In John 18:11, when Peter tried to stop Jesus from being arrested, Jesus told him plainly, “Put your sword away. Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?” Peter wanted to prevent the suffering. Jesus knew the suffering was necessary.
By the time we get to John 19:29–30, something very specific happens. There was a jar of wine vinegar. They soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of a hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. That detail matters. Hyssop is not random.
David said in Psalm 51:7, “Cleanse me with hyssop, and I shall be clean.” What does that mean? In Exodus 12, God told the Israelites to take hyssop, dip it into the blood of the lamb, and apply it to the doorposts and the lintel of the house.
Blood above. Blood on the sides. Naturally, the blood drips down. A picture of the cross.
Jesus had blood on His head from the crown of thorns. Blood on His hands. Blood on His feet. And what did Jesus say about Himself? “I am the door.” “I am the gate.” Same meaning. He is the access point.
So, on the cross, Jesus became the bloody door of Exodus. Access to the Father was obtained by death. There was no other way. This was not symbolism without cost. He died there. He fulfilled the law, not abolished it. He showed what God always meant when He gave those instructions in the Old Testament.
Full communiqué: https://youtu.be/Jd3yrjE3wio?si=ve4O4NNG27aGcvZ0
[Published On 29/1/2026]
