Zechariah 12:10 tells us, they will look to me, whom they pierced. By thrusting his spear into the side of Yeshua, the soldier actually fulfilled the prophecy of Zechariah. And from this wound, blood and water flowed, blood for the forgiveness of sin and water for the washing away of the guilt of our sin. If we recall the brazen altar and laver, we realize that Yeshua fulfilled that requirement for approaching the Father. The blood was shed at the altar, and the guilt washed away at the laver, just as the blood and water flowed from Yeshua’s side. He laid down His own life as a voluntary act.
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