It is clear from the Gospel accounts that many details of Jesus’s life and messianic mission fulfilled otherwise obscure Old Testament prophecies in stunning and exacting detail.

Notice the way New Testament writers spoke of the finished work of Christ in providing all that is necessary for our redemption. “Of great importance in this connection is the application of words like hapax (once) and ephapax (once for all) to the work of Christ.” Peter told us, “For Christ died for sins once for all” (1 Pet. 3:18). The writer of Hebrews said, “He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption” (9:12). Further, “We have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all” (10:12). Jesus died for our sins and was raised for our justification, the proof that his death remits the guilt of our sins and that his victory becomes ours through faith.

The New Testament writers spoke with one voice in this regard. Jesus was the true Passover Lamb who took “away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). Paul described Jesus’s death, burial, and resurrection as events that were “according to the Scriptures” (1 Cor. 15:3–8). The New Testament spoke of Jesus’s redemptive work as final and complete, and we receive his saving benefits through faith alone. All the Old Testament promises of redemption were complete in Jesus Christ.

Kim Riddlebarger | A Case for Amillennialism: Understanding the End Times, Expanded Edition (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2013), 77.

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  Tony grew up in Rhode Island. He was educated at BA (University of Rhode Island) and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He worked in the insurance industry for ten years. He planted a PCA church in Wakefield, RI where he served for eleven years. In 2015–18 he pastored Covenant Reformed Church (URCNA) in Colorado Springs. He is currently pastor of Living Hope (OPC). Tony is married to Donna and together they have three children.

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