Three Realms Conquered

The Lord Jesus forfeited His throne in Heaven and was made lower than angels that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man on earth (Hebrew 2:9).  After His death and before His resurrection, He visited Hades (Acts 2:24,27).  This is a region of death and of Satan’s power of darkness, which is the lower parts of the Earth (Rom 10:7, Eph 4:9). Until that point, the Lord Jesus endured increasing sufferings and shame.  In the Hades, death had no way to hold Him, in other words, death was defeated, because the Lord Jesus is both God and resurrection (John 1:1, 11:25).  He possessed an indestructible life (Hebrew 7:16). He rose from the abyss, conquering it in His resurrection.  After this, there was the Lord's ascension, during which  He led captives to the Father.  Also, in His ascension, He obtained a position far above the Heavens that He might fill all things (Eph 4:10). Here we see that in His ascension, He has conquered Hades, Earth and Heavens.  The Word of God clearly states that the Lord Jesus is the true conqueror and His glory extends beyond the universe.  Hallelujah, glory to God.  Praise You Lord Jesus.  Amen. 

Why Jesus Christ died for the sins of many?

Through one man death entered and through another Man 
resurrection from death

Bible readings: Rom 5:12-21, 1 Cor 15:20-28

Why should God Incarnate - Jesus Christ die to save Mankind from sin?  Why should an innocent man die for the sins of others? 

These are a couple of questions, a believer has to face while working in a multicultural environment someday in their lives.  In a way, these queries are good for spiritual nourishment, if we with a seeking heart ponder upon them with the help of the Holy Spirit.  However, these questions could prove negative and time wasting if the people who are asking them are applying their shallow minds or if their hearts are stubborn or have a malicious intent to damage the faith of a believer.  Hence, beware of the children of the Devil in disguise and their lies.  It is futile to talk them, as they selectively choose topics to propagate their lies aiming to influence the gullible.  And to face such liars, a child of God has to build a strong faith upon sound reasoning.  I have heard hypocrites saying that God has given human beings two ears and one mouth to speak less and listen more as if God had given them two mouths and one ear.  These are people who don’t want to learn from you the Way of God, instead toil hard to corrupt your hearts with lies.  So, be watchful and beware of these Antichrists because the Lord has forbidden us to cast our pearls before such hogs, i.e., minister the truths of God to people who consider themselves religious but are unclean in the sight of God:

Matthew 7:6

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden and through him, Sin entered mankind.  With the entry of Sin, death entered and started to rule.  Here we can see that Sin and death are closely connected like buddies.  Now, how can the disobedience of our forefathers affect us?  This is the reason that unbelievers might thrown at you.  They see themselves not at all responsible for a mistake which Adam did.  This is not important at the moment, as Sin had entered the world through one man and it is affecting every one of us.  If you move to another country today, will it not affect your children and their children?  You might be gone, but your decision will affect the generations to come.  This is the law of nature.  If you are brown, your children will have the same features.  If your father has left behind a huge inheritance, will you not legally claim it?  Or would you say that it doesn’t belong to you?  In another scenario, you are liable to pay your father's debt.  It's completely legal.  No court will accept the argument that it was your father who took the debt and you are not bound to pay it back.  Therefore, When Adam, the father of the human race had disobeyed God, the entire human race had disobeyed in him.  Do we not die today?  If we believe that death came because of Adam, it is a glaring fact that everybody faces death today. 

What is then the hope for humanity?  We need another great Man who could give us hope, i.e., resurrection from death.  When Adam had sinned against God, man as a creation failed.  God being the Creator, could wipe out the defective creation and start all over again or make it successful by some other means.  So, to make man glorious once again from the fallen state, another Man has to fulfill the righteous requirements of the Law which the first man had failed.  Can you now figure out the need for another Man to die for the sins of many?  Remember we are not talking about any ordinary man here; this is Jesus Christ, the Second Person in the Trinity who became a divine human.  For the second person in the Godhead to successfully take on our transgressions, He had to put on flesh.  Hallelujah.  For all those who say that God cannot become a creature, are you saying that God’s power is limited that He is powerless to do a certain thing?  You may then say, “Yes, God can become a human being, but there is no need for Him.”  So, let us first understand that God can do everything and to ponder upon the need of incarnation, we need to first understand that God is able to become a Man if He wills.  The Christian message is that God didn’t have the need to, but He did it because He loved us to the uttermost.  The freedom He had given Man in the Garden of Eden was still intact and He received those who voluntarily accepted Him.  Then, to those who believed that Christ was the only begotten Son, eternal life is promised and this is our true hope.  Therefore, this message does not limit the ability of God rather proves that He can do anything He wills. 

Was there a need to die for the sins of mankind?  He could have just forgiven them from His throne.  Again to those people who propound such a theory to reject Christ, I say, do not make the Lord Almighty less righteous and unjust.  If God had, without any compensation, accepted mankind with their sinful nature to Him, He will have to make a compromise in His attribute of being infinitely righteous.  Next, why would He accept people with the same sinful nature which was not dealt with or say put to a dormant state?  The man was fallen and will God do the same mistake of accepting the man to Heaven, once again.  Hence, there needs to be a process which renews man.  This is another message of the cross, where the old creation is annulled and new creation is formed in its place.  This new creation is because of the One divine Human, the Second person in the Trinity, Son of God, Jesus Christ, who came to Earth in flesh, lived, died, resurrected and then ascended to the right Hand of God.  Not only a person is saved from Sin and death, but he also reigns in life through this One Person, Jesus Christ.  Hallelujah.