Salvation Big Words Number 6 Part 2
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Propitiation
Propitiation
Introduction
Introduction
Propitiation is one of those technical words in the New Testament that we need to understand.
Propitiation is one of those technical words in the New Testament that we need to understand.
( Rom 3:25 ).
( Rom 3:25 ).
Romans 3:25 (KJV 1900)
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
When you walk into the Book of Romans, you walk into a court of law.
When you walk into the Book of Romans, you walk into a court of law.
There you and I stand before God, the Judge.
There you and I stand before God, the Judge.
We are guilty.
We are guilty.
We are criminals who are guilty of disobeying God's Law.Not only are we criminals, we are prisoners-we are in bondage.
We are criminals who are guilty of disobeying God's Law.Not only are we criminals, we are prisoners-we are in bondage.
Our condition, our state, is one of bondage and one of agony.
Our condition, our state, is one of bondage and one of agony.
The very sword of God's judgment hangs over his head.
The very sword of God's judgment hangs over his head.
We are condemned, we face the wrath of God.
We are condemned, we face the wrath of God.
When we look back, we realize we are guilty of disobedience.
When we look back, we realize we are guilty of disobedience.
When we look around, we realize we are prisoners.
When we look around, we realize we are prisoners.
When we look ahead, we realize we are condemned, we have no future.
When we look ahead, we realize we are condemned, we have no future.
This the Book of Romans teaches very clearly.How can we get out of this terrible plight?
This the Book of Romans teaches very clearly.How can we get out of this terrible plight?
We are helpless, we can't do it ourselves.
We are helpless, we can't do it ourselves.
The judge may love us and want to help us all that he can, but he has to obey the Law.
The judge may love us and want to help us all that he can, but he has to obey the Law.
The only solution is that someone qualified can come in, obey the Law, fulfill the righteous demands of the Law and set us free.
The only solution is that someone qualified can come in, obey the Law, fulfill the righteous demands of the Law and set us free.
Of course, that person is Jesus Christ and this is what propitiation is all about.
Of course, that person is Jesus Christ and this is what propitiation is all about.
Definition of propitiation
Definition of propitiation
I) First of all, the definition of propitiation.
I) First of all, the definition of propitiation.
Propitiation is the work of Jesus Christ on the cross by which he satisfied God’s holiness so God could extend mercy to lost sinners.
Propitiation is the work of Jesus Christ on the cross by which he satisfied God’s holiness so God could extend mercy to lost sinners.
.If you look up the word propitiation in the English dictionary, you will find it defined as "appeasing someone's anger."
.If you look up the word propitiation in the English dictionary, you will find it defined as "appeasing someone's anger."
Some people have the idea that God the Father is angry at lost sinners.
Some people have the idea that God the Father is angry at lost sinners.
They think He is sitting in heaven waiting to throw thunderbolts upon people who have disobeyed Him.
They think He is sitting in heaven waiting to throw thunderbolts upon people who have disobeyed Him.
Then God the son comes up and says, "Now, Father, please don't be angry! I will go and die for these sinners. and this will appease Your wrath.'Nothing could be further from the truth.
Then God the son comes up and says, "Now, Father, please don't be angry! I will go and die for these sinners. and this will appease Your wrath.'Nothing could be further from the truth.
Let us consider this wonderful doctrine from three different aspects.
Let us consider this wonderful doctrine from three different aspects.
Perspective One:
Perspective One:
Jesus Christ and His Father and the Holy Spirit work together in this whole great plan of salvation.
Jesus Christ and His Father and the Holy Spirit work together in this whole great plan of salvation.
It is not that one wants to condemn and the other wants to forgive.
It is not that one wants to condemn and the other wants to forgive.
When Jesus went to the cross Calvary, the of Father was there.It is true the Father forsook His Son when His Son was made sin, but that was just for a brief moment when our Savior cried out, Matt 27:46
When Jesus went to the cross Calvary, the of Father was there.It is true the Father forsook His Son when His Son was made sin, but that was just for a brief moment when our Savior cried out, Matt 27:46
Matthew 27:46 (KJV 1900)
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
The Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit worked together in the plan of salvation.
The Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit worked together in the plan of salvation.
Propitiation does not mean that Jesus Christ came to appease God's anger.
Propitiation does not mean that Jesus Christ came to appease God's anger.
Some people have the idea that, because of His death on the cross, our Lord turned God's wrath into love.
Some people have the idea that, because of His death on the cross, our Lord turned God's wrath into love.
Again, nothing could be further from the truth.Our God is a God of judgment.
Again, nothing could be further from the truth.Our God is a God of judgment.
We want to be very clear about that.Throughout the Bible you find the revelation of the wrath of God as well as the mercy of God.
We want to be very clear about that.Throughout the Bible you find the revelation of the wrath of God as well as the mercy of God.
There are almost 20 Hebrew words in the Old Testament translated wrath- There are more than 500 references to wrath and judgment just in the Old Testament.
There are almost 20 Hebrew words in the Old Testament translated wrath- There are more than 500 references to wrath and judgment just in the Old Testament.
Our Father in heaven is a loving Father, but He also is a holy Father.
Our Father in heaven is a loving Father, but He also is a holy Father.
God's anger does not turn into love because this would mean that God is changing, and God does not change.
God's anger does not turn into love because this would mean that God is changing, and God does not change.
Propitiation does not mean appeasing God's anger; propitiation does not mean turning God's wrath into love.
Propitiation does not mean appeasing God's anger; propitiation does not mean turning God's wrath into love.
His wrath is a holy wrath; His judgment is a holy judgment.
His wrath is a holy wrath; His judgment is a holy judgment.
Because He loves holiness and hates sin, He has to be a God of judgment.
Because He loves holiness and hates sin, He has to be a God of judgment.
Perspective Two:
Perspective Two:
Propitiation means that Christ satisfied the holiness of God so that He is able to extend grace and mercy to lost sinners.
Propitiation means that Christ satisfied the holiness of God so that He is able to extend grace and mercy to lost sinners.
God is a holy God, and because He is holy sin has to be punished.
God is a holy God, and because He is holy sin has to be punished.
God cannot break His own Law.If for one instant God broke His Law, the universe would fall apart.All of God's attributes are consistent.
God cannot break His own Law.If for one instant God broke His Law, the universe would fall apart.All of God's attributes are consistent.
His wisdom does not fight against His power. His power does not fight against His grace.
His wisdom does not fight against His power. His power does not fight against His grace.
His grace does not fight against His holiness.
His grace does not fight against His holiness.
There is a cooperation, a consistency, a unity about the character of God.You and I are not consistent.
There is a cooperation, a consistency, a unity about the character of God.You and I are not consistent.
At times we are overly sentimental and loving; at other times we are overly angry and unforgiving.God is not this way.
At times we are overly sentimental and loving; at other times we are overly angry and unforgiving.God is not this way.
God's attributes are consistent and unified, and so there is no need for Him to lay one aside for the other.
God's attributes are consistent and unified, and so there is no need for Him to lay one aside for the other.
God's holiness demands that sin be punished.
God's holiness demands that sin be punished.
God cannot lie, God cannot break His own Law.
God cannot lie, God cannot break His own Law.
His love moves Him to save the sinner, but His love is a holy love, and this is where propitiation comes in.
His love moves Him to save the sinner, but His love is a holy love, and this is where propitiation comes in.
Perspective Three:
Perspective Three:
Jesus Christ satisfied the demands of the Law.
Jesus Christ satisfied the demands of the Law.
Propitiation describes the God-ward work of Christ on the cross-He paid the penalty for the broken Law.
Propitiation describes the God-ward work of Christ on the cross-He paid the penalty for the broken Law.
The Law was satisfied. He bore the judgment of the guilty sinner, and sinners now can be justified.
The Law was satisfied. He bore the judgment of the guilty sinner, and sinners now can be justified.
Forgiveness is now available because of God's grace.
Forgiveness is now available because of God's grace.
There is no condemnation because Jesus Christ has died.The old Puritan theologian,
There is no condemnation because Jesus Christ has died.The old Puritan theologian,
John Owen, has summarized propitiation in three simple statements.
John Owen, has summarized propitiation in three simple statements.
First, there is an offense to be removed. Sinners have offended a holy God.
First, there is an offense to be removed. Sinners have offended a holy God.
Second, there is on offended person to be dealt with-God the Father.
Second, there is on offended person to be dealt with-God the Father.
God the Father simply cannot close His eyes like some doting grandfather and say, "Well, I'll all about it."
God the Father simply cannot close His eyes like some doting grandfather and say, "Well, I'll all about it."
A holy God has to deal with sin.
A holy God has to deal with sin.
Third, the person who has offended has to be pardoned.
Third, the person who has offended has to be pardoned.
lt he is not pardoned, he is condemned.
lt he is not pardoned, he is condemned.
In order for this to happen, a sacrifice has to be offered.
In order for this to happen, a sacrifice has to be offered.
So there is an offense to be removed, an offended person to be satisfied, an offending person to be pardoned, and a sacrifice to make all this possible.
So there is an offense to be removed, an offended person to be satisfied, an offending person to be pardoned, and a sacrifice to make all this possible.
This is the meaning of propitiation.
This is the meaning of propitiation.
Demonstration of Propitiation
Demonstration of Propitiation
A demonstration of propitiation is found in Leviticus 16.You are acquainted, I'm sure, with the great Day of Atonement in Leviticus 16.
A demonstration of propitiation is found in Leviticus 16.You are acquainted, I'm sure, with the great Day of Atonement in Leviticus 16.
And the Lord spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the Lord, and died;
And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.
Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.
He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.
And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.
And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat.
And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the Lord’s lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering.
But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.
And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:
And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the Lord, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:
And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:
And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.
Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:
And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.
And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.
And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the Lord, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.
And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.
And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:
And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:
And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.
And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there:
And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people.
And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar.
And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.
And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:
For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the Lord.
It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.
And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest’s office in his father’s stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:
And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation.
And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the Lord commanded Moses.
Leviticus 16 (KJV 1900)
And the Lord spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the Lord, and died;
And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.
Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.
He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.
And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.
And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat.
And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the Lord’s lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering.
But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.
And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:
And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the Lord, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:
And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:
And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.
Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:
And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.
And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.
And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the Lord, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.
And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.
And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:
And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:
And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.
And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there:
And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people.
And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar.
And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.
And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:
For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the Lord.
It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.
And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest’s office in his father’s stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:
And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation.
And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the Lord commanded Moses.
Once a year the high priest laid aside his beautiful garments, and he offered sacrifices for his own sins.
Once a year the high priest laid aside his beautiful garments, and he offered sacrifices for his own sins.
Then he set apart two goats: One goat was chosen to die, and the other goat was chosen to stay alive.
Then he set apart two goats: One goat was chosen to die, and the other goat was chosen to stay alive.
The high priest would kill the goat that was set aside for sacrifice and take the blood of that goat into the Holy of Holies.
The high priest would kill the goat that was set aside for sacrifice and take the blood of that goat into the Holy of Holies.
This was the only time in the year when the high priest was allowed to go into the Holy of Holies.
This was the only time in the year when the high priest was allowed to go into the Holy of Holies.
He sprinkled the blood on the mercy seat.
He sprinkled the blood on the mercy seat.
The mercy seat was that beautiful, golden covering on the ark of the covenant.
The mercy seat was that beautiful, golden covering on the ark of the covenant.
At each end of the mercy seat there was a golden cherub, positioned as though looking down into the ark.
At each end of the mercy seat there was a golden cherub, positioned as though looking down into the ark.
In the ark were the tables of the Law.
In the ark were the tables of the Law.
When the priest came in and sprinkled the blood upon that mercy seat, the blood covered the broken Law.
When the priest came in and sprinkled the blood upon that mercy seat, the blood covered the broken Law.
Then he would go out and put his hands on the head of the living goat and confess the sins of the people of Israel.
Then he would go out and put his hands on the head of the living goat and confess the sins of the people of Israel.
That living goat was then taken out into the wilderness, turned loose and never seen again.
That living goat was then taken out into the wilderness, turned loose and never seen again.
Together these two goats made up a sin offering.
Together these two goats made up a sin offering.
It is a picture to us of John 1:29
It is a picture to us of John 1:29
John 1:29 (KJV 1900)
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
The Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross; His blood turned the throne of judgment into a throne of grace, a mercy seat.
The Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross; His blood turned the throne of judgment into a throne of grace, a mercy seat.
In fact, the word "propitiation" is translated mercy seat in Heb 9:5 .
In fact, the word "propitiation" is translated mercy seat in Heb 9:5 .
And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.
God's justice has been satisfied, and now God can forgive our sins and take them from us as far as the east is from the west.
God's justice has been satisfied, and now God can forgive our sins and take them from us as far as the east is from the west.
The Law has been satisfied, and God is "free" to extend pardon and mercy.
The Law has been satisfied, and God is "free" to extend pardon and mercy.
He can be just as He forgives our sins.
He can be just as He forgives our sins.
Dynamic of Propitiation
Dynamic of Propitiation
Next let’s discuss the dynamic of propitiation.
Next let’s discuss the dynamic of propitiation.
If you know Jesus as your Savior, then you have all of the blessings that are wrapped up in propitiation.
If you know Jesus as your Savior, then you have all of the blessings that are wrapped up in propitiation.
What are they?
What are they?
1. Sinners Can Be Saved
1. Sinners Can Be Saved
First of all, sinners can be saved from judgment.
First of all, sinners can be saved from judgment.
We read in 1 John 4:10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
We read in 1 John 4:10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
1 John 4:10 (KJV 1900)
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
In 1 John 2:2 and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.
In 1 John 2:2 and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
Propitiation says that sinners can be saved from judgment, and not just a few sinners-propitiation is available to the whole world.
Propitiation says that sinners can be saved from judgment, and not just a few sinners-propitiation is available to the whole world.
When the Lord Jesus Christ rose from the dead and the tomb was left empty, Mary came to the tomb and stood outside weeping.
When the Lord Jesus Christ rose from the dead and the tomb was left empty, Mary came to the tomb and stood outside weeping.
When she stooped and looked in the tomb, she saw two angels-one at the head and one at the feet of where the body had been lying, just like the mercy seat (see John 20 .
When she stooped and looked in the tomb, she saw two angels-one at the head and one at the feet of where the body had been lying, just like the mercy seat (see John 20 .
John 20 (KJV 1900)
The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.
So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.
Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,
And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.
Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.
But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.
And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.
Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
John 20:11 B ut Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb;
John 20:11 B ut Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb;
John 20:11 (KJV 1900)
But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
John 20:12 and she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying.
John 20:12 and she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying.
John 20:12 (KJV 1900)
And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
The garments our Lord had been wrapped in were lying there empty, because He had arisen from the dead.
The garments our Lord had been wrapped in were lying there empty, because He had arisen from the dead.
But at each end of that stone slab there was an angel.
But at each end of that stone slab there was an angel.
It looked just like the mercy seat!
It looked just like the mercy seat!
Because Jesus died for us, sinners can be saved from judgment.
Because Jesus died for us, sinners can be saved from judgment.
This is a good motivation to get the Gospel out to the whole world.
This is a good motivation to get the Gospel out to the whole world.
Your church's ministry and your ministry ought to be one of worldwide missions as well as witnessing to people here at home.
Your church's ministry and your ministry ought to be one of worldwide missions as well as witnessing to people here at home.
So the dynamic of propitiation is that sinners can be saved from judgment by trusting Jesus Christ.
So the dynamic of propitiation is that sinners can be saved from judgment by trusting Jesus Christ.
2. Believers Can Be Forgiven
2. Believers Can Be Forgiven
Second, believers can be forgiven when they sin. 1 John 2:1 says,
Second, believers can be forgiven when they sin. 1 John 2:1 says,
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.
And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;
Because Jesus Christ died for our sins, He met the holy demands of God's just Law, and we can be forgiven.
And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;
Because Jesus Christ died for our sins, He met the holy demands of God's just Law, and we can be forgiven.
We don't have to be saved all over again; we are forgiven.
We don't have to be saved all over again; we are forgiven.
We can come to the Lord Jesus Christ and confess our sins.
We can come to the Lord Jesus Christ and confess our sins.
He forgives us and restores us because we come to the mercy seat where His blood has been applied.
He forgives us and restores us because we come to the mercy seat where His blood has been applied.
3. We Can Find Strength
3. We Can Find Strength
There is a third dynamic to propitiation.
There is a third dynamic to propitiation.
It not only means forgiveness for lost sinners, a message for the whole world and the assurance of forgiveness when we sin, but it means that we can find strength for living at the mercy seat.
It not only means forgiveness for lost sinners, a message for the whole world and the assurance of forgiveness when we sin, but it means that we can find strength for living at the mercy seat.
Heb 4:16 Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Heb 4:16 Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
The mercy seat is the place where we meet God, where we meet Jesus Christ and where we can find grace for the demands of life.
The mercy seat is the place where we meet God, where we meet Jesus Christ and where we can find grace for the demands of life.
Hebrews 4:16 (KJV 1900)
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
So the Lord Jesus Christ is our propitiation.He has provided all that is necessary for salvation, for daily forgiveness, for motivation to witness to the whole world and for strength for daily living.
So the Lord Jesus Christ is our propitiation.He has provided all that is necessary for salvation, for daily forgiveness, for motivation to witness to the whole world and for strength for daily living.
When you have used your hymnal in church, I’m sure you have seen the name William Cowper.
When you have used your hymnal in church, I’m sure you have seen the name William Cowper.
He was a discouraged man, a very nervous fellow, ready to give up.
He was a discouraged man, a very nervous fellow, ready to give up.
And he said in one of his writings, on a day when he was extremely distraught,
And he said in one of his writings, on a day when he was extremely distraught,
"l flung myself into a chair near the window, and seeing a Bible there, ventured once more to apply to it for comfort and instruction.
"l flung myself into a chair near the window, and seeing a Bible there, ventured once more to apply to it for comfort and instruction.
The first verse I saw was the 25th of the 3rd of Romans: Rom 3:25 whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith.
The first verse I saw was the 25th of the 3rd of Romans: Rom 3:25 whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith.
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
l saw the sufficiency of the atonement He had made, my pardon sealed in His blood, and all the fullness and completeness of His justification.
l saw the sufficiency of the atonement He had made, my pardon sealed in His blood, and all the fullness and completeness of His justification.
In an instant I believed and received the peace of the gospel."
In an instant I believed and received the peace of the gospel."
He wrote these words:
He wrote these words:
There is a fountain filled with blood
Drawn from Immanuel's veins,
And sinners plunged beneath that flood
Lose all their guilty stains.
There is a fountain filled with blood
Drawn from Immanuel's veins,
And sinners plunged beneath that flood
Lose all their guilty stains.
Rom 3:25 whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith.
Rom 3:25 whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith.
Romans 3:25 (KJV 1900)
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;