Chapter 14 of 19

Section 13

Section 13

man in order that man may partake of and enjoy Him as everything.

REDEMPTION

The third item on the bridge of time is re­ demption (John 1:29). After living on the earth for thirty-three and a half years, the Lord went to the cross as the Lamb of God. The Lamb of God is for redemption. Through redemption, the Lord recovered fallen man and separated him from sin. By means of redemption, God not only removed sin, but also terminated the entire old creation. The very Jesus who was crucified on the cross took the old creation with Him into the tomb. When He was raised from the dead, He left the old creation in the tomb and came out in resurrection as the head of the new cre­ ation.

ANOINTING

Anointing follows redemption. The anoint­ ing comes by way of the dove, the Spirit, which is the continuation of the Lamb (John 1:32). The Lamb has removed sin and terminated the old creation, and the dove, the Spirit, has come to re­generate; impart life, transform, unite, and build. The dove, the Spirit, regenerates the created

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