The tsadi צ represented the righteousness of Christ even unto death. Another side of that metaphor is that he was the judge. See what I did there? I used the past tense and a lot of people think he will be the judge in the future.

Jesus was tempted in every way as we are, but he did not sin. ^[1] In living his perfect life, he removes all of our excuses and put us to shame; he judged us. We cannot claim that resisting sin is harder for us or impossible. We have been judged already. ^[2]

The final tsadi declares that judgement is ended! It ended at the cross. Why do you fear the end of the age? Why fear his return? You have already been judged; already been condemned; and already been redeemed by the blood (life is in the blood) of the lamb!

The name of the letter tsadi when spelled as a word (technically a 'gate' ^[3]) צד means provision. You have been provided for, and therefor there is no judgement.

What is the purpose of the cross if not to provide grace? Elisha removed the axe; a symbol of judgement ^[4] from the water; a symbol of the word of God. ^[5]

Judgement has been removed from the word of God. And since Jesus is the Word of God, he holds no judgment in his heart either.

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1. ↑ Heb 4:15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as [we are, yet] without sin.
2. ↑ Joh 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
3. ↑ Two-letter combinations are referred to as gates by Jews and sub-roots by Greeks.
4. ↑ Mt 3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
5. ↑ 2Ki 6:6 And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast [it] in thither; and the iron did swim.