What did Jesus suffer during the three hours of darkness on the cross?
During the three hours of darkness, from noon until three, Jesus remained alive on the cross in total silence. In soul and spirit He stepped out of time into eternity and suffered the punishment for all of mankind's sin, corresponding to the scapegoat sent into the wilderness.
Les teaches that from noon until three in the afternoon there was darkness and total silence, with not a word from the cross. The scapegoat was left alive, and between those hours Jesus was still alive. Les suggests Jesus becomes the scapegoat, which was sent into the wilderness. As the body hung on the cross, in soul and spirit He stepped out of time into eternity and suffered the punishment for all of mankind's sin. Les presents this as food for thought.