{"id":854,"date":"2023-03-18T02:02:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T02:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deadmannotwalking.org\/?p=854"},"modified":"2023-03-18T02:02:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T02:02:21","slug":"the-city-yet-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deadmannotwalking.org\/?p=854","title":{"rendered":"The City Yet to Come"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest\u00a0as an offering\u00a0for sin, are burned outside the camp.\u00a0Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered outside the gate.\u00a0So, let us go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach.\u00a0For here we do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking\u00a0the city\u00a0which is to come.\u00a0 (Hebrews 13:11-14, NASB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the Law of Moses, the parts of animals that were not used for sacrifice were to be carried outside of the camp (when in the Temple, it was outside the city gates of Jerusalem) to be burned.  Certain sacrifices called for blood to be sprinkled or poured out, animal parts to be roasted or burnt, and fatty portions burnt for a “soothing aroma to the LORD.”  The rest was to be burnt away from the people.  The author of the letter to the Hebrews compares Jesus’ sacrifice to the same:  “Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered outside the gate.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hebrews 13:12 image.\u00a0 Found at Knowing Jesus,\u00a0https:\/\/dailyverse.knowing-jesus.com\/hebrews-13-12<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Jesus, after being brutally tortured and beaten, carried His cross through the city gates, and up Golgotha’s hill.\u00a0 Along the way He was mocked, spit at, and probably had things thrown at Him.\u00a0 He endured all this indignation willingly, and He did so for us (for me!)!\u00a0 So we’re invited to “go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach.”\u00a0 We don’t have to endure what Jesus did, because He took our place.\u00a0 We deserve the punishment and death He suffered.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because we acknowledge Jesus’ sacrifice (He is the Lamb of God!), we can truly say that “here we do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking the city which is to come.”\u00a0 If we follow Jesus, among the work He’s doing right now, is preparing a dwelling place for us in His Kingdom.\u00a0 I think it’s in the New Jerusalem.\u00a0 We can all meet there!\u00a0 As we approach Resurrection Sunday, it’s important to remember what Jesus did for us!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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