1 “The mystery of the lamb that God commanded to be sacrificed as the Passover, then, was a type of Christ; and those who believe in Him anoint their houses, that is, themselves, with His blood in proportion to their faith in Him. For you can all understand that the creature God formed, namely Adam, was a house for the breath that came from God. And I prove that this command was temporary as follows. 2 God does not allow the Passover lamb to be sacrificed anywhere except the place where His name has been named, since He knew that days would come, after the suffering of Christ, when even the place in Jerusalem would be handed over to your enemies, and all offerings, in short, would cease. 3 And that lamb, which was commanded to be roasted whole, was a symbol of the suffering of the cross which Christ would undergo. For the lamb, when it is roasted, is arranged in the shape of a cross as it roasts. One spit is driven straight through from the lower parts up to the head, and another across the back, to which the legs of the lamb are fastened. 4 And the two goats that were ordered to be offered during the fast, of which one was sent away as the scape [goat] and the other sacrificed, likewise announced the two comings of Christ: the first, in which the elders of your people and the priests laid hands on Him, put Him to death, and sent Him away as the scape [goat]; and the second, because in the same place in Jerusalem you will recognize Him whom you dishonored, who was an offering for all sinners who are willing to repent and to keep the fast Isaiah speaks of, untying the knots of forced contracts and keeping the other precepts he likewise lists, which I have quoted and which those who believe in Jesus do.⁠a 5 And further, you know that the offering of the two goats commanded for the fast was not permitted anywhere else either, but only in Jerusalem.