Jesus' sacrifice on the cross was for everyone. It was complete. The agreement made between God and Jesus was fulfilled. Jesus secured salvation for “whoever believes.” But Jesus' work did not end. His work continued in the Holy Place, then in 1844 progressed to the Most Holy Place in the most solemn work of the Investigative Judgment.

Before the foundations of the earth were laid, the Father and the Son had united in a covenant to redeem man if he should be overcome by Satan. They had clasped Their hands in a solemn pledge that Christ should become the surety for the human race. This pledge Christ has fulfilled. When upon the cross He cried out, “It is finished,” He addressed the Father. The compact had been fully carried out. Now He declares: Father, it is finished. I have done Thy will, O My God. I have completed the work of redemption. If Thy justice is satisfied, “I will that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am.” John 19:30; 17:24. (DA 834.2).