This is a WordPress repost of an excellent article authored by Donald N. Norris.
In 2020, Yom Kippur – the Day of Atonement begins at sundown on September 27th. The Tanakh says that the blood of the sacrifice is given to make atonement. The Hebrew words translated as “atonement” in English are Kippur (noun) and Kaspar (verb). The root occurs about 150 times in the Tanakh and is intimately linked with forgiveness of sin and with reconciliation to God. What does “atonement” mean?
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Thank you for sharing this Papa Bruce!!
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My pleasure Mandy, you have yourself a blessed Sunday!
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I’m so glad you posted this. I hope it’s okay that I shared it. The more you know! I’m glad you’re educated and growing our faith daily!
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No problem is sharing at all and thank you!
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What a glorioust type pointing towards Christ
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This is fascinating! I’m glad I saved it until I had time to read it. I never knew about the sash tied to the scapegoat and the Temple door, or the four prophetic signs before the destruction of the Temple. I especially loved the statement,
“This does not mean that God loves us because Yeshua died for us. Rather, Yeshua died for us because God loves us.” I had never thought it might be interpreted the other way, but yes, He loved us while we were yet sinners, unatoned for.
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I agree Annie, VERY interesting site indeed!
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