“TYPES OF CHRIST”
Christ throughout the Scriptures
“CITIES OF REFUGE”
“TYPES
OF CHRIST”
Christ
throughout the Scriptures
“CITIES
OF REFUGE”
1.
There were three cities
outside of Canaan and three cities inside the promised land …
that
is, there were two lots of three cities on either side of the Lordan
So
the numerology is this …
The
number of the Godhead (Romans 1:20) is three
as follows …
“For
there are three that bear record in heaven,
the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these
three are one.
And
there are three that bear witness in earth,
the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and
these three
agree in one.”: (1 John 5:7-8)
And
the number of Christ is two … so we have 2 x 3
… Christ and the Godhead represented by numbers … amazing isn’t it?
2.
Furthermore, three cities
‘inside’ the Jordan were for the Jews and three cities ‘outside’ the
Jordan
were for the Gentiles who had not entered the Promised land as
such
(Exodus 12:25) … each group of people having access to the safety of
the city.
So
like today, both the Jew and the Gentile can be saved
by ‘running into’ Christ for the safety of salvation.
Of
course indeed, the pagans living in the Promised land
at the time, could become Jews and have access to the cities as well.
3.
There are four books
in the Bible that mention the cities of refuge … Exodus 21, Numbers 35,
Deuteronomy 19 and Joshua 20.
Once
again here’s the numerology … Christ was from the
fourth tribe of Judah (Hebrews 7:14) … not Levi being the 3rd
tribe
representing the law …. which could never save … but only condemn
and curse
… being the perfection of the character of a sinless God.
4.
The city of refuge,
representing Christ, gave safety as long as the man remained in it.
Of
course if he left it, he would not be safe, as terror
could suddenly descend on him.
This
also shows that people in the old testament could
never have eternal salvation … it was a matter of choice … unlike today
… if
one is in Christ (1 Corinthians 12:13) he is eternally safe.
5.
People stumble at the
meaning of the ‘revenger of blood’ or ‘the avenger’ … ascribing him to
Satan …
misquoting John 10:10 … yes, Satan had the power of death, but not
the power OVER death!
Satan
could not decide to suddenly kill people at his
whim … God only has this power.
As
one writer writes “At any moment, Satan can snatch
your defenceless soul and cast you into hell forever.”
But
is this true?
First
of all, as today, heaven or hell was a free will
choice, and secondly, Satan has not been to hell … but will be cast
into the
lake of fire eventually … misquoting Hebrews 2:14 … as hell is God’s
wrath for
those that reject Jesus Christ as their Saviour.
6.
These cities were situated on hills
and
obvious to all, being clearly seen, for those seeking refuge and safety
…
indeed as Christ be lifted up to draw all unto himself (John 12:32).
Furthermore,
Christ now dwells in ‘the hill of heaven’.
It’s
of no accident that people look up to heaven
when thinking about God … of course indeed … ‘casting down their eyes’
when
thinking of the sins of themselves.
7.
It was Israel’s
responsibility to provide a way to each of these cities
(Deuteronomy
19:3) and similarly when witnessing to others today, we must also
provide a
very clear way … to the way of Christ himself (John 14:6) by
clearing out
anything that would complicate our explanation of salvation.
Dear
Reader, let us be very clear as follows …
“The
ten commandments were not given to save us … but to
put a curse of us … because they demand perfection (James
2:10).
It’s
100% or hell fire!
The
law is good, holy and perfect, but impossible for
anyone to keep … it’s called sin (Romans 3:23).
You
don’t jump into the boxing ring against the ten
commandments.
You
send in your representative Jesus Christ, who 2,000
years ago defeated and fulfilled the law on your behalf … so that it
has no
more power over you.
As
God raised Christ’s hands as the winner in the ring, it’s
as if it was you … Christ did it on your behalf!
He
lived the perfect and sinless life, demanded by God,
that you have been unable to live … and that’s the exchange you can
have today
… Christ has washed away God’s wrath of hell fire meant for you … and
given you
his sinless life as the substitute (John 3:16).
You
now must believe the following …
‘Dear
God, I believe Jesus Christ defeated the power of
the curse of the law over me. Thank you for saving me from your wrath
of hell
fire.” (Acts 16:31)
Harley
Hitchcock
December
2023
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