Hata‘ah is the Hebrew word used for the sacrifice that took away sin. The same word means sin. The sacrifice and the sin were called by the same name. It means that the sacrifice for sin became one with the sin it was taking up – so much so, that the person offering up that sacrifice would see in it the death of their sin. So in 2 Corinthians 5:21, it says, “God made Him who knew no sin, to become sin, for us, that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” Messiah is the Hata‘ah. When He died on Calvary, sin actually died on Calvary. Rage, jealousy, addiction, bondage, darkness, your past, was crucified. When He dies it’s over, it’s gone, and it’s dead. Messiah didn’t just become an offering for sin, He became sin itself. And you can receive that your sin is actually gone for real. Live in the light of the fact that your sins have actually been killed. The past is dead. For, He who knew no sin, became sin for you, that you who did not know holiness, would become by that same miracle, holy.
From Message #957 The Vow: The Sacrifice Mysteries I
Today, hold a funeral for your old sins. Rejoice that they are dead, gone, buried, and never coming back!
