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1 | Which sacrifices have ended? | Acts 2:46 | MJH | 174350 | ||
Recently I heard a pastor whom I respect parching on this paragraph in the Bible, and he mentioned, sort of in passing, that he didn't think that the disciples participated in the sacrifices, but only the prayers, etc... I was wondering why he thought this. As I understand it, the only sacrifices that certainly ended after Jesus resurrection, was the Atonement day sacrifice, the once a year High Priest in the Holy of Holies. (See book of Hebrews), and also most likely the Sin Sacrifices in general. But no where do I see in the Text that any of the other sacrifices had ended (of course when the Temple was destroyed, all sacrifice ended because with no Temple, no sacrifice can be made.) Acts mentions specifically that the Apostles participated in sacrifices (Acts 21-23 most notably). I'd like some input on this from others. Did Jesus death and resurrection put an end to all sacrifices, or just the sin sacrifice, or just the Atonement Day sacrifice? - a side note: there is a quote in the Mishna (I believe it is in the Mishna) that for the last 40 years (to be taken as the last generation, not necessarily 40 exact years) of the Temple, the scarlet cord left outside the Temple did NOT turn white. All previous years, this cord was put out as a constant reminder that our scarlet sins were made white as snow as the sun bleached the cord and made it white. The theory was that if the cord turned white, then God accepted the sacrifice of atonement, and if it had not turned white, then he did not. That is a quote from a non-messianic Jewish Rabbi. Interesting point I'm adding, but not necessarily directly relevant to the question. MJH |
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2 | Which sacrifices have ended? | Acts 2:46 | kalos | 174351 | ||
An offering for sins is no longer needed Hebrews 10:15-18 'Having God's Torah written in one's heart and mind necessarily implies that God has forgiven one's sins, so that "an offering for sins is no longer needed." Therefore the readers of this sermon should free themselves from their compulsion to offer animal sacrifices as sin offerings and instead be fully assured of the sufficiency of Yeshua's (Jesus') sacrifice of himself on their behalf. We moderns have no such compulsion, but we too should be convinced of the necessity of blood sacrifice for sin while having assurance that Yeshua's blood sacrifice fulfills that requirement. With this, the author's major argument is completed. 'But the author is very specific in limiting what he says. "An offering for sins is no longer needed" and is ruled out. But the other sacrificial offerings remain part of God's order even after Yeshua's death, as proved by Sha'ul's (Paul's) activity in the Temple at Acts 24:17. With the destruction of the Temple, sacrificial offerings became impossible; but if the Temple is rebuilt, thank offerings, meal offerings, and praise offerings may be offered once again. The author of this letter [to the Hebrews] does not proclaim the end of the sacrificial system in its entirety, only the end of animal sacrifices for sins.' ____________________ Source: Jewish New Testament Commentary, David H. Stern, Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc., 1992 Scripture quotes, enclosed in double quotation marks, are from The Complete Jewish Bible, David H. Stern, Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc., 1998 |
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3 | Which sacrifices have ended? | Acts 2:46 | mark d seyler | 174492 | ||
Hi Kalos, I've only just realized - this was your 7000th post, my brother!!! Thank you for sharing! Love in Christ, Mark |
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