When Adam an Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, God would
not accept the work of their own hands as a covering for
their sin. The first sin that they became aware of was
their nakedness. That is very instructive because they
became focused upon the physical rather than fellowship
with God. They attempted to cover their sin by sewing
fig leaves together, but God would not accept those
works of their own hands. Instead, an innocent animal
had to be slain to provide coverings of skins. The
first crime in the Bible was committed by Cain because
he became very wroth (angry) because of God's
requirement to bring a blood offering rather than the
fruit of his own hands. God rejected man's first
attempt to come to him with a bloodless religion. The
first persecution of a God fearing man, Abel, came about
because of the rejection of the blood bought way by
Cain. Man continues to reject the blood to this day.
The blood of Jesus is the only way to salvation that
God will accept. Jesus said in John 14:6:
"I am
the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the
Father, but by me".
The way of Cain is referred to in the book of
Jude. It is the way of false religion; a bloodless
religion. Just as Satan used Cain to persecute the way
of the blood, he has continued to use his children
throughout the ages to torture, maim, and kill Bible
believing peoples. Religion hates God and hates God's
way. Religion hates the blood of Jesus. Religion is
man's attempts to get to God. Christianity is God
coming down to man. True Bible believing Christanity is
NOT a religion, but is rather the reality of God living
in you through the
blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. That
blood came to us through the Holy Ghost of God.
Hallelujah for the
blood! What can wash away my sin? Nothing but
the
blood of Jesus. In the words of that glorious
old hymn "Nothing But The Blood":
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NOTHING BUT THE
BLOOD
What can
wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Refrain
Oh! precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow;
No other fount I know,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
For my
pardon, this I see,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
For my cleansing this my plea,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
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Nothing
can for sin atone,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
Naught of good that I have done,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
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This is
all my hope and peace,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
This is all my righteousness,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
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Now by
this I’ll overcome—
Nothing but the blood of Jesus,
Now by this I’ll reach my home—
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
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Glory!
Glory! This I sing—
Nothing but the blood of Jesus,
All my praise for this I bring—
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
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HALLELUJAH FOR THE
BLOOD!
THE BLOOD WAS SHED - NOT SPILT
When we look at all the Old Testament sacrificial
offerings the death of the innocent animal was of none
effect until the blood was offered upon the altar. In
every Old Testament type of the sinless Lamb Of God, the
blood and NOT the death was the instrument of the
atonement. Leviticus 17:11says:
Leviticus 17:11says
11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood:
and
I have given it to you upon the altar to make an
atonement for your souls:
for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for
the soul. |
Though it was obvious that death would result from the
sacrifice, the focus was upon the blood and not the
death. God required the blood. The innocent had to die
for the guilty. The emphasis was not on the death
because the sinless Lamb Of God, the Lord Jesus Christ,
would not remain in death, but would be resurrected to
sprinkle his sinless blood on the mercy seat in heaven.
Do not miss the tense of the verb in Leviticus 17:11
when God says "I
HAVE given it to you to make an ATONEMENT for
your souls". The word "have" is past tense. In God's
mind, the atoning blood of the Lord Jesus Christ had
already been given. It was an accomplished fact. From
Revelation 13:8, we know that God considered the Lamb to
have already been slain from the foundation of the
world. It is obvious from Leviticus 17:11 that the
blood referred to was
THE BLOOD OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. For some to
say as John MacArthur and Robert Thieme Jr. have that it
was death of the Lord Jesus Christ and not the blood of
Christ that saves us from our sins is the equivalent of
denying the Christian faith. It is going in the way of
Cain. It is HERESY.
Why is it that the Mormons, as stated by Brigham Young,
believe that there are certain sins a person can commit
that the blood of Christ cannot atone for (blasphemy!)
It is HERESY.
Why is it that heretics such as John MacArthur, Robert
Thieme Jr., and Brigham Young can deny the blood of
Jesus? Because it was planted in their minds by Satan.
Genesis 9:4 says: "But flesh with
the life thereof, which is
the blood thereof, shall ye not eat". Human
beings have a natural revulsion to drinking blood
because God has planted it in their conscious that it is
wicked to drink blood. That it why the devils put such
strong emphasis on drinking blood in the satanic rituals
that drive satanism, witchcraft, magic, and sorcery.
The devils know that it is a direct attack upon God and
the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Even the devils
know that there is power in the blood!
Some quick facts about the blood of the Lord Jesus
Christ should be noted. The blood of Christ is God's
blood (Acts 20:28). The
blood of Jesus Christ is pure blood (Matthew
27:4, Hebrews 9:13-14,
and 1 Peter 1:18-19).
That is why any Old Testament animal sacrifice that was
a type, or a picture, of the Lord Jesus Christ had to be
male, firstborn, pure and undefiled, and not marred by
any physical defect. The sacrifice had to be perfect in
every way. At least fifty (50) different times the Old
Testament sacrifices were described as having to be "without
spot" or "without
blemish". The blood of Jesus Christ is the only
atonement that God will accept for our sin (Romans
5:9-11). The blood of Jesus was a sweet smelling
savour offering unto God (Ephesians
5:2). The blood of Jesus was offered only once (Hebrews
9:12, Hebrews 9:26-28,
Hebrews 10:10, and
1 Peter 3:18).
Therefore, any church ritual or tradition such as that
in Roman Catholicism that offers up the Lord Jesus
Christ as a literal continual sacrifice is not
scriptural. It is akin to counting the blood of the
covenant an unholy thing and trodding under foot the Son
of God (Hebrews 10:29).
For the blood of Jesus to have any atoning value it had
to be sprinkled on the mercy seat in heaven. The blood
of Jesus was sprinkled on the mercy seat in heaven (Hebrews
9:24). The Old Testament high priest was but a
shadow of our perfect High Priest, the Lord Jesus
Christ. Because the Lord Jesus Christ was sinless, he
was the only one who could enter into the Holy of Holies
in heaven to sprinkle his blood on the mercy seat (Hebrews
4:15 and Hebrews
7:24-8:2). The blood of Christ was presented almost
immediately after his resurrection (John
20:17). Why was it important that Mary Magdalene
not touch the Lord Jesus Christ before he ascended to
the Father in heaven when later the disciples were
encouraged to touch him (John
20:19-30 and Luke
24:36-40)? Could it be that a touch from Mary would
have defiled him in his role as The High Priest before
he presented the blood at the mercy seat in heaven? The
events in Luke 24:36-40
happened after the Lord Jesus Christ had returned from
heaven. Luke 24:39 says in part "a spirit hath not
flesh and bones, as ye see me have". The reason the
blood was not mentioned in connection with the flesh and
bones is because it had already been offered on the
mercy seat in heaven.
When John the Baptist said in
John 1:29
"Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of
the world", he knew that the blood of the Lord Jesus
Christ would take away the sin of the world. He knew
that the Lord Jesus would become our passover. In the
first passover, the slaughter of the sinless lamb was of
none effect until the blood had been struck on the side
and upper door posts. It took the blood for protection
and deliverance. Without the blood, the death of the
lamb was useless. In Matthew 26:28, the Lord Jesus
Christ did not tell his disciples that it would be his
death that was for the remission of sins, but rather
HIS BLOOD. Jesus said:
Matthew 26:28
28
For
this is my
blood of the new testament, which is shed
for many for the remission of sins. |
A brief summary of the New Testament doctrine of the
blood of Christ shows that through the blood of
Christ we receive propitiation, justification,
redemption, spiritual cleansing, reconcilliation to God,
sanctification, the privilege to come before the Father,
and victory over Satan. We see propitiation in Romans
3:25; justification in Romans 5:9; redemption in
Ephesians 1:7, Colossians 1:14, Hebrews 9:12, 1 Peter
1:18-19, and Revelation 5:9; cleansing (purging) in
Hebrews 9:14; Hebrews 9:22; Hebrews 10:4; 1 John 1:7;
Revelation 1:5; and Revelation 7:14; reconcilliation in
Ephesians 2:13 and Colossians 1:20; the privilege to
come before the Father in Hebrews 10:19-22; and victory
over Satan in Revelation 12:11. Read on to see these
scriptures discussed in the context of the New Testament
Now, let us take a walk through the New Testament to see
what the
blood of Jesus has done for us. From Acts 20:28
we know that the Lord Jesus Christ purchased the church
of the Living God with His own
blood. Acts 20:28 says:
Acts 20:28
Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all
the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath
made you overseers, to feed the church of God,
which he hath purchased with
his own blood. |
Acts 20:28 also shows that the blood of the Lord Jesus
Christ is God's blood. In Romans 3:23-26, we see that
the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ purchased
justification, redemption, propitiation, and remission
of sins for all sinners. Romans 3:23-26 says:
Romans 3:23-26
23
For all have
sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24
Being
justified freely by his grace through the
redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25
Whom God hath
set forth
to be
a
propitiation through faith in his blood,
to declare his righteousness for the remission
of sins that are past, through the forbearance
of God;
26
To declare,
I say,
at this time his righteousness: that he might be
just, and the justifier of him which believeth
in Jesus. |
According to Romans 3:26,
only believers are the receptients of justification,
redemption, propitiation, and remission of sins.
Justification is an
act of free grace whereby God pardons the sinner and
accepts him as righteous, on account of
the
blood of Christ. This
act of justification by the Lord Jesus Christ makes it
appear just-as-if-I'd never sinned even though all have
sinned. Hence, we are justified by the blood of Christ.
Redemption is the
purchase of God's favor by the blood of Christ.
Redemption is the price paid to God for deliverance of
sinners from the bondage of sin and Satan. In other
words, we are slaves to our sin and slaves of Satan.
Redemption is a ransom paid to GOD and NOT to Satan.
As a result of that redemption, we are delivered from
the just penalties we should suffer for having violated
God's law. We deserve hell. Redemption comes
through the
blood atonement of the
Lord Jesus Christ. We are MADE free by the
blood of Christ.
According to
Romans 6:18,
Romans 6:22,
and
Romans 8:2
we have been made free to become servants of
righteousness, become servants of God, and to be free
for the law of sin and death.
Propitiation is the
act of the Lord Jesus Christ whereby he appeased the
wrath of God toward the sinner. This propitiation came
through the blood of
the Lord Jesus Christ. In other words,
his blood became our
protective covering from the wrath of God. When God
looks at the saved person, he does not see the sinner,
but instead sees the Lord Jesus Christ. Thank God!
Remission is an act of
God's forgiveness whereby we are pardoned from the
punishment that we justly deserve because of our crimes
(sin) against God. Remission is an act of mercy. We
deserve hell, but instead we get mercy and grace.
In Romans 5:8-11 we see the
doctrine of justification once again connected to the
blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.
In this passage, reconcilliation and the atonement are
also tied to the
blood of Jesus.
From Romans 5:8-11 we see:
Romans 5:8-11
8
But God
commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we
were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
9
Much more
then, being now
justified by his blood,
we shall be saved from wrath through him.
10
For if, when
we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by
the death of his Son, much more, being
reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
11
And not only
so,
but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus
Christ, by whom we have now received
the atonement.
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Every Old Testament offering
that was done according to the dictates of the Word of
God was an atonement. Atonement
is an old Middle English word that literally meant an
at-one-ment. It is this at-one-ment, or atonement, that
makes God and man at one once again. The atonement
reconciles man to God. All of the atonements in the Old
Testament were nothing but temporary atonements. These
atonements held back the righteous judgement of God and
were but a temporary covering. Pastor Robert Sargent in
his book "Landmarks of Baptist Doctrines Book I, page
218, states that "there
are 175 references to the "atonement" in the New
Testament. 1 in every 44 verses mentions it".
However, the word atonement is only used once in the
New Testament. It is here in Romans 5:11 where it is
referred to as
THE ATONEMENT
.
That is, it is
THE ONLY ATONEMENT that God will accept for sin.
THE ATONEMENT is freely offered through the
BLOOD of the Lord Jesus Christ.
In talking about our Lord
Jesus Christ in Ephesians 1:7 the Bible says: "In
whom we have redemption through
his blood, the
forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his
grace". It has been said that mercy is not getting what
we deserve and that grace is getting what we do not
deserve. Put another way, we do not deserve the mercy
of God, but it is by his grace that we are saved. Once
we are saved we are forgiven of our sins. The Spirit of
eternal salvation is the spirit of forgiveness and the
spirit of love.
In Ephesians 2:13-18, we see
that through the blood of Christ that Christ Jesus
became our peace and brought about peace and
reconcilliation between the Jews and Gentiles.
Ephesians
2:13-18
13
But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were
far off are made nigh by the
blood of
Christ. 14 For he is our peace, who hath made
both one, and hath broken down the middle wall
of partition between us; 15 Having abolished in
his flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in ordinances; for to
make in himself of twain one new man, so making
peace; 16 And that he might reconcile both unto
God in one body by the cross, having slain the
enmity thereby: 17 And came and preached peace
to you which were afar off, and to them that
were nigh. 18 For through him we both have
access by one Spirit unto the Father. |
In Ephesians 2:13-18, we see
the portrayal of the Lord Jesus Christ as our peace
offering. The peace offering was the sweet savour
offering that is prominently described in Leviticus
chapters 3 and 7. Not only did the blood of Christ make
reconciliation possible between the Jew and the Gentile,
but also between God and all of mankind. According to
the scriptures here, we are at enmity with God. We have
offended God and have need to be reconciled unto him.
That reconciliation is made possible by the
blood of Christ.
Reconciliation is the
means whereby man can be restored to friendship with
God. Our sin put us at enmity with God. A state of war
exists between God and man. Man is the aggressor.
Reconciliation results in the destruction of the enmity
between God and man. The blood of Christ is that means
of reconciliation. There is reconciliation in the
atonement. According to Webster's 1828 reconciliation
means: "In Scripture, the means by which sinners are
reconciled and brought into a state of favor with God,
after natural estrangement or enmity; the atonement"
In Colossians 1:12-21 we see
that the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ brought about
redemption, peace, and reconciliation. The Scriptures
say:
Colossians 1:12-21
12
Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made
us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of
the saints in light: 13 Who hath delivered us
from the power of darkness, and hath translated
us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14 In whom
we have redemption through his blood, even the
forgiveness of sins: 15 Who is the image of the
invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16 For by him were all things created, that are
in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and
invisible, whether they be thrones, or
dominions, or principalities, or powers: all
things were created by him, and for him: 17 And
he is before all things, and by him all things
consist. 18 And he is the head of the body, the
church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from
the dead; that in all things he might have the
preeminence. 19 For it pleased the Father that
in him should all fulness dwell; 20 And, having
made peace through the blood of his cross, by
him to reconcile all things unto himself; by
him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or
things in heaven. 21 And you, that were sometime
alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked
works, yet now hath he reconciled |
It is through his blood that
we have redemption and the forgiveness of sins. As
stated earlier, the Lord Jesus Christ became our peace
offering. It is through his blood that we have peace
with God (Romans 5:1) and the peace of God which
passeth all understanding (Philippians 4:7). Through
reconciliation we can have fellowship with God through
the Holy Ghost of God. God desire's to have fellowship
with man. That is why he sent his Son to the cross to
die for our sins. A prominent theme in relation to the
blood atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ is
reconciliation. We see the words reconcile, reconciled,
reconciling, and reconciliation used ten different times
in the New Testament in relation to the Lord Jesus
Christ. For verification, see Romans 5:10-11, 2
Corinthians 5:16-21, Ephesians 2:14-16, Colossians
1:20-21, and Hebrews 2:14-17
Hebrews chapter 9:6 through
10:30 is an extended passage on the importance and
necessity of the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ in God's
plan for the redemption of man. Hebrews chapters 9:6
through 10:30 say:
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6
Now when
these things were thus ordained, the priests
went always into the first tabernacle,
accomplishing the service
of
God.
7
But into
the second
went
the high priest alone once every year,
not without blood,
which he offered for himself, and
for
the errors of the people:
8
The Holy
Ghost this signifying, that the way into the
holiest of all was not yet made manifest,
while as the first tabernacle was yet
standing:
9
Which
was
a figure for the time then present, in which
were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that
could not make him that did the service
perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
10
Which
stood
only in meats and drinks, and divers
washings, and carnal ordinances,
imposed
on
them
until the time of reformation.
11
But
Christ being come an high priest of good
things to come, by a greater and more
perfect tabernacle, not made with hands,
that is to say, not of this building;
12
Neither
by the blood of goats and calves, but
by his own blood
he entered in once into the holy place,
having obtained eternal redemption
for
us.
13
For if
the blood of bulls and of goats, and the
ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean,
sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
14
How
much more shall the blood of Christ, who
through the eternal Spirit offered himself
without spot
to God, purge your conscience from dead
works to serve the living God?
15
And for
this cause he is the mediator of the new
testament, that by means of death, for the
redemption of the transgressions
that
were
under the first testament, they which are
called might receive the promise of eternal
inheritance.
16
For where
a testament
is,
there must also of necessity be
the death of the testator.
17
For a
testament
is
of force after men are dead: otherwise it is
of no strength at all while the testator
liveth.
18
Whereupon
neither the first
testament
was dedicated
without blood.
19
For when
Moses had spoken every precept to all the
people according to the law, he took the
blood of calves and of goats, with water,
and scarlet
wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the
book, and all the people,
20
Saying,
This
is
the blood of the testament which God hath
enjoined unto you.
21
Moreover
he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle,
and all the vessels of the ministry.
22
And
almost all things are by the law purged with
blood; and
without shedding of blood is no remission.
23
It
was
therefore necessary that the patterns of
things in the heavens should be purified
with these; but the heavenly things
themselves with better sacrifices than
these.
24
For
Christ is not entered into the holy places
made with hands,
which are
the figures of the true; but into heaven
itself, now to appear in the presence of God
for us:
25
Nor yet
that he should offer himself often, as the
high priest entereth into the holy place
every year with blood of others;
26
For then
must he often have suffered since the
foundation of the world:
but now once in the end of the world hath he
appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of
himself.
27
And as it
is appointed unto men once to die, but after
this the judgment:
28
So
Christ was once offered
to bear the sins of many; and unto them that
look for him shall he appear the second time
without sin unto salvation.
Hebrews 10:1-31
1
For
the law having a shadow of good things
to come,
and
not the very image of the things, can
never with those sacrifices which they
offered year by year continually make
the comers thereunto perfect.
2
For
then would they not have ceased to be
offered? because that the worshippers
once purged should have had no more
conscience of sins.
3
But
in those
sacrifices there is
a remembrance again
made
of sins every year.
4
For
it is
not possible that the blood of bulls and
of goats should take away sins.
5
Wherefore
when he cometh into the world, he saith,
Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest
not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
6
In
burnt offerings and
sacrifices
for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
7
Then
said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the
book it is written of me,) to do thy
will, O God.
8
Above
when he said, Sacrifice and offering and
burnt offerings and
offering
for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst
pleasure
therein;
which are offered by the law;
9
Then
said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O
God. He taketh away the first, that he
may establish the second.
10
By
the which will we are sanctified through
the offering of the body of Jesus Christ
once
for all.
11
And
every priest standeth daily ministering
and offering oftentimes the same
sacrifices, which can never take away
sins:
12
But
this man, after he had offered one
sacrifice for sins for ever,
sat down on the right hand of God;
13
From
henceforth expecting till his enemies be
made his footstool.
14
For
by one offering
he hath perfected for ever them that are
sanctified.
15
Whereof
the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us:
for after that he had said before,
16
This
is the
covenant that I will make with them
after those days, saith the Lord, I will
put my laws into their hearts, and in
their minds will I write them;
17
And
their
sins and iniquities will I remember no
more.
18
Now
where remission of these
is,
there is
no more offering for sin.
19
Having
therefore, brethren,
boldness
to enter into the holiest by the blood
of Jesus,
20
By a
new and living way, which he hath
consecrated
for us, through the veil, that is to
say, his flesh;
21
And
having
an high priest over the house of God;
22
Let
us draw near with a true heart in full
assurance of faith, having our hearts
sprinkled from an evil conscience, and
our bodies washed with pure water.
23
Let
us hold fast the profession of
our
faith without wavering; (for he
is
faithful that promised;)
24
And
let us consider one another to provoke
unto love and to good works:
25
Not
forsaking the assembling of ourselves
together, as the manner of some
is;
but exhorting
one another:
and so much the more, as ye see the day
approaching.
26
For
if we sin wilfully after that we have
received the knowledge of the truth,
there remaineth no more sacrifice for
sins,
27
But a
certain fearful looking for of judgment
and fiery indignation, which shall
devour the adversaries.
28
He
that despised Moses’ law died without
mercy under two or three witnesses:
29
Of
how much sorer punishment, suppose ye,
shall he be thought worthy, who hath
trodden under foot the Son of God, and
hath counted the blood of the covenant,
wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy
thing, and hath done despite unto the
Spirit of grace?
30
For
we know him that hath said, Vengeance
belongeth
unto me, I will recompense, saith the
Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge
his people.
31
It
is
a fearful thing to fall into the hands
of the living God.
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The
book of Hebrews is the bloodiest book in the New
Testament. It contains twenty references to blood.
All of these references with the exception of one
are to the blood of Christ in type (shadows or
figures) or to the blood of Christ in fact. The
types were pictures that showed over and over that
the innocent had to die for the guilty (us sinners).
These offerings were repeated over and over again
whereas the sacrifice of Christ was a
one time event (Hebrews
9:12,
9:25-28;
Hebrews
10:10, 12, 14, 18).
Entry into the Holy of Holies was denied without the
blood. It is in the Holy of Holies where mercy is
obtained. The sacrifice required the sinless blood
of the Lamb of God (Hebrews
9:14).
Without the shedding of His blood there is no
remission (Hebrews
9:22). The
veil in the Tabernacle and the Temple were
representative of the flesh of the Lord Jesus Christ
(Hebrews
10:20). That
is why the veil of the Temple was rent from top to
bottom (Matthew
27:51,
Hebrews 6:19).
Until the body of Christ was rent for us, we could
have no access to the Holy of Holies. We are
instructed to come boldly before the throne of
grace. We can come boldly before the throne of
grace and into the Holy of Holies because Jesus ever
liveth to make intercession for us (Hebrews
4:14 and
Hebrews 7:25,
Hebrews 10:19).
Because of His blood, the Lord Jesus Christ is our
eternal High Priest (Psalms
110:4,
Hebrews 5:6,
Hebrews 6:20,
Hebrews 7:17,
and
Hebrews 7:21).
The whole theme of
Hebrews 10:1-6
is that the animal sacrifices were not sufficient in
the sight of God. See also Hebrews 9:12. It is very
instructive that church attendance comes up in the
middle of a discussion about the blood of Christ (Hebrews
10:25). Hebrews
10:29 should
be considered in light of church attendance. Can it
be that when we deliberately lay out of church that
we are doing despite unto the Spirit of grace?
"Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all
the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made
you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he
hath purchased with his own blood"
(Acts
20:28). The
church was important enough that Christ gave His
blood for it.
Hebrews 13:11-12
describes the sin offering of Jesus thus:
Hebrews
13:11-12
11 For the bodies
of those beasts, whose blood is brought into
the sanctuary by the high priest for sin,
are burned without the camp. 12 Wherefore
Jesus also, that he might sanctify the
people with his own blood, suffered without
the gate. |
The sin offering is described in detail in Leviticus
4:1-21. The
sin offering was given for the guilt of sin (Leviticus 4:13).
Leviticus
4:12,
Leviticus 4:21,
and
Leviticus 16:27
required that the sin offering had to be carried "forth
without the camp".
That is the reason the Lord Jesus Christ was taken
"without the gate" and crucified because of our sin.
The Lord Jesus Christ was
raised from the dead "through the blood of the
everlasting covenant" . Hebrews 13:20 states:
Hebrews 13:20
20 Now the God of peace, that brought again
from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great
shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of
the everlasting covenant, |
According to 1 Peter 1:2 salvation was made
available to us throught the sprinkling of the
blood of Jesus
Christ:
1 Peter 1:2
2 Elect according
to the foreknowledge of God the Father,
through sanctification of the Spirit, unto
obedience and
sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ:
Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. |
The blood of Jesus cannot
be bought with money or works. God has stated the
worth of the blood of Christ in 1 Peter 1:18-19:
1 Peter
1:18-19
18 Forasmuch as
ye know that ye were not redeemed with
corruptible things, as silver and gold, from
your vain conversation received by tradition
from your fathers; 19 But with the
precious blood of Christ,
as of a lamb without blemish and without
spot: |
There is power, power
wonder working power in the precious blood of the
Lamb. Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the
sin of the world. He is the perfect Lamb of God
that is without blemish and without spot.
Corruptible things such as silver, gold, and our
works cannot redeem us. All of our righteousness is
as filthy rags before God.
According to 1 John 1:7,
Revelation 1:5, and Revelation 7:14 we have been
washed in the blood of the Lamb:
1 John 1:7
7 But if we walk
in the light, as he is in the light, we have
fellowship one with another, and the
blood of Jesus Christ
his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
Revelation 1:5
5 And from Jesus
Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the
first begotten of the dead, and the prince
of the kings of the earth. Unto him that
loved us, and washed us from our sins in
his own blood,
Revelation 7:14
14 And I said
unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to
me, These are they which came out of great
tribulation, and have washed their robes,
and
made them white in the blood of the Lamb. |
Are you washed in the
blood; the soul
cleansing blood of the Lamb?
The
blood of Jesus Christ has the power to take away all
our sins; past, present, and future. "Come now, and
let us reason together, saith the LORD:
though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as
white as snow;
though they be red like crimson, they shall be as
wool" (Isaiah 1:18).
According to Revelation
5:9, the blood of Jesus will put a new song in your
heart. Hallelujah!
Revelation
5:9
9 And they sung a
new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take
the book, and to open the seals thereof: for
thou wast slain, and
hast redeemed us to God by thy blood
out of every kindred, and tongue, and
people, and nation; |
The reason that many
professing "Christians" do not have any power in
their lives is because they have not overcome that
Wicked one, the Devil and Satan. There is power in
the blood to overcome that old accuser. We have
victory in the blood of Jesus, the sinless Lamb Of
God.
Revelation
12:9-11
9 And the great
dragon was cast out, that old serpent,
called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth
the whole world: he was cast out into the
earth, and his angels were cast out with
him. 10 And I heard a loud voice saying in
heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength,
and the kingdom of our God, and the power of
his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren
is cast down, which accused them before our
God day and night. 11 And they overcame him
by
the blood of the Lamb,
and by the word of their testimony; and they
loved not their lives unto the death. |
The blood of Jesus is
woven throughout the pages of Scripture from
Genesis 3 all the way through to Revelation 12:9-11.
Sin made the blood atonement necessary. Sin put
enmity between the seed of Eve and the seed of
Satan, that old serpent. Genesis 3:15 says: "And
I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and
between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy
head, and thou shalt bruise his heel".
This prophecy in Genesis 3:15 is the first prophect
concerning the coming sacrifice of the Lord Jesus
Christ and the destruction of Satan. Shortly after
this statement an innocent animal had to be slain
because of Adam and Eve's sin. This fulfillment of
the prophecy of enmity first came to pass when Cain,
the seed of the Satan murdered Abel, the seed of the
woman. Why did Cain kill Abel. Cain slew Abel
because Cain got angry over God's requirement for a
blood sacrifice. Revelation 19:13 is the last
mention of blood in the Bible. It states:
Revelation
19:13
13 And he was
clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and
his name is called The Word of God. |
I believe Revelation
19:13 is a fulfillment of
Isaiah 63:1-6.
I have
saved the comments in the paragraphs that follow for
the last because I did not want stray to far away
from the essentials of the doctrine of the blood of
Christ to deal with an issue of false doctrine.
However, when dealing extensively with the blood of
Christ it is necessary to discuss the Lord's Supper
(Communion) and the
symbology
connected to it. In 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 and 1
Corinthians 11:23-25 the Apostle Paul calls to
remembrance the
Last Supper that was recorded in Matthew 26:26-27,
Mark 14:22-24, and Luke 22:17-20.
1 Corinthians 10:16-17
16
The cup of blessing which we
bless, is it not the communion
of the
blood of Christ?
The bread which we break, is it
not the communion of the body of
Christ? 17 For we being many are
one bread, and one body: for we
are all partakers of that one
bread.
1
Corinthians 11:23-25
23
For I have received of the Lord
that which also I delivered unto
you, That the Lord Jesus the
same night in which he was
betrayed took bread: 24 And when
he had given thanks, he brake
it, and said, Take, eat: this is
my body, which is broken for
you: this do in remembrance of
me. 25 After the same manner
also he took the cup, when he
had supped, saying, This cup is
the
new testament in my blood:
this do ye, as oft as ye drink
it, in
remembrance
of me.
Matthew 26:26-28
26
And as they were eating, Jesus
took bread, and blessed it, and
brake it, and gave it to the
disciples, and said, Take, eat;
this is my body. 27 And he took
the cup, and gave thanks, and
gave it to them, saying, Drink
ye all of it; 28 For
this is my blood
of the new testament, which is
shed for many for the remission
of sins.
Mark
14:22-24
22
And as they did eat, Jesus took
bread, and blessed, and brake
it, and gave to them, and said,
Take, eat: this is my body. 23
And he took the cup, and when he
had given thanks, he gave it to
them: and they all drank of it.
24 And he said unto them,
This is my blood of the new
testament,
which is shed for many.
Luke
22:17-20
17
And he took the cup, and gave
thanks, and said, Take this, and
divide it among yourselves: 18
For I say unto you, I will not
drink of the fruit of the vine,
until the kingdom of God shall
come. 19 And he took bread, and
gave thanks, and brake it, and
gave unto them, saying, This is
my body which is given for you:
this do in remembrance of me. 20
Likewise also the cup after
supper, saying,
This cup is the new testament in
my blood,
which is
shed
for you.
John
6:53-63
53Then Jesus said unto them,
Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Except ye eat the flesh of the
Son of man, and drink his blood,
ye have no life in you.
54
Whoso
eateth my flesh, and drinketh my
blood, hath eternal life; and I
will raise him up at the last
day.
55
For
my flesh is meat indeed, and my
blood is drink indeed.
56
He
that eateth my flesh, and
drinketh my blood, dwelleth in
me, and I in him.
57
As
the living Father hath sent me,
and I live by the Father: so he
that eateth me, even he shall
live by me.
58
This
is that bread which came down
from heaven: not as your fathers
did eat manna, and are dead: he
that eateth of this bread shall
live for ever.
59
These
things said he in the synagogue,
as he taught in Capernaum. 60
Many
therefore of his disciples, when
they had heard
this,
said, This is an hard saying;
who can hear it?
61
When
Jesus knew in himself that his
disciples murmured at it, he
said unto them, Doth this offend
you?
62
What
and if ye shall see the Son of
man ascend up where he was
before?
63
It
is the spirit that quickeneth;
the flesh profiteth nothing:
the words that I speak unto you,
they
are spirit,
and
they
are life.
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The passages in 1
Corinthians 10:16-17, 1 Corinthians 11:23-25,
Matthew 26:26-27, Mark 14:22-24, and Luke 22:17-20
cannot mean that we are to partake of the literal
body and blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.
According to 1 Corinthians 11:23, it is intended
that communion, or the Lord's Supper, be a
remembrance (memorial) that represents the blood and
body of the Lord Jesus Christ. John 6:53-63 is NOT a
Lord's Supper passage. This passage closes out
Christ's response to a question from the Jews in
John 6:28-31. In John 6:63, the Lord Jesus Christ
plainly states that he was not talking about
literally eating his body and blood when he stated "the
words that I speak unto you, they are spirit".
In other words Christ is saying that though the
words I speak are not literally true they are
spiritually true. We know from verse 60 that the
Jews thought that the words of Christ were
incredible. We also know from verse 61 that the
words of Christ offended them. In the passages
dealing withe the Lord's Supper and the passage in
John 6, could they have eaten of his flesh and drunk
of his blood were he alive before them!? It is
incredible that anyone would take these passages of
Scripture and use them to teach that we are to
partake of the literal body and blood of the Lord
Jesus Chist. It is obvious from the context of
these scriptures that strictly figuaritive language
is being used. We are not literally partaking of
the body and blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. I
believe there was another reason the words of Christ
both confounded and offended the Jews. If Lord
Jesus Christ was requiring the apostles to partake
of the literal body and blood of the Lord Jesus
Christ, then what do we do with the clear
commandments of God not to partake of any blood.
This commandment is contained in
Genesis 9:4,
Leviticus 7:26-27,
Leviticus 17:10-14,
Leviticus 19:26,
Deuteronomy 12:16,
Deuteronomy 12:23,
Deuteronomy 15:23,
Acts 15:20, Acts
15:29 and many
other places. If the words of Christ to drink the
blood were to be taken literal, then would Christ be
commanding them to break a clear commandment of God?
Absolutely NOT! Those present knew that he was not
telling them that they had to literally eat his
flesh and drink his blood. That would make the Lord
Jesus Christ a sinner. Scripture refers to the
Lord's Supper as a remembrance and not a literal
resacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Leviticus 19:26 is for
those of you who think Harry Potter is innocent. It
establishes the connection between drinking blood
and the occult (enchantment and observers of times).
Magic, sorcery, enchantment, the occult,
psychology, and psychiatry are all doctrines of
devils. Christian counseling from the word of God
is Godly. For there is wisdom in the multitude of
Godly counsel.
You will either go
throught the blood of Jesus or you will go through
the fires of hell. What will it be: the blood
bought way or the way of Cain. There is a way that
seemeth right unto man, but the end thereof is the
ways of death. There are many ways into hell, but
there is only one way into heaven:
THE BLOOD BOUGHT WAY
OF JESUS!
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