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What is the meaning of the end of Mathew? Why does Jesus say this if he knows he must die on the cross?

What is the meaning of the end of Mathew? Why does Jesus say this if he knows he must die on the cross?

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Not surprised to see garbage answers so far.

The simplest explanation, which would have been immediately obvious to the people at the time (i.e. Jews, of which Jesus was/is king) is that Jesus was evoking PSALM 22.

It would be like someone saying, "Four score and seven years ago" with their dying breath. How stupid would it be for people 2,000 years later (e.g. user Cmajor) to be like, "oh that guy must have been talking about something that happened 87 years prior!" It's a REFERENCE.

All of the Jews present would have understood the reference (just as they would have understood the seven "I am the..." statements in John chapters 7 - 11). It is referring to a song about despair and deliverance.

[–] 2 pts

I just looked, and i did not even notice that ... My mind is blown right now

[–] 1 pt

It is the only place in the Bible where Jesus calls God 'God', everywhere esle, He calls God 'Father'; so we know it must be special. Also, Psalm 22:1 start with: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? and we read in 1 Corinthians 14:33: For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. so it's probably not a coincidence.

In that psalm, there are also some foretelling about the crucifixion, like the fact that not one of His bones were broken (John 19:36) although it was customary to break the legs of people being cruxified, or how the soldiers divided his garments (John 19:23-24)

I can count all my bones— they stare and gloat over me; they divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots. - Psalm 22:17-18 (ESV)

Simple, no one cared to listen to his words...

[–] 0 pt

I'll give you the true answer, which many Christians will hate and reject. But it's the truth, so I will go to the trouble of providing it.

Jesus didn't know he was the Son of God. When his followers started calling his this, he eventually began to believe it himself. Finally, he became convinced of it. He decided that he would fulfill the prophecy of the Messiah, by deliberately getting himself sacrificed on the Passover. He would thus become the Lamb of God.

Jesus drew Judas aside and told Judas to go to the priests and betray his location. Judas loved Jesus and didn't want to do this, but Jesus insisted. Judas did it. Jesus was taken, as Jesus intended should happen. Jesus was tortured. When Judas saw this, he was horrified, because Jesus had assured him that he, Jesus, would be unharmed -- that God would protect him. Hence, Judas, the most loyal of all the Disciples, killed himself out of remorse.

Jesus was hung on the cross to die. He had not expected this to happen. It suprised and saddened him. This prompted him to utter the words in his native language, "Why hast thou forsaken me?" He said this because, at this point in his life, he had accepted the belief that he was the Son of God, the true Messiah, and he believed that his Father in heaven would never allow him to be tortured and executed. Only when he was on the cross did he realize that he was going to die, and God was not going to save him from death.

The later bits of the story, about his resurrection and his talks with the Disciples are, of course, pure fantasy. When you're dead, you're dead. The reason the body of Jesus disappeared from the tomb is because his followers took it out and hid it somewhere. This is obvious, to a rational person.

I could tell you what they did with the body, but I think I'll stop here. You've had enough truth, and I'm pretty sure most of you can't handle it.

[–] 2 pts

None of that is even close to truth

You've had enough truth

Doubtful, but certainly not because of your stupid post.

Jesus knew he was divine. He spoke that way. His baptism confirmed it, if there had been any doubt prior.

He constantly foretold his death and resurrection.

You are a lunatic and a liar. Jesus is LORD.

[–] 0 pt

Misunderstanding on the part of Matthew. He was asking this of the jews

Uh no

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you were there then?

you were there then?

That's seriously your standard of critique? You have no problem asserting what you believe happened (Jesus was asking the Jews) in one account of the crucifixion of Jesus, but ignore the historical context of all the books that prophesied of his ministry and death?

You weren't there either. He's quoting Psalm 22.