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" nd as it is appointed unto men once was come, God sent forth his Son” (Gal 4:4).

The birth and death of Jesus Christ did not
to die, but after this the judgment: so
AChrist was once offered to bear the occur randomly but at God’s appointed time.
sins of many; and unto them that look for him It was well over 2000 years ago that “he ap-
shall he appear the second time without sin peared to put away sin by the sacrifice of
unto salvation” (Heb 9:27-28). 1 himself” (Heb 9:26). Prior to His death, He
It seems the older we get, the busier our knew that His hour had come and yielded
lives become, and our calendars become Himself into the hands of wicked men. Upon
filled with appointments. Circumstances may Calvary’s cross, He was “once offered to bear
arise that make it necessary to reschedule, the sins of many” (v28). Salvation is available
but some appointments are just unavoid- to all because of the sacrifice made once by
able. Let’s look more closely at these verses Christ. God was completely satisfied with the
to examine some divinely ordained ap- death of His Son and raised Him from the
pointments. dead on the third day. He is highly exalted
One Sentence and sits enthroned in heaven at the right
hand of God.
Because of our sin, the sentence of death When we meet Him is determined by God.
and eternal judgment has been pronounced How we meet Him, either as Savior or Judge,
by God upon all of humanity. Romans 5:12 is determined by our choice to receive or
says, “Death passed upon all men, for that reject Him. Will you receive Him today?
all have sinned.” Apart from the Rapture
of believers, we all have an unavoidable One Salvation
appointment with death. There are no do- Despite what man-made religions of the
overs. We will all die once and will not receive world may teach, there is one Savior and one
another chance at life. If there is one thing way of salvation. “Neither is there salvation in
that is certain, it is that every day we live is any other: for there is none other name un-
a day nearer to when we leave this earth der heaven given among men, whereby we
and pass into eternity. For those who die must be saved” (Act 4:12). God has graciously
without trusting Christ, judgment for sin made salvation available to all sinners who
will follow. Are you ready to meet God if are willing to receive Christ as their Savior.
that day is today?
His first appearance was with the meekness
One Sacrifice of a lamb to redeem us from our sin. His next
Thankfully, God graciously appointed a divinely appointed appearance on earth will
time for His Son to come from heaven to be with the might and majesty of a lion to
earth and offer a sacrifice for our sins upon reign over mankind. He will come with His
the cross. “But when the fulness of the time saints from heaven to set up His kingdom
and they shall serve Him and share in His

1 Bible quotations in this article are from the glory. Trust Him as your Savior today, for
KJV. tomorrow may be too late.