The Message from the Old Testament
Christ Carrying the Cross (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) "Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God , and there is none else." ( Isaiah 45:22 ) Ever since sin entered into God's created world, His message to all people of all ages has been the same. At the time of the curse, God prophesied that there soon would be a coming Redeemer --the seed of the woman who would crush the head of the serpent, although the Redeemer Himself would be made to suffer in order to do away with the effects of sin ( Genesis 3:15 ). "For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul" ( Leviticus 17:11 ). God repeatedly warned the people of His hatred of sin and wickedness (see, for example, Psalm 5:4-6 ; Proverbs 6:16-19 ), but He recognized that humankind was totally incapable of measuring up to His standar