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Who Fulfills the Azazel Goat—Satan or Christ? (Part One)

'Ready Answer' by David C. Grabbe

The Book of Enoch, an apocryphal Jewish work composed in the last few centuries before the Christian era, significantly influences certain interpretations of the azazel goat in Leviticus 16. Though bearing the name of one of God's faithful servants, this book was not written by the prophet Enoch but by individuals during the …

Who Fulfills the Azazel Goat— Satan or Christ? (Part Five)

'Ready Answer' by David C. Grabbe

The Book of Enoch, an apocryphal Jewish work, is referenced by some, including Seventh-Day Adventist scholars, to support the doctrine that the azazel goat in Leviticus 16 represents Satan. In this text, Azazel is depicted as a demon blamed for all the sins of mankind, though not the chief demon, being subservient to another …

Inventing Goddesses and Demons (Part Three)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

The Hebrew word azazel appears to be a compound noun, so the possibility exists that it is a name. Between the testaments, Jewish folklore invented a lesser demon named Azazel, who was blamed for all human sin. A millennium after Leviticus 16, the word azazel had been turned into a name. Many Jews of this time used a saying that …

Azazel: Beginnings

Sermon by David C. Grabbe

While there is a handful of common starting places for understanding the azazel, none of them has multiple witnesses of Scripture. We must begin elsewhere.

Azazel: Endings

Sermon by David C. Grabbe

One goat had to die for cleansing; the other goat had to remain alive for bearing the sins away. Jesus fulfilled both roles. Satan's binding atones for nothing.

Who Fulfills the Azazel Goat—Satan or Christ? (Part Two)

'Ready Answer' by David C. Grabbe

On the Day of Atonement, the live goat bears the sins of the nation. Many think this represents Satan as the source of sin, yet Scripture reveals the truth.

Who Is Responsible For Sin?

Sermonette by David C. Grabbe

Though Satan influences, the choices an individual make are totally his own, even for those without God's Spirit. We sin when we are drawn away by our own desires.

Atonement Goats and Passover Lambs

Sermonette by David C. Grabbe

The Day of Atonement is not about Satan, but about the complete cleansing from sins through Christ. The Passover is not a sin offering, but a peace offering.

Inventing Goddesses and Demons

Sermonette by David C. Grabbe

The Jews turned a Babylonian myth of Lilith into a fabrication about a woman before Eve. Some translations suggest Israel sacrificed to a demon named Azazel.

Biblical Canonicity

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Many believe the Catholic Church determined the biblical canon. However, the Bible contains internal protocols to ensure its 66 books are the Word of God.

The Intertestamental Period

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

The Intertestamental Period spans approximately 400 years from Malachi to the appearance of John the Baptist, creating the environment for Christ's ministry.

God Expects a Return on His Investment (Part Five)

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by David F. Maas

The sanctification process is slow and methodical with no dazzling pyrotechnics. Each of us are given a basic set of gifts to serve our spiritual siblings.

Jude

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The book of Jude, a scathing indictment against false teachers, may be the most neglected book in the New Testament. False teachers twist grace into license.

Did Angels Marry Human Women?

'Ready Answer' by Staff

Genesis 6:2 does not suggest some angel/human hybrid, but intermarriage in defiance of God's law, as is seen from the Bible's internal evidence.