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The Temple Lighting Ceremony

Paula K. Graves

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April 1, 2026

Another Temple tradition that had developed during the Festival of Tabernacles was the Temple Lighting ceremony. God had not commanded this tradition, but it pointed to God as the source of light.

Giant Candles Lit the Temple

On the first day of the Festival of Tabernacles, the priests constructed three seventy-five-foot-high candles in the court of the Women at the Temple. This was an outer court where everyone could come, and it was also the place of the Treasury. These candles had several ladders on which the young priests would climb to the top to fill a reservoir with olive oil. The wicks were made from linen from the priests’ old garments. These candles would light all of Jerusalem.

These lights commemorated the glory of God that filled Solomon’s Temple at its dedication. 2 Chronicles 5: 14 The priests could not continue their service because of the cloud, for the glorious presence of the Lord filled the Temple of God.[1] These giant lights also anticipated a time when God’s glory would return as Ezekiel predicted in 43:1-6.

Jesus’ Surprising Statement as the Lights are Extinguished

Jesus was standing and teaching near the treasury on the last day of the Festival of Tabernacles (John 8:20). After these candles were extinguished, Jesus made a surprising statement. John 8: 12 Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”[2]

The Pharisees, upon hearing this, immediately knew that Jesus had claimed to be the Messiah. They knew the prophecies of the Messiah. Isaiah 49: 6 He says,“You will do more than restore the people of Israel to me. I will make you a light to the Gentiles, and you will bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.”[3]

As 21st-century Christians, we miss this because we do not understand the Festival of Tabernacles and the context in which Jesus made this statement. Those who opposed Jesus wanted Him arrested, but it was not His time yet. (John 8:20)

Later that same day, Jesus reinforced His statement by healing a blind man. There, Jesus said in John 9: 5 But while I am here in the world, I am the light of the world.”[4] The light or salvation that Jesus offered would not light just the Temple as the candles but would light the whole world.

To hear how the Temple lighting ceremony points to Jesus, listen here:

https://podpoint.com/light-of-christ-church-podcast/the-festival-of-tabernacles

[1-4]Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. 

The Water-Libation Offering

Paula K. Graves

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March 31, 2026

During the time of Jesus, the tradition of the water libation offering had developed. This was a tradition and not something God had commanded. Jesus used the occasion to announce His identity to the people.

Thanking God for Water During an Offering

The land of Israel has an arid climate, and rain is essential for crop growth. During the Festival of Tabernacles, a tradition had developed to ask God to provide rain for the next season. This tradition also pictured the spiritual need of humans to have their souls watered by God.

Each day of the Festival a priest would take a golden pitcher to the pool of Siloam. Worshippers followed the priest. They waved palm branches and chanted the Hallel Psalms, Psalm 113 -118. The priest would fill the pitcher with water at the pool, then return to the Temple with the worshippers. At the Temple, on the altar, the priest would pour out the water while praying for God to provide what only God could provide: sufficient rain.

Jesus adds to the Water Libation Offering

Jesus was a Jew and, as such, celebrated the Festival Days that God had given. Jesus was a controversial figure; some saw Him as the Messiah, while many doubted Him. By His third year of ministry, the Pharisees openly opposed Him. At this time, Jesus went to the Temple during the celebration of Tabernacles. There, amid controversy, He taught at the Temple. Many wondered if He was the Messiah.

On the last day of the Festival, when priest had poured the water on the altar, Jesus made a usual announcement. John 7: 37 On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me! 38 Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’” 39 When he said “living water,” he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory.[1]

Only God could supply water, and now Jesus said He would provide water. If we understand Jesus’ statement in the context of the Festival of Tabernacles, He was announcing that He is the Messiah.

Division at Announcement

At this, many believed that Jesus was the Messiah, but the Pharisees sent the Temple guards to arrest Jesus. John 7: 45 When the Temple guards returned without having arrested Jesus, the leading priests and Pharisees demanded, “Why didn’t you bring him in?”

46 “We have never heard anyone speak like this!” the guards responded.

47 “Have you been led astray, too?” the Pharisees mocked.[2] We can see that the water libation offering was an opportunity for Jesus to tell the crowd He was the Messiah, even though many still would not believe. To hear more, listen here:

https://podpoint.com/light-of-christ-church-podcast/the-festival-of-tabernacles

[1,2] Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. 

Depend on God

Paula K. Graves

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March 30, 2026

When the people were in the wilderness after leaving Egypt, they had to depend on God for their provision. God provided food and water and didn’t let their clothes wear out. The Festival of Tabernacles also celebrates God’s provision in the past and the present, and looks forward to His provision in the future.

Remembering Their Dependence on God

During the eight days of the Festival of Tabernacles, the people would build three-sided structures of tree branches and camp in them. The people would pray, eat, and even sleep in these structures. These flimsy structures are known by many names: tabernacles, booths, shelters, and the Hebrew word Sukkot, which simply means “tabernacle.”

When the nation of Israel was in the wilderness after leaving Egypt, they also lived in flimsy structures or tents. They had to depend on God because there were no crops to harvest and often no water. God provided manna and water from rocks to feed His people.

When the people came into the promised land, they were able to grow crops and harvest them. But even here, they were still dependent on God to provide water and good weather. By the time of the Festival of Tabernacles, they had finished with all the harvest. They had harvested barley during the time of First Fruits. Then they harvested wheat at the time of Pentecost. Now, they harvested the last of the crops: olives and grapes. It was time to give thanks.

Our Salvation Depends on Jesus

Just as the Jews remembered their dependence on God during the Festival of Tabernacles, we remember that we are dependent on Jesus for our salvation. Ephesians 2: 4 But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, 5 that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!… 8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. [1]

Any efforts we make to save ourselves are as flimsy as the structures in which people lived during the Festival of Tabernacles. God knows that, as sinful humans, we can’t save ourselves just like the Jews couldn’t feed themselves in the desert. But God is loving and gracious and takes care of the children, both physically and spiritually. He planned to send Jesus so that when we believe in Him, we can spend eternity with God.

To hear how to depend on God, listen here:

https://podpoint.com/light-of-christ-church-podcast/the-festival-of-tabernacles

[1] Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188.

God’s Presence with His People

Paula K. Graves

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March 29, 2026

The Festival of Tabernacles is the seventh festival listed in Leviticus 23 and celebrates God’s presence with His people. It was celebrated in the fall, five days after the Day of Atonement. It was a pilgrimage festival, meaning that, if possible, a devout Jew would travel to Jerusalem and the Temple to celebrate it.

God Demonstrated His Presence in the Wilderness

God visibly showed His presence with His people as He guided them out of Egypt and through the wilderness. Exodus 13: 21 The Lord went ahead of them. He guided them during the day with a pillar of cloud, and he provided light at night with a pillar of fire. This allowed them to travel by day or by night. 22 And the Lord did not remove the pillar of cloud or pillar of fire from its place in front of the people.[1]

After they left Egypt, God gave Moses instructions to build the Tabernacle. This tent was always to be in the center of the camp. When completed, it was a visible demonstration of God’s presence. Exodus 40: 34 Then the cloud covered the Tabernacle, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle. 35 Moses could no longer enter the Tabernacle because the cloud had settled down over it, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle[2]. Thus, the cloud by day and pillar of fire by night was now over the Tabernacle in the center of the camp.

The Festival of Tabernacles was a time to remember that God had done this. People would camp out in small structures made of branches to remember their time in the wilderness.

Jesus was God Present with His People

John presents Jesus as the Word who was present with God the Father from the beginning. Then he describes how Jesus became human and walked the earth. John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us. We looked upon His glory, the glory of the one and only from the Father, full of grace and truth.[3] Most Bible translations say the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. But the word used for ‘dwelt’ is actually the Greek word for ‘tabernacle’.

The reference to Jesus tabernacling with humans recalls God living in the Tabernacle during the wilderness journey. Just as God had shown His presence to the people through the pillar of fire and cloud, now Jesus was a visible presence of God here on earth. John 1: 17 That is, the law was given to us through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God. The only Son is the one who has shown us what God is like. He is himself God and is very close to the Father. [4]

To hear more about God’s presence with His people, listen here:

https://podpoint.com/light-of-christ-church-podcast/the-festival-of-tabernacles

[1,2] Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation.

[3]Tree of Life (TLV) Translation of the Bible. Copyright © 2015 by The Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society.

[4] Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by Bible League International

The Privilege of Forgiveness

Paula K. Graves

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March 28, 2026

Atonement is the privilege of forgiveness. God gave the instructions for the Day of Atonement after Aaron’s sons died. The judgment of God killed them when they entered the Lord’s presence and burned the wrong kind of fire before Him. God is very serious about His instructions being followed. The privilege of forgiveness was God’s to give, not man’s right to get.

The Right Heart Attitude for Forgiveness

Leviticus 23: 26 Then the Lord said to Moses, 27 “Be careful to celebrate the Day of Atonement on the tenth day of that same month—nine days after the Festival of Trumpets. You must observe it as an official day for holy assembly, a day to deny yourselves and present special gifts to the Lord. 28 Do no work during that entire day because it is the Day of Atonement, when offerings of purification are made for you, making you right with the Lord your God.[1]

The Day of Atonement is the only festival where God requires fasting, a day to deny yourselves. They were also to do no work; the work on this day was the work of the Lord making them right with Him. The forgiveness the people received on the Day of Atonement was a gift of God.

This foreshadows that we are saved only through God’s grace and by faith. We cannot earn our salvation because of our character or good works. Ephesians 2: 8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it[2]. 

Dealing with Sin is Important

On the Day of Atonement, God called His people to take sin seriously, and He still calls us to do the same today.

James 4:8 Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. 9 Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.[3]

Warren Wiersbe has a great quote: “Forgiveness and the fear of the Lord go together, for the privilege of forgiveness carries with it the obligation of commitment and obedience. Jesus offered Himself up to the Father in total obedience, and we cannot do less than follow His example.”[4]

To hear about the privilege of forgiveness, listen here:

https://podpoint.com/light-of-christ-church-podcast/the-festivals-of-trumpets-day-of-atonement

[1-3] Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation.  Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188.

[4] Wiersbe, W. W. (1996). Be Holy (p. 74). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.

Just Like a Credit Card

Paula K. Graves

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March 27, 2026

The old sacrificial system acted just like a credit card. When we charge a purchase, the credit card company covers the price until we pay the full bill. The Old Testament sacrificial system was temporary until Jesus came and gave us a permanent solution.

The Sacrificial System was Only Temporary

Paul explained why Jesus’ New Covenant could replace the Old Covenant. Galatians 3: 23 Before the way of faith in Christ was available to us, we were placed under guard by the law. We were kept in protective custody, so to speak, until the way of faith was revealed.

24 Let me put it another way. The law was our guardian until Christ came; it protected us until we could be made right with God through faith. 25 And now that the way of faith has come, we no longer need the law as our guardian.[1]

Paul uses the image of a guardian for an underage child for the old sacrificial system. Just as a guardian becomes outdated when the child becomes an adult, so too did the sacrificial system when Jesus paid the price for our sin.

A Modern Illustration of a Credit Card

A credit card can illustrate the relationship of the sacrificial system to the New Covenant of Jesus. A credit card is simply a piece of plastic, but it is accepted as cash. The credit card company covers the purchase price until the cardholder pays the bill at the end of the month.[2]

In this sense, the sacrifices under the Old Covenant covered the people’s sins and foreshadowed the day when Jesus would make full payment on the cross. Because Jesus has paid not only for all past sins but also for all future ones, there is no need for the sacrificial system today.

The New Covenant

Hebrews 9: 12 With his (Jesus’) own blood—not the blood of goats and calves—he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever.

13 Under the old system, the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer could cleanse people’s bodies from ceremonial impurity. 14 Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins. 15 That is why he is the one who mediates a new covenant between God and people, so that all who are called can receive the eternal inheritance God has promised them. For Christ died to set them free from the penalty of the sins they had committed under that first covenant.[3]

To hear how the New Covenant of Jesus is just like a credit card, listen here:

https://podpoint.com/light-of-christ-church-podcast/the-festivals-of-trumpets-day-of-atonement

[1,3] Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation.  Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188.

[2] Kevin Howard & Marvin Rosenthal, The Feasts of the Lord, Thomas Nelson Publishing, Nasheville, TN, 1997, p 131.

Two Goats Considered as One Offering

Paula K. Graves

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March 26, 2026

God had given instructions for the Day of Atonement sacrifices. There were to be two goats considered as one offering. The priests would choose by lot, one goat as a blood sacrifice. The other, the scapegoat, would symbolize the people’s sins being taken away.

Instructions for the Goats

The High Priest was to choose two male goats without defects. Then, by lot, he was to choose one goat to be the sin sacrifice and the other goat to be the scapegoat.

The High Priest would kill the goat chosen to be the sin offering for the nation. Then the goat’s blood would be sprinkled on the mercy seat of the Ark in the Most Holy Place. Next, the High Priest would sprinkle the blood on the brazen altar.

Then the High Priest would put both hands on the head of the living scapegoat and confess over it the sins of the nation. This goat was then led out to the wilderness, never to be seen again. Thus, the release of the goat symbolized the carrying away of the people’s sins, never to be seen again. (Summary of Leviticus 16:7-28)

The Goat Offering Foreshadows What Christ Will Do

John the Baptist prophesied what Jesus would do. John 1: 29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! [1] The author of Hebrews gives us even more insight.

Hebrews 9: 11 So Christ has now become the High Priest over all the good things that have come. He has entered that greater, more perfect Tabernacle in heaven, which was not made by human hands and is not part of this created world. 12 With his own blood—not the blood of goats and calves—he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever.[2]

The definition of a  scapegoat is “one that bears the blame for others.”[3] Jesus, who never sinned became sin for us and bore the blame we deserved. Then He removed our sins far away. Psalm 103: 10 He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve…12 He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.[4]

Jesus accomplished the work of the Day of Atonement goats once and forever. Jesus fulfilled the Day of Atonement with His work on the cross. What a great Savior we have.

To hear more about two goats considered as one offering, listen here:

https://podpoint.com/light-of-christ-church-podcast/the-festivals-of-trumpets-day-of-atonement

[1] Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. 

[3]https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scapegoat

The Procedure of the High Priest

Paula K. Graves

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March 25, 2026

In Leviticus 16, God gives the procedure of the High Priest for the Day of Atonement. This foreshadows how Jesus, who would bring our atonement, would also be our high priest. Hebrews 4: 14 So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. [1]

Procedure of Humiliation

In Leviticus 16:3-5, the high priest prepared for the Day of Atonement Service. He would make sure the sacrificial animals were ready. Then he would take off the special garment of the High Priest and put on the simple linen garments of an ordinary priest. This would be an act of humiliation, as he set aside the official, highly decorated robes.

Jesus would humble Himself to come to earth. Philippians 2: 5 You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. 6 Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. 7 Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slaveand was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, 8 he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross.[2]

Procedure of Sanctification

Sanctification is to be purified from sin and dedicated to God. The High Priest would first wash at the laver and then offer a blood sacrifice for his sin. By doing this, he was setting himself apart to serve the Lord and His people.

Jesus was the only one who never sinned. 1 John 3:5 And you know that Jesus came to take away our sins, and there is no sin in him. [3] Therefore, Jesus did not have to offer any sacrifice to cover His sin. He did, however, dedicate Himself to the task of serving God. John 5: 19 So Jesus explained, “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does. [4] Jesus set Himself apart to serve His Father, and by doing so, served us.

Procedure of Glorification

Once the High Priest was sure all the sacrifices were complete, he would remove the simple linen garment, bathe, and then put on his highly decorated official robes. He would return to the glory of his office.

This foreshadows Jesus’ return to heaven, where He received the glory He had put aside to come to earth. Hebrews 1: 3 The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven.[5] 

To hear more about how the procedure of the high priest foreshadows what Jesus did for us, listen here:

https://podpoint.com/light-of-christ-church-podcast/the-festivals-of-trumpets-day-of-atonement

[1-5] Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188.

Access to the Most Holy Place

Paula K. Graves

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March 24, 2026

When God gave instructions for the Day of Atonement, He specified how the High Priest was to access the Most Holy Place. These rules apply to both the Tabernacle and then the Temple. The writer of Hebrews provides a clear explanation.

Hebrews 9:1That first covenant between God and Israel had regulations for worship and a place of worship here on earth. 2 There were two rooms in that Tabernacle. In the first room were a lampstand, a table, and sacred loaves of bread on the table. This room was called the Holy Place. 3 Then there was a curtain, and behind the curtain was the second room called the Most Holy Place. 4 In that room were a gold incense altar and a wooden chest called the Ark of the Covenant, which was covered with gold on all sides. Inside the Ark were a gold jar containing manna, Aaron’s staff that sprouted leaves, and the stone tablets of the covenant. 5 Above the Ark were the cherubim of divine glory, whose wings stretched out over the Ark’s cover, the place of atonement. But we cannot explain these things in detail now.

6 When these things were all in place, the priests regularly entered the first room as they performed their religious duties. 7 But only the high priest ever entered the Most Holy Place, and only once a year. And he always offered blood for his own sins and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. 8 By these regulations the Holy Spirit revealed that the entrance to the Most Holy Place was not freely open as long as the Tabernacle and the system it represented were still in use.[1]

Context of Worship in the Most Holy Place

God gave Moses specific instructions for the Day of Atonement. Aaron’s sons had not honored God in their actions, which resulted in their death. Leviticus 16:1 The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron’s two sons, who died after they entered the Lord’s presence and burned the wrong kind of fire before him. 2 The Lord said to Moses, “Warn your brother, Aaron, not to enter the Most Holy Place behind the inner curtain whenever he chooses; if he does, he will die. For the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—is there, and I myself am present in the cloud above the atonement cover.[2]

God limited access to His presence in the Most Holy Place under the old sacrificial system.

Jesus Gives us Access to God’s Presence

The Gospels tell us of Jesus’ work on the cross. John 19:28 Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips. 30 When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” [3] What was finished? Jesus had paid the price for our sins through His sacrifice on the cross.

This full payment opened our access to God, we no longer needed a priest to act as a go between. Mark 15:37 Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last. 38 And the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.[4] God tore the curtain from top to bottom to show that now, through the blood of Christ, we have access to His Throne room, the Most Holy Place.

To hear more about access to the Most Holy Place, listen here:

https://podpoint.com/light-of-christ-church-podcast/the-festivals-of-trumpets-day-of-atonement

[1-4] Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188.

What is Atonement?

Paula K. Graves

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March 23, 2026

What is atonement? A dictionary definition includes:

Day of Atonement or Yom Kippur

The Hebrew word kapar, translated “atonement,” means “to ransom, to remove by paying a price.[2] Thus, in the process of atonement, blood is shed to pay the price for sin. Hebrews 9:22 In fact, according to the law of Moses, nearly everything was purified with blood. For without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness.[3]

The Day of Atonement is also known as its Hebrew name, Yom Kippur. This was the holiest of the Levitical Festivals and occurred in the fall, in September or October on our calendar. God gave His people a specific procedure for the day. First, the High Priest would offer a sacrifice for His sins. Then he would offer a sacrifice for the nation’s sins. And finally, he would offer a sacrifice that cleansed the Temple of the people’s sins.

Jesus Became our Atonement

Paul explained this concept in his letter to the Romans, and I can’t explain it any better. Romans 3: 20 because no one can be made right with God by following the law. The law only shows us our sin.

21 But God has a way to make people right, and it has nothing to do with the law. He has now shown us that new way, which the law and the prophets told us about. 22 God makes people right through their faith in Jesus Christ. He does this for all who believe in Christ. Everyone is the same. 23 All have sinned and are not good enough to share God’s divine greatness. 24 They are made right with God by his grace. This is a free gift. They are made right with God by being made free from sin through Jesus Christ. 

25-26 God gave Jesus as a way to forgive people’s sins through their faith in him. God can forgive them because the blood sacrifice of Jesus pays for their sins. God gave Jesus to show that he always does what is right and fair. He was right in the past when he was patient and did not punish people for their sins. And in our own time he still does what is right. God worked all this out in a way that allows him to judge people fairly and still make right any person who has faith in Jesus.[4]

What is atonement? Listen here to find out more:

https://podpoint.com/light-of-christ-church-podcast/the-festivals-of-trumpets-day-of-atonement

[1] The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

[2] Wiersbe, W. W. (1996). Be Holy (p. 69). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.

[3] Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. 

[4] Easy-to-Read Version(ERV)Copyright © 2006 by Bible League International

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