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Answer: The Law (the Torah) is considered by the New
Testament to have been completely fulfilled by Jesus
(Matthew 5:17-18). Complete fulfillment could only occur
with the moment of Jesus' death (John 19:30). That death
is considered the culmination of the Law (Romans 10:4;
Galatians 3:24-25; Ephesians 1:7; Hebrews 10:12, 14).
Everything occurring to Jesus prior to that moment would
have had to be under the Law. Yet, neither the physical
condition (blemished), the age (over thirty years of
age), the date (15 Nisan), the location (outside Jerusalem
and its Temple), the executioners (Romans), the method
(crucifixion), nor the cause of Jesus' death (either
asphyxiation or shock), is in accordance with that prescribed
by the Scriptures for the sacrificing of a paschal lamb.
Therefore, the Law was not fulfilled in Jesus. The evidence
shows that he could not be equated with the paschal
lamb.
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