What the Bible says about Satan Plays No Part in Sacrifice for Sin
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Hebrews 1:3-4 As this unique treatise opens, the author points out Christ's finished work regarding our sins: “. . . who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high” (Hebrews 1:3). Even as Jesus “Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree” (I Peter 2:24) and “He Himself is the propitiation for our sins” (I John 2:2), so He also purged our sins by Himself. This threefold witness shatters the possibility that any other being is involved in the resolution of human sin. That He “sat down” also shows His work of purging our sins is complete. It does not depend on a future act involving Satan. Hebrews 1:4 speaks of Christ, “having become so much better than the angels.” The first two chapters demonstrate Christ's superiority over angels, which would certainly include the fallen ones. How could a fallen angel possibly play a part in the divine solution to sin? Is the work of Jesus Christ somehow deficient? As Paul would say, God forbid! David C. Grabbe Who Fulfills the Azazel Goat— Satan or Christ? (Part Three) Related Topics: Christ's Purging Our Sins | Christ's Work of Purging Our Sins | Purging of Sins | Who Fulfills the Azazel Goat?

 

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