The Seven Last Words of Christ: Why Have You Forsaken me?

The Seven Last Words of Christ: Why Have You Forsaken Me

Jesus cried out for His Father in Heaven to rescue Him.  Christ, being fully God, understood that it would have been a simple task to bring a miraculous rescue to this excruciating circumstance.  Yet, the Hand of God stayed.  Jesus would die on the cross.  The consequences of sin would fall on Him.  The Father sent the Son explicitly for this purpose.  Mankind would be better for it. Â