Edward Abbey was an American writer, environmentalist, and anarchist whose last words allegedly were, "I did what I could." These are noble last words. Wouldn't you want to say at the end, "I did what I could"? Still, they betray unmet goals and unfinished work.
Imagine if these had been the last words of Jesus Christ, "I did what I could." In the minds of some, Jesus was a failed revolutionary who claimed to be inaugurating an eternal kingdom which no eye could actually see. From a more theological angle some people agree that Christ did what he could, and we must do what we can; we are saved through cooperation with Jesus.
But Jesus didn't say, "I did what I could." He was much bolder. It is as if he requested a drink of the sour wine (30) so that he could cry out with greater strength the powerful word: "tetelestai!" (It is finished). Jesus knew "all things were now accomplished" (19:28). The word for "accomplished" is also tetelestai. This opulent word means to finish, accomplish, complete, or fulfill. What did Jesus finish?
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