Six of Sussana's sins is the killing of her previous 6 husbands. Assuming the story uses Christian theology, her seventh sin (in the same vein as the other sins) is also due to the death of her 7th Husband, Christ Jesus.
Obviously, Susaana didn't kill the Lord Jesus literally, but Christ, the Passover-Lamb of God (John 1:29), died for the sins of His international worldwide/catholic (Matthew 28:19; Romans 1:16) church, His bride (Ephesians 5:25,28-29,31-32). Since Christ's atoning/propitiating death as her Savior was necessary for her to be forgiven of her sins in peaceful reconciliation to God through faith/belief, it is in this sense that she understands at the end of the film that she is responsible for the death of her 7th Husband Who died for her sins (1 Corinthians 5:2-3; 1 Corinthians 11:26-27; Galatians 1:4; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 4:10; Revelation 1:5).
This is why in the context of discussing with Arun her previous 6 husbands' deaths and the death of her upcoming 7th Husband, Sussana boldly proclaims her 7th Husband's death to Arun, announcing that she "will drink" the blood of her 7th Husband, Jesus Christ, Who "is dead" (John 6:47-58; Matthew 26:26-28; Luke 22:15-20). At the end of the film, in humble repentance after careful self-examination Susanna confesses her seventh sin of murder, and she is forgiven of this 7th sin, rather than being "guilty of the body and blood of the Lord" (1 Corinthians 11:26-28).
"But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities. The chastening of our peace fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed. All of us like sheep have gone astray; each of us has turned our own way. But, Yahweh has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him" (Isaiah 53:5-6).
"And He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness, for by His wounds you were healed. For you were continually straying like sheep, but now have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls" (1 Peter 2:24-25).
"For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes. Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup" (1 Corinthians 11:26-28).
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mdt9
12 years ago
her sayin "my 7 sins" makes me feel she killed her father.
but everybody have their own opinions.
that is the beauty & problem of open endings.
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