contrary to us. And he hath taken the same out of the way, fastening it to the cross: [emphasis added]/And despoiling the principalities and powers, he hath exposed them confidently in open show, triumphing over them in himself. Perhaps the most significant Scripture passage of all with regard to Christ’s death on the cross as the locus of redemption is His final word from the cross, Consummatum est (Jn 19:30), “It is finished,” or better, “It is completed” or “It is consummated.” A dying man has