Romans 3:23-27 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

I am going to skip many lessons in order to tie together for you God’s provision for sin in Genesis 3 and His eternal view to show His answer for justice for all mankind. Propitiation is not just a substitute, it is God’s acceptable substitute, once again through faith, in the sacrifice provided by God. The use of Paul’s phrasing “sins that are past” means God has dealt with sin at the Cross of Christ, putting an end to the penalty for sin from His point of view. (POV)

Many will scream at me for this, but people do not go to hell for their sins. God has dealt with sin once and for all. People will go to hell for not accepting God’s free will offering of the sacrifice of His Son on that Cross. It matters not what sin or sins have been committed, how many, how horrendous, how few, or even if you are self-righteous in your goodness without Christ.

You are either covered by the blood of Christ or you are not. If you are covered, all God sees is His Son’s sacrifice. If not all sees is your guilt in His death. It is just that plain and simple.

Genesis 3:14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Genesis 3:21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

Because Satan was cast out in verse 14 and then in verse 21 God provided a covering of their sin, Satan never got to see God’s plan for salvation. It was hidden from his view to protect God’s plan from Satan’s corruption and to lead Satan into doing God’s will at the proper time.

Had Satan known God’s plan for covering sin came through sacrifice, he might not have overseen Christ betrayal and death on the Cross.

Luke 22:3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

If at this point you were wondering how Satan could enter into a disciple of Christ, remember this, the Holy Spirit was not given to be our comforter, protector and guide until after Christ was crucified and resurrected. Being a follower of Christ is no guarantee of protection, only accepting Christ into your heart protects you from Satan.

The essential issue about God’s eternal point of view is not just how God see these things but in His ability the fight this war in a place where Satan cannot see the punch coming. It is like hitting a man who is blind folded. Satan can only punch at air, without hitting a thing.

1 Corinthians 9:26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

All this God saw from the beginning from His point of view.