The Fiery Wrath of God

                                 Leviticus 2:1-16 KJB

The meat offering in the Old Testament was not for the forgiveness of sins, but its purpose was to be a symbolic representation of God's methods of salvation. The meat offering revealed two forms of salvation: the "memorial" form and the "remnant"form. Leviticus 2:2-3 (KJB). Being a prophecy from an eternal God, the meat offering revealed God's two forms of salvation as if they had already been accomplished. Jesus sometimes made that kind of prophecy. John 17:4 (KJB).

The meat offering described the nature of God as being like unleavened flour mixed with oil and frankincense. Leaven often symbolized sin. God is absolutely pure and holy. Oil often symbolized the Holy Spirit. Frankincense must have been something that smelled really good because when it was burned, it made a "sweet savour unto the Lord."

The priests were to burn the "memorial" part of the meat offering on the altar. Leviticus 2:9 (KJB). Aaron and his sons, the priests, were to eat the "remnant" part of the meat offering. Leviticus 2:10 (KJB). The "memorial" part of the meat offering symbolized God's sacrifice of Himself to save from eternal death all humans whom He had to cast into the regions of death when they died. The oil in the meat offering symbolized the Holy Spirit who would descend into Hell to leave behind there all of the sins and evil of all humans whom He did not save by His grace. Psalm 16:9-10; Acts 2:25-31; I John 2:2 (KJB). But the Holy Spirit rose immaculate from the dead to reanimate the perfect body of Jesus so that He could rise from the grave victorious over all sins, evil, spiritual death, and the Devil. II Timothy 1:10; Revelation 1:17-18; John 16:33 (KJB). The "remnant" part of the meat offering that Aaron and his sons ate symbolized all future humans who would partake of the Holy Spirit, and who would be immediately saved from all sins, evil, and spiritual death by the grace of God as soon as they believed in the sacrifice of Christ that He made in their place. John 5:24; I Corinthians 6:11 (KJB).

No leaven or honey could be burned in the meat offering because they are impurities, and God happens to be absolutely pure and holy. Leviticus 2:11 (KJB).

The firstfruits of the harvest of the Israelites were to be offered to the Lord but not burned in the meat offering. Christ is the firstfruits of God's harvest and, along with His Church, the firstfruits in the Rapture of His Church. Humans saved by grace go directly to Heaven when they die. Leviticus 2:12; I Corinthians 15:20-28; II Corinthians 5:5-8 (KJB).

The priests were to put salt in the meat offering, and in every offering, to symbolize the fact that God intends to preserve the entire human race as symbolized by the memorial burnt offering and the remnant meat offering. Leviticus 2:13; Psalm 36:6; Mark 9:49-50; II Timothy 1:10; I Timothy 4:10 (KJB).

If the Israelites offered any firstfruits, they had to offer green corn that had been beaten from its chaff. They were to be "dried by the fire," but not burned in the fire. This symbolized humans who would become saved by God's grace. The priests were to offer the rest of the corn as a memorial burnt offering, but the purpose of the oil and the frankincense symbolized that the Holy Spirit would preserve the corn; that is, God's living humans, but He would burn up the chaff; that is, all sins, evil, spiritual death, and the Devil. Luke 3:16-17 (KJB).