The Finished Word

The power and wisdom of God are revealed in the proclamation of the Messiah who was crucified to save the World . Jesus performed miracles and taught with great authority, and for a time, he attracted large crowds. But his contemporaries failed to recognize who he was despite his displays of supernatural power. Only the Roman centurion at Golgotha perceived that the Nazarene was God’s Son when Jesus breathed his last.

O poder e a sabedoria de Deus são revelados na proclamação do Messias que foi crucificado para salvar o mundo . Jesus realizou milagres e ensinou com grande autoridade e, por um tempo, atraiu grandes multidões. Mas seus contemporâneos não conseguiram reconhecer quem ele era, apesar de suas demonstrações de poder sobrenatural. Somente o centurião romano no Gólgota percebeu que o Nazareno era filho de Deus quando Jesus deu seu último suspiro.

It was only when he died that the Roman centurion in charge of the execution recognized that Jesus was the Son of God . Everyone in the Gospel of Mark is incapable of recognizing who Jesus is, except for John the Baptist, Peter (momentarily), and the Roman centurion at his execution, and Peter’s moment of insight proved fleeting. Even the Baptist began to question the identity of Christ when he was imprisoned by Herod Antipas.

Foi somente quando morreu que o centurião romano encarregado da execução reconheceu que Jesus era (e continua sendo) o Filho de Deus . Todos no Evangelho de Marcos são incapazes de reconhecer quem é Jesus, exceto João Batista, Pedro (momentaneamente) e o centurião romano em sua execução, e o momento de discernimento de Pedro se mostrou fugaz. Até o Batista começou a questionar a identidade de Cristo quando foi preso por Herodes Antipas.

Jesus reveals the meaning of Scripture, the understanding of the future, and the nature and mysteries of God . Jesus unveils the Divine mysteries, and only he is qualified to reveal the nature and glory of the unseen God. All the promises of God find their fulfillment in him.  Christ unlocks the scriptures, and there is no true knowledge of God apart from him. The Creator of All Things is found in Jesus of Nazareth.