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ÐThe€first€crime€in€the€Bible€was€committed€by€Cain€because€he€became€very€wroth€(angry)€becauseÐ ( œ Ðof€God's€requirement€to€bring€a€blood€offering€rather€than€the€fruit€of€his€own€hands.€€God€rejectedÐ  ˆ Ðman's€first€attempt€to€come€to€him€with€a€bloodless€religion.€€The€first€persecution€of€a€God€fearingÐ  t Ðman,€Abel,€came€about€because€of€the€rejection€of€the€blood€bought€way€by€Cain.€€Man€continuesÐ ì ` Ðto€reject€the€blood€to€this€day.€€The€blood€of€Jesus€is€the€only€way€to€salvation€that€God€will€accept.€Ð ØL  ÐJesus€said€in€John€14:6:€ð ðI€am€the€way,€the€truth,€and€the€life:€no€man€cometh€unto€the€Father,€butÐ Ä8  Ðby€meðð.€€The€way€of€Cain€is€referred€to€in€the€book€of€Jude.€€It€is€the€way€of€false€religion;€aÐ °$  Ðbloodless€religion.€€Just€as€Satan€used€Cain€to€persecute€the€way€of€the€blood,€he€has€continued€toÐ œ  Ðuse€his€children€throughout€the€ages€€to€torture,€maim,€and€kill€Bible€believing€peoples.€€ReligionÐ ˆü  Ðhates€God€and€hates€God's€way.€€Religion€hates€the€blood€of€Jesus.€€Religion€is€man's€attempts€to€getÐ tè  Ðto€God.€€Christianity€is€God€coming€down€to€man.€€True€Bible€believing€Christianity€is€NOT€aÐ `Ô  Ðreligion,€but€is€rather€the€reality€of€God€living€in€you€through€the€blood€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€Ð LÀ ÐThat€blood€came€to€us€through€the€Holy€Ghost€of€God.€€Hallelujah€for€the€blood!€€What€can€washÐ 8¬ Ðaway€my€sin€€Nothing€but€the€blood€of€Jesus.€€In€the€words€of€that€glorious€old€hymn€ð ðNothing€ButÐ $˜ ÐThe€Bloodðð.Ð „ ÐÌWhen€we€look€at€all€the€Old€Testament€sacrificial€offerings€the€death€of€the€innocent€animal€€wasÐ è\ Ðof€none€effect€until€the€blood€was€offered€upon€the€altar.€In€every€Old€Testament€type€of€the€sinlessÐ ÔH ÐLamb€Of€God,€the€blood€and€NOT€the€death€was€the€instrument€of€the€atonement.€€LeviticusÐ À4 Ð17:11says:Ð ¬  ЀÌà8  à11€For€the€life€of€the€flesh€is€in€the€blood:€and€I€have€given€it€to€you€upon€the€altarÐ „ø Ðto€make€an€atonement€for€your€souls:€for€it€is€the€blood€that€maketh€an€atonement€forÐ pä Ðthe€soul.Ð\ ÐÐ Ð  ÐÌThough€it€was€obvious€that€death€would€result€from€the€sacrifice,€the€focus€was€upon€the€blood€andÐ 4"¨ Ðnot€the€death.€€God€required€the€blood.€€The€innocent€had€to€die€for€the€guilty.€€The€emphasis€wasÐ  #” Ðnot€on€the€death€because€the€sinless€Lamb€Of€God,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€€would€not€remain€in€death,Ð  $€  Ðbut€would€be€resurrected€to€sprinkle€his€sinless€blood€on€the€mercy€seat€in€heaven.€Do€not€miss€theÐ ø$l! Ðtense€of€the€verb€in€Leviticus€17:11€when€God€says€ð ðI€HAVE€given€it€to€you€to€make€anÐ ä%X" ÐATONEMENT€for€your€soulsðð.€The€word€ð ðhaveðð€is€past€tense.€€In€Godððs€mind,€the€atoning€bloodÐ Ð&D # Ðof€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€had€already€been€given.€€It€was€an€accomplished€fact.€€From€RevelationÐ ¼'0!$ Ð13:8,€we€know€that€God€considered€the€Lamb€to€have€already€been€slain€from€the€foundation€of€theÐ ¨("% Ðworld.€€It€is€obvious€from€Leviticus€17:11€that€the€blood€referred€to€was€THE€BLOOD€OF€THEÐ ”)#& ÐLORD€JESUS€CHRIST.€€For€some€to€say€as€John€MacArthur€and€Robert€Thieme€Jr.€have€that€it€wasÐ €*ô#' Ðdeath€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€€and€not€the€blood€of€€Christ€that€saves€us€from€our€sins€is€theÐ l+à$( Ðequivalent€of€denying€the€Christian€faith.€It€is€going€in€the€way€of€Cain.€It€is€HERESY.€Why€is€it€thatÐ Œ Ðthe€Mormons,€as€stated€by€Brigham€Young,€believe€that€there€are€certain€sins€a€person€can€commitÐ xì Ðthat€the€blood€of€Christ€cannot€atone€for€(blasphemy!)€It€is€HERESY.€Why€is€it€that€heretics€suchÐ dØ Ðas€John€MacArthur,€Robert€Thieme€Jr.,€and€Brigham€Young€can€deny€the€blood€of€Jesus€BecauseÐ P Ä Ðit€was€planted€in€their€minds€by€Satan.€€Genesis€9:4€says:€"But€flesh€with€the€life€thereof,€which€isÐ < ° Ðthe€blood€thereof,€shall€ye€not€eat".€Human€beings€have€a€natural€revulsion€to€drinking€blood€becauseÐ ( œ ÐGod€has€planted€it€in€their€conscious€that€it€is€wicked€to€drink€blood.€€That€it€why€the€devils€put€suchÐ  ˆ Ðstrong€emphasis€on€drinking€blood€in€the€satanic€rituals€that€drive€Satanism,€witchcraft,€magic,€andÐ  t Ðsorcery.€€The€devils€know€that€it€is€a€direct€attack€upon€God€and€the€blood€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€Ð ì ` ÐEven€the€devils€know€that€there€is€power€in€the€blood!€€Ð ØL  ÐÌSome€quick€facts€about€the€blood€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€should€be€noted.€The€blood€of€Christ€isÐ °$  ÐGodððs€blood€(Acts€20:28).€The€blood€of€Jesus€Christ€is€pure€blood€(Matthew€27:4,€Hebrews€9:13-14,Ð œ  Ðand€1€Peter€1:18-19).€€That€is€why€any€Old€Testament€animal€sacrifice€that€was€a€type,€or€a€picture,Ð ˆü  Ðof€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€had€to€be€male,€firstborn,€pure€and€undefiled,€€and€not€marred€by€anyÐ tè  Ðphysical€defect.€The€sacrifice€had€to€be€perfect€in€every€way.€€At€least€fifty€(50)€different€times€theÐ `Ô  ÐOld€Testament€sacrifices€were€described€as€having€to€be€"without€spot"€or€"without€blemish".€€TheÐ LÀ Ðblood€of€Jesus€Christ€is€the€only€atonement€that€God€will€accept€for€our€sin€(Romans€5:9-11).€€TheÐ 8¬ Ðblood€of€Jesus€was€a€sweet€smelling€savour€offering€unto€God€(Ephesians€5:2).€€The€blood€of€JesusÐ $˜ Ðwas€offered€only€once€(Hebrews€9:12,€Hebrews€9:26-28,€Hebrews€10:10,€and€1€Peter€3:18).€Ð „ ÐTherefore,€any€church€ritual€or€tradition€such€as€that€in€Roman€Catholicism€that€offers€up€the€LordÐ üp ÐJesus€Christ€as€a€literal€continual€sacrifice€is€not€scriptural.€€It€is€akin€to€counting€the€blood€of€theÐ è\ Ðcovenant€an€unholy€thing€and€trodding€under€foot€the€Son€of€God€(Hebrews€10:29).€€For€the€bloodÐ ÔH Ðof€Jesus€to€have€any€atoning€value€it€had€to€be€sprinkled€on€the€mercy€seat€in€heaven.€€The€blood€ofÐ À4 ÐJesus€was€sprinkled€on€the€mercy€seat€in€heaven€(Hebrews€9:24).€€The€Old€Testament€high€priest€wasÐ ¬  Ðbut€a€shadow€of€our€perfect€High€Priest,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€€Because€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€wasÐ ˜  Ðsinless,€he€was€the€only€one€who€could€enter€into€the€Holy€of€Holies€in€heaven€to€sprinkle€his€bloodÐ „ø Ðon€the€mercy€seat€(Hebrews€4:15€and€Hebrews€7:24-8:2).€€The€blood€of€Christ€was€presented€almostÐ pä Ðimmediately€after€his€resurrection€(John€20:17).€€€Why€was€it€important€that€Mary€Magdalene€notÐ \ Ð Ðtouch€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€before€he€ascended€to€the€Father€in€heaven€when€later€the€disciples€wereÐ H!¼ Ðencouraged€to€touch€him€(John€20:19-30€and€€Luke€24:36-40)€€Could€it€be€that€a€touch€from€MaryÐ 4"¨ Ðwould€have€defiled€him€in€his€role€as€The€High€Priest€before€he€presented€the€blood€at€the€mercy€seatÐ  #” Ðin€heaven€The€events€in€Luke€24:36-40€happened€after€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€had€returned€fromÐ  $€  Ðheaven.€€Luke€24:39€says€in€part€ð ða€spirit€hath€not€flesh€and€bones,€as€ye€see€me€haveðð.€€The€reasonÐ ø$l! Ðthe€blood€was€not€mentioned€in€connection€with€the€flesh€and€bones€is€because€it€had€already€beenÐ ä%X" Ðoffered€on€the€mercy€seat€in€heaven.Ð Ð&D # ÐÌWhen€John€the€Baptist€said€in€John€1:29€ð ðBehold€the€Lamb€of€God,€which€taketh€away€the€sin€of€theÐ ¨("% Ðworldðð,€he€knew€that€the€blood€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€would€take€away€the€sin€of€the€world.€€HeÐ ”)#& Ðknew€that€the€Lord€Jesus€would€become€our€passover.€€In€the€first€passover,€the€slaughter€of€theÐ €*ô#' Ðsinless€lamb€was€of€none€effect€until€the€blood€had€been€struck€on€the€side€and€upper€door€posts.€Ð l+à$( ÐIt€took€the€blood€for€protection€and€deliverance.€€Without€the€blood,€the€death€of€the€lamb€wasÐ Œ Ðuseless.€In€Matthew€26:28,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€did€not€tell€his€disciples€that€it€would€be€his€deathÐ xì Ðthat€was€for€the€remission€of€sins,€but€rather€HIS€BLOOD.€€Jesus€said:Ð dØ ÐÌà8  à28€For€this€is€my€blood€of€the€new€testament,€which€is€shed€for€many€for€theÐ < ° Ðremission€of€sins.à8Ð Ð àÐ( œÈÈ ÐÌA€brief€summary€of€the€New€Testament€doctrine€of€the€blood€of€Christ€shows€that€through€the€bloodÐ  t Ðof€Christ€we€receive€propitiation,€justification,€redemption,€spiritual€cleansing,€reconciliation€to€God,Ð ì ` Ðsanctification,€the€privilege€to€come€before€the€Father,€and€victory€over€Satan.€€We€see€propitiationÐ ØL  Ðin€Romans€3:25;€justification€in€Romans€5:9;€redemption€in€Ephesians€1:7,€Colossians€1:14,Ð Ä8  ÐHebrews€9:12,€1€Peter€1:18-19,€and€Revelation€5:9;€cleansing€(purging)€in€Hebrews€9:14;€HebrewsÐ °$  Ð9:22;€Hebrews€10:4;€1€John€1:7;€Revelation€1:5;€and€Revelation€7:14;€reconciliation€in€EphesiansÐ œ  Ð2:13€and€Colossians€1:20;€the€privilege€to€come€before€the€Father€in€€Hebrews€10:19-22;€and€victoryÐ ˆü  Ðover€Satan€in€Revelation€12:11.€€Read€on€to€see€these€scriptures€discussed€in€the€context€of€the€NewÐ tè  ÐTestamentÐ `Ô  ÐÌNow,€let€us€take€a€walk€through€the€New€Testament€to€see€what€the€blood€of€€Jesus€has€done€for€us.Ð 8¬ ÐFrom€Acts€20:28€we€know€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€purchased€the€church€of€the€Living€God€withÐ $˜ ÐHis€own€blood.€€Acts€20:28€says:Ð „ ÐÌà8  àTake€heed€therefore€unto€yourselves,€and€to€all€the€flock,€over€the€which€the€HolyÐ è\ ÐGhost€hath€made€you€overseers,€to€feed€the€church€of€God,€which€he€hath€purchasedÐ ÔH Ðwith€his€own€blood.ÐÀ4Ð Ð  ÐÌActs€20:28€also€shows€that€the€blood€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€Godððs€blood.€€In€Romans€3:23-26,Ð ˜  Ðwe€see€that€the€blood€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€purchased€justification,€redemption,€propitiation,€andÐ „ø Ðremission€of€sins€for€all€sinners.€€€Romans€3:23-26€says:Ð pä ÐÌ23For€all€have€sinned,€and€come€short€of€the€glory€of€God;€24€Being€justified€freely€by€his€graceÐ H!¼ Ðthrough€the€redemption€that€is€in€Christ€Jesus:€25€Whom€God€hath€set€forth€to€be€a€propitiationÐ 4"¨ Ðthrough€faith€in€his€blood,€to€declare€his€righteousness€for€the€remission€of€sins€that€are€past,€throughÐ  #” Ðthe€forbearance€of€God;€€26€To€declare,€I€say,€at€this€time€his€righteousness:€that€he€might€be€just,Ð  $€  Ðand€the€justifier€of€him€which€believeth€in€Jesus.Ð ø$l! ÐÌAccording€to€Romans€3:26,€only€believers€are€the€recipients€of€justification,€redemption,Ð Ð&D # Ðpropitiation,€and€remission€of€sins.Ð ¼'0!$ ÐÌJustification€is€an€act€of€free€grace€whereby€God€pardons€the€sinner€and€accepts€him€as€righteous,Ð ”)#& Ðon€account€of€the€blood€of€Christ.€This€act€of€justification€by€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€makes€it€appearÐ €*ô#' Ðjust-as-if-I'd€never€sinned€even€though€all€have€sinned.€€Hence,€we€are€justified€by€the€blood€ofÐ l+à$( ÐChrist.Ð Œ ÐÌRedemption€is€the€purchase€of€God's€favor€by€the€blood€of€Christ.€€Redemption€is€the€price€paid€toÐ dØ ÐGod€for€deliverance€of€sinners€from€the€bondage€of€sin€and€Satan.€€In€other€words,€we€are€slaves€toÐ P Ä Ðour€sin€and€slaves€of€Satan.€€Redemption€is€a€ransom€paid€to€GOD€and€NOT€to€Satan.€€As€a€resultÐ < ° Ðof€that€redemption,€we€are€delivered€from€the€just€penalties€we€should€suffer€for€having€violatedÐ ( œ ÐGod's€law.€We€deserve€hell.€€Redemption€comes€through€the€blood€atonement€of€the€Lord€JesusÐ  ˆ ÐChrist.€€We€are€MADE€free€by€the€blood€of€Christ.€€According€to€Romans€6:18,€Romans€6:22,€andÐ  t ÐRomans€8:2€we€have€been€made€free€to€become€servants€of€righteousness,€become€servants€of€God,Ð ì ` Ðand€to€be€free€for€the€law€of€sin€and€death.Ð ØL  ÐÌPropitiation€is€the€act€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€whereby€he€appeased€the€wrath€of€God€toward€theÐ °$  Ðsinner.€€This€propitiation€came€through€the€blood€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€€In€other€words,€his€bloodÐ œ  Ðbecame€our€protective€covering€from€the€wrath€of€God.€€When€God€looks€at€the€saved€person,€heÐ ˆü  Ðdoes€not€see€the€sinner,€but€instead€sees€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€€Thank€God!Ð tè  ÐÌRemission€is€an€act€of€God's€forgiveness€whereby€we€are€pardoned€from€the€punishment€that€weÐ LÀ Ðjustly€deserve€because€of€our€crimes€(sin)€against€God.€Remission€is€an€act€of€mercy.€€We€deserveÐ 8¬ Ðhell,€but€instead€we€get€mercy€and€grace.Ð $˜ ÐÌIn€Romans€5:8-11€we€see€the€doctrine€of€justification€once€again€connected€to€the€blood€of€the€LordÐ üp ÐJesus€Christ.€€In€this€passage,€reconciliation€and€the€atonement€are€also€tied€to€the€blood€of€Jesus.€Ð è\ ÐFrom€Romans€5:8-11€we€see:Ð ÔH ÐÌà8  à8€But€God€commendeth€his€love€toward€us,€in€that,€while€we€were€yet€sinners,€ChristÐ ¬  Ðdied€for€us.€9€Much€more€then,€being€now€justified€by€his€blood,€we€shall€be€savedÐ ˜  Ðfrom€wrath€through€him.€10€For€if,€when€we€were€enemies,€we€were€reconciled€toÐ „ø ÐGod€by€the€death€of€his€Son,€much€more,€being€reconciled,€we€shall€be€saved€by€hisÐ pä Ðlife.€11€And€not€only€so,€but€we€also€joy€in€God€through€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€byÐ \ Ð Ðwhom€we€have€now€received€the€atonement.€ÐH!¼Ð Ð  ÐÌEvery€Old€Testament€offering€that€was€done€according€to€the€dictates€of€the€Word€of€God€was€anÐ  #” Ðatonement.€€Atonement€is€an€old€Middle€English€word€that€literally€meant€an€at-one-ment.€€It€is€thisÐ  $€  Ðat-one-ment,€or€atonement,€that€makes€God€and€man€at€one€once€again.€€The€atonement€reconcilesÐ ø$l! Ðman€to€God.€€All€of€the€atonements€in€the€Old€Testament€were€nothing€but€temporary€atonements.€Ð ä%X" ÐThese€atonements€held€back€the€righteous€judgement€of€God€and€were€but€a€temporary€covering.€Ð Ð&D # ÐPastor€Robert€Sargent€in€his€book€ð ðLandmarks€of€Baptist€Doctrines€Book€Iðð,€page€218,€states€thatÐ ¼'0!$ Ðð ðthere€are€175€references€to€the€ð ðatonementðð€in€the€New€Testament.€€1€in€every€44€verses€mentionsÐ ¨("% Ðitðð.€€However,€the€word€atonement€is€only€used€once€in€the€New€Testament.€€It€is€here€in€Romans€Ð ”)#& Ð5:11€where€it€is€referred€to€as€THE€ATONEMENT€.€That€is,€it€is€THE€ONLY€ATONEMENT€thatÐ €*ô#' ÐGod€will€accept€for€sin.€€THE€ATONEMENT€is€freely€offered€through€the€BLOOD€of€the€Lord€JesusÐ l+à$( ÐChrist.€Ð Œ ÐÌIn€talking€about€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€Ephesians€1:7€€the€Bible€says:€ð ðIn€whom€we€haveÐ dØ Ðredemption€through€his€blood,€the€forgiveness€of€sins,€according€to€the€riches€of€his€graceðð.€€It€hasÐ P Ä Ðbeen€said€that€mercy€is€not€getting€what€we€deserve€and€that€grace€is€getting€what€we€do€not€deserve.€Ð < ° ÐPut€another€way,€we€do€not€deserve€the€mercy€of€God,€but€it€is€by€his€grace€that€we€are€saved.€€OnceÐ ( œ Ðwe€are€saved€we€are€forgiven€of€our€sins.€€The€Spirit€of€eternal€salvation€is€the€spirit€of€forgivenessÐ  ˆ Ðand€the€spirit€of€love.Ð  t ÐÌIn€Ephesians€2:13-18,€we€see€that€through€the€blood€of€Christ€that€Christ€Jesus€became€our€peace€andÐ ØL  Ðbrought€about€peace€and€reconciliation€between€the€Jews€and€Gentiles.€€Ð Ä8  ÐÌà8  àEphesians€2:13-18Ðœ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à13€But€now€in€Christ€Jesus€ye€who€sometimes€were€far€off€are€made€nigh€by€theÐ ˆü  Ðblood€of€Christ.€14€For€he€is€our€peace,€who€hath€made€both€one,€and€hath€brokenÐ tè  Ðdown€the€middle€wall€of€partition€between€us;€15€Having€abolished€in€his€flesh€theÐ `Ô  Ðenmity,€even€the€law€of€commandments€contained€in€ordinances;€for€to€make€inÐ LÀ Ðhimself€of€twain€one€new€man,€so€making€peace;€16€And€that€he€might€reconcile€bothÐ 8¬ Ðunto€God€in€one€body€by€the€cross,€having€slain€the€enmity€thereby:€17€And€came€andÐ $˜ Ðpreached€peace€to€you€which€were€afar€off,€and€to€them€that€were€nigh.€18€ForÐ „ Ðthrough€him€we€both€have€access€by€one€Spirit€unto€the€Father.ÐüpÐ Ð  ÐÌIn€Ephesians€2:13-18,€we€see€the€portrayal€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€as€our€peace€offering.€€The€peaceÐ ÔH Ðoffering€was€the€sweet€savour€offering€that€is€prominently€described€in€Leviticus€chapters€3€and€7.€Ð À4 ÐNot€only€did€the€blood€of€Christ€make€reconciliation€possible€between€the€Jew€and€the€Gentile,€butÐ ¬  Ðalso€between€God€and€all€of€mankind.€€According€to€the€scriptures€here,€we€are€at€enmity€with€God.€Ð ˜  ÐWe€have€offended€God€and€have€need€to€be€reconciled€unto€him.€€That€reconciliation€is€madeÐ „ø Ðpossible€by€the€blood€of€Christ.Ð pä ÐÌReconciliation€is€the€means€whereby€man€can€be€restored€to€friendship€with€God.€€Our€sin€put€us€atÐ H!¼ Ðenmity€with€God.€€A€state€of€war€exists€between€God€and€man.€€Man€is€the€aggressor.€€ReconciliationÐ 4"¨ Ðresults€in€the€destruction€of€the€enmity€between€God€and€man.€€The€blood€of€Christ€is€that€means€ofÐ  #” Ðreconciliation.€€There€is€reconciliation€in€the€atonement.€€According€to€Webster's€1828€reconciliationÐ  $€  Ðmeans:€ð ðIn€Scripture,€the€means€by€which€sinners€are€reconciled€and€brought€into€a€state€of€favorÐ ø$l! Ðwith€God,€after€natural€estrangement€or€enmity;€the€atonementðð.Ð ä%X" ÐÌIn€Colossians€1:12-21€we€see€that€the€blood€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€brought€about€redemption,Ð ¼'0!$ Ðpeace,€and€reconciliation.€€The€Scriptures€say:Ð ¨("% ÐÌà8  àColossians€1:12-21Ѐ*ô#'Ð Ð  Ðà8  à12€Giving€thanks€unto€the€Father,€which€hath€made€us€meet€to€be€partakers€of€theÐ l+à$( Ðinheritance€of€the€saints€in€light:€13€Who€hath€delivered€us€from€the€power€ofÐ Œ Ðdarkness,€and€hath€translated€us€into€the€kingdom€of€his€dear€Son:€14€In€whom€weÐ xì Ðhave€redemption€through€his€blood,€even€the€forgiveness€of€sins:€15€Who€is€theÐ dØ Ðimage€of€the€invisible€God,€the€firstborn€of€every€creature:€16€For€by€him€were€allÐ P Ä Ðthings€created,€that€are€in€heaven,€and€that€are€in€earth,€visible€and€invisible,€whetherÐ < ° Ðthey€be€thrones,€or€dominions,€or€principalities,€or€powers:€all€things€were€created€byÐ ( œ Ðhim,€and€for€him:€17€And€he€is€before€all€things,€and€by€him€all€things€consist.€18Ð  ˆ ÐAnd€he€is€the€head€of€the€body,€the€church:€who€is€the€beginning,€the€firstborn€fromÐ  t Ðthe€dead;€that€in€all€things€he€might€have€the€preeminence.€19€For€it€pleased€theÐ ì ` ÐFather€that€in€him€should€all€fulness€dwell;€20€And,€having€made€peace€through€theÐ ØL  Ðblood€of€his€cross,€by€him€to€reconcile€all€things€unto€himself;€by€him,€I€say,€whetherÐ Ä8  Ðthey€be€things€in€earth,€or€things€in€heaven.€21€And€you,€that€were€sometimeÐ °$  Ðalienated€and€enemies€in€your€mind€by€wicked€works,€yet€now€hath€he€reconciledÐœ Ð Ð  ÐÌIt€is€through€his€blood€that€we€have€redemption€and€the€forgiveness€of€sins.€€As€stated€earlier,€theÐ tè  ÐLord€Jesus€Christ€became€our€peace€offering.€It€is€through€his€blood€that€we€have€peace€with€GodÐ `Ô  Ð(Romans€5:1)€and€€the€peace€of€God€€which€passeth€all€understanding€(Philippians€4:7).€€ThroughÐ LÀ Ðreconciliation€we€can€have€fellowship€with€God€through€the€Holy€Ghost€of€God.€€God€desires€to€haveÐ 8¬ Ðfellowship€with€man.€€That€is€why€he€sent€his€Son€to€the€cross€to€die€for€our€sins.€€A€prominentÐ $˜ Ðtheme€in€relation€to€the€blood€atonement€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€reconciliation.€€We€see€the€wordsÐ „ Ðreconcile,€reconciled,€reconciling,€and€reconciliation€used€ten€different€times€in€the€New€TestamentÐ üp Ðin€relation€to€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€€For€verification,€see€Romans€5:10-11,€2€Corinthians€5:16-21,Ð è\ ÐEphesians€2:14-16,€Colossians€1:20-21,€and€Hebrews€2:14-17Ð ÔH ÐÌHebrews€chapter€9:6€through€10:30€is€an€extended€passage€on€the€importance€€and€necessity€of€theÐ ¬  Ðblood€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€God's€plan€for€the€redemption€of€man.€€€Hebrews€chapters€9:6Ð ˜  Ðthrough€10:30€say:Ð „ø ÐÌà8  à6€Now€when€these€things€were€thus€ordained,€the€priests€went€always€into€the€firstÐ \ Ð Ðtabernacle,€accomplishing€the€service€of€God.€7€But€into€the€second€went€the€highÐ H!¼ Ðpriest€alone€once€every€year,€not€without€blood,€which€he€offered€for€himself,€and€forÐ 4"¨ Ðthe€errors€of€the€people:Ð #”Ð Ð  Ðà8  à8€The€Holy€Ghost€this€signifying,€that€the€way€into€the€holiest€of€all€was€not€yet€madeÐ  $€  Ðmanifest,€while€as€the€first€tabernacle€was€yet€standing:€9€Which€was€a€figure€for€theÐ ø$l! Ðtime€then€present,€in€which€were€offered€both€gifts€and€sacrifices,€that€could€notÐ ä%X" Ðmake€him€that€did€the€service€perfect,€as€pertaining€to€the€conscience;€10€WhichÐ Ð&D # Ðstood€only€in€meats€and€drinks,€and€divers€washings,€and€carnal€ordinances,€imposedÐ ¼'0!$ Ðon€them€until€the€time€of€reformation.€€11€But€Christ€being€come€an€high€priest€ofÐ ¨("% Ðgood€things€to€come,€by€a€greater€and€more€perfect€tabernacle,€not€made€with€hands,Ð ”)#& Ðthat€is€to€say,€not€of€this€building;€12€Neither€by€the€blood€of€goats€and€calves,€butÐ €*ô#' Ðby€his€own€blood€he€entered€in€once€into€the€holy€place,€having€obtained€eternalÐ l+à$( Ðredemption€for€us.€13€For€if€the€blood€of€bulls€and€of€goats,€and€the€ashes€of€an€heiferÐ Œ Ðsprinkling€the€unclean,€sanctifieth€to€the€purifying€of€the€flesh:€14€How€much€moreÐ xì Ðshall€the€blood€of€Christ,€who€through€the€eternal€Spirit€offered€himself€without€spotÐ dØ Ðto€God,€purge€your€conscience€from€dead€works€to€serve€the€living€God€ÐP ÄÐ Ð  Ðà8  à15€And€for€this€cause€he€is€the€mediator€of€the€new€testament,€that€by€means€of€death,Ð < ° Ðfor€the€redemption€of€the€transgressions€that€were€under€the€first€testament,€theyÐ ( œ Ðwhich€are€called€might€receive€the€promise€of€eternal€inheritance.€16€For€where€aÐ  ˆ Ðtestament€is,€there€must€also€of€necessity€be€the€death€of€the€testator.€€17€For€aÐ  t Ðtestament€is€of€force€after€men€are€dead:€otherwise€it€is€of€no€strength€at€all€while€theÐ ì ` Ðtestator€liveth.€18€Whereupon€neither€the€first€testament€was€dedicated€without€blood.€Ð ØL  Ð19€For€when€Moses€had€spoken€every€precept€to€all€the€people€according€to€the€law,Ð Ä8  Ðhe€took€the€blood€of€calves€and€of€goats,€with€water,€and€scarlet€wool,€and€hyssop,Ð °$  Ðand€sprinkled€both€the€book,€and€all€the€people,€€20€Saying,€This€is€the€blood€of€theÐ œ  Ðtestament€which€God€hath€enjoined€unto€you.€21€Moreover€he€sprinkled€with€bloodÐ ˆü  Ðboth€the€tabernacle,€and€all€the€vessels€of€the€ministry.€22€And€almost€all€things€areÐ tè  Ðby€the€law€purged€with€blood;€and€without€shedding€of€blood€is€no€remission.Ð`Ô Ð Ð  Ðà8  à23€It€was€therefore€necessary€that€the€patterns€of€things€in€the€heavens€should€beÐ LÀ Ðpurified€with€these;€but€the€heavenly€things€themselves€with€better€sacrifices€thanÐ 8¬ Ðthese.€24€For€Christ€is€not€entered€into€the€holy€places€made€with€hands,€which€areÐ $˜ Ðthe€figures€of€the€true;€but€into€heaven€itself,€now€to€appear€in€the€presence€of€GodÐ „ Ðfor€us:€25€Nor€yet€that€he€should€offer€himself€often,€as€the€high€priest€entereth€intoÐ üp Ðthe€holy€place€every€year€with€blood€of€others;€26€For€then€must€he€often€haveÐ è\ Ðsuffered€since€the€foundation€of€the€world:€but€now€once€in€the€end€of€the€world€hathÐ ÔH Ðhe€appeared€to€put€away€sin€by€the€sacrifice€of€himself.€27€And€as€it€is€appointed€untoÐ À4 Ðmen€once€to€die,€but€after€this€the€judgment:€28€So€Christ€was€once€offered€to€bearÐ ¬  Ðthe€sins€of€many;€and€unto€them€that€look€for€him€shall€he€appear€the€second€timeÐ ˜  Ðwithout€sin€unto€salvation.ЄøÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àHEBREWS€CHAPTER€10Ð\ ÐÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  à1€For€the€law€having€a€shadow€of€good€things€to€come,€and€not€the€very€image€of€theÐ 4"¨ Ðthings,€can€never€with€those€sacrifices€which€they€offered€year€by€year€continuallyÐ  #” Ðmake€the€comers€thereunto€perfect.€2€For€then€would€they€not€have€ceased€to€beÐ  $€  Ðoffered€because€that€the€worshippers€once€purged€should€have€had€no€moreÐ ø$l! Ðconscience€of€sins.€€3€But€in€those€sacrifices€there€is€a€remembrance€again€made€ofÐ ä%X" Ðsins€every€year.€4€For€it€is€not€possible€that€the€blood€of€bulls€and€of€goats€shouldÐ Ð&D # Ðtake€away€sins.€5€Wherefore€when€he€cometh€into€the€world,€he€saith,€Sacrifice€andÐ ¼'0!$ Ðoffering€thou€wouldest€not,€but€a€body€hast€thou€prepared€me:€€6€In€burnt€offeringsÐ ¨("% Ðand€sacrifices€for€sin€thou€hast€had€no€pleasure.Д)#&Ð Ð  Ðà8  à7€Then€said€I,€Lo,€I€come€(in€the€volume€of€the€book€it€is€written€of€me,)€to€do€thyÐ €*ô#' Ðwill,€O€God.€8€Above€when€he€said,€Sacrifice€and€offering€and€burnt€offerings€andÐ l+à$( Ðoffering€for€sin€thou€wouldest€not,€neither€hadst€pleasure€therein;€which€are€offeredÐ Œ Ðby€the€law;€9€Then€said€he,€Lo,€I€come€to€do€thy€will,€O€God.€He€taketh€away€theÐ xì Ðfirst,€that€he€may€establish€the€second.€10€By€the€which€will€we€are€sanctified€throughÐ dØ Ðthe€offering€of€the€body€of€Jesus€Christ€once€for€all.€11€And€every€priest€standethÐ P Ä Ðdaily€ministering€and€offering€oftentimes€the€same€sacrifices,€which€can€never€takeÐ < ° Ðaway€sins:€12€But€this€man,€after€he€had€offered€one€sacrifice€for€sins€for€ever,€satÐ ( œ Ðdown€on€the€right€hand€of€God;€13€From€henceforth€expecting€till€his€enemies€beÐ  ˆ Ðmade€his€footstool.€14€For€by€one€offering€he€hath€perfected€for€ever€them€that€areÐ  t Ðsanctified.€15€Whereof€the€Holy€Ghost€also€is€a€witness€to€us:€for€after€that€he€hadÐ ì ` Ðsaid€before,€16€This€is€the€covenant€that€I€will€make€with€them€after€those€days,€saithÐ ØL  Ðthe€Lord,€I€will€put€my€laws€into€their€hearts,€and€in€their€minds€will€I€write€them;€17Ð Ä8  ÐAnd€their€sins€and€iniquities€will€I€remember€no€more.€€18€Now€where€remission€ofÐ °$  Ðthese€is,€there€is€no€more€offering€for€sin.Ðœ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à19€Having€therefore,€brethren,€boldness€to€enter€into€the€holiest€by€the€blood€of€Jesus,€Ð ˆü  Ð20€By€a€new€and€living€way,€which€he€hath€consecrated€for€us,€through€the€veil,€thatÐ tè  Ðis€to€say,€his€flesh;€€21€And€having€an€high€priest€over€the€house€of€God;€22€Let€usÐ `Ô  Ðdraw€near€with€a€true€heart€in€full€assurance€of€faith,€having€our€hearts€sprinkled€fromÐ LÀ Ðan€evil€conscience,€and€our€bodies€washed€with€pure€water.€23€Let€us€hold€fast€theÐ 8¬ Ðprofession€of€our€faith€without€wavering;€(for€he€is€faithful€that€promised;)€24€AndÐ $˜ Ðlet€us€consider€one€another€to€provoke€unto€love€and€to€good€works:€25€Not€forsakingÐ „ Ðthe€assembling€of€ourselves€together,€as€the€manner€of€some€is;€but€exhorting€oneÐ üp Ðanother:€and€so€much€the€more,€as€ye€see€the€day€approaching.€26€For€if€we€sinÐ è\ Ðwilfully€after€that€we€have€received€the€knowledge€of€the€truth,€there€remaineth€noÐ ÔH Ðmore€sacrifice€for€sins,€27€But€a€certain€fearful€looking€for€of€judgment€and€fieryÐ À4 Ðindignation,€which€shall€devour€the€adversaries.€28€He€that€despised€Mosesðð€law€diedÐ ¬  Ðwithout€mercy€under€two€or€three€witnesses:€29€Of€how€much€sorer€punishment,Ð ˜  Ðsuppose€ye,€shall€he€be€thought€worthy,€who€hath€trodden€under€foot€the€Son€of€God,Ð „ø Ðand€hath€counted€the€blood€of€the€covenant,€wherewith€he€was€sanctified,€an€unholyÐ pä Ðthing,€and€hath€done€despite€unto€the€Spirit€of€grace€30€For€we€know€him€that€hathÐ \ Ð Ðsaid,€Vengeance€belongeth€unto€me,€I€will€recompense,€saith€the€Lord.€And€again,Ð H!¼ ÐThe€Lord€shall€judge€his€people.€31€It€is€a€fearful€thing€to€fall€into€the€hands€of€theÐ 4"¨ Ðliving€God.Ð #”Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€book€of€Hebrews€is€the€bloodiest€book€in€the€New€Testament.€€It€contains€twenty€references€toÐ ø$l! Ðblood.€All€of€these€references€with€the€exception€of€one€are€to€the€blood€€of€Christ€in€type€(shadowsÐ ä%X" Ðor€figures)€or€to€the€blood€of€Christ€in€fact.€€The€types€were€pictures€that€showed€over€and€over€thatÐ Ð&D # Ðthe€innocent€had€to€die€for€the€guilty€(us€sinners).€€These€offerings€were€repeated€over€and€over€againÐ ¼'0!$ Ðwhereas€the€sacrifice€of€Christ€was€a€one€time€event€(Hebrews€9:12,€€9:25-28;€Hebrews€10:10,€12,Ð ¨("% Ð14,€18).€Entry€into€the€Holy€of€Holies€was€denied€without€the€blood.€€It€is€in€the€Holy€of€HoliesÐ ”)#& Ðwhere€mercy€is€obtained.€The€sacrifice€required€the€sinless€blood€of€the€Lamb€of€God€(HebrewsÐ €*ô#' Ð9:14).€€Without€the€shedding€of€His€blood€there€is€no€remission€(Hebrews€9:22).€€The€veil€in€theÐ l+à$( ÐTabernacle€and€the€Temple€were€representative€of€the€flesh€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€(HebrewsÐ Œ Ð10:20).€€That€is€why€the€veil€of€the€Temple€was€rent€from€top€to€bottom€(Matthew€27:51,€HebrewsÐ xì Ð6:19).€Until€the€body€of€Christ€was€rent€for€us,€we€could€have€no€access€to€the€Holy€of€Holies.€€WeÐ dØ Ðare€instructed€to€come€boldly€before€the€throne€of€grace.€€We€can€come€boldly€before€the€throne€ofÐ P Ä Ðgrace€and€into€the€Holy€of€Holies€because€Jesus€ever€liveth€to€make€intercession€for€us€(HebrewsÐ < ° Ð4:14€and€Hebrews€7:25,€Hebrews€10:19).€€Because€of€His€blood,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€our€eternalÐ ( œ ÐHigh€Priest€(Psalms€110:4,€Hebrews€5:6,€Hebrews€6:20,€Hebrews€7:17,€and€Hebrews€7:21).€TheÐ  ˆ Ðwhole€theme€of€Hebrews€10:1-6€is€that€the€animal€sacrifices€were€not€sufficient€in€the€sight€of€God.Ð  t ÐSee€also€Hebrews€9:12.€€It€is€very€instructive€that€church€attendance€comes€up€in€the€middle€of€aÐ ì ` Ðdiscussion€about€the€blood€of€Christ€(Hebrews€10:25).€€Hebrews€10:29€should€be€considered€in€lightÐ ØL  Ðof€church€attendance.€€Can€it€be€that€when€we€deliberately€lay€out€of€church€that€we€are€doing€despiteÐ Ä8  Ðunto€the€Spirit€of€grace€€"Take€heed€therefore€unto€yourselves,€and€to€all€the€flock,€over€the€whichÐ °$  Ðthe€Holy€Ghost€hath€made€you€overseers,€to€feed€the€church€of€God,€which€he€hath€purchased€withÐ œ  Ðhis€own€blood"€(Acts€20:28).€€The€church€was€important€enough€that€Christ€gave€His€blood€for€it.Ð ˆü  ÐÌHebrews€13:11-12€describes€the€sin€offering€of€Jesus€thus:Ð `Ô  ÐÌà8  àHebrews€13:11-12€Ð8¬Ð Ð  Ðà8  à11€For€the€bodies€of€those€beasts,€whose€blood€is€brought€into€the€sanctuary€by€theÐ $˜ Ðhigh€priest€for€sin,€are€burned€without€the€camp.€12€Wherefore€Jesus€also,€that€heÐ „ Ðmight€sanctify€the€people€with€his€own€blood,€suffered€without€the€gate.ÐüpÐ Ð  ÐÌThe€sin€offering€is€described€in€detail€in€Leviticus€4:1-21.€€The€sin€offering€was€given€for€the€guiltÐ ÔH Ðof€sin€(Leviticus€4:13).€€Leviticus€4:12,€Leviticus€4:21,€and€Leviticus€16:27€required€that€the€sinÐ À4 Ðoffering€had€to€be€carried€ð ðforth€without€the€campðð.€€That€is€the€reason€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€wasÐ ¬  Ðtaken€ð ðwithout€the€gateðð€and€crucified€because€of€our€sin.Ð ˜  ÐÌThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€was€raised€from€the€dead€ð ðthrough€the€blood€of€the€everlasting€covenantðð€.€Ð pä ÐHebrews€13:20€states:Ð \ Ð ÐÌà8  à20€Now€the€God€of€peace,€that€brought€again€from€the€dead€our€Lord€Jesus,€that€greatÐ 4"¨ Ðshepherd€of€the€sheep,€through€the€blood€of€the€everlasting€covenant,Ð #”Ð Ð  ÐÌAccording€to€1€Peter€1:2€salvation€was€made€available€to€us€through€the€sprinkling€of€the€blood€ofÐ ø$l! ÐJesus€Christ:Ð ä%X" ÐÌà8  à1€Peter€1:2€Ð¼'0!$Ð Ð  Ðà8  à2€Elect€according€to€the€foreknowledge€of€God€the€Father,€through€sanctification€ofÐ ¨("% Ðthe€Spirit,€unto€obedience€and€sprinkling€of€the€blood€of€Jesus€Christ:€Grace€untoÐ ”)#& Ðyou,€and€peace,€be€multiplied.Ѐ*ô#'Ð Ð  ÐÐ l+à$( ÐÑ OY Ñâ  âÑ°°Ñâ  âÑ  ÑThe€blood€of€Jesus€cannot€be€bought€with€money€or€works.€€God€has€stated€the€worth€of€the€bloodÐ Œ Ðof€€Christ€in€1€Peter€1:18-19:Ð xì ÐÌà8  à1€Peter€1:18-19€ÐP ÄÐ Ð  Ðà8  à18€Forasmuch€as€ye€know€that€ye€were€not€redeemed€with€corruptible€things,€as€silverÐ < ° Ðand€gold,€from€your€vain€conversation€received€by€tradition€from€your€fathers;€19€ButÐ ( œ Ðwith€the€precious€blood€of€Christ,€as€of€a€lamb€without€blemish€and€without€spot:Ð ˆÐ Ð  ÐÌÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔThereÔ_Ô€is€power,€power€wonder€working€power€in€the€precious€blood€of€the€Lamb.€€Behold€the€LambÐ ì ` Ðof€God€which€taketh€away€the€sin€of€the€world.€€He€is€the€perfect€Lamb€of€God€that€is€withoutÐ ØL  Ðblemish€and€without€spot.€€Corruptible€things€such€as€silver,€gold,€and€our€works€cannot€redeem€us.€Ð Ä8  ÐAll€of€our€righteousness€is€as€filthy€rags€before€God.€€Ð °$  ÐÌAccording€to€1€John€1:7,€Revelation€1:5,€and€Revelation€7:14€we€have€been€washed€in€the€blood€ofÐ ˆü  Ðthe€Lamb:Ð tè  ÐÌà8  à1€John€1:7€ÐLÀÐ Ð  Ðà8  à7€But€if€we€walk€in€the€light,€as€he€is€in€the€light,€we€have€fellowship€one€withÐ 8¬ Ðanother,€and€the€blood€of€Jesus€Christ€his€Son€cleanseth€us€from€all€sin.Ð$˜Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àRevelation€1:5€ÐüpÐ Ð  Ðà8  à5€And€from€Jesus€Christ,€who€is€the€faithful€witness,€and€the€first€begotten€of€theÐ è\ Ðdead,€and€the€prince€of€the€kings€of€the€earth.€Unto€him€that€loved€us,€and€washed€usÐ ÔH Ðfrom€our€sins€in€his€own€blood,ÐÀ4Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àRevelation€7:14€Ð˜ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à14€And€I€said€unto€him,€Sir,€thou€knowest.€And€he€said€to€me,€These€are€they€whichÐ „ø Ðcame€out€of€great€tribulation,€and€have€washed€their€robes,€and€made€them€white€inÐ pä Ðthe€blood€of€the€Lamb.Ð\ ÐÐ Ð  ÐÌAre€you€washed€in€the€blood;€the€soul€cleansing€blood€of€the€Lamb€€The€blood€of€Jesus€Christ€hasÐ 4"¨ Ðthe€power€to€take€away€all€our€sins;€past,€present,€and€future.€€"Come€now,€and€let€us€reason€together,Ð  #” Ðsaith€the€LORD:€though€your€sins€be€as€scarlet,€they€shall€be€as€white€as€snow;€though€they€be€redÐ  $€  Ðlike€crimson,€they€shall€be€as€wool"€(Isaiah€1:18).Ð ø$l! ÐÌAccording€to€Revelation€5:9,€the€blood€of€Jesus€will€put€a€new€song€in€your€heart.€€Hallelujah!Ð Ð&D # ÐÌà8  àRevelation€5:9€Ð¨("%Ð Ð  Ðà8  à9€And€they€sung€a€new€song,€saying,€Thou€art€worthy€to€take€the€book,€and€to€openÐ ”)#& Ðthe€seals€thereof:€for€thou€wast€slain,€and€hast€redeemed€us€to€God€by€thy€blood€outÐ €*ô#' Ðof€every€kindred,€and€tongue,€and€people,€and€nation;Ðl+à$(Ð Ð  ЇThe€reason€that€many€professing€"Christians"€do€not€have€any€power€in€their€lives€is€because€theyÐ Œ Ðhave€not€overcome€that€Wicked€one,€the€Devil€and€Satan.€There€is€power€in€the€blood€to€overcomeÐ xì Ðthat€old€accuser.€€We€have€victory€in€the€blood€of€Jesus,€the€sinless€Lamb€Of€God.Ð dØ ÐÌà8  àRevelation€12:9-11€Ð< °Ð Ð  Ðà8  à9€And€the€great€dragon€was€cast€out,€that€old€serpent,€called€the€Devil,€and€Satan,Ð ( œ Ðwhich€deceiveth€the€whole€world:€he€was€cast€out€into€the€earth,€and€his€angels€wereÐ  ˆ Ðcast€out€with€him.€10€And€I€heard€a€loud€voice€saying€in€heaven,€Now€is€comeÐ  t Ðsalvation,€and€strength,€and€the€kingdom€of€our€God,€and€the€power€of€his€Christ:€forÐ ì ` Ðthe€accuser€of€our€brethren€is€cast€down,€which€accused€them€before€our€God€day€andÐ ØL  Ðnight.€11€And€they€overcame€him€by€the€blood€of€the€Lamb,€and€by€the€word€of€theirÐ Ä8  Ðtestimony;€and€they€loved€not€their€lives€unto€the€death.а$ Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€blood€of€Jesus€is€a€SCARLET€THREAD€woven€throughout€the€pages€of€€Scripture€from€GenesisÐ ˆü  Ð3€all€the€way€through€to€Revelation€12:9-11.€€Sin€made€the€blood€atonement€necessary.€€Sin€putÐ tè  Ðenmity€between€the€seed€of€Eve€and€the€seed€of€Satan,€that€old€serpent.€€Genesis€3:15€says:€ð ðAnd€IÐ `Ô  Ðwill€put€enmity€between€thee€and€the€woman,€and€between€thy€seed€and€her€seed;€it€shall€bruise€thyÐ LÀ Ðhead,€and€thou€shalt€bruise€his€heelðð.€This€prophecy€in€Genesis€3:15€is€the€first€prophecy€concerningÐ 8¬ Ðthe€coming€sacrifice€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€and€the€destruction€of€Satan.€€Shortly€after€thisÐ $˜ Ðstatement€an€innocent€animal€had€to€be€slain€because€of€Adam€and€Eve's€sin.€€This€fulfillment€of€theÐ „ Ðprophecy€of€enmity€first€came€to€pass€when€Cain,€the€seed€of€the€Satan,€murdered€Abel.€Why€didÐ üp ÐCain€kill€Abel.€€Cain€slew€Abel€because€Cain€got€angry€over€God's€requirement€for€a€blood€sacrifice.€Ð è\ ÐMany€in€apostate€American€Christianity€have€gone€in€the€way€of€Cain€because€they€are€demandingÐ ÔH Ðan€ungodly€bloodless€sacrifice.€Then€we€have€the€other€extreme€in€apostate€Christianity€that€demandsÐ À4 Ðthe€daily€re„sacrifice€of€Christ€on€their€Satanic€altars€through€the€ungodly€sacrifice€of€the€Mass.€TheÐ ¬  ÐScriptural€answer€to€both€heresies€of€a€bloodless€sacrifice€and€a€continual€blood€sacrifice€is€that€theÐ ˜  Ðblood€is€òòò òREQUIRED,€BUT€ONLY€ONCE.ó óóó€I€repeat€that€the€blood€is€òòò òREQUIRED,€BUT€ONLYÐ „ø ÐONCE.óóó óÐ pä ÐÌNot€only€did€God€require€a€bloody€sacrifice,€but€he€also€required€the€death€of€the€sacrifice.€TheÐ D!¸ Ðinstrument€of€death€was€the€old€rugged€cross.€The€cross€is€first€pictured€in€Exodus€12:22„24€in€theÐ 0"¤ Ðinstructions€concerning€the€very€first€Passover.€These€verses€read:Ð # ÐÌà8  àÔ‡0Xò°XXXÔExodus€12:22„24€(KJV)Ð ô$h! Ðòò22€óóAnd€ye€shall€take€a€bunch€of€hyssop,€and€dipòò€itóó€in€the€blood€thatòò€isóó€in€the€bason,€andÐ à%T" Ðstrike€the€lintel€and€the€two€side€posts€with€the€blood€thatòò€isóó€in€the€bason;€and€noneÐ Ì&@ # Ðof€you€shall€go€out€at€the€door€of€his€house€until€the€morning.€òò23€óóFor€the€LORD€willÐ ¸',!$ Ðpass€through€to€smite€the€Egyptians;€and€when€he€seeth€the€blood€upon€the€lintel,€andÐ ¤("% Ðon€the€two€side€posts,€the€LORD€will€pass€over€the€door,€and€will€not€suffer€theÐ )#& Ðdestroyer€to€come€in€unto€your€houses€to€smiteòò€youóó.€òò24€óóAnd€ye€shall€observe€this€thingÐ |*ð#' Ðfor€an€ordinance€to€thee€and€to€thy€sons€for€ever.òòóóÑÈÑÔ#†Xò°XX0Xò°£#ÔÐh+Ü$(Ð Ð  ЇThe€lintel€was€the€top€post€of€the€door.€When€the€blood€was€struck€across€the€top€post€and€then€downÐ Œ Ðthe€two€sides€it€outlined€a€cross€that€both€pictured€how€Christ€would€die€and€that€the€only€way€toÐ xì Ðeverlasting€life€was€through€the€door€of€the€cross.€In€John€10:9,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€said€ð ðI€am€theÐ dØ Ðdoorðð.€He€is€the€door€and€since€his€blood€is€struck€across€the€door,€the€eternal€grim€reaper€who€isÐ P Ä Ðdeath,€hell€and€Satan€cannot€enter€in.€Ð < ° ÐÌThere€are€at€least€50€Bible€prophecies€concerning€the€birth,€ministry,€crucifixion,€resurrection,€andÐ  ˆ Ðascension€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€At€least€18€of€these€prophecies€were€literally€fulfilled€in€the€birthÐ  t Ðand€ministry€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€At€least€29€of€these€prophecies€were€literally€fulfilled€in€theÐ ì ` Ð24€hour€period€leading€up€to€and€including€the€crucifixion€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€Three€more€ofÐ ØL  Ðthese€prophecies€were€literally€fulfilled€in€the€fifty€days€following€his€crucifixion.€The€statisticalÐ Ä8  Ðprobability€that€all€50€of€these€prophecies€would€be€exactly€fulfilled€by€chance€is€one€in€one€followedÐ °$  Ðby€180€zeroes.€That€would€make€it€statistically€impossible!€What€an€amazing€book€the€Bible€is!€AddÐ œ  Ðto€this€the€fact€that€the€prophet€Daniel€predicted€the€exact€day€of€the€crucifixion€at€least€490Ð ˆü  Ðprophetic€years€before€the€event€took€place€and€it€adds€a€God€sized€exclamation€point€to€the€accuracyÐ tè  Ðof€Bible€prophecy.€Letððs€look€at€some€of€these€propheciesÐ `Ô  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡0Xò°XXXò°ÔPsalm€22:1,€7„8,€14„18Ð 8¬ ÐòòóóMy€God,€my€God,€why€hast€thou€forsaken€me?òò€why€art€thou€soóó€far€from€helping€me,òòÐ $˜ Ðand€fromóó€the€words€of€my€roaring?€òò7€óóAll€they€that€see€me€laugh€me€to€scorn:€theyÐ „ Ðshoot€out€the€lip,€they€shake€the€head,òò€sayingóó,€òò8€óóHe€trusted€on€the€LORDòò€thatóó€heÐ üp Ðwould€deliver€him:€let€him€deliver€him,€seeing€he€delighted€in€him.€òò14€óóI€am€poured€outÐ è\ Ðlike€water,€and€all€my€bones€are€out€of€joint:€my€heart€is€like€wax;€it€is€melted€in€theÐ ÔH Ðmidst€of€my€bowels.€òò15€óóMy€strength€is€dried€up€like€a€potsherd;€and€my€tongueÐ À4 Ðcleaveth€to€my€jaws;€and€thou€hast€brought€me€into€the€dust€of€death.€òò16€óóFor€dogs€haveÐ ¬  Ðcompassed€me:€the€assembly€of€the€wicked€have€inclosed€me:€they€pierced€my€handsÐ ˜  Ðand€my€feet.€òò17€óóI€may€tell€all€my€bones:€they€lookòò€andóó€stare€upon€me.€òò18€óóThey€part€myÐ „ø Ðgarments€among€them,€and€cast€lots€upon€my€vesture.òòóóòòóó.ÐpäÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xò°XX0Xò°Y­#ÔÔ‡0Xò°XXXò°ÔPsalm€31:5€(KJV)Ð H!¼ Ðòò5€óóInto€thine€hand€I€commit€my€spirit:€thou€hast€redeemed€me,€O€LORD€God€of€truth.Ð4"¨Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xò°XX0Xò°E²#ÔÔ‡0Xò°XXXò°ÔPsalm€34:20€(KJV)Ð  $€  Ðòò20€óóHe€keepeth€all€his€bones:€not€one€of€them€is€broken.Ðø$l!Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xò°XX0Xò°R³#ÔÔ‡0Xò°XXXò°ÔPsalm€35:11€(KJV)Ð Ð&D # Ðòò11€óóFalse€witnesses€did€rise€up;€they€laid€to€my€chargeòò€thingsóó€that€I€knew€not.òòÔ#†Xò°Xh0Xò°F´#ÔóóÔ‡0Xò°XXXò°Ôм'0!$Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòòóóÔ#†Xò°XX0Xò°µ#ÔÔ‡0Xò°XXXò°ÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xò°XX0Xò°‚µ#ÔÔ‡0Xò°XXXò°ÔPsalm€41:9€(KJV)Ð ”)#& Ðòò9€óóYea,€mine€own€familiar€friend,€in€whom€I€trusted,€which€did€eat€of€my€bread,€hathÐ €*ô#' Ðlifted€upòò€hisóó€heel€against€me.Ðl+à$(Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòòóóÔ#†Xò°XX0Xò°çµ#ÔÔ‡0Xò°XXXò°ÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xò°XX0Xò°·#ÔÔ‡0Xò°XXXò°ÔPsalm€55:12„14€(KJV)Ð xì Ðòò12€óóForòò€it€wasóó€not€an€enemyòò€thatóó€reproached€me;€then€I€could€have€borneòò€itóó:€neitheròò€wasÐ dØ Ðitóó€he€that€hated€meòò€thatóó€did€magnifyòò€himselfóó€against€me;€then€I€would€have€hid€myselfÐ P Ä Ðfrom€him:€òò13€óóButòò€it€wasóó€thou,€a€man€mine€equal,€my€guide,€and€mine€acquaintance.Ð < ° Ðòò14€óóWe€took€sweet€counsel€together,òò€andóó€walked€unto€the€house€of€God€in€company.Ð( œÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòòóóÔ#†Xò°XX0Xò°w·#ÔÔ‡0Xò°XXXò°ÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xò°XX0Xò°ß¹#ÔÔ‡0Xò°XXXò°ÔPsalm€69:4€(KJV)Ð  t Ðòò4€óóThey€that€hate€me€without€a€cause€are€more€than€the€hairs€of€mine€head:€they€thatÐ ì ` Ðwould€destroy€me,òò€beingóó€mine€enemies€wrongfully,€are€mighty:€then€I€restoredòò€thatóóÐ ØL  Ðwhich€I€took€not€away.ÐÄ8 Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àPsalm€69:21€(KJV)Ð œ  Ðòò21€óóThey€gave€me€also€gall€for€my€meat;€and€in€my€thirst€they€gave€me€vinegar€to€drink.Јü Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†Xò°XX0Xò°Dº#ÔÔ‡0Xò°XXXò°ÔPsalm€109:24„25€(KJV)Ð `Ô  Ðòò24€óóMy€knees€are€weak€through€fasting;€and€my€flesh€faileth€of€fatness.€òò25€óóI€became€alsoÐ LÀ Ða€reproach€unto€them:òò€whenóó€they€looked€upon€me€they€shaked€their€heads.Ð8¬Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xò°XX0Xò°Ÿ¼#ÔÔ‡0Xò°XXXò°ÔIsaiah€52:14€(KJV)Ð „ Ðòò14€óóAs€many€were€astonied€at€thee;€his€visage€was€so€marred€more€than€any€man,€andÐ üp Ðhis€form€more€than€the€sons€of€men:Ðè\Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xò°XX0Xò°¾#ÔÔ‡0Xò°XXXò°ÔZechariah€11:12„13€(KJV)Ð À4 Ðòò12€óóAnd€I€said€unto€them,€If€ye€think€good,€giveòò€meóó€my€price;€and€if€not,€forbear.€SoÐ ¬  Ðthey€weighed€for€my€price€thirtyòò€piecesóó€of€silver.€òò13€óóAnd€the€LORD€said€unto€me,€CastÐ ˜  Ðit€unto€the€potter:€a€goodly€price€that€I€was€prised€at€of€them.€And€I€took€the€thirtyòòÐ „ø Ðpiecesóó€of€silver,€and€cast€them€to€the€potter€in€the€house€of€the€LORD.ÐpäÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòòóóÔ#†Xò°XX0Xò°f¿#ÔÔ‡0Xò°XXXò°ÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xò°XX0Xò°ªÁ#ÔÔ‡0Xò°XXXò°ÔZechariah€12:10€(KJV)Ð H!¼ Ðòò10€óóAnd€I€will€pour€upon€the€house€of€David,€and€upon€the€inhabitants€of€Jerusalem,Ð 4"¨ Ðthe€spirit€of€grace€and€of€supplications:€and€they€shall€look€upon€me€whom€they€haveÐ  #” Ðpierced,€and€they€shall€mourn€for€him,€as€one€mourneth€foròò€hisóó€onlyòò€sonóó,€and€shall€beÐ  $€  Ðin€bitterness€for€him,€as€one€that€is€in€bitterness€foròò€hisóó€firstborn.òòóóÔ#†Xò°XX0Xò°Â#ÔÔ‡0Xò°XXXò°ÔÐø$l!Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xò°XX0Xò°Ä#ÔÔ‡0Xò°XXXò°ÔZechariah€13:7€(KJV)Ð Ð&D # Ðòò7€óóAwake,€O€sword,€against€my€shepherd,€and€against€the€manòò€that€isóó€my€fellow,€saithÐ ¼'0!$ Ðthe€LORD€of€hosts:€smite€the€shepherd,€and€the€sheep€shall€be€scattered:€and€I€willÐ ¨("% Ðturn€mine€hand€upon€the€little€ones.òòóóÔ#†Xò°XX0Xò°ªÄ#ÔÔ‡0Xò°XXXò°ÔД)#&Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xò°XX0Xò°Æ#ÔÔ‡0Xò°XXXò°ÔIsaiah€53€(KJV)Ð l+à$( Ðòò1€óóWho€hath€believed€our€report?€and€to€whom€is€the€arm€of€the€LORD€revealed?€òò2€óóForÐ Œ Ðhe€shall€grow€up€before€him€as€a€tender€plant,€and€as€a€root€out€of€a€dry€ground:€heÐ xì Ðhath€no€form€nor€comeliness;€and€when€we€shall€see€him,òò€there€isóó€no€beauty€that€weÐ dØ Ðshould€desire€him.€òò3€óóHe€is€despised€and€rejected€of€men;€a€man€of€sorrows,€andÐ P Ä Ðacquainted€with€grief:€and€we€hid€as€it€wereòò€ouróó€faces€from€him;€he€was€despised,€andÐ < ° Ðwe€esteemed€him€not.€òò4€óóSurely€he€hath€borne€our€griefs,€and€carried€our€sorrows:€yetÐ ( œ Ðwe€did€esteem€him€stricken,€smitten€of€God,€and€afflicted.€òò5€óóBut€heòò€wasóó€wounded€forÐ  ˆ Ðour€transgressions,òò€he€wasóó€bruised€for€our€iniquities:€the€chastisement€of€our€peaceòòÐ  t Ðwasóó€upon€him;€and€with€his€stripes€we€are€healed.€òò6€óóAll€we€like€sheep€have€goneÐ ì ` Ðastray;€we€have€turned€every€one€to€his€own€way;€and€the€LORD€hath€laid€on€him€theÐ ØL  Ðiniquity€of€us€all.€òò7€óóHe€was€oppressed,€and€he€was€afflicted,€yet€he€opened€not€hisÐ Ä8  Ðmouth:€he€is€brought€as€a€lamb€to€the€slaughter,€and€as€a€sheep€before€her€shearersÐ °$  Ðis€dumb,€so€he€openeth€not€his€mouth.€òò8€óóHe€was€taken€from€prison€and€fromÐ œ  Ðjudgment:€and€who€shall€declare€his€generation?€for€he€was€cut€off€out€of€the€land€ofÐ ˆü  Ðthe€living:€for€the€transgression€of€my€people€was€he€stricken.€òò9€óóAnd€he€made€hisÐ tè  Ðgrave€with€the€wicked,€and€with€the€rich€in€his€death;€because€he€had€done€noÐ `Ô  Ðviolence,€neitheròò€was€anyóó€deceit€in€his€mouth.€òò10€óóYet€it€pleased€the€LORD€to€bruiseÐ LÀ Ðhim;€he€hath€putòò€himóó€to€grief:€when€thou€shalt€make€his€soul€an€offering€for€sin,€heÐ 8¬ Ðshall€seeòò€hisóó€seed,€he€shall€prolongòò€hisóó€days,€and€the€pleasure€of€the€LORD€shallÐ $˜ Ðprosper€in€his€hand.€òò11€óóHe€shall€see€of€the€travail€of€his€soul,òò€andóó€shall€be€satisfied:€byÐ „ Ðhis€knowledge€shall€my€righteous€servant€justify€many;€for€he€shall€bear€theirÐ üp Ðiniquities.€òò12€óóTherefore€will€I€divide€himòò€a€portionóó€with€the€great,€and€he€shall€divideÐ è\ Ðthe€spoil€with€the€strong;€because€he€hath€poured€out€his€soul€unto€death:€and€he€wasÐ ÔH Ðnumbered€with€the€transgressors;€and€he€bare€the€sin€of€many,€and€made€intercessionÐ À4 Ðfor€the€transgressors.Ь Ð Ð  ÐÌAll€these€prophecies€were€fulfilled€in€every€detail€in€the€events€involving€the€crucifixion€of€the€LordÐ „ø ÐJesus€Christ€recorded€in€Matthew€chapters€26€and€27,€Mark€14,€Luke€23,€and€John€19.€Amazing!Ð pä ÐWhat€a€perfect€King€James€Bible€we€have!Ð \ Ð ÐòòóóÔ#†Xò°XX0Xò°¬Æ#ÔÔ‡0Xò°XXXò°ÔÌÌGOD€FORBID€THAT€I€SHOULD€GLORY€IN€ANYTHING€EXCEPT€THE€CROSS€OF€OURÐ  #” ÐLORD€JESUS€CHRIST!!€So,€Iððll€cherish€the€old€rugged€cross€til€my€trophies€at€last€I€lay€down.Ð  $€  ÐHallelujah€to€the€Lamb!€Praise€God€for€the€blood€of€the€Lamb!€Worthy€is€the€Lamb€to€receive€gloryÐ ø$l! Ðand€honour€and€power!€Worthy€is€the€Lamb€to€receive€power,€and€riches,€and€wisdom,€and€strength,Ð ä%X" Ðand€honour,€and€glory,€and€blessing!€Bless€the€name!€Bless€the€name!€Bless€the€name!€Blessed€beÐ Ð&D # Ðthe€name€of€the€Lord€from€this€time€forth€and€for€evermore.€Bless€his€Holy€name!Ð ¼'0!$ ÐÌIf€your€lost€out€there€today€somebody€loves€you.€His€name€is€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€If€you€are€lostÐ ”)#& Ðout€there€today,€somebody€died€for€you.€His€name€is€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€If€you€are€lost€out€thereÐ €*ô#' Ðtoday,€somebody€will€save€you€if€you€will€repent€of€your€sin€and€put€your€faith€in€him.€His€name€isÐ l+à$( Ðthe€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€Come,€every€soul€by€sin€oppressed,€thereððs€mercy€with€the€Lord.€And€he€willÐ Œ Ðsurely€give€you€rest€by€trusting€in€his€word.€Only€trust€Him,€only€trust€Him,€only€trust€Him€now.€HeÐ xì Ðwill€save€you,€He€will€save€you,€He€will€save€you€now.€God€bless€and€God€speed€until€we€meetÐ dØ ÐÔ_Ôagain.Ô_ÔÔ_ÔòòÔ#†Xò°Xh0Xò°µÒ#ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔóóÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ô