“When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, ‘It is finished,” and He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.” John 19:30

What is finished?  The work the Father gave His Son to do.
“I glorified You on earth, having accomplished the work that You gave Me to do.”  John 17:4

Jesus gave up His spirit.
“But when they (the soldiers) came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead’ they did not break His legs.  But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water.”  John 19:33-34

“And after these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission.  So he came and took away His body.”  John 19:38

               THE CROSS IS EMPTY!

“Nicodemus also, who came earlier had come to Jesus by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about 75 pounds in weight. So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the custom of the Jews.  Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had been laid.  So because of the Jewish day of preparation…they laid Him there.”
John 19:39-42

“Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they (the women who came with Him from Galilee) and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.  But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb.  Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.”  Luke 24: 1-3
(Vs. 10 gives the name of some of the women,)

THE TOMB IS EMPTY!

“And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments.  Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “
‘Why do you seek the living among the dead?  He is not here, but is risen!’…”  Luke 24:4-6

HE IS RISEN!

It is in the empty cross, the empty tomb and Christ Jesus risen that we have the way to salvation,
“And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given  among men (and women) by which we must be saved.”  Acts 4:12  
(The parenthesis is a margin note.)

Thank you Lord God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, for this gift of life we have in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior!  Oh, the awesomeness of Your love!  We worship You!  Amen