Whether you’re cold blooded or warm blooded, blood is essential for life. The Bible is a book of blood. The Bible claims to be a ‘living’ Book. In fact, it is the only living Book in the entire world. Hebrew 4 tells us, “For the word of God is living and active.” The Word of God is alive; it’s distinct from all other books because it has blood circulating through every page and in every verse. From Genesis to Revelation, its pulse is strong and regular. There is one fundamental principal found in the Bible, it’s in Leviticus 17.
“For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the alter to make an atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.” Leviticus 17:11
All men are related by the blood of Adam, and it is that very blood that carries the sentence of death because of Adam’s sin. We don’t know the exact nature of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, but, we do know one thing, eating it caused “blood poisoning” and it resulted in death. Because sin affected the blood of every man, Christ could not have one drop of Adam’s blood in His veins. That’s why Mary had her child by the Spirit and not by Joseph. Christ’s blood was never tainted by sin. When it was pouring from His back from the scourging, dripping from His head from the crown of thorns, gushing out of His side by the soldier’s spear, trickling down His hands and feet by the nails driven into His hands; it was pure and undefiled…then and now.
It’s possible that angels were dispatched to collect every drop that was shed, so that not one drop was lost. It’s entirely possible that every drop of His blood is kept in a golden chalice beside the Throne of God.
“Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, [as] silver and gold, from your vain conversation [received] by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot…”1 Peter 1:18-19
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