Altars were created in ancient times to offer a sacrifice to the Lord. The sacrifice placed on the altar was a substitutionary atonement, the innocent victim would receive the full weight of God\`s judgment while the guilty person making the sacrifice would receive forgiveness and justification and atonement from God. The sacrifice literally became sin, and therefore was called a sin offering. When Christ rose again his sacrifice was once and for all, and the altar and the ceremonial law was done away with, because Christ had \"been offered once\" (Hebrews 9:28). The Bible also says in Hebrews 13:10 that \"Christ is our altar\". The Christian believers have access to the Lord and can approach him at any time, because of the shed blood of Christ.
Altars in Ancient Bible Customs
Ancient Images
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