Tetelestai

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Respectum I. Okay, So this recording is a study on
tedalest stye, which is the original language of it is
finished that Jesus said when he was on the cross,
and I've been interested a long time. I remember hearing

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a very brief teaching a very many years ago about
the verb TETs of the word tetalesti, and I wished
I had written it down because it was really good.
It's even better than the definition that I found on Groc,
although Groc did give me a good definition of tetalesti,
so kind of skipping ahead there. But I've been keeping

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my eyes in ears open because I just am not
super familiar yet with how to look up the types
of things that I'm interested in regarding the scripture. Some
things I know. Some things I've been able, and I
of course asked the Holy Spirit to teach me, and
that's been very productive. But there have been times where

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I wanted a particular piece of information and didn't know
where to go to get it. And so Groc is
who I consulted for the definition of the word tetalesti,
or not who, but what I consulted for the definition
of the word Tetalestie and the print out was good.
So let's start off with prayer and then let's get

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into what the Bible says, and then we'll go into
some of these notes from Rock because I thought that
it was good and I want to think about it,
and I thought you might like that too. So, Heavenly Father,
thank you for the opportunity to spend time with your word,

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Holy Spirit. I invite you, please teach us, and please
bless us and minister to us Lord in Jesus' name. Amen.
So I'm going to the Gospel of John chapter nineteen.
This is part of John the Apostle, John's account of

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Jesus his crucifixion, and that is all the more important
because of Jesus's resurrection. So if you don't know about that,
I recommend you look to not only the Gospel of John,
not only the Book of Acts, which is after it
in the Bible, but the Book of Romans. I specifically

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like Romans chapter ten. The Book of Romans is right
after Acts in the Bible, and I recommend Romans chapter ten,
verses nine to ten if you are interested in spiritual things.
And also I'll mention, by the way that I have
a free mini book on my ex profile that you

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are welcome to. You can get it for free, download
it and take a look at some things that the
Bible has to say. I endeavored to present things in
a relevant and concise way for people that felt like
they would like a good summary and be able to
move through a just concise amount of information quickly. So

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praise God, here we go. Gospel of John, chapter nineteen.
So then Pilot took Jesus and scourged him, and the soldiers,
having twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on
his head, and threw a purple cloak around him. And
they kept coming to him and saying, Hail, King of
the Jews. And they struck him with the palms of

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their hands. Then Pilot went out again and said to them, see,
I bring him out to you, so you may know
I find no fault in him. So Jesus came out
wearing the thorny crown and purple cloak, and Pilot said
to them, see the man. When the chief priest and
attendant saw him, they cried out, crucify him, crucify him.

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Pilot said to them, take him yourselves and crucify him,
for I find no fault in him. The Jews answered him,
we have a law, and according to that law, he
should die because he has claimed and made himself out
to be the son of God. So when Pilot heard
this said, he was more alarmed, awe stricken, afraid than before.

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He went into the judgment hall again and said to Jesus,
where are you from? But Jesus did not answer him.
So Pilot said to him, will you not speak to me?
Do you not know I have power to release you,
and I have power to crucify you. Jesus answered, you
would not have any power authority whatsoever against me if

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it were not given you from above. For this reason,
the sin and guilt of the one who delivered me
over to you is greater. Upon this, Pilot wanted to
release him, but the Jews kept shrieking. If you release
this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Ooh little

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ploy and tactic. There anybody who makes himself a king
sets himself up against Caesar. Hearing this, Pilot brought Jesus
out and sat down in the judgment seat at a
place called the pavement in Hebrew Gabbatha, You know I

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talk a lot or not a lot, but some about
people who find theirselves in door die situations. And I
think the Pilot felt that he was being put in
a door die situation. I don't think he believed that

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he would survive a serious, united determined effort by Jews
to convince Caesar that he helped an insurrectionist, whatever the
right term would be, someone coming against Caesar's authority and power.

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But I'm reminded as I'm reading this that sin is sin,
and we need to confess and repent for the things
that we've done that we know are wrong, even when
we were put in situations that we feel were impossible.
Let me get back to the Bible. Verse fourteen. Now

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was the day of preparation for the Passover, and it
was about the sixth hour, which was about twelve noon.
He said to the Jews, see you're king. But they
shouted away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilot
said to them, crucify your king. The chief priest answered,

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we have no king. But Caesar again the pressure, he's
trying to treat them like, well, you can see it
for yourself. Verse sixteen. Then he delivered him over to
them to be crucified. And they took Jesus and led

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him away. So he went out, bearing his own cross,
to the spot called the place of the Skull. In
Hebrew it is called Gulgatha. There they crucified him, and
with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus
between them. And Pilot also wrote a title and put
it on the cross. And the writing was Jesus the Nazarene,

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the King of the Jews. And many of the Jews
read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified
was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew
and Latin and Greek. Then the chief priests of the
Jews said to Pilot, do not write the king of
the Jews. But he said, I am the King of

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the Jews. Pilot replied, what I have written. I have written. Wow,
look at these political power games that so profoundly affect
people's lives in the course of history. Verse twenty three.
Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his

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garments and made four parts, one share for each soldier,
and also the tunic, the long shirt like undergarment. But
the tunic was seamless, woven from the top throughout, but
by the cross, excuse me, verse twenty five. So they

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said to one another, let us not tear it, but
let us cast lots to decide who it shall whose
it shall be. This was to fulfill the scripture. They
parted my garments among them, and for my clothing they
cast lots. So the soldiers did these things. But by
the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary,

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the wife of Clopus, and Mary Magdalene. So Jesus, seeing
his mother there, and the Disciple, whom he loved, standing near,
said to his mother, woman, see your son. Then he
said to the disciple, see your mother. And from that
hour the disciple took her into his own. And after

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this Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said, in
fulfillment of the scripture, I thirst. A vessel full of
sour wine was placed there. So they put a sponge
soaked in the sour wine on a hissop and held

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it to his mouth. When Jesus had received the sour wine,
he said, it is finished, and he bowed his head
and gave up his spirit. I'm going to keep going.
Since it was the day of preparation, in order to

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prevent the bodies from hanging on the cross on the Sabbath.
For that Sabbath was a very solemn important one. It
was a high Sabbath. So high Sabbath means excuse me,
it was a high passover. I apologize. It was high passover.

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So that meant that this was taking place on a Wednesday. No,
let me think about this. Jesus was three days and
three nights in the belly of the earth. He was
crucified on a Wednesday, and he raised to life on Saturday,

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Sabbath morning. Okay, uh, let me get back to the
Bible here. For that Sabbath was a very solemn important one.
The Jews requested Pilot to have the legs broken and
the body's taken away. So the soldiers came and broke
the legs of the first one and of the other
who had been crucified with him. But when they came

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to Jesus and they saw he was already dead, they
did not break his legs. But one of the soldiers
pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and
water came out. And he who saw it gives this evidence,
and his testimony is true, and he knows that he
tells the truth that you may believe. Also, for these

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things took place that the scripture might be fulfilled. Not
one of his bones shall be broken. I believe that's
in Psalm thirty four, perhaps verse seventeen or eighteen. And
again another scripture says they shall look on him whom
they have pierced. And after this, Joseph of Arimathea, disciple

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of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked
Pilot to let him take away the body of Jesus,
and Pilot granted him permission. So he came and took
away his body. And Nicodemus, also, who had first come
to Jesus by night, came bringing a mixture of muh
and aloes about one hundred pounds. That was a pricey gift.

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So they took Jesus's body and bound it in linen
claws with the spices, as is the Jew's customary way
to prepare for burial. Now there was a garden in
the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden
a knew tomb in which no one had ever been
laid yet. So there, because of the Jewish day of preparation,

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and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus. Wow. Wow. Okay,
let's get to talking about tatlesti, which means it is finished.
So here's some basics. It's Greek, and it is the

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perfect passive indicative form of the Greek verb, which means
to complete, to finish, to accomplish, or to fulfill. So
this isn't the best definition I've ever heard, but it
basically it's saying that it indicates a completed action with

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ongoing results or significance. Isn't that powerful? Isn't that beautiful?
A completed action with ongoing results or significance. Jesus claimed
his future, he claimed his harvest, He claimed the effects

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of his words and his work. Praise God. Okay. The
literal translation the word can be translated it is finished
or it has been completed. The passive voice it says
suggests the action was performed upon the subject, implying a
definitive completion by an agent. Of course, tetalesti is most

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famously associated with what Jesus, How Jesus said it on
the cross. M let's look at so a few things.
One Jesus declaration of Tetalesti signifies the fulfillment of his
earthly mission, particularly payment for humanity sins through his sacrificial death. Again,

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this is validated by his resurrection. It marks the completion
of God's plan of redemption foretold in the scriptures. Salvationists
first to the Jews than to those who were not
previously in covenant with God. Titalust underscores Jesus fulfilled Old
Testament prophecies about the Messiah. If you're looking for a

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good place to start, Isaiah fifty three is one I suggest.
The perfect tense of Tetlesti emphasizes the work of salvation
is not only complete, but has lasting, eternal effects. Nothing
more needs to be added to Christ's sacrifice for it
to be sufficient. Isn't that awesome? Okay? Beyond its theological implications,

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Teteleusti does have practical uses commercial use. In the marketplace,
Tetalesti was used to signify a debt had been fully paid.
When a transaction was complete or a debt was settled,
a merchant might stamp or right tetalesti on a receipt
or bill of sale. So again relating that to the Gospel,

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the debt of sin was paid in full through Jesus's sacrifice,
and thank God for that. Okay. The term was also
used in legal settings to indicate a sentence or obligation
had been fully served. For example, a prisoner who completed
their sentence might have tetalesti associated with their release, signifying

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justice had been satisfied. And of course Jesus's death, his
death status and his he went to hell and suffer
the tortures and torments associated with paying for humanity sin.
It's in the Book of Romans. It might be in
chapter five. It talks about how the Bible talks about

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how Jesus was raised when we were justified, and so
that three days and three nights that he was in
the heart of the earth that was regarding the payment
for our sin, what it would take to fully pay
for all of humanity sin, all that we needed for

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our redemption. Okay, oh, this is beautiful. A servant might
use tetlesti to report to their master a task had
been fully completed as instructed. And of course we know
that Jesus, when he was on the earth, he said,
I didn't come to do my own will, but the

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will of the one who sent me praise God. Okay, yeah,
I want to there's a verse in Hebrews ten. I

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think it might be Hebrews ten ten, but I don't
want to misspeak, so give me a moment to double check.
Ah ten eighteen. Hebrews ten eighteen. Now where there is
absolute remission forgiveness and cancelation of the penalty of these

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sins and law breaking, there is no longer any offering
made to atone for sin. Isn't that beautiful? Uh? Colossians
two fifteen. Of course I like this one particular translation.
Let me make sure that I've got the right verse here, though.
It's going to pay to make sure I'm remembering the

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right thing. Colossians to fifteen. Ah, okay. Colaussians to fourteen
is really good as well. It talks about the certificate
of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile

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to us. God has canceled it, having taken Having canceled it,
he has taken it out of the way, having nailed
it to the cross. That is one of my favorite
verses in the entire Bible. Verse fifteen is really good too,
and colauss to God disarmed the principalities and powers that
were ranged against us and made a bold public example

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of them triumphing over them in the Cross. I I
don't have it with me right now? Do I have
it in my book on Prayer? I think I have
a bunch of translations of Colossians too in my book
on Prayer, and I think I might have the draft handy. Okay,

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all right, hang on Colossians to fifteen. Okay, yeah, this
is really good. Okay. So when he had disarmed the
rulers and authorities, he made a public display of them

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having triumphed over them through him. There's some translations say
through the Cross. So I'm going to read through some
different translations from Mark Hankin's Spirit Filled Scripture Study Guide
of Colossians two fifteen. And I'm not going to try
and give you all the information. You're gonna have to

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look this up if you want the all the ins
and outs. I'm just gonna bring this out and you
be refreshed as you listen, because it's really nice to
be able to hear this in different translations. How it
different ones bring different things out. Okay, here we go.
He openly displayed jesus triumph over Satan, disarming him and

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his entire band of spirits down to the last demon.
On the cross, he stripped the demonic powers and authorities
of their power and made a public spectacle of them,
as if they had been captives in a victor's triumphal procession.
And he disarmed the principalities and powers which fought against

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him and put them to open shame, leading them captive
in the triumph of Christ. He rid himself of all
the powers of evil and held them up to open content.
When he celebrated his triumph over them on the cross,
he set himself and us free from all the spirit

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power of evil. On the cross, he put them to
an open shame and triumphed over them. And the hostile
princes and rulers he shook off from himself and boldly
displayed them as his conquests. When by the cross he
triumphed over them, he stripped away from himself all trammels

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of principalities and powers. He paraded them unsparingly as he
hailed them and the triumph of the Cross. There Christ
stripped the demonic ruler and authorities of their power over him,
and in his own triumph made a public show of them.
He despoiled the infernal dominions and realms, He dragged their

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rulers as captives in procession, and through his cross he
led us all to triumph. And then, having drawn the
sting of all the powers ranged against us, he exposed
them shattered, empty and defeated in his final glorious triumphant act.

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And he tore the swords from the hands of all
the spirit rulers and the powers in the spirit world.
And by his resurrection, Christ demonstrated the emptiness of every
earthly power. When God acts, you have this kind of
triumph in life because of your relation to God through Christ.

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So praise God. What a wonderful verse. So next talking
about the transition Tetelestite, marking the transition from the Old
Covenant to the New Covenant. The old Covenant had sacrificial offerings,
and the New Covenant, Jesus, the Messiah sacrifice is the

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ultimate and final offering. Tetalustite can be for us a
source of assurance, taking God at his word that salvation
is complete and secure, not dependent on human works, but
on Christ's finished work, and Tatalesti providing assurance and taking

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God at his word that nothing can undo or add
to what Christ accomplished. It's a definitive statement of closure
and victory. I like that a lot Theologically in in
vice believers to rest in the completed work of Christ,
trusting in his sacrifices rather than striving to earn salvation

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or attempt to earn salvation. I would say, and the
terms implications extend to all of humanity, as Christ's sacrifice
is seen as sufficient for all who accept it, transcending
time and culture, glory to God. And yeah, Tatalustie can

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be a powerful symbol of hope, redemption and assurance of salvation. Basically,
we just want to take God at his word. And
it again means it is finished or it has been completed,
and the significance spans linguistic, historical, and theological dimensions. Linguistically,

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it denotes a completed action with lasting results. Historically, it
was used in commercial, legal, and servile contexts to signify
full payment, completion of a sentence, or fulfillment of a task. Theologically,
it encapsulates the completion of jesus redemptive work on the Cross,

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fulfilling prophecy, paying the debt of sin, securing salvation for
those who would believe and receive it. And this word
carries a profound message of finality, victory, assurance of the
most significant declarations in Christian theology. I really enjoyed that,

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so hopefully you do too, And hopefully this was an
encouragement and a blessing to your faith. Some scripture and
some little notes that I obtained when I was looking
into it, and I'll be on spaces again. I have
a nice plan for next week. I think it's the

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next couple of Sundays. I'm going to be at a
special event, so it won't be as heavy in scriptures
and scripture study, but I'm going to endeavor to have useful, helpful,
productive things to say and share for both those weeks,

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and so I hope to have you joined me, and
I'll talk to you again soon. Bye.