Matthew 27:46

“At about three o’clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”

By dying on the cross Jesus Christ accomplished what the law of Moses COULD NOT. The law given to the Jews required animal blood to atone for sin, but it DID NOT CHANGE THEIR HEARTS – they kept disobeying God because of their sinful nature. They are sinners. The purpose of the law was to make them realize that they were sinners. That’s it. With the sinful nature, it’s impossible to be obedient and the blood of an animal cannot remove it.

Therefore Jesus Christ became a perfect sacrifice – the Lamb of God – NOT ONLY to atone for the sins BUT ALSO to transform human hearts by REMOVING their sinful nature. This is called HEART CIRCUMCISION, and only Jesus Christ by His divine power can to remove it. When it happens He reveals Himself to the person in His Glory and gives His Holy Spirit – which the NEW COVENANT “written on hearts,” NOT on stone tablets. This is being BORN AGAIN of the Spirit. A circumcised (born again) person can OBEY and do GOD’S WILL. It requires faith and repentance.

The meaning of what Jesus Christ said on the cross;

Matthew 27:45–46
“At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. At about three o’clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, WHY HAVE YOU ABANDONED ME?”

“WHY HAVE YOU ABANDONED ME” refers to the law followers – those are the PROPHETIC WORDS. The “law followers” are the ones who FORSAKEN God by being disobedient. If they do not repent to have their hearts circumcised, GOD WILL FORSAKE THEM ➡️ and they will ask Him that very question. By “law followers” I mean ALL PEOPLE OF ALL NATIONS AND RELIGIONS AND/OR CULTS who are self-righteous; all who claim they have done no wrong, but continue to deliberately do wrong.

Jeremiah 19:4 “For ISRAEL HAS FORSAKEN ME AND TURNED THIS VALLEY INTO A PLACE OF WICKEDNESS. The people burn incense to foreign gods—idols never before acknowledged by this generation, by their ancestors, or by the kings of Judah. And they have filled this place with the blood of innocent children.”
1 Kings 19:10 “Elijah replied, “I have zealously served the Lord God Almighty. But THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL HAVE BROKEN THEIR COVENANT WITH YOU, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.”
Matthew 7:21–23 “Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’ BUT I WILL REPLY, ‘I NEVER KNEW YOU. GET AWAY FROM ME, YOU WHO BREAK GOD’S LAWS.’”

God is Spirit and He never left Jesus Christ, because THEY ARE ONE! God’s Spirit is in Jesus Christ – He came from His Spirit, spoke God’s Words, did His will, and returned to His Spirit. They are NEVER SEPARATE! Jesus Christ is the visible image of the invisible God (Colossians 1:15). God could not and did not forsake Himself. It’s an error to assume Jesus Christ was speaking for Himself.

John 8:28–29 “So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man on the cross, then YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT I AM HE. I do nothing on my own but say only what the Father taught me. And THE ONE WHO SENT ME IS WITH ME—HE HAS NOT DESERTED ME. For I always do what pleases him.”

John 16:32-33 “But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when you will be scattered, each one going his own way, leaving me alone. YET I AM NOT ALONE BECAUSE THE FATHER IS WITH ME. I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD.”

John 19:28–30
“JESUS KNEW THAT HIS MISSION WAS NOW FINISHED, AND TO FULFILL SCRIPTURE HE SAID, “I am thirsty.” A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips. When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “IT IS FINISHED!” Then he bowed his head and gave up HIS SPIRIT.”

“IT IS FINISHED”

THE END OF THE OLD SYSTEM—JESUS CHRIST FULFILLED THE LAW. The law will still be used for judgment and sinners will be found guilty – because they never repented from their sins. So the law is NOT abolished. Jesus Christ sets free from slavery to sin those who call on His name to save them. They get freedom from the law because they are no longer sinners, so they do not need the law – because they don’t break it. They do not repeat their sins. The Holy Spirit makes them do what is right, not what is wrong. The righteous deeds can never break the law.

Matthew 5:17 “Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose.”
Learn more: The Law of Moses

Luke 24:44-49
“Then he said, “When I was with you before, I TOLD YOU THAT EVERYTHING WRITTEN ABOUT ME IN THE LAW OF MOSES AND THE PROPHETS AND IN THE PSALMS MUST BE FULFILLED.” Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. And he said, “Yes, it was written long ago that the Messiah would suffer and die and rise from the dead on the third day. It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: ‘THERE IS FORGIVENESS OF SINS FOR ALL WHO REPENT.’ You are witnesses of all these things. And NOW I WILL SEND THE HOLY SPIRIT, JUST AS MY FATHER PROMISED. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven.”

➡️ “I am thirsty”

Prophetic words regarding those who are not “born again” of the Holy Spirit.

John 4:13-14 “Jesus replied, “Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.”

John 7:37-39 “On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me! Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’” (When he said “living water,” he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory.)”

Revelation 21:5–9
“And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.” AND HE ALSO SAID, “IT IS FINISHED! I AM THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA—THE BEGINNING AND THE END. To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life. ALL WHO ARE VICTORIOUS WILL INHERIT ALL THESE BLESSINGS, AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY WILL BE MY CHILDREN. But cowards, unbelievers, the corrupt, murderers, the immoral, those who practice witchcraft, idol worshipers, and all liars—their fate is in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls containing the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come with me! I will show you THE BRIDE, THE WIFE OF THE LAMB.”