In silence the beholders watched for the end of the fearful scene. The sun shone forth; but the cross was still enveloped in darkness. Priests and rulers looked toward Jerusalem; and lo, the dense cloud had settled over the city and the plains of Judea. The Sun of Righteousness, the Light of the world, was withdrawing His beams from the once favored city of Jerusalem. The fierce lightnings of God's wrath were directed against the fated city.

I tavshed afventede tilskuerne afslutningen på dette frygtelige drama. Solen skinnede atter frem; men korset var stadig indhyllet i mørke. Præster og rådsherrer så hen imod Jerusalem og se, den mørke sky havde sænket sig over byen og Judæas sletter. Retfærdighedens Sol, verdens Lys, var ved at drage sine lysstråler bort fra den engang foretrukne by Jerusalem. De voldsomme lynglimt fra Guds vrede var rettede mod den af skæbnen ramte by.