The Warrior Rises. Matt. 27:15-26 God did send this warrior, not just a soldier, but His son. He sent him to fight a battle that he didn’t invite and to finish a war he didn’t start. However, as they were going to learn to their great shock and surprise, this warrior would not fight the battle, nor would He finish the war by killing, but rather by dying. When you understand why Jesus died on the cross and what happened after His death on the cross, then you understand why only He could be the warrior that could give every one of us the ability to win our war over the two greatest problems this world faces: sin and death.