Page 4 - 20 The First & Second Resurrections

DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Revelation~

Chapter 20 – The First and Second Resurrections
inhabited. Now, as Christ is the priest of this

dispensation, so by arguments, a few of which

we here introduce, Satan is shown to be the

antitypical scape-goat.

(1.) The Hebrew word for scape-goat, as given

in the margin of Leviticus 16:8, is Azazel. On

this verse, Jenks, in his Comprehensive

Commentary, remarks: “Scape-goat. (See diff.

opin. in Bochart.) Spencer, after the oldest

opinion of the Hebrews and Christians, thinks

Azazel is the name of the devil; and so

Rosenmüller, whom see. The Syriac has Azzail,

the angel (strong one) who revolted.” The

Devil is here evidently pointed out. Thus we

have the definition of the Scripture term in

two ancient languages, with the oldest opinion

of the Christians, in favor of the view that the

scape-goat is a type of Satan.