The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in John chapter 19:
23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made four parts, a part to every soldier and also the tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece. 24 So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be”; this was to fulfill the Scripture: “THEY DIVIDED MY OUTER GARMENTS AMONG THEM, AND FOR MY CLOTHING THEY CAST LOTS.” 25 Therefore the soldiers did these things.
But standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus then saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” 27 Then He said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” From that hour the disciple took her into his own household.
28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished, to fulfill the Scripture, said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth. 30 Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished! (tetelestai or PAID IN FULL!)” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.
What does the Greek word “tetelestai” mean?
Literally translated the word tetelestai means, “It is finished.” The word occurs in John 19:28 and 19:30 and these are the only two places in the New Testament where it occurs. In 19:28 it is translated, “After this, when Jesus knew that all things were now completed, in order that the scripture might be fulfilled, He said, ‘I thirst.’” Two verses later, He utters the word Himself: “Then when He received the sour wine Jesus said, ‘It is finished,’ and He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.”
The word tetelestai was also written on business documents or receipts in New Testament times to show indicating that a bill had been paid in full. The Greek-English lexicon by Moulton and Milligan says this:
“Receipts are often introduced by the phrase tetelestai, usually written in an abbreviated manner…” The connection between receipts and what Christ accomplished would have been quite clear to John’s Greek-speaking readership; it would be unmistakable that Jesus Christ had died to pay for their sins.
Death came upon the first Adam in the garden of Eden, but eternal life surged through the last Adam in the garden of the cross and his tomb. Man fell in a garden, but man now finds life in that empty garden tomb. Jesus reversed the curse completely and there is nothing left for Him to do in order for us to place demands on our Covenant with Heaven.
It is our Covenant and we should start acting like it is ours. A righteous Son or Daughter does not approach FATHER in a timid fashion hoping to convince HIM of something HE initiated! HE expects us to expect HIM to release the Kingdoms resources on our behalf… after all it was HIS idea in the first place.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 4:
14 So then, we must cling in faith to all we know to be true. For we have a magnificent King-Priest, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who rose into the Heavenly realm for us, and now sympathizes with us in our frailty. 15 He understands humanity, for as a Man, our magnificent King-Priest was tempted in every way just as we are, and conquered sin. 16 So now we come freely and boldly to where Love is enthroned, to receive mercy’s kiss and discover the grace we urgently need to strengthen us in our time of weakness.
In Acts chapter 4, it is written by The Holy Spirit:
23 As soon as they were released from custody, Peter and John went to the other believers and explained all that had happened with the high priest and the elders. 24 When the believers heard their report, they raised their voices in unity and prayed, “Lord Yahweh, YOU are the Lord of all! YOU created the universe—the earth, the sky, the sea, and everything that is in them. 25 And YOU spoke by the Holy Spirit through your servant David, our forefather, saying:
‘How dare the nations plan a rebellion,
ranting and raging against the Lord Most High?
Their foolish plots are futile!
26 Look at how the kings of the earth take their stand,
with the rulers scheming and conspiring together
against God and HIS anointed Messiah!’
27 “In fact, Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with Jews and non-Jews, met together to take their stand against YOUR Holy Servant, Jesus the Messiah. 28 They did to Him all that YOUR purpose and will had determined, according to the destiny YOU had marked out for Him. 29 So now, LORD, listen to their threats to harm us. Empower us, as YOUR Servants, to speak the Word of God freely and courageously. 30 Stretch out YOUR Hand of power through us to heal, and to move in signs and wonders by the Name of your Holy Son, Jesus!”
31 At that moment the earth shook beneath them, causing the building they were in to tremble. Each one of them was filled with the Holy Spirit, and they proclaimed the Word of God with unrestrained boldness.
32 All the believers were one in mind and heart. Selfishness was not a part of their community, for they shared everything they had with one another. 33 The apostles gave powerful testimonies about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great measures of grace rested upon them all. 34–35 Some who owned houses or land sold them and brought the proceeds before the apostles to distribute to those without. Not a single person among them was needy.
Is today any different than what those in charge of the world system was doing to the church then? Where is the unrestrained boldness in the church? Where is the church which is led by The Holy Spirit? Where are the healings, signs, and wonders?
The Sons and Daughters are those who are meant to access Heaven with great faith and boldness so that we are willing and able to stand up against the enemies of Christ. I am expecting Heaven to release this full empowerment, how about you? The sooner the better! The world should be amazed this year.