When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. (John 19:30 ESV)
Jesus’ Death and Work
Jesus’ last work was His death.
The Resurrection is coming, but that was not His work. The Ascension is coming, but that was not His work.
He gave up His Spirit. He died by His choice, by His effort, by His will.
And that last work was powerful.
It paid for every believer’s sin! It opened heaven’s gates for every believer! It finished not only the work of 33 years, but the salvific work that the Trinity had been forging since Adam’s fall.
For Him, it was finished.
For us, the results were just beginning.