What Is Penal Substitution?

So what exactly is penal substitution? Is it just a weird term Christians use to describe the cross? Is it the only way to look at the death of Christ? This video aims to answer these questions by first going over the definition of penal substitution and why it's vital to the Christian faith. Mike looks at the development of atonement of sin through the old testament up until the cross from its first mention in Genesis 3:21.