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for coming to this page. There was just not enough space in the
file listing to do this very special lesson justice.
In the lesson, Tom mentions the
"Famous Last Words" of some well-known people. Included
were some actors & performers in our lives. The lesson focuses
on Jesus' parting words, as well as seven important statements of
Jesus; which are:
1 - "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they
do." because we're not sure those crucifying him truly knew
what they were doing. Tom explores this in some detail.
2 - The fact that there were two others on the crosses beside him.
Tom tells about what crucifixion was reserved for... and Jesus
forgiving the one man who had never been baptized etc which as a
result resulted in a great debate as time went by. The point is,
though, Jesus can do -anything- He wanted to, for He was God. The
forgiven one watched the manner in which Jesus faced his death...
and asked to be remembered when Jesus came in his kingdom. And
Jesus said to him, "Today you will be with me in
Paradise."
Sidebar: A man who was on Death Row in prison was asked what it
was like to be on "Death Row" - the man said that in a
manner of speaking we are ALL on Death Row. None of us know
3 - Jesus saw John and Mary, and said "Woman, behold your
son" and to John 'behold your mother' so to establish that
both would be taken care of. Tom goes into an exploration of the
relationship between Mary and Jesus, and appointed John to take
care of his mother... no doubt sensing what pain she
4 - "I am thirsty..." - perhaps the one and only time
that Jesus actually asked for anything FOR HIMSELF. Tom suspects
this was due the dehydration of sweat and blood loss that Jesus
underwent during his torment.
5 - "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me..." (Psalm
22) At first, this seems to be a negative statement, but on
further investigation and discussion, it's really a positive
thing. Listen to this part carefully, as Tom explores "God
being separated from God." Its quite interesting.
6 - When all was done, the power of Satan was destroyed. Jesus
speaks a word that sounds like "tell-ess-tie" (not sure
how to spell that) that means "all is finished" such as
when someone has a contract of things to fulfill to complete an
agreement - He had done so when he spoke that word. (If anyone
knows what that word is, please let me know).
7 - "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." The
one thing that all Christians would like to be their own last
words when they die.
I've only listed some of the main points of the lesson here. I am
convinced that if you listen to it your life will be blessed by
it, as this lesson is truly special.
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