Friday was violent, Saturday was silent… but Sunday’s coming!
April 8, AD30 (or perhaps Saturday April 4, AD33) was quiet.
Jesus hadn’t said much from the cross, he was exhausted, near death, spent.
- Forgive them (luke 23:34)
- Today I say to you truly, you will be with me in paradise (Luke 23:43)
- Behold your mother (John 19:26-27)
- My God, why have you forsaken me!? (Mark 15:34 cf. Ps 22)
- I thirst (John 19:28)
- Paid in full (John 19:30)
And then one final cry, the end of an agonizing, lonely six hours hanging just off the earth, but excluded from heaven:
- “Father… Into your hands I commit my spirit (Luke 23:46)”
It was over, it was quiet, the quietest time in all history.
(see: Good Friday Service at Scott Lake Baptist Church)
