Why Christmas?

Genesis 3:1-15

People

• Adam
• Abraham
• Moses
• David
• The Prophets

Things

• Sacrifices

Tremper Longman  “Sacrifice was the way that the Old Testament saints recognized and atoned for their sin as they came before the Lord.”

Leviticus 11:29

Hebrews 10:4,11

Jesus is Better

John 8:58

John the Baptist

“Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”

“I must decrease: He must increase.”

Tim Keller

“Jesus was the temple to end all temples, the priest to end all priests, and the sacrifice to end all sacrifices.”

John Piper

“That’s who Jesus Christ is. He became the final Priest and the final Sacrifice. Sinless, He did not offer sacrifices for Himself. Immortal, He never was to be replaced. Human, He could bear human sins. Therefore, He did not offer sacrifices for Himself; He offered Himself as the final sacrifice. There will never be a need for another. There is one mediator between us and God. One priest. We need no other. Oh, how happy are those who draw near to God through Christ alone.”

Hebrews 10:10

Hebrews 7:19

Longing for the Second Christmas

Revelation 2:1-4

Revelation 22:3-5