What Did Yahshuah Say About His Death?
What He Did Not Say
First, let’s look at what he did not say. He did not say he was a sacrifice, or that
his blood would remove our sins, or that he was
dying for the sins of all humanity.
He did not say he was a redeemer. He said he was a "Ransom"
A Ransom ?
If an important officer is captured in a war, the enemy will sometimes
release him for a ransom. Usually it is
money, but it could be in exchange
for another prisoner, or many prisoners.
Think of Azazel as the warden of a concentration camp. The camp is named the Land of Death.
Every person who sins must go to his camp. No one can ever leave.
As a ransom Yahshuah was handing himself over to Satan (Azazel)
as a sinless prisoner in exchange for sinful humanity.
The Father told the prophet Hosea
I will ransom them from the power of the grave. I will redeem them from death. (Hos 13:14)
From this we can deduce that everyone who dies goes to the land of death.
Prior to Yahshuah, there was no way out of the Land of Death.
But there was a provision: if Yah could present Azazel with a sinless man, that would not give in to Azazel's
temptations, Azazel would have to open the gates of the Land of death.
Azazel was supremely confident that no one would ever meet that provision. No human had ever been able to
resist his temptations.
for another prisoner, or many prisoners.
Think of Azazel as the warden of a concentration camp. The camp is named the Land of Death.
Every person who sins must go to his camp. No one can ever leave.
As a ransom Yahshuah was handing himself over to Satan (Azazel)
as a sinless prisoner in exchange for sinful humanity.
The Father told the prophet Hosea
I will ransom them from the power of the grave. I will redeem them from death. (Hos 13:14)
From this we can deduce that everyone who dies goes to the land of death.
Prior to Yahshuah, there was no way out of the Land of Death.
But there was a provision: if Yah could present Azazel with a sinless man, that would not give in to Azazel's
temptations, Azazel would have to open the gates of the Land of death.
Azazel was supremely confident that no one would ever meet that provision. No human had ever been able to
resist his temptations.
Into the Hands of a Murderer
Yahshuah knew that he was placing himself into the hands of a murderer, and he would
be tortured. Shortly before his time of testing,
Moses and Elijah appeared to him:.
Luke 9:30 And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elijah:
Who appeared in glory, and spoke of his death which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.
They must have told him that according to the Torah,
be tortured. Shortly before his time of testing,
Moses and Elijah appeared to him:.
Luke 9:30 And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elijah:
Who appeared in glory, and spoke of his death which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.
They must have told him that according to the Torah,
if Azazel went too far, and killed Yahshuah, Azazel would fall under the curse of Deuteronomy 27:25
"Cursed is the one who receives payment and kills an innocent man."
Prior to Yahshuah, Azazel had never killed an innocent man, for all had sinned.
Moses and Elijah must have encouraged Yahshuah to be faithful unto death so that Azazel's
power would be broken, and the gate to the concentration camp would forever be unlocked for
whosoever believed, to leave come the Judgment Day.
If Yahshuah is Not the Redeemer Who Is?
To identify himself as the ransom means Yahshuah was not the redeemer.
The redeemer would be the one who sends the ransom, so the Father, Yah is
the redeemer.
Psalm 78:35 And they remembered that Yah was their rock and the high God was their redeemer.
John 5:36 The Father sent me.
Mt 20:28
Ransomed from Satan to Become Slaves to
God?
Many preachers, including Paul, say we were once
slaves of the devil, but
now that we are ransomed, we become the slaves of Yah. But Yahshuah said Yah
does not want slaves. He wants "Children" to lavish his love upon.
John 14:21 He that has my commandments and keeps them, he it is that loves me:
and he that loves me shall be loved of my Father.
John 14:23 If a man loves me, he will keep my words and my Father
will love him and we will come to him and make our abode with him.
John 3:12 But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become the children of God
What Did Yahshuah Know Before He Died?
now that we are ransomed, we become the slaves of Yah. But Yahshuah said Yah
does not want slaves. He wants "Children" to lavish his love upon.
John 14:21 He that has my commandments and keeps them, he it is that loves me:
and he that loves me shall be loved of my Father.
John 14:23 If a man loves me, he will keep my words and my Father
will love him and we will come to him and make our abode with him.
John 3:12 But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become the children of God
What Did Yahshuah Know Before He Died?
- He knew he must choose death rather than sin.
- He knew he was going to be tortured and crucified
- He knew his death would liberate humankind.
- He knew his death would bring forth much fruit (humans set free from death who would become his brothers and sisters who would become beloved children of his father)
- He knew Azazel would use certain rogues among the Jewish Leaders to hand him over the Gentile authorities.
- He knew the Romans would mock him, spit on him, scourge him, and crucify him.
- He knew that just as the image that God told Moses to make of a snake on a pole stopped the snakes from biting the Israelites in the desert, Yahshuah knew his being hung, and murdered, in a tree, would break Azazel’s death hold on the human race.
Free Will
He said he was going of his own free will and Yah had given him the power
after three days to raise himself from the dead. He was only doing what the
father asked him to do. The father gave him this mission because the father wants many
He said he was going of his own free will and Yah had given him the power
after three days to raise himself from the dead. He was only doing what the
father asked him to do. The father gave him this mission because the father wants many
humans to become his children so he can
lavish his love on them.
Yahshuah too loved humans so much, he was willing to lay down his life to free the many
children who would become sons and daughters of the father and is brothers and
sisters.
Joh 10:17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life
Yahshuah too loved humans so much, he was willing to lay down his life to free the many
children who would become sons and daughters of the father and is brothers and
sisters.
Joh 10:17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life
(tithemi) that I might take it
(lambano) again.
Joh 10:18 No man takes it (airo) from me, but I lay it down (tithemi) of myself. I
Joh 10:18 No man takes it (airo) from me, but I lay it down (tithemi) of myself. I
have power to lay it down, and I have power to
take it (lambano) again.
A Faithful Shepherd Fights the Wolves
Joh 10:11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd gives (tithemi) his life for the sheep.
Joh 10:11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd gives (tithemi) his life for the sheep.
Tithemi does not indicate sacrifice. The shepherd
dies battling the wolf, not
by surrendering as a sacrificial offering. He doesn't lay down in front of the wolf
Azazel (the wolf) spent the last days of Yahshuah’s life trying to make him sin.
He had him tortured and nailed to a crossbeam and hung in a tree,
but Yahshuah did not give in to sin. He battled to his last breath, and won.
John 15:13 Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down
(tithemi) his life for his friends .
by surrendering as a sacrificial offering. He doesn't lay down in front of the wolf
and say, "Please eat me instead of my
sheep."
Azazel (the wolf) spent the last days of Yahshuah’s life trying to make him sin.
He had him tortured and nailed to a crossbeam and hung in a tree,
but Yahshuah did not give in to sin. He battled to his last breath, and won.
John 15:13 Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down
(tithemi) his life for his friends .
We are called to fight, resist, and overcome the
temptations of Azazel out of love for our
friends.
As he hung in the tree, Yahshuah cried with a loud voice, he said,
Joh 19:30 It is finished (tetelestai) : and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
As he hung in the tree, Yahshuah cried with a loud voice, he said,
Joh 19:30 It is finished (tetelestai) : and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
Tetelestai is the battle cry of Gladiators
when they have defeated their enemies .
Yahshuah was not a hapless victim, but our
gladiator against Azazel. In that he
remained sinless, he broke the power of Azazel and
Azazel was cast from his
throne of death. He can no longer hold the
righteous in the land of death. His
kingdom continues to crumble and on the Judgment
Day, Azazel will be a worm.
Yahshuah Didn't Die for Our Sins
Yahshuah did not die for our sins. He told us before he died how to have our sins removed:
Yahshuah Didn't Die for Our Sins
Yahshuah did not die for our sins. He told us before he died how to have our sins removed:
1. Repent
2. Forgive others and the father will forgive your
sins.
3. Though her sins were many, they are forgiven
because she loved much.
humans would remain the slaves of Satan. Satan caused him to be beaten, spat upon,
tortured and nailed and hung in a tree, but he failed to break Yahshuah.
from the throne of death. His hold on humans was broken.
Yahshuah died to break Satan's hold on us. When he cried out Tetelestai "It is finished",
It was the cry of gladiator who had triumphed over his foe.
it was to open an escape route from the wolf's den. Now all
those who follow the narrow path of the Gospel can escape the land of death
on the Resurrection Day.
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Pretty simple, no blood required
.
Yahshuah died in a gladiatorial combat with Satan. If Satan could cause him to sin,
Yahshuah died in a gladiatorial combat with Satan. If Satan could cause him to sin,
humans would remain the slaves of Satan. Satan caused him to be beaten, spat upon,
tortured and nailed and hung in a tree, but he failed to break Yahshuah.
By killing an innocent man, Satan drew the curse
of Deut 27:25 on his own head and was toppled
from the throne of death. His hold on humans was broken.
Yahshuah died to break Satan's hold on us. When he cried out Tetelestai "It is finished",
It was the cry of gladiator who had triumphed over his foe.
He died for us just as a faithful shepherd will
die in combat with a wolf. But it was not for our
sins,
it was to open an escape route from the wolf's den. Now all
those who follow the narrow path of the Gospel can escape the land of death
on the Resurrection Day.
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