As Jesus hung on the cross, there came a moment when He cried out with a loud voice:

“Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”

These words mean, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

In that moment, Jesus was carrying the weight of the world’s sin.

Every failure.

Every act of rebellion.

Every broken part of humanity—placed on Him.

But there’s something else happening in those words that we can’t miss.

Jesus wasn’t just expressing anguish—He was pointing to Scripture.

Those words are the opening line of Psalm 22.

And for those standing nearby, that would have been instantly recognizable.

Because if you read that Psalm, you’ll find something remarkable.

It describes suffering.

It describes mockery.

It even includes details that closely mirror the events of the crucifixion.

In other words, Jesus was making something clear:

This moment wasn’t random.

The cross was not an accident.

It was the fulfillment of God’s plan.

Everything unfolding in that moment had been spoken of long before.

And then, just before He died, Jesus cried out again:

“It is finished.”

Not, “I am finished.”

But, “It is finished.”

The work of salvation was complete.

The debt of sin had been paid in full.

Jesus endured the cross because He loves us.

He carried our sin so that we could be forgiven.

And His final cry reminds us of something powerful:

Jesus accomplished exactly what He came to do.