When an Israelite approached the Tabernacle with his sacrifice, he had to pass through the gate. Upon doing so, he would see the altar with a priest beside it. This is where the blood was to be shed and the sinner pardoned. No matter how good a person is, without the shedding of blood, there is no remission (Hebrews 9:22).
“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” (Rev. 12:11). This is the last reference in the Bible to the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ; here it is the overcoming blood, enabling believers to withstand the deceptions and accusations of Satan. There are at least 43 references to the blood of Christ in the New Testament, all testifying to its great importance in the salvation and daily life of the believer. Judas the betrayer spoke of it as "innocent blood” (Matthew 27:4) and Peter called it "the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot" (I Peter 1:9). It is the cleansing blood in I John 1:7 and the washing blood in Revelation 1:5, stressing that it removes the guilt of our sins.
Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power? Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
What to do:
✞Praise God for the blood!
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