The ultimate sacrifice that Jesus gave on the cross was not the end. It was only the means to an end; For in obeying His Father's will, Jesus now lives, and He has opened the doors of heaven for us! Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, Iama sabachthani?" That is, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" Matthew 27:45-46 (NKJV) But three days later!