jail while waiting for bail or trial. After the trial, you
are judged guilty. The judge may release you for “time served”
while waiting for trial.
John 19:28-30 (NLT)
28 Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill
Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.”
29 A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a
sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his
lips.
30 When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he
bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
What was Jesus’ mission?
John 1:29 (NLT)
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said,
“Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
John 17:4 (NLT)
4 I brought glory to you here on earth by completing the work
you gave me to do.
Luke 19:10 (NLT)
10 For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are
lost.”
Romans 3:25a (NLT)
25 For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are
made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his
life, shedding his blood.
2 Corinthians 5:18-19 (NLT)
18 And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to
himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of
reconciling people to him.
19 For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no
longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this
wonderful message of reconciliation.
John 19:28-30 (NLT)
28 Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill
Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.”
29 A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a
sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his
lips.
30 When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he
bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
How did Jesus fulfilled Scripture?
Luke 4:16-21 (NLT)
16 When he came to the village of Nazareth, his boyhood home,
he went as usual to the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up
to read the Scriptures.
17 The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him. He
unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written:
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to
bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that
captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the
oppressed will be set free,
19 and that the time of the Lord’s favor has come.”
20 He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and
sat down. All eyes in the synagogue looked at him intently.
21 Then he began to speak to them. “The Scripture you’ve just
heard has been fulfilled this very day!”
Luke 24:25-27 (NLT)
25 Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish people! You find it so
hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures.
26 Wasn’t it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to
suffer all these things before entering his glory?”
27 Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all
the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things
concerning himself.
1) The Messiah would be resurrected
Old Testament: Psalm 16:8-11
New Testament: Acts 13:35-37
2) The Messiah would bring in a new covenant
Old Testament: Jeremiah 31:31
New Testament: Matthew 26:28, Luke 22:20, 2 Corinthians 3:6,
Hebrews 8:6-13, Hebrews 9:15, Hebrews 12:24
3) The Messiah would be the rejected cornerstone
Old Testament: Psalm 118:22-24
New Testament: Mark 12:10-11, Acts 4:9-12, Ephesians 2:20, 1
Peter 2:6-8
4) The Messiah would be born of a virgin
Old Testament: Isaiah 7:14
New Testament: Matthew 1:22-23, Luke 1:31-35
5) The Messiah would bear our sins and suffer in our place
Old Testament: Isaiah 52:13-53:12
New Testament: Matthew 8:16-17, Matthew 20:28, Matthew
26:28, Matthew 27:59-60, Mark 10:45, Mark 14:24, Luke
22:20, John 12:37-38, Acts 8:32-35, Romans 10:16, Hebrews
9:28, 1 Peter 2:21-25
6) The Messiah would be a prophet like Moses
Old Testament: Deuteronomy 18:15-19
New Testament: Matthew 13:57, Matthew 21:46, Luke 24:19,
John 1:21, John 1:25, John 6:14, John 7:40, Acts 3:22
7) The Messiah would come riding on a donkey
Old Testament: Zechariah 9:9
New Testament: Matthew 21:1-7
8) The Messiah would be called out of Egypt
Old Testament: Hosea 11:1
New Testament: Matthew 2:13-15
9) The Messiah would be called God’s Son
Old Testament: Psalm 2:1-12
New Testament: Mark 1:11, Luke 3:22, Acts 4:25-28, Acts
13:33, Hebrews 1:5, Hebrews 5:5
10) The Messiah would be betrayed for thirty pieces of silver
Old Testament: Zechariah 11:12-13
New Testament: Matthew 26:14-15, Matthew 27:3, Matthew
27:9-10
11) The Messiah would be the Son of Man
Old Testament: Daniel 7:13-14
New Testament: Matthew 9:6, Matthew 12:8, Matthew 13:41,
Matthew 16:13, Matthew 16:27, Mark 8:31, Luke 6:22, Luke
9:22, John 1:51, John 3:13-14, Acts 7:56 and many others
12) The Messiah would be a willing sacrifice
Old Testament: Genesis 22:1-18
New Testament: John 3:16, Hebrews 11:17-19
13) The Messiah would be the Passover lamb
Old Testament: Exodus 12:1-51
New Testament: John 1:29, John 1:36, John 19:33, John 19:36,
1 Corinthians 5:7-8, 1 Peter 1:19
14) The Messiah would be born in Bethlehem
Old Testament: Micah 5:2
New Testament: Matthew 2:1-6, John 7:40-43
15) The Messiah would be a descendant of David
Old Testament: 2 Samuel 7:12-16
New Testament: Matthew 1:1, Luke 1:32-33, Acts 15:15-16,
Hebrews 1:5
16) The Messiah would be preceded by a messenger
Old Testament: Malachi 3:1
New Testament: Matthew 11:10, Mark 1:2, Luke 1:76
17) The Messiah would be acclaimed
Old Testament: Psalm 118:25-29
New Testament: Matthew 21:9; Mark 11:9-10; Luke 13:34-35;
19:38; John 12:13
18) The Messiah would be the seed of the woman
Old Testament: Genesis 3:15
New Testament: Romans 16:20, Galatians 4:4, Hebrews 2:14;
Revelation 12:9, 17
19) The Messiah would be the descendant of Abraham through
whom all nations would be blessed
Old Testament: Genesis 12:3
New Testament: Acts 3:24-26
20) The Messiah would be called a Nazarene
Old Testament: Isaiah 11:1, Isaiah 53:3
New Testament: Matthew 2:23
21) The Messiah would perform signs of healing
Old Testament: Isaiah 35:5-6
New Testament: Matthew 11:4-6, Luke 7:20-23
John 19:28-30 (NLT)
28 Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill
Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.”
29 A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a
sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his
lips.
30 When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he
bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
Finished = τετέλεσται = Tetelestai
For business and accounting, Telelestai for “debt is fully paid”.
For judgement in court, Telelestai for “sentence is fully served”.
For military, Telelestai for “the battle has been fully won”.