Day Of Preparation (Part 2)

In this powerful teaching, Pastor Luis explains the deeper meaning behind one of the most important questions in the Christian faith: Why did Jesus die on the cross? Not just that He died but why the cross was necessary in God’s perfect plan. From the very beginning in Genesis, sin entered through a tree in the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve took the fruit with their hands, and in that moment, humanity fell under the curse of sin. But God, in His perfect plan, chose another tree the cross—to reverse that very curse. Every part of Jesus’ suffering speaks. His hands were pierced, representing the very hands that took what God had forbidden. His feet were pierced, pointing to the promise in Genesis that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent’s head victory over sin and Satan. His side was pierced, reminding us that just as Eve came from Adam’s side, Christ made atonement not just for one, but for all humanity, male and female alike. And the crown of thorns placed on His head was not by accident. Thorns were the sign of the curse spoken over the earth after the fall: “thorns and thistles it shall bring forth.” Yet Jesus wore that crown, showing that He took the curse upon Himself so we could walk in freedom. This message connects the Old Testament to the New in a powerful way, revealing that the cross was not the end it was the fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan from the very beginning.