Revelation 11:8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt… The Cross accomplished such things as the following: — 1. It removed the wall of partition (Colossians 2:14). 2. It made peace (Colossians 1:20). 3. It has secured oneness (Ephesians 2:15, 16). 4. It has brought life (2 Corinthians 13:4). 5. It contains power (1 Corinthians 1:18, 23). 6. It is the focus or centre of all wisdom (1 Corinthians 1:24). 7. It crucifies the world (Galatians 6:14). 8. It furnishes a theme for glorying (Galatians 6:14). 9. It is the model and test of service (Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23). 10. It is the badge of discipleship (Luke 14:27). 11. It is God's way of salvation (Acts 10:39-43). 12. It is the measure of Christ's endurance and obedience (Philippians 2:8). 13. It is the pledge and standard of Divine love (Romans 5:8). 14. It is the revelation of God's character (1 John 4:10). 15. It is God's lamp of light. 16. It is the universal magnet (John 12:32). 17. It is the universal balm and medicine. 18. It is man's estimate of sin. 19. It is God's verdict against sin, and His estimate of it (Romans 8:3). 20. It is man's estimate of the Son of God. 21. It is God's interpretation of law and its penalties. (H. Bonar, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. |
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