Was the crucifixion a tragedy or an achievement? For whom? 532-2 - 18 - 3

The crucifixion was an achievement for many reasons. Jesus was our sacrificial lamb who paid for our (my) sins so that we (I) can be assured of eternal life as we are justified before God. I've heard it said that it wasn't the nails that held Jesus to the cross; it was His love for us. The Resurrection and Ascension confirm that life doesn't end at the grave and that a home is waiting for us beyond our imagining and most important, we’ll be in the presence of Jesus.

The Crucifixion was prophesied in the Old Testament and the fact that the crucifixion happened as prophesied substantiates the Bible as the inspirited Word of God. A few of the prophetic verses from the Old Testament that were fulfilled include:

• Psalm 22, could have been dictated from the cross.

• Isaiah 53 was so accurate that opponents tried to post-date it

• Daniel 9:26 “And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself…”

• Zechariah 11:12-13, “And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.”

That Jesus would remain in the tomb for three days was prophesied by Jonah’s three days in the whale. Jesus was likely crucified on Wednesday and arose on the Sabbath and not on Friday, as claimed by the church. By deliberately incorrectly dating the crucifixion and resurrection the church was attempting to distance the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus from the Jewish Passover; Satan inspired anti-Semitic birthing of Replacement Theology.

While the crucifixion and resurrection was an achievement it was a tragedy for Satan. Genesis 3:1 5, “"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." Satan may have bruised the heel of Jesus, nevertheless. Jesus certainly crushed Satan’s head.

God stepped out of eternity to become a man and be sacrificed for the sins of the world. After two thousand years Jesus remains the most important man ever; He was, He is and He will forever be. We are so blessed!