Heb 9:22-26 “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.”
The Blood of Christ is essential to God’s plan of Salvation for man.
The “Blood” is spoken of over 400 times in the bible. The BLOOD, when it refers either directly or symbolically to the blood of Christ, is at the very heart and core of the Bible.
Any departure from the biblical message on “the blood of Christ” is heresy and leads to apostasy.
The shedding of blood in the sacrifice of “Passover” (Ex 12) and the offering of the “Levitical” sacrifices (Lev 1-6) all spoke of the occasion when Jesus Christ would come and provide “remission of sins” through His blood.
Matthew 26:27-28 “He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 28For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”
The Physiology of Blood: Leviticus 17:11, 14 “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…14For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof:”
1. The function of blood is to carry life to the rest of the body. The five quarts of blood in your body is circulated throughout by the heart every 23 seconds. As the blood flows to the fixed cells of the body (muscle, nerve, gland, bone, connective tissue, etc…) it delivers life giving oxygen and nutrients and then carries away the waste the body produces.
2. There are different types of blood cells and activities:
Plasma – A fluid solution that acts as a vehicle for blood cells.
Platelets – A thin transparent oval shaped cell whose function is associated with the process of blood clotting.
Red cells – 5,000,000 per cubic millimeter, they carry fuel to the fixed tissue.
White cells – 6000 per cubic millimeter; they help to defend the body against infection.
Antibodies – Are produced in response to infection to prevent future infection.
3. As this chemistry of the blood performs these necessary task, so does the blood of Jesus Christ in the spiritual realm.
Jesus Christ is to every believer, the source of life.
He is also the One who keeps cleansing us day by day.
1 John 1:7 “The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.” (Gr. Present passive)
The blood that Jesus shed for me, 'Way back on Calvary;
The blood that gives me strength from day to day,
It will never lose its power.
It reaches to the highest mountain, It flows to the lowest valley,
The blood that gives me strength form day to day,
It will never lose its power.
He is the one that keeps us from falling into the sin again and again.
We face a continuous battle with infection (world, flesh, devil), but pleading the blood of Christ will deliver us.
1 John 1:8-9 “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
The Precious Blood of Christ is the blood that speaks. Hebrews 12:24 “To Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.”
The blood of Abel speaks of…
- Man’s sin and guilt before God (Genesis 3:6-11, 21).
- The necessity of deliverance – Exodus 12:13 “When I see the blood, I will pass over you.”
- Sin’s affect on mankind – Genesis 4:1-6. There is an acceptable & unacceptable offering to God!
The Blood of Jesus Christ Speaks of Better Things. Hebrews 9:26 “Now once in the end of the world hath Jesus appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.” [12:24] “The blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.”
1. It Speaks of LOVE. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
2. It Speaks of FORGIVENESS. Colossians 1:13-14 “Who hath delivered us from the power of dark-ness, 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:”
3. It Speaks of PURPOSE. Hebrews 9:14 “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?”
4. It Speaks of SUFFERING. Revelation 5:9 “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.”
5. It Speaks of SUBSTITUTION. John 1:29 “John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”
6. It Speaks of REDEMPTION. Colossians 1:14 “In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:”
7. It Speaks of CLEANSING. 1 John 1:7 “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.”
8. It Speaks of ACCESS. Hebrews 10:19 “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,”
9. It Speaks of PEACE. Colossians 1:20 “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.”
10. It Speaks of HEAVEN. Revelation 7:14-15 “These are they which…have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.”
