All Scripture Fulfilled

When Jesus said “It is finished,” He meant that all Scripture was now fulfilled. The cross was not an accident or an afterthought. It wasn’t Plan B or something thrown together at the last minute. The cross was planned in eternity past. Scripture tells us, “the Lamb of God was slain before the foundation of the world.” In 1 Peter 1:20, we’re told the cross was foreordained before the foundation of the world!
God’s plan all along, knowing that man would sin, knowing that Satan would rebel and lead a revolt on earth bringing death and destruction—God had a plan. That plan was redemption! From Genesis, the first book of the Bible, to Revelation, the last book, it’s all about Jesus and His story of salvation. It’s all about the message of the cross.
Every promise relative to salvation was fulfilled when Jesus said, “It is finished.” Every detailed prophecy regarding the coming of the Messiah was accomplished. In fact, Jesus fulfilled the very last prophecy—”I thirst”—before shouting “Tetelestai,” bowing His head, and giving up His Spirit. Just as God minutely and purposefully fulfilled all prophecies regarding Christ’s first coming, we can count on Him fulfilling all prophecies about the second coming. Jesus is coming again!