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The Scapegoat and Sacrifice

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭1:1
Genesis 1-3 talks about God's creation of man-Adam and Eve. Adam fell in spirit, and died in spirit. He couldn't rely on God anymore, but on his 5 senses only. Adam couldn't come close to God anymore because His presence had now become dangerous.
 Wait, if God's presence is good, how can it be dangerous?
God is like the sun, the thing that shines down and gives us sunlight. It is good, because we get Vitamin D from it. But if something gets to close to it...BOOM! If we are impure or 'unclean' and decide to come into God's presence just like that, you will surely be wiped out! Adam was now impure-sinful because He disobeyed God's commandment. After Adam had sinned, God hadn't finished yet. God provided away for people to 'replace responsibility' of sins. This is explained in the book of Leviticus where there are rules on sacrifices that cover up and wipe away your sin. Here's one:
Every year, 2 goats are brought to the High Priest. One is slaughtered for sacrifice and the other is called the Scapegoat because it is cast into the wilderness after the Priest had confessed all Israel sins on it. This was a portraying image of how Jesus would once take the sins of the world away as a Lamb. Jesus was the Perfect Sacrifice for everyone.
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