Jumat Agung adalah hari penting bagi umat Kristiani. Namun, Jumat Agung seharusnya menjadi hari penting bagi semua orang. Mengapa disebut Jumat Agung?, what is so good about Good Friday? What happened on Good Friday that is so important for humanity will be discussed in this article.
What is remembered on Good Friday?
Pada hari Jumat Agung, the suffering and death of Jesus Christ on the cross are remembered. Sekarang, let’s look at the significance of Jesus Christ’s death on the cross.
Yesus Kristus, Putra Tuhan, came to the earth with a mission. Jesus came to restore what was broken in Taman Eden.
To understand why Jesus Christ had to be crucified, we must go back to the moment when man made a wrong choice and disobeyed God. Melalui ketidaktaatan manusia kepada Tuhan, pria itu terjatuh dari posisinya, and the relationship between God and man was broken.
What happened in the Garden of Eden?
God created man perfect and placed man in the Garden of Eden and gave man dominion over the earth. God had a relationship with man and walked with man. There was no lack, God had given everything man needed.
Namun, God gave one commandment to man. Man could eat from every tree in the garden, except for the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Man walked with God and obeyed God until the serpent approached and tempted man with his words.
The words of the serpent made man doubt the words of God.
Instead of believing God’s words and keeping God’s commandment, man believed the words of the serpent.
Man believed and acted upon the serpent’s words, whereby the mission of the serpent succeeded. (Baca juga: Adalah misi iblis yang berhasil?).
Through man’s disobedience, because man ate from the forbidden fruit despite the warning and commandment of God, the earth was cursed. The relationship between God and man broke, and the spirit of man died and came under the authority of death.
The devil took dominion over the earth and became the father of fallen man
Through a lie, the devil took illegally man’s place and dominion over the earth, yang awalnya Tuhan berikan kepada manusia. Dari saat itu, the devil became the ruler of the world. The devil had dominion over the earth and became the father of fallen man.
Setiap orang, who would be born of the seed of man would be born in a fallen state and live under the authority of the devil and death in darkness, and after life on earth, enter hell; kerajaan kematian (neraka).
Ada (dan masih demikian) no one excluded. Everyone would be born as a sinner and live in darkness, and when he dies, returns to his father and master, to whom he belonged and whom he served and obeyed during his life on earth.
God’s promise to restore what was broken in the garden
THe Lord God said unto the woman, Apa yang telah kamu lakukan ini?? Dan wanita itu berkata, Ular itu memperdayaku, dan aku memang makan. Dan Tuhan Allah berkata kepada ular itu, Karena kamu telah melakukan ini, engkau terkutuk melebihi semua ternak, dan melebihi segala binatang di padang; dengan perutmu kamu harus pergi, dan debunya akan kamu makan seumur hidupmu: Dan Aku akan mempermusuhi engkau dan wanita itu, dan antara benihmu dan benihnya; itu akan memar kepalamu, dan engkau akan meremukkan tumitnya (Asal 3:13-15)
Namun, God in His greatness and sovereignty had already a plan to restore (sembuh) what was broken.
Since man was tempted by the woman and the woman was tempted by the serpent, the Seed of the woman would bruise the head of the devil. (Baca juga: ‘Apa maksudnya?, the head of the devil bruised because the heel of Jesus was bruised?)
The coming of Jesus the Christ
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but He that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. Dan seperti Musa meninggikan ular itu di padang gurun, demikian pula Anak Manusia harus ditinggikan: Bahwa siapa pun yang percaya kepada-Nya tidak akan binasa, tetapi mempunyai hidup yang kekal. Karena Tuhan begitu mengasihi dunia, bahwa Dia mengaruniakan Anak-Nya yang tunggal, agar setiap orang yang beriman kepada-Nya tidak binasa, tetapi mempunyai hidup yang kekal. Sebab Allah mengutus Anak-Nya ke dunia bukan untuk menghukum dunia; tetapi agar dunia melalui Dia dapat diselamatkan. Dia yang percaya kepada-Nya tidak dihukum: tetapi dia yang tidak percaya sudah dihukum, karena dia tidak percaya kepada Nama Anak Tunggal Allah (Yohanes 3:13-18)
Although God gave this promise immediately after the fall, it took many years before God’s promise came to pass and the Messiah came to the earth to redeem man from the power of the devil.
Yesus Kristus, Putra Tuhan, datang ke bumi. He was born of the virgin Mary, yang termasuk dalam generasi manusia yang jatuh.
The Holy Spirit overshadowed Mary, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Yesus, who was fully Human.
Jesus had to be fully Human, otherwise Jesus couldn’t have taken the place of fallen man and become their Substitute. (Matius 1, Lukas 1).
Jesus grew up as the Son of a carpenter. Ketika Yesus kira-kira 30 Tahun, He began His mission.
Although Jesus was circumcised on the eighth day, Jesus was baptized in water by John the Baptist. After His baptism, the Holy Spirit descended upon Him.
The Holy Spirit led Jesus to the wilderness, where the devil tempted Jesus for 40 hari -hari. (Baca juga: ‘Saya akan memberi Anda kekayaan dunia')
Jesus resisted the temptations of the devil
Although the devil succeeded in tempting Adam (putra Allah) untuk berdosa, the devil didn’t succeed in tempting Jesus Christ (Son of God) untuk berdosa
After Jesus overcame the devil with Firman, Jesus went to preach and bring the Kingdom of God to the people, yang lahir dari keturunan Israel, dan memanggil mereka untuk bertobat.
Jesus preached and brought the Kingdom of God to the people and called them to repentance
Jesus walked after the Spirit as Son of God on earth. He preached and brought the Kingdom of God, dan memanggil orang-orang untuk bertobat. Jesus healed the sick, mengusir setan, prophesied, and spoke with authority, words of knowledge and wisdom.
Ke mana pun Yesus pergi, He caused a commotion that often resulted in persecution, especially by itu (rohani) pemimpin umat Tuhan.
Hingga saat itu tiba, wherefore Jesus came to earth, which was to fulfill God’s redemptive work for fallen man.
The redemptive work of Jesus Christ would reconcile man back to God and restore the position of man on earth. kekuasaan, yang dicuri setan dari manusia, would be given back to the (baru) pria.
The sufferings of Jesus began in the Garden of Gethsemane
The suffering of Jesus Christ began in the Garden of Gethsemane. Since the garden was the place, where it all went wrong with Adam. Melalui ketidaktaatan manusia kepada Tuhan, man was separated from God and fell from his position.
Melihat, Hamba-Ku akan menanganinya dengan hati-hati, Dia akan diagungkan dan diagungkan, and be very high. As many were astonied at thee; Wajahnya lebih rusak daripada pria mana pun, dan wujud-Nya lebih dari anak manusia: Demikian pula Dia akan memerciki banyak bangsa; raja-raja akan menutup mulut mereka terhadap Dia: sebab apa yang belum diberitahukan kepada mereka akan mereka lihat; dan apa yang belum pernah mereka dengar, haruslah mereka pertimbangkan (Yesaya 52:13-15)
Siapa yang percaya laporan kami? dan kepada siapa lengan Tuhan diwahyukan? Karena Dia akan tumbuh di hadapan-Nya seperti tanaman yang lembut, dan sebagai akar dari tanah kering: Dia tidak mempunyai wujud dan keindahan; dan kapan kita akan melihat Dia, tidak ada keindahan yang kita rindukan kepada-Nya. Dia dihina dan ditolak oleh manusia; seorang pria yang penuh kesedihan, dan akrab dengan kesedihan: dan kami menyembunyikan wajah kami dari-Nya; Dia dihina, dan kami tidak menghargai Dia (Yesaya 53:1-3)
After the spiritual battle and the victory through doa, Jude betrayed Jesus. The multitude of the chief priests and scribes took Jesus captive in the garden. They led Him to the high priest and then to Pilate.
Although Jesus Christ was innocent and didn’t do anything wrong, Jesus went through all the accusations, mockery, penolakan, penghukuman, and the sentence to death, without defending Himself. Jesus stayed faithful and obedient to His Father until His death.
Apa yang terjadi pada Jumat Agung?
Pada hari Jumat Agung, Yesus dicambuk, whereby the word of the prophet Isaiah was fulfilled, that by His stripes we are healed. After the scourging, Jesus continued His way to Golgotha. On Golgotha, Jesus was crucified and sacrificed as a spotless Lamb and shed His blood for the whole of humanity.
Jesus took all the sins and iniquities of the generation of fallen man. He bore them in His flesh on the cross.
Sesungguhnya Dia telah menanggung kesedihan kita, dan membawa kesedihan kami: namun kami menghargai dia yang tertimpa musibah, dihantam oleh Tuhan, dan menderita. Namun Dia terluka karena pelanggaran kita, Dia diremukkan karena kesalahan kita: hukuman atas kedamaian kita ada pada-Nya; dan dengan bilur-bilur-Nya kita disembuhkan. Kita semua seperti domba yang tersesat; kami telah mengarahkan setiap orang ke jalannya sendiri; dan Tuhan telah menimpakan kepada-Nya kesalahan kita semua.
Dia tertindas, dan Dia menderita, namun Dia tidak membuka mulut-Nya: Dia dibawa seperti anak domba ke pembantaian, dan seperti domba yang bodoh di hadapan orang yang menggunting bulunya, maka Dia tidak membuka mulut-Nya. Dia diambil dari penjara dan dari penghakiman: and who shall declare His generation? karena Dia terputus dari dunia orang hidup: for the transgression of my people was He stricken. Dan Dia jadikan kuburan-Nya bersama orang-orang fasik, dan bersama orang kaya dalam kematian-Nya; karena Dia tidak melakukan kekerasan, tidak ada tipu daya apa pun di mulut-Nya (Yesaya 53:4-9).
“Yet, it pleased the Lord to bruise Him”
Namun Tuhan berkenan untuk meremukkan-Nya; Dia telah membuat Dia berduka: ketika Engkau menjadikan jiwa-Nya sebagai korban penebus dosa, Dia akan melihat benih-Nya, Dia akan memperpanjang hari-hari-Nya, dan keridhaan Tuhan akan terlaksana di tangan-Nya. Dia akan melihat kesusahan jiwa-Nya, dan akan puas: dengan pengetahuan-Nya Hamba-Ku yang saleh akan membenarkan banyak orang; karena Dialah yang akan menanggung kesalahan mereka. Oleh karena itu aku akan membaginya sebagian dengan yang besar, dan Dia akan membagi rampasan itu kepada orang-orang yang kuat; karena Dia telah menyerahkan nyawa-Nya kepada kematian: dan Dia termasuk di antara para pelanggar; dan Dia menanggung dosa banyak orang, dan menjadi perantara bagi para pelanggar (Yesaya 53:10-12).
How Jesus finished the redemptive work for fallen man
Jesus Christ became the Substitute for fallen man and carried fallen man’s sins and iniquities. He was made sin and a curse on the cross, which caused a spiritual separation between Jesus and the Father.
For a short period, Jesus was put below the angels. During that time, the devil and the principalities and powers of darkness reigned over Jesus. This became visible in the natural realm by kegelapan that came over the earth for three hours.
Jesus was made sin by God and accomplished His work at the cross. He shed His blood and died and memasuki Hades.
This all happened on Good Friday and was part of the complete redemptive work for humanity, which consists of the scourging, kematian, pemakaman, and resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
If you would like to know more about the passion of Jesus Christ and the meaning of Jesus’ death on the cross and salvation for humanity, you can read the following articles:
- Seseorang harus membayar harganya!
- Pengundian jatuh pada Yesus Kristus, Putra Allah yang hidup
- Penyaliban jiwa
- Penyaliban daging
- The sufferings and mockery of Jesus Christ
- The battle in the Garden
- Mengapa Yesus disalib di kayu salib?
- Apa arti sebenarnya dari salib?
- Apa perbedaan antara pengorbanan hewan dan pengorbanan Yesus Kristus?
- Do Christians believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ?
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