Awful ( 1 Peter 2 v 24 )

We continue looking at I would say, three awful things,Hell ,sin, and Christs suffering,we finished by considering Christs physical Christ, which truly was awful.You may wonder why I quote from Isaiah 52 - 53,as regards Christs suffering,it is because Isaiah received revelation from God,as indeed did David did ,CP Psalm 22 . All that Christ suffered was meant to be,and Christ knew it,and His suffering was a fulfillment of what was foretold.Derek Tidball writes,'Thirteen Old Testament texts are quoted in the passion narratives of the Gospels, of which nine come from the Psalms. Of these nine, five are found in Psalm 22. So exactly does it portray the suffering of our Lord that it has aptly been called the Fifth Gospel.' Yes Christ suffering was awful, it surely was ,but it did not stop there as many liberal people make out,no there was still even more awful suffering He had to experience.For it was a judgement for sin, as Isaiah points out, when he declared ,'Yet it was the Lords will to crush Him and cause him to suffer',( Isa 53 v 10 ) ,in other words Christ was experiencing punishment for our sins. We will continue this next time.