The Death of Jesus (part 1)

It saddens me how people miss the significance of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ by focusing on who killed Jesus instead of why Jesus was killed. People blame the Jews for his death and totally miss the point of the passage. Jesus was a Jew. The Jews are God's chosen people. The people who wanted Jesus dead were the religious leaders who were threatened by Jesus. However, John 19:11 sums this up pretty well when "Jesus said, You would have no power over me at all unless it were given to you from above. So the one who brought me to you has the greater sin." It was God's plan that Jesus be crucified as a sacrifice for our sins regardless of who brought him to be killed. The prophecies of the Old Testament describe the death of Jesus in detail.

Although I am not an expert on the subject, I do have minor in Bible and know enough about the Old Testament to know about the Jewish traditions. Before Christ came, the people of Israel had to offer a lamb as a sacrifice for their sin. The lamb, which Jesus refers himself as, had to be one with no blemishes. Only those who follow the sacrificial rituals could be forgiven by God. I don't know how often this occurred, but sacrifice signified the atonement of their sins. Now, through the death of Jesus Christ, we don't have to follow this ritual. Jesus became the sacrifice of our sins.

This is the first part and I will continue because it is too much for one posting. The point here is that God allowed this to happen to fulfill the prophecies and to allow Jesus to die for our sins. But it isn't over yet.