The Full Atonement

Full atonement is Christ crucified for our sins. Every believer's salvation was paid in full at the cross of Jesus. He made the one and only full atonement for all who through grace believe. That's the full punishment for all our sins at the cross of Jesus.

Wayne Grudem wrote, "Christ necessarily and willingly bore the full punishment for our sin on the cross. And so through his death, God's justice was met. Christ put away sin by the sacrifice of himself."

"But now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself"(Hebrews 9:26). Grudem described the sacrifice of Jesus Christ as the believer's "full punishment for our sin on the cross." In Christ crucified, unlike the Old Testament sacrifices, was the full atonement forever.

A hymn describes the full atonement or punishment for our sins. It includes these words: "Guilty, vile, and helpless, we. Spotless Lamb of God was He. Full atonement—can it be? Hallelujah! what a Savior!"

Dr. Grudem further stated that Jesus "paid the penalty we deserved to pay for our sin. He bore the wrath that we deserved to bear." Christ was crucified to pay the full punishment for every believer's sin. "Hallelujah! what a Savior!"

Give God the Glory

You were created to give God glory in all things. You were created to the praise of God's glory through Christ. "You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for you created all things, and by your will they exist and were created" (Revelation 4:11). You were created to bring glory to God. The Bible defines sin as falling short of God's glory (Romans 3:23). Life's purpose is to God's glory alone in all things.

Give God the glory for your salvation. "We who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory" (Ephesians 1:12). As a believer, God is working in you and through you to the praise of his glory through Christ, "working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory, forever and ever. Amen" (Hebrews 13:21).

Give God the glory in all things. "For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen" (Romans 11:36). It is God's will for us to bring glory to him in all things. "Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31). 

Give God the glory through your prayers. Pray to God your Father, "For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen" (Matthew 6:13). Prayer should always be centered upon God's glory in all things. God's kingdom and power work to the praise of his glory. You were created to bring glory to God.

The Multitude In Heaven

In the book of Revelation, the apostle John saw a vision of a great multitude in heaven (Rev. 19:1-5). John's vision in heaven takes place at the end of the great tribulation, when God's wrath is poured out on the earth. This vision likewise takes place immediately before the second coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Who did John see in this vision? He saw the great multitude in heaven. That multitude included the redeemed of God, as well as the angels. The redeemed are represented by the 24 elders, representing all the redeemed of God. Twenty-four is a number that represents all of God's people. It includes the twelve patriarch's of the Old Testament, a symbol for the twelve tribes of Israel. The twenty-four also includes the twelve apostles of the Lamb, representing the church of the Lord Jesus Christ.

The great multitude in heaven was praising God in worship. They praised God for His salvation and righteous judgment upon the ungodly. The key word of praise was Hallelujah. That word literally means "praise Jehovah." Those in heaven were praising God for who He is, what He has done, and what He shall do.

John's vision is a great testimony to the sovereignty of our God. He who knows the end from the beginning has power over all. Those in heaven are saved to God's glory! His judgments are righteous and just. The redeemed of God in heaven submit to His control, power and dominion. God Almighty rules and reigns over all. Hallelujah!