His sacrifice was to accomplish real forgiveness of sins, which the offering of animal sacrifices under the Mosaic Law only foreshadowed.
كَتَبَ ٱلرَّسُولُ يُوحَنَّا :‏ « جَاءَ إِلَى مَوْطِنِهِ ،‏ لٰكِنَّ قَوْمَهُ لَمْ يَقْبَلُوهُ » .‏