It is finished” John 19:30 OUR last two studies have been occupied with the tragedy of the cross; we turn now to its triumph. In his words, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” we beard the Saviour’s cry of desolation; in his words “I thirst” we listened to his cry of lamentation; now there falls upon our ears his cry of jubilation—“It is finished.” From the words of the victim we turn now to the words of the victor, It is proverbial that every cloud has its silver lining: so had the darkest