Langfredag er en viktig dag for kristne. derimot, Langfredag burde faktisk være en viktig dag for alle mennesker. Hvorfor heter det langfredag, hva er så bra med langfredag? What happened on Good Friday that is so important for humanity will be discussed in this article.
What is remembered on Good Friday?
On Good Friday, the suffering and death of Jesus Christ on the cross are remembered. Nå, let’s look at the significance of Jesus Christ’s death on the cross.
Jesus Kristus, Guds Sønn, came to the earth with a mission. Jesus came to restore what was broken in Edens hage.
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. Gjennom menneskets ulydighet mot Gud, mann falt fra sin stilling, 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.
derimot, God gave one commandment to man. Man could eat from every tree in the garden, bortsett fra treet til kunnskap om godt og ondt.
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. (Les også: Er djevelens oppdrag vellykket?).
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, som Gud opprinnelig hadde gitt mennesket. Fra det øyeblikket, the devil became the ruler of the world. The devil had dominion over the earth and became the father of fallen man.
Alle sammen, 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; dødens rike (Hades).
Det var det (og er det fortsatt) 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, Hva er dette du har gjort? Og kvinnen sa, Slangen forførte meg, og jeg spiste. Og Herren Gud sa til slangen, Fordi du har gjort dette, du er forbannet fremfor alt storfe, og over hvert dyr på marken; på din buk skal du gå, og støv skal du ete alle ditt livs dager: Og jeg vil sette fiendskap mellom deg og kvinnen, og mellom din ætt og hennes ætt; det skal knuse hodet ditt, og du skal knuse hælen hans (Genesis 3:13-15)
derimot, God in His greatness and sovereignty had already a plan to restore (helbrede) 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. (Les også: 'Hva betyr det, 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. Og som Moses løftet opp slangen i ørkenen, slik må Menneskesønnen bli løftet opp: For at hver den som tror på ham ikke skal gå fortapt, men ha evig liv. For Gud så elsket verden, at han ga sin enbårne sønn, Den den som tror på ham, skal ikke gå til grunne, Men har evig liv. For Gud sendte ikke sin sønn til verden for å fordømme verden; men at verden gjennom ham kan bli frelst. Den som tror på ham er ikke fordømt: Men den som mener ikke er fordømt allerede, Fordi han ikke har trodd på navnet til den enbårne Guds sønn (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.
Jesus Kristus, Guds Sønn, kom til jorden. He was born of the virgin Mary, som tilhørte generasjonen av falne mennesker.
The Holy Spirit overshadowed Mary, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Jesus, 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. (Matthew 1, Luke 1).
Jesus grew up as the Son of a carpenter. When Jesus was approximately 30 år gammel, 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 dager. (Les også: 'Jeg vil gi deg verdens rikdom’)
Jesus resisted the temptations of the devil
Although the devil succeeded in tempting Adam (Guds sønn) å synde, the devil didn’t succeed in tempting Jesus Christ (Son of God) å synde
After Jesus overcame the devil with ordet, Jesus went to preach and bring the Kingdom of God to the people, som ble født av Israels ætt, og kalte dem til omvendelse.
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, og kalte folket til omvendelse. Jesus healed the sick, Driv ut demoner, prophesied, and spoke with authority, words of knowledge and wisdom.
Overalt hvor Jesus gikk, He caused a commotion that often resulted in persecution, especially by de (åndelig) ledere av Guds folk.
Helt til øyeblikket kom, 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. Herredømmet, som djevelen stjal fra mannen, would be given back to the (ny) Mann.
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. Gjennom menneskets ulydighet mot Gud, man was separated from God and fell from his position.
Se, Min tjener skal handle klokt, Han skal opphøyes og prises, and be very high. As many were astonied at thee; Synet hans var så ødelagt mer enn noen annen mann, og hans skikkelse mer enn menneskenes barn: Så skal han stenke mange nasjoner; kongene skal lukke sin munn for ham: for det som ikke er blitt fortalt dem, skal de se; og det de ikke hadde hørt, skal de ta hensyn til (Jesaja 52:13-15)
Hvem har trodd rapporten vår? og for hvem er Herrens arm åpenbart? For han skal vokse opp for ham som en øm plante, og som en rot fra en tørr grunn: Han har ingen form eller skjønnhet; og når vi skal se ham, det er ingen skjønnhet vi skulle ønske ham. Han er foraktet og avvist av mennesker; en sorgens mann, og kjent med sorg: og vi skjulte liksom våre ansikter for ham; Han ble foraktet, og vi aktet ham ikke (Jesaja 53:1-3)
After the spiritual battle and the victory through bønn, 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, hån, avvisning, fordømmelse, and the sentence to death, without defending Himself. Jesus stayed faithful and obedient to His Father until His death.
Hva skjedde på langfredag?
On Good Friday, Jesus ble pisket, 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.
Sannelig, Han har båret våre sorger, og bar våre sorger: men vi aktet ham som rammet, slått av Gud, og plaget. Men han ble såret for våre overtredelser, Han ble knust for våre misgjerninger: straffen for vår fred var på ham; og med hans sår er vi helbredet. Alt vi liker sauer har kommet på avveie; vi har vendt hver sin vei; og Herren har lagt på ham vår alles misgjerning.
Han ble undertrykt, og han var plaget, men han åpnet ikke sin munn: Han blir brakt som et lam til slakting, og som en sau er stum foran dens klippere, så han åpner ikke sin munn. Han ble tatt fra fengsel og fra dom: and who shall declare His generation? for han ble utryddet av de levendes land: for the transgression of my people was He stricken. Og han gjorde sin grav sammen med de ugudelige, og med de rike i hans død; fordi han ikke hadde gjort noen vold, heller ikke var det noe svik i hans munn (Jesaja 53:4-9).
“Yet, it pleased the Lord to bruise Him”
Likevel gledet det Herren å blåmerke ham; Han har satt ham til sorg: når du skal gjøre hans sjel til et syndoffer, Han skal se frøet sitt, Han skal forlenge sine dager, og Herrens glede skal blomstre i hans hånd. Han skal se om sjelenes reiser, og skal være fornøyd: Etter hans kunnskap skal min rettferdige tjener rettferdiggjøre mange; for han skal bære deres misgjerninger. Derfor vil jeg dele ham en del med det store, og han skal dele ødeleggelsen med det sterke; fordi han har strømmet ut sjelen sin til døden: og han ble nummerert med overtredere; og han bare synden til mange, og gjorde forbønn for overtredere (Jesaja 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 mørket 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 gikk inn i Hades.
This all happened on Good Friday and was part of the complete redemptive work for humanity, which consists of the scourging, død, begravelse, 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:
- Noen må betale prisen!
- Loddet falt på Jesus Kristus, Den levende Guds Sønn
- Sjelens korsfestelse
- Kjødets korsfestelse
- Jesu Kristi lidelser og hån
- The battle in the Garden
- Hvorfor ble Jesus korsfestet på et trekors?
- Hva er den sanne betydningen av korset?
- Hva er forskjellen mellom ofring av dyr og offer av Jesus Kristus?
- Tror kristne på Jesu Kristi oppstandelse?
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