Its an amazing thing that when Y'shua was crucified as a murder it was not the end but the truth of death and life was just getting a move on in God's will, eye's and heart. You see when Y'shua died and was taken down from the cross it was an aspect of life taking over in him. He was taken to a tomb to be buried and layed to rest. One of the things I love here is the relation of this to the sacrifice of the lamb on the day of atonement (see Levicitus 16). After the High Priest would take the blood of the lamb into the holy of holies and sprinkle it on the mercy seat (also known as the atonement seat), this would be as to the acceptance of the sacrifice whether he walked out of the temple or not.
The priest would have items attached to him as he made this sacrifice in the temple. One he would have bells on him so that the priests outside of the temple waiting for him to finish would know whether he was dead or alive and also the high priest would enter the temple with a rope tied around his waist so that if he died/was stuck dead while offering the atonement they could just drag him out. This was necessary cause no one but the high priest was allowed into the holy of holies. And even he was only allowed to go in once a year to make atonement for the sins of the people. This is all very basic but all very necessary and beautiful to see the greater meaning behind the resurrection of our Lord Y'shua.
You see when Y'shua was layed to rest in the tomb it was part of the acceptance in God's will, eyes and heart. When this happened Y'shua was working towards overcoming all things; the devils work and the fall of Adam to the fullest. I say "working towards" cause it will only be finished when the fullness of the consummation in the end times comes to pass (Revelation 21). All that said We must understand and see the necessary of the resurrection in our lives. Not only does it eternally bring to fullness our blessed hope (1 Peter 1:3-9), but also brings into play the abundant life that Y'shua talks about in the gospel of John chapter 10.
We are not called to live in the death of Y'shua but the life and death and resurrection and glorification of Y'shua the messiah. Even though we are called to die daily to ourselves (Luke 9:23). This death is the very stepping stone. Imagine if Y'shua stayed on the cross?!?! We would not received glorified bodies as Paul says (1 Cor. 15), in fact Paul says "But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then even Christ has not been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain (1 Cor. 15:13-14)....For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins" (1 Cor. 15:16-17). We see and have this great and necessary truth for our faith to be sound and real Paul says. We would not be able to live unto God and be with him forever. Life would never be part of who we are. Just death. This is not good news but menial news at its best. Now I'm not trying to take anything away from what the death of Y'shua means and what it does, but look into greater and more significant meaning of the totality of life from God in the resurrection.
As for us this very day in the year 2013 its not any different for us then for the early church. Paul says in 2 Cor. 5:17, "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has gone and the new has come" and also in Romans 8:10-11, "But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the spirit is alive because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you." and also in 2 Peter 1:3-4, "His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desires.". These are just very few scriptures that talk of this.
Stand strong child of God. You have overcome sin, the world and the evil one through the perfect work of Y'shua in his life, death, resurrection and glorification. Stand in victory in him Ephesians 6:10 says..."Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might".
Blessings to you.
The priest would have items attached to him as he made this sacrifice in the temple. One he would have bells on him so that the priests outside of the temple waiting for him to finish would know whether he was dead or alive and also the high priest would enter the temple with a rope tied around his waist so that if he died/was stuck dead while offering the atonement they could just drag him out. This was necessary cause no one but the high priest was allowed into the holy of holies. And even he was only allowed to go in once a year to make atonement for the sins of the people. This is all very basic but all very necessary and beautiful to see the greater meaning behind the resurrection of our Lord Y'shua.
You see when Y'shua was layed to rest in the tomb it was part of the acceptance in God's will, eyes and heart. When this happened Y'shua was working towards overcoming all things; the devils work and the fall of Adam to the fullest. I say "working towards" cause it will only be finished when the fullness of the consummation in the end times comes to pass (Revelation 21). All that said We must understand and see the necessary of the resurrection in our lives. Not only does it eternally bring to fullness our blessed hope (1 Peter 1:3-9), but also brings into play the abundant life that Y'shua talks about in the gospel of John chapter 10.
We are not called to live in the death of Y'shua but the life and death and resurrection and glorification of Y'shua the messiah. Even though we are called to die daily to ourselves (Luke 9:23). This death is the very stepping stone. Imagine if Y'shua stayed on the cross?!?! We would not received glorified bodies as Paul says (1 Cor. 15), in fact Paul says "But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then even Christ has not been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain (1 Cor. 15:13-14)....For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins" (1 Cor. 15:16-17). We see and have this great and necessary truth for our faith to be sound and real Paul says. We would not be able to live unto God and be with him forever. Life would never be part of who we are. Just death. This is not good news but menial news at its best. Now I'm not trying to take anything away from what the death of Y'shua means and what it does, but look into greater and more significant meaning of the totality of life from God in the resurrection.
As for us this very day in the year 2013 its not any different for us then for the early church. Paul says in 2 Cor. 5:17, "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has gone and the new has come" and also in Romans 8:10-11, "But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the spirit is alive because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you." and also in 2 Peter 1:3-4, "His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desires.". These are just very few scriptures that talk of this.
Stand strong child of God. You have overcome sin, the world and the evil one through the perfect work of Y'shua in his life, death, resurrection and glorification. Stand in victory in him Ephesians 6:10 says..."Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might".
Blessings to you.
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