Yes, the Law was “a shadow of the good things to come, but not the very substance of the things. ” How would forgiveness of sins become possible?
فَٱلشَّرِيعَةُ كَانَتْ « ظِلَّ ٱلْخَيْرَاتِ ٱلْآتِيَةِ لَا جَوْهَرَ ٱلْأَشْيَاءِ عَيْنَهُ » .‏