The prophet Isaiah prophesy of Christ the Savior became a reality depicting His birth, death and resurrection according to Isaiah 53:12; “12Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.”
“It was not God’s intention to destroy what he had done by Israel’s priests, but rather to complete it” (Matthew 5:17). They had offered the blood of animals as their sacrifices (gifts) to God. God accepted those gifts, and he allowed people to have a relationship with him because of their sacrifices.
But Christ offered a better and more perfect sacrifice. When he died, he
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But because of Christ’s death, we can have a real and living relationship with God.2
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1 Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture citations will be from the King James Bible. 2http://www.usefulbible.com/hebrews/importance-of-christ-death.htm (assessed October 18, 2017)
Jesus was found innocent of all charges against Him, nevertheless he was handed over to the Romans to be crucified. Jesus was presented to an unjust court and an unjust crowd. They mocked Him, and was He humiliated by the soldiers and the crowd. The soldiers casted lots for His clothing. Likewise, He was mocked by the chief priests. They marched Him from court to court to find a legitimate fault, but there was none. Blasphemy was developed as the root caused for Christ’s charged. He was lied on, denied and betrayed by his closest followers much like the actions of man after the sin of Adam. It was not until the crucifixion that men begin to believe Jesus was the Christ, and that all actions taken against Him was already written and recorded in scripture. Those who believe in Jesus are covered by His blood shed on Calvary for