Good Friday: Why Its Good

Most people use the word atonement (reparation for a wrong or injury) or redemption (the act of saving us from sin) to describe what Jesus did on the cross on Good Friday, and they would be right, but in addition of these He also bore the wrath of God for us, “Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him!” (Romans 5:9), “and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead--Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath,” (1 Thessalonians 1:10), and “For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,” (1 Thessalonians 5:9). This sheltering us from wrath ties into Propitiation, “He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world,” (1 John 2:2), and “In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” (1 John 4:10). Propitiation means appeasing God’s wrath and restoring God’s goodwill to us that we lost via our ancestors in Eden. Jesus satisfied the wrath of God, and He took the entire penalty upon himself; taking our place, even in Hell itself! Yes Christ at the cross bore hell for us, which is a aspect of His salvic work that gets passed over by many teachers. Jesus didn’t only bear our sins, He also bore the full penalty for them, which was the fires of hell! This is why He shouted, “My God My God why have you forsaken me!” (Matthew 27:46). He felt the sin which makes us feel separated from God, but He also felt the Great separation, The Second Death, The Lake of Fire! There He took our place and pardoned us!

It is crucial we understand that Jesus nailed our sins to the cross, and paid for them in His blood, and that He bore the full punishment for them, even the Inferno and its harsh flames in eternity! Hence why he descended into hell on Holy Saturday! (See my posts on The Harrowing of Hell). Christ faced, and bore the flames of hell for us so that we may never endure them, ever! That is the good news of Good Friday! That two thousand and twenty-two years ago Jesus endured the torments of hell for us and gives us the promise of eternal life through faith in Him and knowing Him! That we need never fear God’s wrath and the Second Death (Hell)! That we are sealed by the Holy Spirit unto Salvation! Hallelujah! Praise be the Lord God Jesus Christ that He took my place in the Inferno! That I need never fear those flames, ever! Amen.

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Israel’s Conquest of Canaan: The Nephilim and Giants

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