Why Jesus Had to Die: God’s Plan Before the Foundation of the World

Bible Mysteries

Bleav + Scott Mitchell

Mystery, Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Society & Culture, Christianity, History

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🗓️ 5 April 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Why did Jesus have to die? This message reveals how God established His plan of redemption before the foundation of the world, showing that the cross was foreordained long before sin entered creation.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Unlock the Bible Now. I'm Brother Scott Mitchell and wishing you all a happy Easter.
0:19.5	It is that time of year when we celebrate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.
0:24.4	We appreciate all of you for watching, for supporting us with your prayers, with your donations, and especially with your subscription to Bible Mysteries Podcast.
0:34.7	We appreciate all of you that support us that way, and especially we appreciate the
0:39.5	prayers. We just hope that we can continue to give you something that you can use to help establish
0:46.6	you in your walk and grow in the Lord Jesus Christ. The message today is called the foundation of the
0:52.2	world. I'm going to ask you to join me for a word of
0:55.1	prayer. Heavenly Father, we thank thee for the Lord Jesus Christ. We appreciate the fact that you loved us
1:01.4	enough to send your only begotten son to die for our sins of Calvary. We praise you that he was
1:07.1	raised again the third day and that through him we have eternal life we thank you for
1:12.5	forgiveness of sins and we thank you for that great gift of salvation through his shed blood we ask that
1:19.3	everything we say would be that which would edify the listener and bring praise and glory and honor to
1:24.6	thy name we thank you in j Jesus Christ's precious name. Amen.
1:30.3	The foundation of the world. As we celebrate this Easter, many wonder why it was that Jesus
1:37.6	had to die on a cross for sins. The Christian world will celebrate his resurrection today, but
1:44.1	many are ignorant of the legal way in which all things had to be done for a preordained purpose.
1:53.1	We will see that believers were chosen in him before the foundation of the world.
2:00.0	What is it that took place before the foundation of the world that necessitated Christ's death?
2:07.9	Let's examine the scriptures, and we'll start in Ephesians chapter 1.
2:12.4	As previously mentioned, we were chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world. And we see that in Ephesians
2:19.2	1, verse 3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who have blessed us with all
2:27.4	spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ, according as Heath chosen us in Him before the
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