Lux Domini
Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.

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Interpretation

During the three hours which the darkness continued, Jesus was in agony, wrestling with the powers of darkness, and suffering his Father's displeasure against the sin of man, for which he was now making his soul an offering.

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This thought runs through Matthew 27:47-49.