// THE BLOOD \\
ADAM AND EVE USED FIG LEAVES. GOD ESTABLISHED:
THE BLOOD COVENANT
The old. .
Exodus 12:3 "Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying: 'On the tenth day of this month every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household.
Exodus 12:13 'Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
Leviticus 17:11 'For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement ( remission ) for the soul.'
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The Blood - From Nelson's Illustrated Bible
Dictionary
The red fluid circulating in the body that takes nourishment to the body parts and carries away
waste. The word blood is often used literally in
Scripture. Sometimes the word refers to the blood of animals <Gen. 37:31>; at other times it refers to
human blood <1 Kin. 22:35>. The word is also used figuratively in the Bible. It may mean
"blood red" <Joel 2:31> or "murder" <Matt. 27:24>. The phrase
"flesh and blood" means humanity <Heb. 2:14>.
But the most important biblical concept in regard to blood is the spiritual significance of the blood of sacrificial animals. Although some scholars believe the blood primarily means the animal's life, most agree that blood refers to the animal's death. Most of the
Old Testament passages that discuss sacrifices mention the death of the animal, not its life <Lev. 4:4-5>. The Bible makes it clear that the
satisfaction or payment for human sins was made by the death of a specified animal
substitute: "For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul" <Lev. 17:11>.
In the New Testament, this Old Testament idea of sacrifice is applied to Christ's blood. References to the
"blood of Christ" always mean the sacrificial death of Jesus on the
cross. References to the blood of Christ were made by Paul <Rom. 3:25>; Peter <1 Pet. 1:19>; John <Rev. 1:5> and the author of Hebrews <Heb. 9:14>. Although all have sinned, "we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins" <Eph. 1:7>.
(from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary)
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Under the new covenant Jesus blood has done it all for us.
Hebrews 9:14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Hebrews 9:15 And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
CHARLES SIMPSON OBSERVERS: JESUS CHRIST CAME INTO HISTORY AS AN ETERNAL PRIEST TO SUFFER ETERNAL SACRIFICE FOR SIN. THE SHEDDING OF HIS BLOOD PROVIDED A PERMANENT SACRIFICE AND A PERMANENT COVENANT BOND BETWEEN GOD AND MAN. HIS BLOOD WAS APPLIED NOT MERELY TO AN EARTHLY ALTAR BUT TO THE VERY ALTAR OF GOD IN HEAVEN WHERE ONCE AND FOR ALL IT OBTAINED REDEMPTION FROM SIN FOR THOSE WHO RECEIVE HIM.
CHRIST'S BLOOD IS THE ULTIMATE FULFILLMENT OF GOD'S COVENANT MAKING NATURE.
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The word says the blood has accomplished:
Mark 14:24 And He said to them, "This is My blood of the new [[ covenant, ]] which is shed for many.
Acts 20:28 "Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He [[ purchased ]] with His own blood.
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
5:9 Much more then, having now been [[ justified ]] by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.
Hebrews 9:14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, [[ cleanse ]] your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Hebrews 10:19 Therefore, brethren, having [[ boldness ]] to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,
Hebrews 13:12 Therefore Jesus also, that He might [[ sanctify ]] the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate.
1 Peter 1:19 but with the [[ precious ]] blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have [[ redemption ]] through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been [[ brought near ]] by the blood of Christ.
I John 1:7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son [[ cleanses us ]] from all sin.
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Then we get to the bottom line. The Devil is defeated.
Revelation 12:11 "And they [[
overcame him
]] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony,
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WORD OF OUR TESTIMONY
BY CONFESSION OF WHAT THE WORD (BIBLE) SAYS THE BLOOD HAS ACCOMPLISHED.
I AM CLEANSED FROM ALL SIN BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS. 1 JN.1:7
I AM BROUGHT NEAR TO GOD BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS. EPH.2:13
I AM JUSTIFIED BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS. ROM.5:8,9
I HAVE REDEMPTION THROUGH THE BLOOD OF JESUS. EPH.1:7
I AM SANCTIFIED THROUGH THE BLOOD OF JESUS. HEB.13:12
I HAVE PEACE WITH GOD THROUGH HIS BLOOD. COL.1:12
I AM IN COVENANT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD THROUGH THE BLOOD OF JESUS. MARK 14:24
I AM PURCHASED BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS. ACTS 20:28
THE BLOOD OF CHRIST CLEANSES MY CONSCIENCE. HEB.9:14
I HAVE CONFIDENCE TO COME INTO THE PRESENCE GOD BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS. ACTS 20: 28
THE BLOOD OF CHRIST IS PRECIOUS TO ME. 1PET.1:19
WE NEED TO USE THESE WORDS OF TESTIMONY CONTINUALLY TO PROVIDE STRENGTH And KEEP THE ENEMY AWAY SO BLESSINGS CAN FALL ON US. AMEN.
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MUSIC
If you do away with the blood songs in the church you might just as well write Icokbod over the door. Betty Jean Robinson
I want to be so full of God that when a mosquito bites me, it flies away singing "There's Power in the Blood."
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