{"id":21681,"date":"2026-08-20T20:56:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T00:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=21681"},"modified":"2026-08-20T21:43:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T01:43:48","slug":"the-seven-miracles-and-the-seven-last-words-during-the-crucifixion-of-christ-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=21681","title":{"rendered":"The Seven Miracles and the Seven Last Words During the Crucifixion of Christ Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Came across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KFw5_pHEkhQ\">Stephen Tong's clip on Hebrews<\/a>. So, just marking this down since I keep forgetting them and losing track of their chronological order, thanks to Google AI:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Seven Miracles, best estimation of chronological order:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the seven supernatural signs listed in chronological order:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. The Salvation of the Dying Thief<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>When it occurred:<\/strong> Early afternoon, during the first three hours on the cross (roughly between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Sign:<\/strong> After defending Jesus against the second criminal, the repentant thief receives an immediate, divine guarantee of eternal life in paradise from the cross (Luke 23:43). [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rpcmatthews.org\/articles\/rnvbnmoygow6dawdnhskaly46zpn0n\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/catholicmagazine.news\/the-devotion-of-the-first-fridays-of-the-month-promise-of-a-heart-ablaze-with-love\/\">2<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. The Three Hours of Darkness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>When it occurred:<\/strong> Midday to mid-afternoon (exactly from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Sign:<\/strong> The sun completely stops shining, casting the entire land into an unnatural, miraculous darkness for three full hours during the peak of daytime (Matthew 27:45). [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/verse\/en\/Matthew%2027%3A45\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/the-scriptures.co.uk\/studies\/bible-studies\/new-testament-books\/the-gospel-of-matthew\/matthew-27\/\">2<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. The Voluntarily Given Spirit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>When it occurred:<\/strong> Exactly at 3:00 PM.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Sign:<\/strong> At the precise moment of His choosing, Jesus commands His own death. He shouts with a loud voice and intentionally yields His spirit rather than succumbing to the physical exhaustion of asphyxiation (John 19:30). [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-highway.com\/articleApril24.html\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gracecorning.org\/messages\/sermon\/2024-03-29\/the-sufficiency-and-insufficiency-of-the-cross\">2<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. The Tearing of the Temple Veil<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>When it occurred:<\/strong> Immediately following His death (at 3:00 PM).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Sign:<\/strong> The massive, thick curtain restricting access to the Holy of Holies in the Jerusalem Temple is violently ripped in two from the top down, symbolizing that the barrier between God and humanity is broken (Matthew 27:51). [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pcusa\/posts\/then-pilate-handed-jesus-over-to-them-to-be-crucified-so-they-took-jesus-carryin\/822473959916414\/\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thechurchofengland\/posts\/at-that-moment-the-curtain-of-the-temple-was-torn-in-two-from-top-to-bottom-the-\/816762183820121\/\">2<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The detail about <strong>300 priests<\/strong> being required to handle, carry, or install the Temple veil comes directly from early rabbinic texts. Specifically, the Jewish Mishnah (<em>Shekalim 8:5<\/em>) and the Talmud record that the curtain was so immense, heavy, and tightly woven that it required 300 priests to manipulate it whenever it was washed or put into place. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PpEVL6jqIvw\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/biblehub.com\/q\/Why_was_temple_veil_torn_in_Mark_15_38.htm\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/biblehub.com\/q\/Why_was_temple_veil_torn_in_Mark_15_38.htm\">3<\/a>] The curtain was approximately <strong>60 feet high<\/strong> and <strong>30 feet wide<\/strong>. It was woven to the thickness of a man's palm\u2014roughly <strong>4 inches thick<\/strong>. <strong>Intricate Weave:<\/strong> It was made of 72 individual squares skillfully knit together using heavy blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine twisted linen. [<a href=\"https:\/\/hermeneutics.stackexchange.com\/questions\/101754\/why-was-the-temple-veil-torn-from-top-to-bottom\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cbumgardner.wordpress.com\/2010\/04\/06\/the-thickness-of-the-temple-veil\/\">3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/biblehub.com\/q\/Why_was_temple_veil_torn_in_Mark_15_38.htm\">4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/What-is-the-thickness-of-the-Temple-Veil\">5<\/a>]. This is referring to Herod's temple of course.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For comparison of the curtain dimensions with previous temples:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Sanctuary Era<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Approx. Veil height<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Approx. Veil Width<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Historical Context<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Tabernacle<br><em>Exodus 26:31-33<\/em><\/td><td>~15 feet<br>(10 cubits cube)<\/td><td>~15 feet<br>(10 cubits cube)<\/td><td>Portable tent<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Solomon's Temple<br><em>1 Kings 6:2,<br>2 Chronicles 3:14<\/em><\/td><td>~45 feet<br>(30 cubits)<\/td><td>~30 feet<br>(20 cubits)<\/td><td>First stone structure<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Zerubbabel's Temple<br>(The initial Second Temple) <em>Ezra 6:3<br>Josephus Ant. 11<\/em><\/td><td><strong>Estimated by scholars:<\/strong><br>~45 feet<br>(~30 cubits)<\/td><td><strong>Estimated by scholars:<\/strong><br>~30 feet<br>(20 cubits)<\/td><td>Post-Exilic, after destruction of the first, lack grandeur<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Herod's Temple (massively expanded and renovated Zerubbabel's)<br><em>Mishnah Shekalim 8:5<br>Josephus Wars 5.5.5<\/em><\/td><td><strong>Estimated by scholars:<\/strong><br>~60 feet<br>(40 cubits)<\/td><td><strong>Estimated by scholars:<\/strong><br>~30-35 feet<br>(20 cubits)<\/td><td>Widely considered as thickest curtain of all 4 eras, yet it is miraculously torn at crucifixion. <strong>I see this seems to fit with Matthew 9:36, Mark 6:34<\/strong>, as the priests made the curtain so thick &amp; dense that access to God was virtually no longer in existence in <strong>their vain pursuit of sacredness<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5. The Earthquake and Splitting Rocks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>When it occurred:<\/strong> Simultaneously with His death and the tearing of the veil.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Sign:<\/strong> A powerful, localized earthquake erupts. The ground shakes violently, and massive, solid rocks across the landscape split wide open (Matthew 27:51). [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.americamagazine.org\/living-word\/2015\/09\/22\/bringing-new-life\/\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betheltempletwinfalls.org\/devotionals\/2020\/4\/11\/earthquake\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholictradition.org\/Passion\/lent11c.htm\">3<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6. The Opening of the Tombs (and Subsequent Raising of Saints)<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/verse\/en\/Matthew%2027%3A52\">1<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>When it occurred:<\/strong> The opening began at 3:00 PM; the resurrection of the saints occurred after His own resurrection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Sign:<\/strong> The violent earthquake breaks open nearby graves. While the tombs open immediately at His death, the holy people inside are raised and emerge to appear to many in Jerusalem a few days later, right after Jesus rises (Matthew 27:52\u201353). [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rayfowler.org\/sermons\/acts\/walking-and-leaping\/\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dtbm.org\/qa-94-what-happened-at-the-earthquake-when-the-graves-were-opened-in-matthew-2745-56-2\/\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gty.org\/sermons\/80-134\/eyewitnesses-to-the-resurrection\">3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisdomonline.org\/wisdom-journey-episode-detail\/it-is-finished\/?srsltid=AfmBOooVohpER-iSLn_iFlPqHYSD8DlKE7VGT8LY4dKJuyJD61Ur1bl9\">4<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7. The Conversion of the Roman Centurion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>When it occurred:<\/strong> Minutes after 3:00 PM, as the immediate aftermath settled.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Sign:<\/strong> The hardened Roman officer and soldiers guarding the site witness the sudden darkness, the precise timing of Jesus' shout, and the violent earthquake. Stricken with supernatural awe, they undergo an instant change of heart, publicly declaring His divinity (Matthew 27:54). [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke%2023&amp;version=AMPC;AMP\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.subsplash.com\/documents\/9WDPV3\/_source\/c0425b6c-d35a-438d-aea8-13c5ba2193d1\/document.pdf\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/packinghouseredlands.org\/devotional\/?p=10672\">3<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Seven Last Sayings of Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ften referred to as the <strong>\"Seven Last Words,\"<\/strong> these are the seven statements Jesus made from the cross, compiled from across the four Gospels. They are traditionally organized in this chronological order: [<a href=\"https:\/\/jesuit.ie\/news\/featured-news\/meditating-on-love-and-sacrifice\/\">1<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. The Word of Forgiveness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\"Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.\"<\/em> \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+23%3A34&amp;version=NIV\">Luke 23:34<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jesus prays for mercy over the Roman soldiers, religious leaders, and onlookers responsible for His crucifixion. [<a href=\"https:\/\/catholicexchange.com\/the-first-forgiving-word-of-jesus-on-the-cross\/\">1<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. The Word of Salvation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\"Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.\"<\/em> \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+23%3A43&amp;version=NIV\">Luke 23:43<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jesus answers the criminal crucified beside Him who asked to be remembered when Jesus came into His kingdom. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocarm.org\/en\/item\/357\">1<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. The Word of Relationship<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>To His mother:<\/em><em>\"Woman, here is your son.\"<\/em><br><em>To the disciple John:<\/em><em>\"Here is your mother.\"<\/em> \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+19%3A26-27&amp;version=NIV\">John 19:26\u201327<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even in agony, Jesus ensures His mother, Mary, will be cared for by His beloved disciple. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.markcole.ca\/the-last-words-of-jesus-on-the-cross-lessons-for-every-christian\/\">1<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. The Word of Abandonment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\"Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?\" (which means \"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?\")<\/em> \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+27%3A46&amp;version=NIV\">Matthew 27:46<\/a> \/ <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Mark+15%3A34&amp;version=NIV\">Mark 15:34<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spoken during the three hours of darkness, Jesus quotes the opening line of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+22&amp;version=NIV\">Psalm 22<\/a>, expressing His deep physical and spiritual isolation as He bears human sin. [<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/church\/what-was-jesuss-greatest-suffering-on-the-cross\/\">1<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5. The Word of Distress<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\"I am thirsty.\"<\/em> \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+19%3A28&amp;version=NIV\">John 19:28<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This statement highlights His true humanity and fulfills the Old Testament prophecy found in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+69%3A21&amp;version=NIV\">Psalm 69:21<\/a>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/assemblytestimony.org\/books\/book-11-the-glory-of-last-words\/chapter-12-the-last-words-of-the-lord-jesus-on-the-cross\/\">1<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6. The Word of Triumph<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\"It is finished.\"<\/em> \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+19%3A30&amp;version=NIV\">John 19:30<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the Greek word <em>Tetelestai<\/em>, meaning \"paid in full.\" This signifies that His earthly mission and the work of human redemption were successfully completed. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossway.org\/tracts\/good-friday-2886\/?srsltid=AfmBOop5YQ_cMjmCF5C-oL6rURk4jKctE0R6M2tQ4sYUlH9g67nLkhLV\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightforliving.ca\/read\/devotional\/mission-accomplished-0\">2<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7. The Word of Reunion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\"Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.\"<\/em> \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+23%3A46&amp;version=NIV\">Luke 23:46<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jesus' final breath is a peaceful prayer of total trust, quoting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+31%3A5&amp;version=NIV\">Psalm 31:5<\/a> right before He dies. [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubf.org\/resources\/show\/12832\">1<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Came across Stephen Tong's clip on Hebrews. So, just marking this down since I keep forgetting them and losing track of their chronological order, thanks to Google AI: Seven Miracles, best estimation of chronological order: Here are the seven supernatural &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=21681\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-theologization"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21681"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21698,"href":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21681\/revisions\/21698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}