Jumat Agung minangka dina sing penting kanggo wong Kristen. Nanging, Jum'at Agung pancen kudu dadi dina sing penting kanggo kabeh wong. Kok diarani Jum'at 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?
Dina Jumuah Agung, the suffering and death of Jesus Christ on the cross are remembered. Saiki, let’s look at the significance of Jesus Christ’s death on the cross.
Yesus Kristus, Putraning Allah, 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. Lumantar manungsa ora manut marang Gusti Allah, Wong lanang tiba saka jabatane, 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.
Nanging, 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. (Maca uga: Yaiku misi Sétan sing sukses?).
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, which God had originally given to man. Wiwit wektu kasebut, the devil became the ruler of the world. The devil had dominion over the earth and became the father of fallen man.
Kabeh wong, 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; Karajan pati (Hades).
ana (Lan isih) 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 iki sing wis ditindakake? Lan wong wadon mau, Ula dibungkus aku, lan aku mangan. Lan Pangéran ngandika marang ula, Amarga sampeyan wis nindakake iki, Sampeyan wis ngipat-ipati kabeh sapi, lan ndhuwur kabeh kewan saka lapangan; Sawise weteng sampeyan bakal lunga, lan bledug bakal mangan kabeh dina: Lan aku bakal nggawe permusuhan ing antarane sampeyan lan wong wadon, Lan ing antarane wiji lan wiji; iku bakal nyirami sirahe, lan sampeyan bakal nyemburake tumit (Purwaning Dumadi 3:13-15)
Nanging, God in His greatness and sovereignty had already a plan to restore (waras) 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. (Maca uga: 'Apa tegese, 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. Lan kaya Nabi Musa ngangkat ula ing ara-ara samun, Mangkono uga Putrane Manungsa bakal diangkat: Supaya saben wong kang pracaya marang Panjenengane aja nganti nemu karusakan, Nanging duwe urip langgeng. Kanggo Gusti Allah supaya tresna marang jagad iki, Dheweke menehi anak-anake sing mung siji-sijine, Sing sapa pracaya marang Panjenengane ora bakal sirna, nanging duwe urip langgeng. Amarga Gusti Allah ngutus Kang Putra menyang jagad iki ora kanggo ngadili jagad; nanging supaya jagad bisa slamet marga saka Panjenengane. Sapa sing pretyaya marang Dèkné ora bakal disalahké: nanging sing sapa ora pracaya, iku wis kaukum, amarga ora pretyaya marang asmane Putra ontang-anting Gusti Allah (John 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, Putraning Allah, teka ing bumi. He was born of the virgin Mary, sing dadi generasi generasi wong sing tiba.
The Holy Spirit overshadowed Mary, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Gusti 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. Nalika Gusti Yesus kira-kira 30 taun lawas, 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 dina. (Maca uga: 'Aku bakal menehi kasugihan ing jagad iki')
Jesus resisted the temptations of the devil
Although the devil succeeded in tempting Adam (putraning Allah) kanggo dosa, the devil didn’t succeed in tempting Jesus Christ (Son of God) kanggo dosa
After Jesus overcame the devil with tembung, Jesus went to preach and bring the Kingdom of God to the people, kang miyos saka turune Israel, lan diarani dheweke mratobat.
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, lan ngajak wong-wong padha mratobat. Jesus healed the sick, nundhungi dhemit, prophesied, and spoke with authority, words of knowledge and wisdom.
Nang endi wae Gusti Yesus tindak, He caused a commotion that often resulted in persecution, especially by ing (spiritual) pimpinan saka umate Gusti.
Until the moment arrived, 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. The dominion, kang dicolong Iblis saka manungsa, would be given back to the (Anyar) wong lanang.
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. Lumantar manungsa ora manut marang Gusti Allah, man was separated from God and fell from his position.
Lah, Abdi-Ku bakal tumindak kanthi ati-ati, Panjenengane bakal kaluhurake lan kaluhurake, and be very high. As many were astonied at thee; Pasuryane luwih rusak tinimbang wong liya, lan wujude ngluwihi para putrane manungsa: Mangkono uga Panjenengane bakal nyirnakake bangsa akeh; para ratu bakal nutup cangkeme marang Panjenengane: amarga apa sing ora dikandhakake bakal dideleng; lan apa sing durung dirungokake bakal digatekake (Yesaya 52:13-15)
Sapa sing pracaya marang laporan kita? lan marang sinten astanipun Pangéran dipun paringaken? Awit Panjenengané bakal thukul ing ngarsané kaya tetuwuhan sing lembut, lan minangka oyod metu saka lemah garing: Dheweke ora duwe wujud lan ora ayu; lan nalika kita bakal ndeleng Panjenengane, ora ana kaendahan sing kudu kita karepake marang Panjenengane. Dheweke disepelekake lan ditampik dening manungsa; wong kang susah, lan kenal karo susah: lan kita padha ndhelikake pasuryan saka Panjenengane; Dheweke disepelekake, lan kita padha ora ngurmati Panjenengane (Yesaya 53:1-3)
After the spiritual battle and the victory through pandonga, 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, ngece, penolakan, paukuman, and the sentence to death, without defending Himself. Jesus stayed faithful and obedient to His Father until His death.
Apa sing kedadeyan ing dina Jumuah Agung?
Dina Jumuah Agung, Gusti Yésus digebugi, 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.
Mesthi dheweke wis nanggung sato, lan nggawa kasusahan: yet we did esteem him stricken, ngiringan dewa, lan nandhang sangsara. Nanging Panjenengané wis tatu marga saka panerak kita, Dheweke bruised kanggo kaluputan kita: Penyebaran tentrem kita yaiku; lan kanthi belang-belangé kita padha mari. Kabeh kita kaya wedhus wis kesasar; kita kabeh padha mratobat marang dalane dhewe-dhewe; lan Gusti wis ndhawahake piala kita kabeh marang Panjenengane.
Dheweke ditindhes, lan dheweke nandhang sangsara, Nanging dheweke ora mbukak cangkeme: Dheweke digawa kaya cempe kanggo mateni, lan minangka wedhus sadurunge shearers dheweke bisu, Dadi dheweke ora mbukak cangkeme. Dheweke dijupuk saka pakunjaran lan saka pengadilan: and who shall declare His generation? amarga Panjenengané wus katumpes saka ing tanah wong urip: for the transgression of my people was He stricken. And He made His grave with the wicked, lan karo wong sugih ing pati; amarga Panjenengane ora nindakake panganiaya, neither was any deceit in His mouth (Yesaya 53:4-9).
“Yet, it pleased the Lord to bruise Him”
Nanging seneng marang Sang Yehuwah kanggo nyirami dheweke; Panjenengane wis nyepelekake sedhih: when Thou shalt make His soul an offering for sin, Dheweke bakal weruh turunane, Dheweke bakal ngawasi jaman semana, lan kesenengan saka Gusti bakal maju ing tangane. Dheweke bakal weruh babagan travail jiwane, lan bakal wareg: Kanthi kawruh bakal dadi abdi sing bener; Amarga Panjenengane bakal nanggung piala. Mulane aku bakal mbagi dheweke bagean karo sing gedhe, lan bakal dibagi barang-barang sing kuwat; amarga dheweke wis ngucapake jiwane nganti mati: lan dheweke cacahe karo wong sing nglanggar; lan dheweke nyandhang dosane, lan nggawe syafaid kanggo pelanggaran (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 Peteng 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 mlebu Hades.
This all happened on Good Friday and was part of the complete redemptive work for humanity, which consists of the scourging, pati, burial, 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:
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- Salib salib saka jiwa
- Panyaliban saka daging
- Kasangsaran lan moyoki Gusti Yesus Kristus
- The battle in the Garden
- Yagene Gusti Yesus disalib ing kayu salib?
- Apa tegese silang?
- Apa bedane antarane korban kewan lan kurban Yesus Kristus?
- Apa Kristen pracaya ing wunguné Gusti Yésus Kristus?
'Dadi uyahing bumi’
