We don't hear enough these days about the precious blood of Jesus. What saith the Scripture? 1st John 1:7, “...and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.” What a wonderful Savior! Jesus paid a debt He did not owe, because we owed a debt of sin we could not pay. Our sins had to be paid for. The price was the blood of Jesus. The place was the Mercy Seat in Heaven. We read in Hebrews 9:12 concerning Jesus, “Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.” Jesus' blood didn't atone for our sins; but rather, took them away forever!
In the Old Testament, the people's sins were only temporarily ATONED (i.e., covered) for with animal blood. 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 an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.” This Scripture speaks of the blood of animals, which were sacrificed to temporarily cover the sins of the people in the Old Testament, until the Messiah could come and offer HIMSELF as the perfect sacrifice for sins.
Jesus' Precious Blood Sacrifice Is All Sufficient
I really love the book of Hebrews, which is all about Jesus' blood. Hebrews 9:24-26, “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: Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; 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.” Jesus' blood applied to the Mercy Seat in Heaven is all-sufficient.One of the biggest false prophets today is Pastor John MacArthur, who adamantly denies that Jesus' blood is literally in Heaven. Mr. MacArthur teaches that Jesus' blood fell to the ground and soaked into the dirt at Calvary's hill. As I just quoted to you from Hebrews 9:24, Jesus entered “INTO HEAVEN ITSELF, NOW TO APPEAR IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD FOR US”!!! Hebrews 9:12 concerning Jesus, “Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.” In his Bible commentary, Dr. MacArthur errantly claims that “BY HIS OWN BLOOD” actually refers to Christ's “DEATH” on the cross, and not to His liquid BLOOD! As if that's not bad enough, MacArthur says that Jesus did NOT have God's blood flowing in His veins. In so doing Mr. MacArthur is effectively denying the virgin birth and deity of Jesus!
The Death Angel Looked For The Blood Applied
If the Hebrews had killed the lamb and let its blood pour out into the ground (as Pastor MacArthur sinfully teaches), then the firstborn would have died. THE BLOOD HAD TO BE APPLIED to the doorposts and lintel (the plate above the door that kept bricks from falling on your head). Exodus 12:13, “And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.” It wasn't enough to kill the lamb. It wasn't enough to cut the throat and bleed the animal out. The blood had to be collected and applied to the doorposts of the home, otherwise the first born of all humans and animals died. Likewise, Jesus' literal liquid blood had to be applied to the Mercy Seat in Heaven.We are plainly taught in Hebrews 9:19-23 that the earthly tabernacle, holy place, high priest and animals sacrifices were all PATTERNS of the eternal ones in HEAVEN:
Hebrews 9:19-23, “For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you. Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. 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.”So if the Old Testament high priest was required (on penalty of death) to sprinkle the lamb's blood upon the mercy seat, then what in the world makes anyone think that Jesus' blood didn't likewise need to be applied to the heavenly Mercy Seat? Read the book of Hebrews for yourself. You can listen to Alexander Scourby read the book of Hebrews right now.
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