In a previously closed thread, The poster John C in trying to help us understand the bible, without PSA offers several ideas he believes are helpful! Let's take a look!
Okay John, go for it!You needed an explanation for God laying our iniquities on Christ.
I thought it self-explanatory. But I realized you may be one of those visual learners.
OkayThink of how it works for us in terms of righteousness. We put on a garmet of salvation (Isaiah) and robe of righteousness (Rev). We are clothed in the righteousness of Christ.
A blanket??? Not the law of God, which we have broken? Not the law keeping of the Savior?Now reverse that. How would it be if the Word became flesh?
Think of a blanket (since we are talking about the sins of the human race and a bunch of peoole instead of the righteousness of Christ).
So, in Johns mind, we are snuggling under a blanket with Satan? Not that we are responsible for our own sin, that we do in the flesh, that we have broken God's law word being spiritually dead as a result of the fall??? No, according to John's "helpful illustration", it is rather a blanket of sin which is the power of Satan?? Like flip Wilson used to say, the devil made me do it, the devil made me do it! Not only that...But it was not God who designed the cross as the place where His Divine wrath would be poured out, but rather Jesus is the victim of Satan, sort like he is a mugging victim! It has nothing to do with God's law being broken, or God's wrath against all sin as romans 1 declares. No instead, Jesus is lured in to snuggle under Satan's blanket. John explains is that this blanket gives us our own sin! So is he saying that Jesus, snuggling under the blanket of Satan, gets His own sin??? Jesus is sinless, so the question must be asked of John, are you saying jesus is awarded His own sin?We earn the blanket of sin. But Jesus is sinless. The Word becomes flesh (is made as one of us). He is under this blanket too...but it is our blanket (just as our righteousness is His righteousness).
This blanket over mankind (and Jesus) is sin. It is our sin. It is laid on Christ. He bears our din. He dies for our sin. But this blanket is the power of Satan. It produces death. Jesus dies under the power of Satan (under this blanket).
So, now Jesus in John's explanation, Jesus is judged as righteous, and although we die under this blanket of sin, somehow we live in Christ? The power of the blanket is gone, lol...John never answers the many verses about God's wrath.And God judges Him righteous. He is another type of life. Although we die under this blanket we will live in Christ. The power of that blanket is gone.
John suggests he helps us, and removes confusion, by suggesting that we turn away from real truth, the verses related to the sacrificial system, the Passover, the cross, and learn how we all snuggle with Satan. Does this snuggling with Satan under this blanket of sin, in any way model the biblical revelation? We will investigate this remarkable teaching a bit further, stay tuned!Now....obviously that is an illustration. It is not foctrine but a visualization to help you understand what is causing you confusion.