He is the propitiation for our sins.

The mercy seat in the Jewish tabernacle was called the propitiation. There the blood of the atonement was sprinkled for the sins of the whole people. Christ is our mercy seat, the sprinkling of the blood of the atonement, the cleanser from sin, and not only ours, but for the whole world. Hence, when he pleads for those who have employed him as their Advocate, he points to the mercy seat, where God has Promised mercy, even to himself, the Lamb slain for the sins of the world. In this Epistle, chapter 4:10 it is said God "sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins."

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