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How do we know Jesus was truly forsaken by God?

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The fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy and Jesus' own words confirm that he experienced forsakenness by God during his crucifixion.

Jesus' cry from the cross, as documented in Matthew 27:46, echoes the words of Psalm 22, affirming that his experience was prophesied in Scripture. This moment of divine abandonment serves as a critical point in salvation history where Jesus fully identifies with human suffering and rebellion against God. During his crucifixion, Jesus was made sin for us (2 Corinthians 5:21), and as such, he bore not only our sins but the separation from God that our sins entail.

Theologically, this suggests a substitutionary atonement where Christ took upon himself the consequences of sin, thereby becoming the object of divine wrath. The forsakenness of Christ reveals the cost of redemption and cements the truth that he fully satisfied the demands of justice on our behalf, ensuring that believers are never forsaken by God for all eternity.
Scripture References: Matthew 27:46, Psalm 22, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Revelation 13:8, 1 Peter 2:24

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