| The Blood In the beginning, one man and one woman lived without sin in a perfect sinless universe. Animals did not feed on one another because plants, fruits, and vegetables were abundant across the whole continent called Pangaea. As man and woman lived in perfect harmony with God in the perfectly tended garden called Eden, Lucy and his fallen angels observed from a distance desiring to retaliate against God for thwarting their rebellion. Lucy came up with a plan. He decided to target and possess a really intelligent animal in that day. Some would speculate that this was a creature that is extinct today. Nonetheless, it was more cunning than any other animal and it could speak. I for one believe that Adam and Eve could literally converse with the animals and they both understood one another. I'm not saying they could talk like us but that words and phrases could be made out. When you're around animals like, for instance, cats, you can sometimes make out words from them. Sometimes it's that way with dogs. Everybody�s ready to lock me up now. Ha! This serpent was possessed by Satan one day. It went to Eve and convinced her to eat from the forbidden tree. She in turn got Adam to do the same. When he did, Adam and Eve both were infected with the sin disease. So were the animals, the earth, and the universe. All authority and dominion had been given to Adam. When he disobeyed God, Satan stole authority and dominion from Adam, They no longer could communicate with the animals. They no longer sensed God's presence. They, plants, and animals began to age. Animals became aggressive and turned on one another for food. Adam and Eve were dead spiritually and would eventually die physically. Adam and Eve were made to leave the perfect garden. I would assume it was destroyed in the world flood. God clothed Adam and Eve with animal skins. These skins were from the first sacrifice for sins. Does God need a sacrifice? Have you considered that if God approached us in our sin filled state, it would kill us? And so, the 2 humans were covered for a year's time. This instituted the sacrificial system. Time went on. Noah sacrificed immediately after they all left the ark. Death occurred. Blood was shed. A covenant made. Life began and flourished. Abraham was given promises upon promises. All was fulfilled. But you see, all the promises were sealed with blood. Moses was given details concerning the blood. Blood use in the temple. Blood use at The Passover. Blood use for consecrating a Nazarite, priests, and the people. Moses said to the people, "This is the blood of the covenant God has established with you." Practically everything in a will hinges on a death. That's why blood, the evidence of death, is used so much in our tradition, especially regarding forgiveness of sins. Hebrews 9:22 Like a will that takes effect when someone dies, the new covenant was put into action at Jesus' death. His death marked the transition from the old plan to the new one, canceling the old obligations and accompanying sins, and summoning the heirs to receive the eternal inheritance that was promised them. He brought together God and his people in this new way. Even the first plan required a death to set it in motion. After Moses had read out all the terms of the plan of the law--God's "will"--he took the blood of sacrificed animals and, in a solemn ritual, sprinkled the document and the people who were its beneficiaries. And then he attested its validity with the words, "This is the blood of the covenant commanded by God." He did the same thing with the place of worship and its furniture. Moses said to the people, "This is the blood of the covenant God has established with you." Practically everything in a will hinges on a death. That's why blood, the evidence of death, is used so much in our tradition, especially regarding forgiveness of sins. That accounts for the prominence of blood and death in all these secondary practices that point to the realities of heaven. It also accounts for why, when the real thing takes place, these animal sacrifices aren't needed anymore, having served their purpose. For Christ didn't enter the earthly version of the Holy Place; he entered the Place Itself, and offered himself to God as the sacrifice for our sins. He doesn't do this every year as the high priests did under the old plan with blood that was not their own; if that had been the case, he would have to sacrifice himself repeatedly throughout the course of history. But instead he sacrificed himself once and for all, summing up all the other sacrifices in this sacrifice of himself, the final solution of sin. Hebrews 9:17-26 Forgiveness through There are natural laws and there are spiritual laws. What goes up must come down. There are 24 hours in a day. There are 60 minutes in an hour. We all will one day die. We must eat and drink to live. What we eat and drink becomes a part of us. What we fill our lives with affects us either for good or for bad. Food, drink, music, movies, books, friendships, relationships, or even medicine. We are affected by what we are exposed to. A spiritual law is much like this... When we sin, we offend God. When we sin, our carnal nature is fueled while our spirit man begins to become malnourished. When we sin or sin continually, we become deaf to God, godly convictions, and the holy scriptures. Another spiritual law is that a criminal needs justice, a sinner needs a Savior, a personal in trouble needs a rescuer, a hero. The ultimate spiritual law states that without the shedding of blood there is no pardon for sins, without the shedding of blood there is no payment for sins, without the shedding of blood there is no hope. Christ is the final sacrifice. Christ's blood does not stain but covers and purifies. The blood does not make us sinless yet we are thereafter disgusted when after we sin. A repentant heart is a sign of true conversion. The blood of Christ enables us to live a more godly life. The blood makes us inaccessible to Satan and his demons. The blood is a weapon of warfare. My friend if you do not believe in a literal Satan and literal demons, then you have been blinded by the god of this age. If you have not had to fight a war after your conversion experience, then you have need to question as to if you are a Biblical Christian, a Genuine Christian. Is that harsh? If I did not care for you, I would not even bother to say things to you so that you can examine yourself. Maybe if you had not deafened your ear to the Holy Spirit of God, His messengers wouldn't have to speak lovingly harsh words. It is out of a heart of compassion that I preach to you today. Blood sermons are being removed from so called churches. Some believe it is too gruesome. Some believe Christ did not have to die. But, that is why He came! The body must return to the blood of Christ. His blood is our foundation. He is the firstfruit of the resurrection. He is the second Adam. The sinless One. The central theme of ministries must be the blood of Christ. If we do not return to the basic foundational teachings of the cross and the blood in this 21st century, the church will continue to fall into Apostasy as they continually become flattered and placated by Liberal theologians. Oh but liberal means free! Do you know how many times I have argued this same point with wiccans and modern satanists? Liberalism today is a delusion and a doctrine of demons. It will damn countless souls to hell. Liberalism as we know it today is in compliance with the occult's catch phrase "Do What Thou Wilt!" There is not true freedom in modern Liberalisms. There is only true freedom in the blood of our Lord. In Him, we can experience the true freedoms that God intended. True freedom is available. -- Jeremy Brown 2005 -- Under Construction Note: By the terms Liberal and Liberalism, I am referring to those who reject Sola Scriptura, the virgin birth, death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ, payment of Christ for mankind, and eventual second coming of Christ. By the terms, I am not referring to the Democratic Political Party. Also see: The Blood of Jesus by Reverend William Reid (1866) The Power of the Blood by Andrew Murray BACK |