(Genesis 2:17). Substitute Accepted for Time Being—Fallen man, because of his guilt, could no longer come directly before God with his supplications; for his transgression of the divine law had placed an impassable barrier between the holy God and the transgressor. But a plan was devised that the sentence of death should rest upon a substitute. In the plan of redemption there must be the shedding of blood, for death must come in consequence of man’s sin. The beasts for sacrificial offerings were to prefigure Christ. In the slain victim, man was to see the fulfillment for the time being of God’s word, “Ye shall surely die” (Redemption; or the Temptation of Christ, 19).{1BC 1086.7}

(1.Mos. 2,17). Stedfortrædelsen antages for en tid. - På grund af sin skyld kunne faldne mennesker ikke længer komme direkte frem for Gud med sine bønner; for hans overtrædelse af den guddommelige lov havde sat en uovervindelig barriere imellem den hellige Gud og overtræderen. Men der blev lagt en plan for at dødsdommen skulle hvile på en stedfortræder. I genløsningsplanen måtte der udgydes blod, for døden måtte komme ind som følge af menneskes synd. Offerdyr skulle symbolisere Kristus. I det slagtede offer, skulle mennesket se opfyldelsen for en tid i Guds ord: ”I skal visselig dø.” (Kristi genløsning eller fristelse , s. 19).