Speaking of
the intercessory work of Christ before the Father in heaven, one Reformed
apologist wrote:
. . . scripture teaches that we should, by
faith, go to Jesus who alone accomplishes this with His divine
expiatory/propitiatory sacrifice and heavenly intercession for believers where,
as the perfect High Priest, He continually presents His perfect sacrifice to
the Father on our behalf which appeases God’s wrath (John 14:14; Romans 3:25;
5:1; 10; 8:1; 34-35; 2 Corinthians 5:18; Philippians 4:6; Ephesians 2:18;
3:11-12; Colossians 1:21-22; 1 John 2:1-2; 4:10; Hebrews 7:23-25; 8:12; 9:12,
26, 28; 10:10, 14, 17; 12:7-11; cf. John 1:29; 1 Peter 1:18-19). (Keith
Thompson, Response
to Jack Lake's Bachelor's Thesis Defending Mariolatry)
Here, this
Reformed apologist affirms the propitiatory/expiatory nature, not of Christ's
work on the cross merely, but also his intercessory work in heaven! For similar
affirmations of such from both historical and modern proponents of Reformed
theology, see for e.g., the section entitled The Atonement: Universal or
Limited? in An
Examination and Critique of the Theological Presuppositions Underlying Reformed
Theology; be sure to also check out Full Refutation of the Protestant Interpretation of John 19:30
