Jesus did not yield up His life till He had accomplished the work which He came to do, and exclaimed with His departing breath: “It is finished.” Satan was then defeated. He knew that his kingdom was lost. Angels rejoiced as the words were uttered: “It is finished.” The great plan of redemption, which was dependent on the death of Christ, had been thus far carried out. And there was joy in heaven that the sons of Adam could, through a life of obedience, be finally exalted to the throne of God. Oh, what love! What amazing love! that brought the Son of God to earth to be made sin for us, that we might be reconciled to God, and elevated to a life with Him in His mansions in glory. Oh, what is man, that such a price should be paid for his redemption! {2T 211.2}

Jesus opgav ikke sit liv, før han havde fuldbyrdet den gerning, han var kommet for at gøre og med sit sidste åndedræt udbrød: »Det er fuldbragt!« Da var Satan slagen. Han vidste, at hans rige var tabt. Englene frydede sig, da ordene lød: »Det er fuldbragt!« Den store genløsningsplan, der var afhængig af Kristi død, var således blevet gennemført så vidt. Og der var glæde i himmelen over, at Adams børn ved et liv i lydighed til sidst ville kunne ophøjes til Guds trone. Oh, hvilken kærlighed, hvilken forunderlig (212) kærlighed, som bragte Guds søn ned til jorden for at blive gjort til synd for os, således at vi kunne blive forligte med Gud og ophøjes til et liv sammen med ham i hans herligheds boliger! Oh, hvad er dog mennesket, at der skulle betales en sådan pris for dets genløsning!