It Is Well: Expositions on Substitutionary Atonement (Biblia.com)

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The idea of Christ’s substitutionary atonement for sinners is central in both the Old and New Testaments—from the Passover to the prophets to the words of Jesus and the apostles. In It Is Well, pastors Mark Dever and Michael Lawrence demonstrate how the atonement is clearly taught throughout Scripture. Starting with Exodus 12 and moving through other key Old Testament passages into the Gospels...

Jesus is the one whom John the Baptist called “the Lamb of God” (John 1:29, 36). And John of the Revelation reported seeing in his heavenly revelation “a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in the center of the throne,” (Rev. 5:6). All these images were reflecting the Passover. Moreover, we see in Exodus 12:6 that the lamb was to be sacrificed “at twilight.” According to the historian Josephus the Passover lambs would be killed at about 3 PM, the same time that Jesus died (see Luke 23:44–46).

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