Before and After

"If only there were someone to arbitrate between us, to lay his hand upon us both, someone to remove God's rod from me, so that his terror would frighten me no more. Then I would speak up without fear of him, but as it now stands with me, I cannot." Job 9:33-35

"If a man sins against another man, God may mediate for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who will intercede for him?" 1 Samuel 2:25a

"But anyone who sins defiantly, whether native-born or alien, blasphemes the LORD, and that person must be cut off from his people." Numbers 15:30

"For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men--the testimony given in its proper time." 1 Timothy 2:5-6

"Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are--yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." Hebrews 4:14-16

If you don't get why the Gospel message is so powerful, it is probably because you don't understand the difference between standing before God before Jesus and standing before God after Jesus. The first 3 verses quoted were written in the Old Testament, while the last two are quoted in the New Testament.
I am simply amazed by this story.