Why did Jesus have to die?

Jesus had to die so that the Old Testament could be executed.  The Old and New Testament is a collection of laws, covenants (promises and agreements), and testimonies regarding the Will of our Father in Heaven.  A testament is a Will and legal document with witnesses stating how a person’s possessions will be disposed of after their death.  Therefore these testaments are legal documents that state how Adam and his descendants are to be disposed of after Jesus’ death and it is a binding contract.  In the New Testament Jesus becomes our legal arbitrator who we are to reconcile our sins with instead of reconciling them with the blood of goats and cows.  So Jesus had to die so HIS Will can be executed as stated in our bibles.  A person’s Will can never be executed while a person is still living.

“But Christ, being come an high priest of the good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hand, that is, not of this creation: Neither by the blood of goats, or of calves, but by his own blood, entered once into the holies, having obtained eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and of oxen, and the ashes of an heifer being sprinkled, sanctify such as are defiled, to the cleansing of the flesh: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who by the Holy Ghost offered himself unspotted unto God, cleanse our conscience from dead works, to serve the living God? And therefore he is the mediator [a reconciler or arbitrator, guaranteeing the performance of all the terms] of the new testament: that by means of his death, for the redemption of those trangressions, which were under the former testament, they that are called may receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where there is a testament, the death of the testator must of necessity come in. For a testament is of force, after men are dead: otherwise it is as yet of no strength, whilst the testator liveth.” Heb 9:15-17

Below are the definitions of the words Testament, Will, and Covenant from my 1913 Webster’s Dictionary:

“I Jesus have sent my angel, to testify to you these things in the churches [congregation or assembly; people called out of the world to HIM]. I am the root and stock of David, the bright and morning star.” DR Rev 22:16

After Jesus’ resurrection, he told the apostles that the laws of Moses, the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled.  Therefore, this proves that they must still all be fulfilled.

“And he said unto them, These are my words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must needs be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me. Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures; and he said unto them, Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day; and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. Ye are witnesses of these things.”  ASV Luke 24:44-48

We are told several times that we must be ‘doer’s HIS word and commandments:

“Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.” KJV Rev 22:14

“That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords” 1 Tim 6:14-15

“Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and do his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.” ASV 1 John 5:2-3

“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if a man be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he shall be compared to a man beholding his own countenance in a glass. For he beheld himself, and went his way, and presently forgot what manner of man he was. But he that hath looked into the perfect law of liberty, and hath continued therein, not becoming a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work; this man shall be blessed in his deed.”  DR James 1:22-25

Above notice that the laws of Moses are also called the ‘law of liberty’ because the ‘laws of Moses’ clearly instruct us on how to keep our liberties.

The verse below is a witness of our Father’s Will being executed for breaking one of the Ten Commandments

“And it came to pass, when the children of Israel were in the wilderness, and had found a man gathering sticks on the sabbath day, That they brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole multitude. And they put him into prison, not knowing what they should do with him. And the Lord said to Moses: Let that man die, let all the multitude stone him without the camp. And when they had brought him out, they stoned him, and he died as the Lord had commanded.”  DR Num 15:32-36

Here is our Father in Heaven’s law stating that those who profane the Sabbath will put to death.  This will be fulfilled when Jesus returns.

“And ye shall keep the sabbaths, because this is holy to the Lord for you; he that profanes it shall surely be put to death: every one who shall do a work on it, that soul shall be destroyed from the midst of his people.” Sep Exo 31:14  

Here in Paul’s letter to the Hebrews he is telling them that the law is now stricter since they can no longer sacrifice goats (etc) for sins.  He also says that any man who makes void the ‘laws of Moses’ will die without mercy.  This letter was written after Jesus’ crucifixion; therefore shows the laws are in effect. 

“For if we sin wilfully after having the knowledge of the truth, there is now left no sacrifice for sins, But a certain dreadful expectation of judgment, and the rage of a fire which shall consume the adversaries. A man making void the law of Moses, dieth without any mercy under two or three witnesses: How much more, do you think he deserveth worse punishments, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath esteemed the blood of the testament unclean, by which he was sanctified, and hath offered an affront to the Spirit of grace? For we know him that hath said: Vengeance belongeth to me, and I will repay. And again: The Lord shall judge his people.” DR Heb 10:26-30

We are now to reconcile our sins with Jesus Christ who is our mediator:

“But all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Christ; and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation. For God indeed was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not imputing to them their sins; and he hath placed in us the word of reconciliation.”  DR 2 Cor 5:18-19

The verse below shows that our Father’s Will did not start being executed until after Jesus’ crucifixion and that is why they are not subject to the second death. 

“Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection. In these the second death hath no power; but they shall be priests of God and of Christ; and shall reign with him a thousand years.” DR Rev 20:6

We all know we should follow the Ten Commandments; however most people do not understand that these commandments are the high level requirements.  The ordinances and statues in the ‘laws of Moses’ explain the details on how to keep these commandments.  For example we have laws stating when driving that we are not to speed and we have lower level laws that describe speeding and what is considered speeding depending on the type of road we are driving on.  The same is true for the Ten Commandments; we have a commandment to keep the Sabbath Day holy and then we are also given the statues describing how to keep this day holy (seventh day of rest, stay home, no travel, no kindling a fire, no working, etc).

When Jesus comes to judge the House of Israel and the House of Judah he will use the ‘laws of Moses’ to determine who is blessed and worthy to enter the kingdom since it states exactly how he wants HIS possessions deposed of.   When Jesus returns his first priority will be to execute HIS last will and testament as described in the ‘laws of Moses’. 

“And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne, a book written within and without, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a strong angel, proclaiming with a loud voice: Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? And no man was able, neither in heaven, nor on earth, nor under the earth, to open the book, nor to look on it. And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open the book, nor to see it. And one of the ancients said to me: Weep not; behold the lion of the tribe of Juda, the root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.” DR Rev 5:1-5

Our Father in Heaven will dispose of HIS children according to the ‘laws of Moses’ when Jesus returns to execute HIS Will.