Subject: explain Mark 15:34 |
Bible Note: Hi, Pixie; My guess - it's just a guess - is that when he gave up his spirit, the man representing all that sin was dead and what remained was the pure, holy spirit of Christ: '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) All our sins were taken on at the cross and atoned for at that moment when Jesus breathed his last. At the resurrection, the man Jesus, righteous all along, was again holy and pure enough to ascend into Heaven. I like to sit around and read about these events and try to figure out such things - trying to "think God's thoughts after him". But don't let my intellectualizing get in the way of the wonderful myteries that have been only partly revealed. Peace and grace, Steve |