Tag: Cross of Christ
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THE CROSS BEFORE CALVARY? — EZEKIEL 9
There is a mysterious scene in Ezekiel that Christians have been reflecting on for centuries. Before judgment falls upon Jerusalem, God commands the man clothed in linen: “Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem: and mark Thau upon the foreheads of the men that sigh, and mourn for all the…
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From the Tree of Eden to the Tree of Calvary
The Divine Mystery of Sin, Sacrifice, and Redemption How the disobedience of the first Adam was overcome by the perfect obedience of Jesus Christ, the New Adam—and how the Cross became the Tree of Eternal Life. “For as by the disobedience of one man, many were made sinners: so also by the obedience of one,…
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From Jerusalem To Rome: WHEN The Shadow Gave Way To The Body
Could ancient Jewish tradition have unknowingly preserved signs pointing to Christ? Yoma 39b records that several Temple signs ceased about forty years before Jerusalem’s destruction in AD 70—roughly the time of the Crucifixion. Seen alongside Hebrews, Romans, and the Gospel accounts, these traditions invite a profound reflection on the passing of the old sacrificial order,…