"It is Finished" - Part I

"In John 19:30, what did Jesus mean when he cried, 'It is finished'? What does the 'it’ refer to?"

• standard Evangelical answer is: Jesus’ words signify the completion of our redemption at that moment.
• Paul teaches that our redemption is not complete without Jesus being "raised for our justification" (Rom. 4:25).

So what does the 'it' refer to? The answer lies in the surprising study of the Last Supper and the Jewish Passover. To understand “Christian liturgy,” we must first understand “Jewish liturgy” (CCC, no. 1096). These two classes will look at the Jewish roots of the Eucharist and Christ's implementation of the New Passover.