Divine and human intent were ingeniously entwined in the plan of salvation which required the death of the Savior. Both God and man placed Jesus upon the cross; one in love, the other in malice. The most necessary act of atonement was performed and victory over evil and death was consummated in the Messiahs rising again. In the glorious dual aftermath of the cross, the rising and elevation of Jesus, God fully accredits his Son. Jews and Gentiles are to be assured of this, trusting, adoring, and obeying Jesus the crucified One as both Lord and Christ.