Here promises were exchange for fulfillment, shadows give way to reality, sin is judges, forgiveness is offered, wrath is propitiated, grace is enthroned, death is defeated, life and immortality come to light, Satan received his mortal wound, the glorious victory of righteousness is assured, the kingdom of darkness received its deathblow and the kingdom of His dear Son triumphs. The cross separated darkness from light, the temporal from the eternal, the carnal for the spiritual, death from immortality, perdition from life, hell from heaven. It is the foundation of the salvation of God, the only hope for mankind, the pinnacle of Christ's self-giving love for man.It is the manifestation of the holiness and righteousness of God in relation to sin. It brings reconciliation, redemption, restoration, and the eventual realization of glorification. It brings praise and glory to the one and only God who Himself actualized it!
This is the glory of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ!
