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Originally Posted by surfah33
I love this passage too. I wince at much of Skousen, but I always enjoyed his explanation of this passage. That this made the Savior's sacrifice ultimate. That up until this point His Father's spirit had sustained him through all of the scourgings, pain and suffering, and even in the Garden of Gethsemane. And now, having withdrawn himself from His Son, the atonement was near complete and the Son of Man hath truly descended below them all.
I can only imagine how difficult that must have been for the Father.
I don't believe that any of us will feel this sort of separation from our Heavenly Father. At least, He will never abandon any of us or withdraw from us unless by our own agency we choose to distance ourselves from Him. Kind of like that saying, "If you don't feel close to God, who moved?" I think this is one of the few if only instance where He "moved."
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Your comments don't address what I'm saying, that is, unless you're asserting that Jesus didn't have agency. Moreover, I am not speaking to the atonement aspect, but rather only to the separation. And in that regard, your opinion on the matter is inconsequential. I know what I've experienced (as much as anyone can), but hey, don't let that stop you from making sweeping pronouncements.