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How do we know that Jesus experienced spiritual darkness?

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Jesus' cry of abandonment, 'My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?', reveals His profound experience of spiritual darkness.

The experience of spiritual darkness is evident in Jesus' anguished cry from the cross, quoted from Psalm 22:1. This moment signifies not merely physical darkness but represents His profound separation from the Father as He bore the sins of the world. In Matthew's narrative, this cry correlates with the darkness covering the land, suggesting that as Jesus endured the weight of sin, He felt the full absence of God's light and presence. This separation is crucial in understanding the depth of Christ's suffering and His role as the sin-bearer, fulfilling the Law's demand for justice.
Scripture References: Matthew 27:46, Psalm 22:1

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