The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross

Famous Last Words (2008) (8 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 3")

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The so-called Seven Last Words of Christ on the cross are actually seven short sentences.  The most controversial of these is "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"  Most preachers explain that God had to turn his face away from Christ since he had taken on all the sins of the earth and God cannot look upon sin. A more plausible interpretation involves the fact that Christ was actually quoting the beginning of Psalm 22. That psalm does begin in despair but ends by proclaiming God's deliverance to mankind.