LoveGodsWord said:
↑ Well that is something you would need to prayerfully study through the scriptures if you are in disagreement or confused. You have not provided any scripture to show that Jesus represents the scapegoat. Meanwhile you have been provided scripture that shows that it is only blood atonement that pays he penalty for sin (death) and the application of the blood through the high Priest that achieves Gods forgiveness of sins.
According to the scriptures "the scapegoat" is only presented before God for atonement once all the final atonement and the cleansing of the sanctuary has been completed in the yearly ministration of the Priesthood (Great day of atonement) through blood sacrifice. At this point once all of God's peoples sins are atoned for through the blood sacrifice of "the Lords goat" then "the scapegoat" is presented before the Lord where all the sins of God's people are transferred to the scapegoat by that great High Priest (Jesus;
Hebrews 7:1-25 ) for the removing of all sin from the presence of God. At which time the scapegoat which is "kept alive" (no sin atonement) is led away captive by a strong man into the wilderness (
Leviticus 16:20-22).
An application of making Jesus being "the scapegoat" here makes the blood atonement of Jesus through "the Lords goat" of non-effect and also does not fit any the ant-type applications. You were also shown that the Hebrew meaning of "
scapegoat" from the BDB Hebrew dictionary means to "
be gone" "
fallen angel."
You also may want to consider some interesting comments from Jewish commentaries and the Apocrypha (Book of Enoch).
"Azazel was probably a demonic being.
Apocryphal Jewish works, composed in the last few centuries before the Christian era, tell of angels who were lured into rebellion against God. In these writings, Azazel is one of the two leaders of the rebellion. And posttalmudic documents tell a similar story about two rebel angels, Uzza and Azzael—both variations of the name Azazel. These
mythological stories, which must have been widely known,
seem to confirm the essentially demonic character of the old biblical Azazel" (Union of American Hebrew Congregations,
The Torah-a Modern Commentary, page 859).
The book of Enoch
In the Book of Enoch, Azazel is a fallen angel who teaches mankind unrighteous ways. As a result, he is bound and sentenced to the desert forever. It also contains another tradition typically taught on the Day of Atonement—that Satan is the author of human sin: “And the whole earth has been corrupted through the works that were taught by Azazel:
to him ascribe all sin.' In other words, the ascribing of all human sin to a fallen angel is from the very same Jewish tradition that identifies the
azazel as a demon.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged - H5799
H5799. azazel; עֲזָאזֵל noun [masculine] entire removal (reduplicated intensive (Ges§ 30 n. Sta§ 124 a), abstract, √ [עזל] = Arabic
remove, see BährSymb. ii. 668 Winii. 659 ff. Me SchenkelBL. i. 256; > most, proper name of
spirit haunting desert, Thes Di DrHastings, DB a
fallen angel, Lev 16:8ff. being late, according to CheZAW xv (1895), 153 ff., Ency. Bib., who derives from עזזאֿל; compare BenzEncy. Bib.], as in Jewish angelology, where probably based on interpret. of 16:8ff.; name not elsewhere); — ׳ע 16:8, 10 (twice in verse); 16:26 in ritual of Day of Atonement, = entire removal of sin and guilt from sacred places into desert on back of goat, symbol of entire forgiveness.
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You were also shown that both the final blood atonement through death of "the Lords goat" and the Great high Priest interceding on our behalf represents Jesus. You were also shown that Jesus as our great high Priest transfers all the sins of God's people after final atonement and the cleansing of the sanctuary has been completed to "the scapegoat" which removes all sin from the presence of God that was led by a strong man into the wilderness which has application at the second coming where the angel of the Lord leads Satan captive leading him to the bottomless pit for 1000 years after the final atonement and cleansing of the Sanctuary has been completed before the coming of Christ (
Revelation 22:11-15).
So I think perhaps it might be a good idea to prayerfully take the time to study the topic for yourself. Having "
the scapegoat" representing Jesus has no scriptural support for this view and neither does it have any anti type fulfillment in the new covenant and as shown earlier makes the blood of the cross and Christs sacrifice of non-effect making a mockery of the death of Jesus. So with these thoughts in mind as posted earlier, perhaps you can pray about it. Everything above has already been proven to you from the scriptures.
Just the fact that the scriptures in
Leviticus 16 tell us that there are two types of goats one being "
the Lords goat" and the other being "the scapegoat" and that "the Lords goat" is used for blood atonement while "the scapegoat" is not used for blood atonement should tell you that there are two very different offerings for sin being made here. I will leave that between you and God to think about as these are God's Words not mine (
Leviticus 16:8-10;
Leviticus 15:22).