Who did YESHUA come to REDEEM and give REDEMPTION to?
By Tuese Ahkiong
REDEEM/ REDEMPTION – Being under the Old Covenant Law and bought back from DEATH. Only Israel had life and died.
Luke 1:68
“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and REDEEMED HIS PEOPLE
**Christ visited/came to redeem His people.
Luke 2:38
And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were waiting for the REDEMPTION of Jerusalem.
**The redemption of who? The timing as to when the Redemption would come tells a lot about its nature and for whom it was meant.
Luke 21:28
Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your REDEMPTION is drawing near.”
**The Redemption would happen 1st century 70AD at the destruction of Jerusalem that’s what Christ meant by saying “when these things begin to take place (wars, Jerusalem surrounded by armies, sun going black, moon to blood…).
Luke 24:21
But we had hoped that he was the one to REDEEM ISRAEL. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.
**Redeem who?
Romans 3:24
and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the REDEMPTION that is in Christ Jesus,
***Who was promised redemption?
Romans 8:23
And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the REDEMPTION of our bodies (body-singular).
**To whom was promised the adoption? See Romans 9:4
1 Corinthians 1:30
And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and REDEMPTION,
***Who needed
Galatians 3:13
Christ REDEEMED US from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”—
**Are Christians under the curse of THE LAW? Were Christians ever under THE LAW?
Galatians 4:5
to REDEEM THOSE WHO WERE UNDER THE LAW, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
***Who was UNDER THE LAW? THE OLD COVENANT JEWS
Ephesians 1:7
In him we have REDEMPTION through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
***Who was promised redemption?
Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of REDEMPTION.
***Who was promised redemption?
Colossians 1:14
in whom we have REDEMPTION, the forgiveness of sins.
***Who gets redeemed and their sins forgiven?
Titus 2:14
who gave himself for us TO REDEEM US FROM ALL LAWLESSNESS and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.
***Who is redeemed from all lawlessness?
Hebrews 9:11-12 But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) 12 he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal REDEMPTION.
***Who did Christ come to redeem?
Hebrews 9:15
Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, SINCE A DEATH HAS OCCURRED THAT REDEEMS THEM FROM THE TRANSGRESSIONS COMMITTED UNDER THE FIRST COVENANT.
***BOOM!!! Did you read that? “Redeems them from the transgressions committed under THE FIRST COVENANT? Are people today under the first covenant? Do people today get redeemed?
Revelation 14:3-4
and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except THE 144,000 WHO HAD BEEN REDEEMED FROM THE EARTH. 4It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. It is these who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These have been REDEEMED FROM MANKIND as firstfruits for God and the Lamb,
***Who are the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth/land of Israel? Btw, for those of you unaware, Revelation was fulfilled by 70AD.