79th Post Full Power of the Cross Investegated.

We learned from our study of the "CUP" that there was more to this than just a cup filled with wine. The same is true for the "CROSS". The cross was the vehicle used to grant us forgiveness of sins, this is True. But there is another part of forgiving of sins that we forget to include. This has to do with the getting rid of the sins once they are forgiven. To better understand this, we have to go to Leviticus Chapter 16, Hebrews Chapters 9 & 10, and 13:12. Hebrews 13:12, is the one that says that Jesus had to die outside the camp. If you look at the Temple, the Altar of Burned Sacrifice was inside the Temple walls but outside in the courtyard. So why is it so important that Jesus was to die outside the camp (city walls)? The sin had to get outside the city walls. In the Old Testament, this was accomplished through the use of a scapegoat. Lambs were used to cover the sins of the people, Bulls (priests) and Goats were used to cover the sins of the people as a nation. This was done as part of Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement). In the Old Testament, it required two days to try to accomplish what Jesus actually did in one. The Old Testament sacrifices, only covered the sins they did not atone for them. This is the reason, they had to be performed every year. Jesus' sacrifice, was complete, He only had to do it once and Jesus got rid of the sin, not just covered it. I will go into more detail concerning the scapegoat in next post.