IT IS FINISHED!

Three words meant one thing at the moment but shifted dramatically days later.

Three words that first sounded like a statement of defeat but eventually became a shout of victory.

Three words that caused sorrow to surge but would soon become a source of unending hope.

Jesus understood something that no one else had grasped. He had to crawl upon that cross. He had to utter those three words. He had to take his last breath.

And those three words would lead to the three words that would change everything: HE HAS RISEN!