Did God answer Christ when he cried out 'Father why hast thou forsaken me'?

Answer 1

The God part of Jesus had left the flesh, because God can not be sin. So Jesus the man was left to finish the works holding the burdens of sin, thus the reason of his heart exploding (when they pierced his side water and blood flowed--which the water comes from a heart exploding). So in that moment he felt as man felt and called upon His Father.

Answer 2

A:Yes, in Mark's Gospel (15:34) Jesus' last words on the cross were (KJV), "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" He had prayed to God at the Garden of Gethsemene (Mark 14:35: "And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.") and now realised that God was not answering his prayer to be saved from crucifixion. This is also followed in Matthew's Gospel.

For the author of Luke's Gospel, Mark's account was not suitable for the Son of God, so changing Jesus' last words before he gave up the ghost: "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit."

In keeping with John's portrayal of Jesus as divine and pre-existing (and therefore with foreknowledge of his fate), Jesus' last words were very different: "It is finished."

Answer 3

A:

It is is Mark 15: 34 (copied in Matthew's Gospel) that Jesus' last words on the cross were, "My God. My God, why hast thou forsaken me?" This was not a plea for God to answer him, but an acknowledgement that God had not answered a prayer in the Garden of Gethsemene.

In Mark's Gospel, the last twenty four hours in the life of Jesus are described in a chiastic structure, in which an opening set of events is mirrored by a second set. So, in the following structure, these words mirror the prayer at verse 14:36: "Father, all things are possible to thee, take away this cup from me ..."

A The celebration of the Passover Feast, which becomes the Last Supper, beginning "when it was evening" (Mark 14:17), or when the sun went down: approximately 6 pm and the beginning of the day of the Passover by Jewish reckoning. Jesus says, "This is my body," a metaphor that will be reflected in his burial.

B

When was about 9 p.m. Mark then has Jesus and the disciples go to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus went to pray. He suffered alone and in agony, asking God that, if possible, he take this cup (his destiny to be crucified) away from Jesus.

C

The betrayal of Jesus, the darkest deed in human history, came next, occurring at the stroke of midnight.

This will be reflected by the darkness at midday.

D

At 3:00 a.m., Jesus was led away for a trial before the high priest and other senior priests and elders.

We know the time of the first trial because Peter's threefold denial of Jesus followed, once each hour until the cock crowed, marking the watch between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m., known as cockcrow.

E

When it was 6 o'clock, "As soon as it was morning", Jesus was led by the chief priests, scribes and elders for trial by Pontius Pilate.

At the trial, Pontius Pilate sentences Jesus to be crucified.

D'

At 9 o'clock: "It was the third hour when they crucified him."

C'

When "the sixth hour had come" (12 noon), darkness covered the whole earth, reflecting the betrayal at 12 midnight.

B'

The three hours of darkness, until 3 p.m. mirror the agony in the Garden of Gethsemene. Jesus last words, "My God. My God, why hast thou forsaken me?" reflect the recognition that his prayer in the Garden has not been answered. At 3 o'clock Jesus cried out and gave up the ghost.

A'

Joseph of Arimathea then asked Pilate for the body of Jesus, so that he could be buried before the Sabbath began at 6 p.m., when the sun went down.

Jesus' prayer had not been answered, and he no longer expected any answer from God.