"The Once for All Sacrifice"

 

“The Once for All Sacrifice”

 

Not that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood of another---He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.  And as it is appointed for mankind to die once, but after this the judgment, so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many.  To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.    Hebrews 9:25-28

 

We are TRULY BLESSED to be living in this time of History.  Because in Old Testament times, the people had to offer SACRIFICES, MANY TIMES, for their SALVATION.  Today, however, we have been BLESSED with a ONCE FOR ALL SACRIFICE, which is God’s ONE and ONLY SON, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, the One who offered Himself, as a LIVING, BLOOD SACRIFICE, in order to REDEEM MANKIND from their sins ONCE and for ALL. 

 

UNREPENTED MANKIND are SINFUL, by nature, and are appointed ONCE to die, and then to face JUDGMENT, and SENTENCED to an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, after they are there.  However, from ETERNITY PAST, God has had a PLAN to REDEEM sinful mankind from their DOOMED ETERNAL DESTINY.  That PLAN was structured on the ONE TIME SACRIFICE of His ONLY BEGOTTEN SON.  It had to be a BLOOD SACRIFICE, because without the SHEDDING of BLOOD, there is NO REMISSION of SINS.  (v22)

 

So, the LORD JESUS was BORN SINLESS, LIVED SINLESS, DIED SINLESS and RESURRECTED SINLESS.  He was the PERFECT SINLESS, ONCE-FOR-ALL SACRIFICE to secure the TRULY REPENTANT SOULS for a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with the Almighty God, and for an ETERNITY in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS.  He was offered ONCE to bear the sins of MANY.  He was TORTURED, HORRIBLY BEATEN, and HUNG on an OLD WOODEN, RUGGED CROSS.  HE PAID the PRICE for our FREEDOM from SIN and its ETERNAL CONSEQUENCES.  And those who have TRULY REPENTED of their SINS and have ACCPTED JESUS CHRIST as their SAVIOR and LORD, are EAGERLY AWAITING HIS SOON RETURN, when our SALVATION will be a DONE DEAL, and we will ENJOY ALL the BLESSING that are PROVIDED to US by our ONCE-FOR-ALL SACRIFICE.  Are you EAGERLY AWAITING His RETURN?

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to GOD, through His ONCE-FOR-ALL SACRIFICE, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, then you probably are NOT EAGERLY AWAITING His RETURN.  But instead you are facing certain JUDGMENT and CONDEMNATION, and an ETERNITY in HELL, with NO WAY to ESCAPE, after you’re there.  So, why NOT do something about it NOW?  God in His INFINITE MERCY and His AMAZING GRACE, is offering His ONCE-FOR-ALL SACRIFICE, JESUS CHRIST to you, NOW, if you will TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  And BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION, and be able to EAGERLY AWAIT HIS RETURN, and to spend your ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its blessings.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and COMING SOON!!!