—“Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord…” (Acts 3:19; NKJV)
Exaleipho – blotted out (NKJV)
—1. To smear out, i.e. obliterate (erase tears, figuratively, pardon sin) (Strong’s)
—2. To anoint or wash in every part, to wipe off, wipe away (Thayer’s)
—3. From ek, "out," used intensively, and aleipho, "to wipe," signifies "to wash, or to smear completely."
—4. Hence, metaphorically, in the sense of removal, "to wipe away, wipe off, obliterate" Acts 3:19, of sins; Colossians 2:14, of writing; Revelation 3:5, of a name in a book; Revelation 7:17; 21:4, of tears (Vine’s)
Ancient writing was upon papyrus. Ancient ink used no acid – it did not bite into papyrus as modern ink does – it simply lay upon the top of it. —To erase one would take a wet sponge and simply wipe away. When GOD forgives our sins He wipes the slate clean with the blood of the Lamb! —Isaiah 43:25; NKJV - "I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins.”
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“…made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.” (Colossians 2:13-14; NKJV)
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The Greek word translated “handwriting” (COL 2:14) referred to the handwritten certificate of debt by which a debtor acknowledged his indebtedness. All people (ROM 3:23) owe GOD an unpayable debt for violating his law (MATT 18:23-27), and are thus under sentence of death (ROM 6:23). —
List of crimes nailed to the cross to declare one’s violations (MATT 27:37; MK 15:26; LK 23:38; JN 19:19). The believer’s sins are nailed to the cross! Forgiveness – GOD wiping the ink off the parchment! The cross of Christ satisfies the just wrath of GOD against crimes requiring punishment in full!
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