Christ's atonement for us involved unspeakable suffering. We tend to dwell on the physical, which was terrible. But it was not the worst of His suffering. Not nearly. The deepest suffering was His being forsaken.
Forsaken by: ALL on EARTH ALL in HEAVEN 14:33 supernatural Darkness from noon to 3pm 14:34 super-anguished cry at 3pm Who can understand it? We must see it is not only a cry from the heart. It is also a cry from Scripture: Psalm 22:1 Even in the anguish of His Forsakenness is a)faith b)love So understand His cry in the light of Psalm 22: Consider Jesus the Forsaken One! Too terrible to look upon in the Darkness (Isa 52:14) Forsaken was not just the absence of the Father's eternal Presence, but also the presence of all the unleashed demons of hell—and Satan himself in all his fury! And the weight of the world's sins under the wrath of God crushing Him in Justice! To understand His cry, you would need to have experienced Heaven—and then Hell. TOTAL abandonment For you. So you could be declared innocent and beloved.
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Allen Harris is leaving Columbia Presbyterian Church after 33 years of ministry this June, 2011, to do writing, consulting with churches, preaching and teaching. He is available for engagements. Contact him at allenhpilgrim@gmail.com . He and his wife, Kathie, will be living...