It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, while the sun's light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last. Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God, saying, “Certainly this man was innocent!” And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home beating their breasts. And all his acquaintances and the women who had followed him from Galilee stood at a distance watching these things.(Luke 23:44-49 ESV)
We have seen that as the crowds watched, all but one of the witnesses mocked Jesus in some way or another, but at His death, other witnesses come forward. First, and foremost, God the Father has been watching the whole time and tears the veil, as the High priest had torn his garment, as if to say on the one hand blasphemy has been committed, and on the other hand, that He was welcoming His Son into His presence. The centurion, who has seen the whole event over the course of hours, proclaims that Jesus was innocent, righteous, acceptable to God. Many of the crowd now react as if to say: "This just isn't right!" And those who knew Him well, especially these women, keep watching in shocked silence. They had been there the whole journey to Jerusalem, and now it was over. Or was it?
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