The seven last sayings of Christ from the cross are:
“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” (Luke 23:34)
Even though the Roman authorities brutally tortured Christ and hung Him on the cross, He knew they were acting in ignorance.
“Today you will be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:43)
Jesus said this to one of the two other men who were being executed with Him. The penitent thief repented and believed Christ was the promised Messiah. He was granted repentance and faith. He was not baptized, yet Christ assured the man that today he would be in heaven with Christ. This clearly shows that we are saved by God’s unmerited sovereign grace alone, and we’re justified by faith alone.
“Woman, behold your son!” (John 19:26-27)
Here, Jesus commends His mother, Mary, to the Apostle John. He is entrusting her care and safety to John. After Jesus’ death and resurrection, it’s believed John and Mary traveled to Ephesus.
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46)
In anguish on the cross, Christ experienced separation from God the Father, as He experienced God the Father’s wrath. He was separated in His humanity, not in His
divinity.
“I thirst!” (John 19:28)
Jesus is very thirsty. The Romans gave him gall to drink, but Jesus spat it out.
“It is finished!” (John 19:30)
With this, the Old Covenant has now passed away. The New Covenant is now in effect. Man was not reconciled with God. Jesus paid the price of our salvation with His own blood. He was the sinless Lamb of God. Also, it has layers of meaning. One layer is that Christ fulfilled His role as the suffering Messiah. He came for fellow Jews, and His earthly mission was fulfilled. Another meaning is that the Gentiles’ salvation was now operative. They are grafted into the tree of faith, metaphorically speaking.
“Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” (Luke 23:46)
Many Christians don’t know this. But Jesus did not die directly from His crucifixion. He willingly committed His Spirit to God the Father.
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