What Exactly was “Finished” at the Cross?
WHAT Did Jesus Fulfill?
What Did Jesus Finish?
What did the Son of God Accomplish by Dying for Our Sins on that Cross?
Much Divine Truth is Locked Up in This
On the cross Jesus declared “It is finished” but what is it that was “finished”? (John 19:30) Let’s peer a bit into this ultimate truth…
“It is finished” in John 19:30:
“Finished”
Strong’s Concordance
teleó: to bring to an end, complete, fulfill
Original Word: τελέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: teleó G5055
Phonetic Spelling: (tel-eh’-o)
Short Definition: I end, accomplish, pay
Definition: (a) I end, finish, (b) I fulfill, accomplish, (c) I pay.
G5056 télos (a neuter noun) – properly, consummation (the end-goal, purpose), such as closure with all its results.
[This root (tel-) means “reaching the end (aim).” It is well-illustrated with the old pirate’s telescope, unfolding (extending out) one stage at a time to function at full-strength (capacity effectiveness).]
