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Those sin offerings never did anything but look towards the cross. They never saved anyone, but were a `teaching tool,` of God`s to show the reality of needing a blood sacrifice for sin.
Now that the Lord has given Himself a sacrifice for us we accept that for our substitute. However, WE are NOT the centre of God`s purposes - Christ is. Christ has more groups than just us. We are a heavenly nation, whereas Israel is an earthly nation.
Thus when the Lord comes and delivers Israel from their enemies, then He will pour out upon them the spirit of grace, (Zech. 12: 10) and those people will recognise Him. They will mourn and later celebrate their deliverance. Then comes the time that God has been preparing for that Israel will rule over the nations of the world as He desires. The nations (sheep) are given the opportunity to learn of God`s ways without Satan and his fallen angels interfering.
God had great purposes - heavenly and earthly.
You seem to want it all tidied up quick smart, whereas God is long suffering not willing that any perish. The sacrifices in the time to Israel ruling the nations will also be a `teaching tool` by God to show the people the need of a blood sacrifice and how it was fulfilled by Christ.
You are trying to imagine people on earth after we have gone, and you seem to think that they have the same benefits as we do. No other group is made like Christ with His divine nature or will have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Others will only have the laws of God on their heart for they are an earthly people.
Let us appreciate all the blessing we have in Christ as the Body of Christ.
Is the cross not enough for you? Was it not satisfactory enough? Was it not efficacious enough? Was it not eternal enough? Why would you promote rival sin offerings in the future?
Instead of just repeating what you’ve been taught, check out what the old testament teaches. The old covenant sacrifices atoned for the sins of Israel. They covered Israel’s guilt, albeit on a temporary basis.
These sacrifices have been abolished forever. They will never again be instituted or blessed by God. The cross did away with them forever.
Hebrews 7:27 says of Christ and His final atonement, “Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.”
Hebrews 9:28 explains that "Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many.”
Hebrews 10:10 says, “we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.”
Hebrews 10:12 says, “this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God.”
Hebrews 10:14 says, “For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.”
Romans 6:10 says, “he died unto sin once.”
1 Peter 3:18 says, “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit.”
Hebrews 9:12 explains, “by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.”
Christ put and end of sin by this final transaction for sin, thus making an end of sin forever for those who would believe. There will never again be a sacrifice for sin. Christ’s atonement satisfied heaven’s holy demands and ensured that there would never again be another sacrifice/offering for sin carrying God’s blessing
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