".....we can see there was a big difference between what went on in the two apartments.
In the first apartment the sins of the penitent were transferred into the sanctuary by the substitute.
But in the second apartment, the blood was sprinkled on the mercy seat, in order to erase or blot out the sin.
This is what took place during the annual Day of Atonement. Turn
to Leviticus 16:5. There we will discover what the ancient priest did in the most holy place on this Day of Atonement. ‘And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering”
Now notice, two goats were brought to the priest,
--and lots were cast to see which one would represent the Lord’s goat,
--and which one would represent the scapegoat.
“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.” Leviticus 16:8, 9.
You will notice that the Lord’s goat was killed for a sin offering, and verse fifteen tells us what was done with the blood of that
offering. It says, “Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the veil”, you will see he is carrying it into the most holy place.
And what is the priest to do with it? “And sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat”.
So, the blood of the Lord’s goat was taken into the sanctuary, into the most holy, and sprinkled upon the mercy seat in the second apartment.
The scapegoat represents Satan, so, in the final act taking place on the Day of Atonement, the scapegoat, or Satan, is led into the desert–led there to die.
After the 1,000 years, in the fires of the second death, Satan will receive punishment. He will suffer not only for his own sins, but also for the sins of all the redeemed saints that were placed upon his head in the closing act of the final atonement. We are told that he will suffer longer than any other created being."
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But in the second apartment, the blood was sprinkled on the mercy seat, in order to erase or blot out the sin.
This is what took place during the annual Day of Atonement. Turn
Now notice, two goats were brought to the priest,
--and lots were cast to see which one would represent the Lord’s goat,
--and which one would represent the scapegoat.
“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.” Leviticus 16:8, 9.
You will notice that the Lord’s goat was killed for a sin offering, and verse fifteen tells us what was done with the blood of that
And what is the priest to do with it? “And sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat”.
So, the blood of the Lord’s goat was taken into the sanctuary, into the most holy, and sprinkled upon the mercy seat in the second apartment.
This now provided full and final atonement.
But that’s not all that happened. Verses twenty and twenty-one, ‘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.
The scapegoat represents Satan, so, in the final act taking place on the Day of Atonement, the scapegoat, or Satan, is led into the desert–led there to die.After the 1,000 years, in the fires of the second death, Satan will receive punishment. He will suffer not only for his own sins, but also for the sins of all the redeemed saints that were placed upon his head in the closing act of the final atonement. We are told that he will suffer longer than any other created being."
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