Its part of the prophecy of the coming Messiah. Jesus was no victim of circumstance or at the mercy of political or military power. It was the planned, ordained work of the Lord God, prophesied by Isaiah hundreds of years before it happened!
In your specific reference, it is in knowing the Messiah, in both who He is and what He has done, that makes us justified before God.
2007-12-17 11:23:41
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answered by thundercatt9 7
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The text that is related to the Messiah’s being “cut off,” or killed, as an atonement sacrifice, is found at Isaiah 52:13 to 53:12. Rabbis in the first century applied this text to the Messiah, as did Rambam and others in the Middle Ages. The text makes it perfectly clear that forgiveness is linked with the Messiah and his death.
For the above reasons, the teaching that the Messiah’s death would make possible the complete forgiveness of sin in God’s sight was readily understood by many first-century Jews. They knew that the Scriptures spoke of man’s inherent imperfection. The need for sacrifice to atone for sin was a lesson perceived daily; it was implicit in the very framework and nature of the Law covenant. The events described in the accounts of Jesus’ life present him as a perfect man whose death could bring atonement for mankind’s sin. When the Christian Greek Scriptures highlighted that the various sacrifices under the Law foreshadowed this one final and complete sacrifice, fuller meaning was given to the entire framework of the Law, as well as to other portions of the Scriptures.
2007-12-17 22:06:37
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answered by BJ 7
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It's speaking of Christ who became human, John 1:14, and
He would take all the sins of all mankind, but not all will believe
in Him.
2007-12-17 19:17:08
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answered by Anonymous
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It means my sins are gone, my sickness is healed completely and I am forever made whole
2007-12-17 22:38:02
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answered by sego lily 7
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Its pretty obvious, he is talking about Jesus.
Check the link and go to "the Arm of God"
2007-12-17 19:18:40
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answered by plowmscat 4
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