Imagine a list of every single sin, every crime, every stronghold, every disease, every condition of the body, mind and spirit of all mankind from Adam to the very last person to walk this earth.

Now imagine one person taking all that on Himself.

To die on a cross in the time of Jesus was the cruelest and most torturous death that could ever be imagined. There was no respite from the agony until death finally took its trophy.

Now imagine a person being beaten , flogged until his skin came off in shreds, mocked, spat on and to top it all, having long thick thorns pressed down on his head until even that was bleeding profusely, probably dripping in his eyes blocking his vision. Then imagine walking up a rocky path to the top of the hill carrying a cross that weighed at least 40kg if He only carried the crossbar and up to 140kg if He was made to carry the whole cross. 

Once He was at the top the nails and the heavy hammer would come out. Each one between 12-18cm in length. They tapered to a sharp spike which was hammered into the victims hands and feet to make sure He was securely attached to the cross. The position of the arms stretched out and the chest dropping made every breath excruciatingly difficult. He would have had to try and raise himself up on his nailed feet to breath.

Imagine the horror of knowing as God Himself that this could and would go on for many excruciating hours until death mercifully took Him.

This victim knew no sin and had committed no crime and yet He let it go on and on until Hell had wrung out its very last bit of poison.

As each and every sin of each and every human ever created was put on Him,I am sure he asked “What else is there?”

For every crime and every disease put on Him, He would probably have asked this. Over and Over again. 

Hell rejoiced as His body weakened with every one of the sentences he bore. 

Adultery? Got it. Tetelestai. It is FINISHED.

Fraud? Got it. Tetelestai. It is FINISHED.

Lying? Got it. Tetelestai. It is FINISHED

Mockery? Got it. Tetelestai. It is FINISHED

Pornography? Got it. Tetelestai.It is FINISHED.

Theft? Got it. Tetelestai. It is FINISHED.

Murder? Got it. Tetelestai. It is FINISHED.

Rape? Got it. Tetelestai. It is FINISHED

Pride? Got it. Tetelestai.It is FINISHED

Self-righteousness? Got it. Tetelestai.It is FINISHED

Cancer? Got it. Tetelestai. It is FINISHED.

Alzheimer’s? Got it. Tetelestai. It is FINISHED

Motor Neuron Disease? Got it. Tetelestai. It is FINISHED.

Multiple Sclerosos? Got it. Tetelestai. It is FINISHED.

On and on the list went. Hell kept going back to see if they could come up with some more.

When they had fully wrung out every rag of sin, sought out every little crumb of filth and foulness and exposed every lie and deception Jesus cried out aloud IT IS FINISHED! I believe it was the endless lists of everything that Hell and its demons celebrate that had finally been exhausted and the Son of God dropped His chin and breathed His last breath.

Hell was emptied of every cache it had and the victory was about to be won 100-0. The temple curtain tore in two from the top to the bottom and the earth shook violently as God watched and was pleased. There could never be another filthy act or another devastating disease or condition that could steal eternity with the Father from anyone again. Accountability had been taken for each one.

Who is this man that He would do for us what nothing or nobody else could achieve for us?

What kind of love is this that He would die on behalf of each of us? Carry our strongholds, our arrogance and our denial of Him? How could He still love me after all that?

He left no stone unturned in paying for our redemption. No shortcut to weave him through the indescribable agony. He went the long way to ensure for once and for all that it really was finished.

The grave no longer had the victory and death no longer had its sting.

It was indeed finished. We get to choose to walk in freedom,sentence cancelled and case dropped.

Consider today that Tetelestai was for you.