So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. John 19:30

Jesus’ cry, “It is finished!” was more than a reference to the end of His sufferings on that cruel Roman cross. More importantly, it is a reference to the end of sacrifices for sin.

Who but God knows how many animals were sacrificed in the Old Testament tabernacle and temple? The sacrifices all ended when our Great His Priest offered Himself, the spotless Lamb of God as the once-for-all, never-to-be-repeated sacrifice for all of the sins of all of the people who would ever be saved.

No more sacrifices for sins! Why? Because Jesus is more efficacious than any and every other sacrifice for sin.

Now that our sins are completely and forever atoned for, we offer only the sacrifices of praise (Hebrews 13:15), and of holy living (Romans 12:1). And we do not offer these for forgiveness, but because forgiveness is complete in Christ!