What does the Bible say about the hour of Christ's crucifixion?

In John 17:1, Jesus acknowledges that the hour has come for His crucifixion, indicating that this moment is central to His mission on earth. He had come specifically to die, fulfilling what was preordained in God’s plan for redemption. As He lifts His eyes to heaven and prays, this hour is recognized not just as a moment of suffering but as an accomplishment of His divine mission to glorify the Father through His sacrificial death. This culminates a timeline that began at creation, where every hour rotated around the significance of Jesus Christ and Him crucified, demonstrating the gravity and importance of His death in securing eternal life for His elect.