Logical,
You ask a very good question.
In your case, since you are unbaptized, you never had an "opportunity" to be a part of the "christian" covenant, since you never under went water baptism. A requirement under that arrangement.
In our day, once the nation of spiritual "Israel" VIOLATED the Christian Covenant, Israel was left in "apostasy" and at enmity with Almighty God. The blood of Jesus was not to be used to get the apostate nation out of this situation, in God's eyes. -- Hebrews 10:26
Today, "Israel" needs another "covenant" arrangement. The "Servant" comes with a "covenant". (Isa. 42:6; 49:8) God uses the Scapegoat arrangement, which is God's provision for this situation, as He foresaw long ago and had the prophets speak of it.
So then, all and that is all, and not only you, that wish to be a part of Newly Restored "Israel" mentioned Ezekiel chapters 40-48, will indeed, recognize and fully accept this Scapegoat Covenant Arrangement. All will be expected to recognize this arrangement as the one God has ordained, since Jehovah God is only One in the universe that we worship and understand that HIS WILL must be adhered to at all times. Therefore, proper prayer to Him, must from henceforth, must recognize and acknowledge this arrangement as God has ordained and instituted. The MDS, the Mystery Chieftain of Ezekiel 44:1-3 then, becomes the "scapegoat", that is "atoned for" as shown at Leviticus 16:10. Since the "scapegoat" or "live goat" is "atoned for" as Lev. 16:10 shows, then properly he cannot picture Jesus Christ, a perfect man who was completely free from sin.
Also, Ezekiel 45:22 shows, the Mystery "Chieftain" also, recognizes the sacrifice of Jesus, which makes himself as well as the nation continually indebted to Jesus and what Jesus' blood accomplished for God. If this "Chieftain" were Jesus, no sin offering would be necessary for himself as shown in the verse. Therefore, we are shown In the case of the "Chieftain", the blood of Jesus was used to "justify" him or "declare him righteous" which brought him to a "guiltless" state before God, so that God could view him as a worthy "sacrifice" for the nation of Israel. -- Acts 13:38, 39; Romans 4:6-8; 5:1,2, 9, 10, 18
So, good question!
bjc
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