Nathaniel Buzolic Instagram – Mark’s Gospel tells us that Jesus cried out these words while nailed to a Roman made cross; “Eloi, Eloi Lema Sabachthani?” translated to – My God, My God, why have you abandoned me? John’s gospel informs as that immediately before Jesus will breathe His last breath on the cross he will speak these words “it is finished”. Interesting to Note; The gospel of mark is said to be the FIRST recorded of the gospels, while The gospel of John is said to be the LAST recorded of the four gospels. Combine both these gospels & the reader gets valuable puzzle pieces to a much greater picture – God’s Salvation story. Mark’s account provides the FIRST words of psalm 22 while John’s account provides the reader with the FINAL words of psalm 22. Did you catch what I just said? Mark the first recorded gospel gives the beginning of psalm 22 & John the last recorded gospel gives us psalm 22’s finale & final words. Proof we always need to read every book of the Bible. So You might be thinking what’s so important about psalm 22 Nate? Well it was written by king David about 1,000 years before Jesus’ public ministry & it perfectly describes what Jesus would experience on the cross. No doubt early Jewish readers of psalm 22 must have been scratching their heads wonder what David was even talking about. Even to this day those who don’t know Jesus’ life events are forced to speculate. But leave it to Hashem to always declare the end from the beginning. Just as Hashem declared through the prophet Isaiah The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob says and I quote – I am God, and there is none like me – declaring the end from the beginning, from ancient time, what is yet to come, saying My purpose will stand, and I will accomplish all that I please.” 46:10 Readers of King David’s 22nd psalm were left to wait a thousand years before getting to the point of it all. And now the point is clear it’s Jesus. Psalm 22 puts two realities on display 1. the ever present wickedness of godless men in a darkened sin cursed world and 2. the far more important reality we need to see & grasp – the promise of a Glorious God to get the Job done despite man’s best efforts to kill, steal & destroy. Amen