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Monday, March 24, 2014

Christ Is Our Passover

Hebrews 2:9-18  But we see Jesus, Who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour, that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man.  For it became Him for Whom are all things, and by Whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the Captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.  For both He That sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of One:  for which cause He is not ashamed to call them brethren, Saying, "I will declare Thy Name unto My brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto Thee."  And again, "I will put my trust in Him."  And again, "Behold, I and the children which God hath given Me."  Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise took part of the same; that through death He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.  For verily He took not on Him the nature of angels; but He took on Him the seed of Abraham.  Wherefore in all things it behoved Him to be made like unto His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.  For in that He Himself hath suffered being tempted, He is able to succour them that are tempted.

Verse Hebrews 2:12 is quoted from Psalms 22:22 (in bold above).  Christ came in the flesh for our salvation.  He overcame death, which is to say Satan, by providing us this salvation through believing on Christ.  He took away the blood ordinances and allows us to simply repent for our sins through His sacrifice on the Cross and His blood being spilled for us for all times.  The Laws are still very much in effect but knowing that we will continue to stumble, we only need to call on Christ.

Hebrews 10:4-14  For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.  Wherefore when He cometh into the world, He saith, "sacrifice and offering Thou wouldest not, but a body hast Thou prepared Me:  In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin Thou hast had no pleasure.  Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of Me) to do Thy will, O God."  Above when He said, "sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin Thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein;" which are offered by the law; Then said He, "Lo, I come to do Thy will, O God."  He taketh away the first, that He may establish the second.  By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.  And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:  But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; From henceforth expecting till His enemies be made His footstool.  For by one offering He hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

In verse Hebrews 10:9 (in part in bold above) it is stipulated that the initial ordinances (animal sacrifices) for removing the sins of the flesh were removed and replaced with Christ's blood sacrifice on the Cross.  Christ our Savior was established in this, His first advent.  Christ Became Our Passover 

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