Why did Jesus Say "My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me" from the Cross?

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Can I talk to you about Eloy, Eloy Lama Sabachthani for a moment? Can I talk to you about the words from the cross?

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I'll be honest with you, I love when my Muslim friends raise this issue. I really do. I have explained this to audiences in Dublin, and Sydney, Australia, and all over Europe, and now here in South Africa, and I love getting the chance to do this.

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So thank you for raising this issue. Eloy, Eloy Lama Sabachthani.

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Jesus cried those words from the cross. Was he talking to himself?

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No. Anyone, when Mr. Karim says, well, he's speaking to himself.

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Why have you abandoned, why have I abandoned myself? That's, again, that's not what Christians believe. We don't believe that Jesus is the

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Father. He's speaking to the Father. He was sent by the Father. Three persons, one God. All of them described as Yahweh.

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One being of God. Our God's big enough to do that. So, but here's the question. What was

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Jesus saying? Have you ever looked it up? Have you ever looked it up? Jesus is quoting a

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Psalm. Did you know that? Yeah, he's calling Psalm 22, the 22nd Psalm.

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And in Psalm 22, it starts off, Eloy, Eloy Lama Sabachthani. Have you read the rest of Psalm 22?

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It's a Messianic Psalm. It's all about the crucifixion of Jesus. It talks about being pierced, and everything that would happen to a person who's being crucified.

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It's a prophetic picture of what happened on the cross, which according to Surah 4, 1 -7, never happened. At least not to Jesus.

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But it ends with the justification of the suffering servant.

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He's justified by God. So why does Jesus say it? He's not saying that God has abandoned him.

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When you start off with the first words of a famous hymn of your people, you're expecting your people to finish it out.

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We have a hymn called Amazing Grace. All I have to say to my people is, amazing grace, how sweet the sound.

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And I don't even have to finish it, because they know all the rest of the song. And Psalm 22 is one of the songs of the people of Israel.

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And when Jesus said that, he was starting that song, and he was saying, this is being fulfilled now before your eyes.

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The Messiah has come. He's given his life, and he will be justified.

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He will be vindicated when he rises from the dead. That's what it's about.

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Look more closely. Look more deeply, and you'll find that the testimony is absolutely compelling.

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And I rejoice to have the opportunity of sharing this information with you this evening. Thank you very much.