“My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” – Matthew 26:39
“My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” – Matthew 26:39 In the majority of cases when the word “cup” is used symbolically, it was a symbol of the wrath of God. When the wrath of God is poured out, it means that those suffering the wrath of God are those who are spiritually dead. While the Old Testament made it very clear that the Messiah would have to die physically for the atonement, never did it say that spiritual death was necessary for the atonement. Therefore, …