The following will likely open a can of worms and lift many eyebrows. But it’s a subject that must be fully understood, not through the eyes of commentators or religious organizations, but by understanding given by the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 27:46, Jesus is hanging from the cross, looking down at a mob of people who hated him. He would utter, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” His last words were in Luke 23:46, “Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.”
The word forsaken means to abandon, to turn one’s back on someone, and then walk away.
Here’s the question: was the Lord speaking to his Father or talking to the people standing before him? Before you answer, consider the following.
Is Jesus the Creator, the Almighty? Yes, Revelation 1:8, and John 1:3.
Can God never not be God? No! Why not? Because he is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. And he “upholds all things by the word of His power.”
Did the Father send His Son? Jesus said, “I come to do the will of my Father.”
Did Jesus come to us of His own free will? John 10:15, Jesus said, “I lay down my life for the sheep.” In verse 18, He said, “I have power to lay it (his life) down, and I have power to take it again.”
Was Jesus aware of his pending death? Yes! His death had prophesied in the O.T., and because he is the author and finisher of our faith, he wrote the book.
Did the apostles forsake Him? Yes! Matthew 14:50, “And they all forsook him.”
Did the Jewish people forsake Him? Yes!
Did the Jewish religious leaders forsake Him? Yes!
Did Jesus die for any sin that He had committed? No, he died “a lamb without spot or blemish.”
As the King of Israel, as the High Priest after the order of Melchizedek, he offered himself up as a perfect Lamb without spot of blemish. Last question: Why would the Father reject a perfect sacrifice?
I am aware of the verse in 2 Corinthians 5:21, “For he (Jesus) was made sin for us, who knew no sin:” It should read, “For he was made a sin offering for us who knew no sin” or sacrifice for sin and answers to, the Hebrew word ‘chataah’ which signifies both sin and sin-offering.
Your thoughts.
Matthew 27:46, Jesus is hanging from the cross, looking down at a mob of people who hated him. He would utter, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” His last words were in Luke 23:46, “Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.”
The word forsaken means to abandon, to turn one’s back on someone, and then walk away.
Here’s the question: was the Lord speaking to his Father or talking to the people standing before him? Before you answer, consider the following.
Is Jesus the Creator, the Almighty? Yes, Revelation 1:8, and John 1:3.
Can God never not be God? No! Why not? Because he is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. And he “upholds all things by the word of His power.”
Did the Father send His Son? Jesus said, “I come to do the will of my Father.”
Did Jesus come to us of His own free will? John 10:15, Jesus said, “I lay down my life for the sheep.” In verse 18, He said, “I have power to lay it (his life) down, and I have power to take it again.”
Was Jesus aware of his pending death? Yes! His death had prophesied in the O.T., and because he is the author and finisher of our faith, he wrote the book.
Did the apostles forsake Him? Yes! Matthew 14:50, “And they all forsook him.”
Did the Jewish people forsake Him? Yes!
Did the Jewish religious leaders forsake Him? Yes!
Did Jesus die for any sin that He had committed? No, he died “a lamb without spot or blemish.”
As the King of Israel, as the High Priest after the order of Melchizedek, he offered himself up as a perfect Lamb without spot of blemish. Last question: Why would the Father reject a perfect sacrifice?
I am aware of the verse in 2 Corinthians 5:21, “For he (Jesus) was made sin for us, who knew no sin:” It should read, “For he was made a sin offering for us who knew no sin” or sacrifice for sin and answers to, the Hebrew word ‘chataah’ which signifies both sin and sin-offering.
Your thoughts.
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