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God’s unblemished Lamb when he encountered Him in the wilder ness (Matt. 4:1-11). Judas, the false disciple who betrayed Jesus but walked as physically close to our Lord as any one else, testified, “ I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood” (Matt. 27:4). In this closing scene o f the life of Judas his remorse and restitution are too late to do him any good, but the recorded testimony which he gave of our Lord was both timely and timeless. Having kept company with our Lord, Judas knew well His righteous, flawless character. Both the Roman governor and his wife bore witness to the sin less perfection of the Lamb of God. Pilate said, “ I find no fault in this man” (Luke 23:4), and, “ I am innocent of the blood of this just person” (Matt. 27:23). His wife added, “Have thou noth ing to do with that just man” (Matt. 27:19). Upon Pilate fell the grave responsibility of giving or withholding the death penalty, and although notorious for his corruption, he could speak no ill of Jesus Christ. Twelve types in the Passover Lamb of Exodus were fulfilled in the Person and work of Jesus Christ, but we will but men tion only a few here. There were the manner and the time of the death of the Lamb, that is, it was slain by the people “between the evenings” (verse 6 R.V. cf Matt. 27:21-25, 45; Luke 23:44). The Blood of the Lamb had to be sprinkled and applied by faith (verse 7 c f Romans 3:25; I John 1:7). The Lamb was roasted with fire (verse 8 c f of Psalm 22:14, 15). The people feasted upon the Lamb (verse 8 cf I Cor. 11:25, 26). Those who failed to meet the conditions for partaking of the sacrifice were cut off in judgment (verse 19 cf of I Cor. 11:27-32; Heb. 10:26-31). From the very loftiest heights of Heaven to the very lowest de scents of Hell comes the testi mony that Jesus Christ is God’s Lamb without blemish.
less.” None save Jesus is perfect. Had there been one flaw in Jesus Christ, He would have been unfit as a sacrifice for sin, but He was God’s perfect Lamb. He knew no sin (2 Corinthians 5 :21 ) He did no sin (I Peter 2 :2 2 ). In Him was no sin (I John 3 :5 ). He prayed that others might be for given, but He never prayed for forgiveness for Himself since there were no sins in Him to be confessed or forgiven. He never dissuaded anyone from believing that He was sinless. While He never offered sacrifices for Him self, He offered Himself a sinless sacrifice for the sins of the world. The Passover Lamb was to be kept religiously from the tenth day o f the month until the four teenth day of the month for care ful scrutiny (vss. 3, 6). Now the life of our Lord Jesus Christ was truly a period o f testing. His life could never save us, but it was necessary to His death. It was a period of hostile, and therefore searching scrutiny. If the slight est deviation from holiness were to be seen in Him, He could be neither the anti-type of the Pass- over Lamb nor the Saviour for sinners. His earthly life provided ample time and sufficient oppor tunity for scrutiny and minute examination. The life o f our Lord had to pass, first, the highest standards of Almighty God. Abraham said: “ God will provide Himself a lamb” (Genesis 22:8). The Fa ther had to be satisfied, and in deed He was, for He testified, “ This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” (Matthew 3:17). Heaven approved Him. Next, our Lord would be as siduously watched by Satan and the demons, but even they would not be able to charge Him with sin. The demons testified, “ I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God” (Mark 1:24), recogniz ing both the Deity and the sin lessness of Jesus Christ. (In this they are better theologians than some ministers and teachers of religion.) Satan himself witnessed
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