"After the sin of Adam man was divorced from God, but Christ came in.
He was represented through the sacrificial offerings until He came to our world. ...
--His long human arm encircles the race,
--while with His divine arm He grasps the throne of the Infinite,
--and He opens to man all of heaven.
The gates are ajar today.
--He took human nature upon Himself and fought the battles that human nature is engaged in. ...
--Up to the time when Christ died, though He was human, He was without sin, and He must bear His trials as a human being."
Ellen White