Summary: An answer to Lionel Parkinson's $10,000 Challenge. Proving that Jesus himself states and teaches that He has come to shed his physical blood for the remission and atonement of sins. The Challenge: "From the four gospels of the 1611 King James Bible, find any personal quoted statements or scriptures coming from Jesus where Jesus himself states or teaches that he has come to shed his physical blood for the remission or atonement for anyone's sins. Find where he believed his physical shed blood on the cross would please his heavenly Father to the degree that the sins of anyone would be forgiven. If you can prove Jesus taught this doctrine - you receive $10,000." I will be showing that Jesus stated and taught that he was the passover lamb, and that he was to be sacrificed physically as such and that it would be sufficient to pay for the sins of many I will show that he believed the passover lambs blood was shed specifically for the remission of sins. I will show that Jesus believed his physical sacrifice would please God to the degree of forgiving peoples sins. First its important to understand that the Passover lamb in Jewish tradition was to be a male of the first year (first fruit) without blemish or spot, sacrificed according to God's specific instructions. Obedience to the instructions of the Lord regarding the sacrificial blood of the Passover lamb brought deliverance from death for those within the house (Exodus 12:13 KJV 1611). The lamb died in their place if the blood was not found on their door they too would be killed The Passover lamb was to be a male "without blemish," (Exodus 12:5 KJV 1611) which is the same description given to Jesus (1 Peter 1:18-19 KJV 1611) but, in keeping with only using the four gospels, i will choose the following way to demonstrate that Jesus was without defect. In John, it says, “It was preparation day for Passover, and it was about the sixth hour [noon]. And he (Pilate) said to the Jews, "Behold, your king!" (John 19:14 KJV 1611) Jesus was condemned to death at noon. What time were the lambs chosen for slaughter by the high priests? Noon. Pilate declares Jesus unblemished, It’s recorded in Luke, “Pilate then addressed the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no fault in this man." (Luke 23:4 KJV 1611) Pilate declares three times that He found no fault in him. And also in Luke it’s recorded that “Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous [innocent] man." (Luke 23:47 KJV 1611) One could argue that Jesus himself was not making any claim here but rather one was being made for him, and that's true,so I will now show other places where Jesus validates this idea intentionally or unintentionally advanced by His apostle John, but first, lets continue with more of the symbolism of the passover lamb. When the lamb was roasted and eaten, none of its bones were to be broken.(Exodus 12:46 KJV 1611) This fact was also prophesied for the Messiah, whose bones were not to be broken.(Psalms 34:20 KJV 1611) It was customary during crucifixion to break the leg bones of the person after a few hours in order to hasten their death. The only way a person could breathe when hanging on a cross was to push up with his legs, which was very exhausting. By breaking the legs, death followed soon by asphyxiation. However, in the case of Jesus, they broke the legs of the other two men, but did not break His, since He was already dead.(John 19:32, 33, 36 KJV 1611) again no specific claim of Jesus yet, just coincidence I guess. that the gospels record these details. Now lets move in to some specific claims of Jesus which will show that he believed He was the passover lamb and that His sacrificial death in this regard would be sufficient to pay for sins Good Friday was the day of the Passover celebration and the day that the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed. For the previous 1,200 years, the priest would blow the shophar(continued)
