As momentous as these were, they cannot equal what happened on that cross atop Mount Calvary about 30 AD. During those three hours from noon to 3 pm, while darkness shrouded the whole earth, the sinless Lamb of God bore the crushing weight of the sins of the world. [Psa 85:10] ‘Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other’. It was the transaction of the ages, ordained from eternity past. The Lord Jesus Christ was the ‘Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.’ Imagine the interest of the angelic hosts as they gazed upon the scene! Holy messengers of God on one side of the conflict, and fallen angels on the other. I wonder when the powers of darkness first realized the mistake they had made. I Cor 2:8 says that if any of the ‘princes of this world’ had known the consequences, they would not have slain the Lord of Glory. Because that transaction sealed their doom, as it provided redemption for mankind. [Col 2:14-15] ‘Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it [the cross]’. It was not just the crucifixion that made the cross the triumph that it was, however, but also the resurrection from the grave that followed. That was the proof of God’s satisfaction with the sacrifice, the provision of a living Savior, and the basis of the Christian’s hope of a new glorified body
Posted on: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:25:01 +0000
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