Post on 25-Dec-2015
It’s In The BloodIt’s In The Blood
The Precious BloodThe Precious Blood
• Reprint 407• Is there too much blood in the Scriptures?
• Reprint 407• Is there too much blood in the Scriptures?
The Precious BloodThe Precious Blood
• Reprint 407• Is there too much blood in the Scriptures?
• Blood (to the world) Represents– Sickness– Suffering– Death
• Reprint 407• Is there too much blood in the Scriptures?
• Blood (to the world) Represents– Sickness– Suffering– Death
The First Plague on EgyptThe First Plague on Egypt
• Exodus 7:20– “So Moses and Aaron did even as the LORD had commanded. And he lifted up the staff and struck the water that was in the Nile, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants, and all the water that was in the Nile was turned to blood.”
• Exodus 7:20– “So Moses and Aaron did even as the LORD had commanded. And he lifted up the staff and struck the water that was in the Nile, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants, and all the water that was in the Nile was turned to blood.”
Reprint 4060Reprint 4060
• “As the water represents truth, the thought here conveyed would be that from the worldly standpoint very soon all truth will become repulsive—every feature of truth connected with the divine plan as represented in the Word of God will become abhorrent; and the digging of wells would seem to imply that, rejecting the Word of God the world (Christendom—Churchianity) will seek for truth in various ways of their own.”
• “As the water represents truth, the thought here conveyed would be that from the worldly standpoint very soon all truth will become repulsive—every feature of truth connected with the divine plan as represented in the Word of God will become abhorrent; and the digging of wells would seem to imply that, rejecting the Word of God the world (Christendom—Churchianity) will seek for truth in various ways of their own.”
Smith’s Bible DictionarySmith’s Bible Dictionary
• To blood is ascribed in Scripture the mysterious sacredness which belongs to life, and God reserved it to himself when allowing man the dominion over and the use of the lower animals for food. Thus reserved, it acquires a double power: (1) that of sacrificial atonement; and (2) that of becoming a curse when wantonly shed, unless duly expiated.
• To blood is ascribed in Scripture the mysterious sacredness which belongs to life, and God reserved it to himself when allowing man the dominion over and the use of the lower animals for food. Thus reserved, it acquires a double power: (1) that of sacrificial atonement; and (2) that of becoming a curse when wantonly shed, unless duly expiated.
Genesis 4:4-7Genesis 4:4-7
• 4 ... And the LORD had regard for Abel and for his offering;5 but for Cain and for his offering He had no regard. So Cain became very angry and his countenance fell. 6 Then the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? 7 If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.”
• 4 ... And the LORD had regard for Abel and for his offering;5 but for Cain and for his offering He had no regard. So Cain became very angry and his countenance fell. 6 Then the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? 7 If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.”
Genesis 4:8-11Genesis 4:8-11
• 8 And Cain told Abel his brother. And it came about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him. 9 Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” 10 And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to Me from the ground. 11 “And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.”
• 8 And Cain told Abel his brother. And it came about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him. 9 Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” 10 And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to Me from the ground. 11 “And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.”
Leviticus 17:11Leviticus 17:11
• For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement.
• For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement.
Acceptable OfferingsAcceptable Offerings
• Abel’s Offering– Required Shedding of Blood– Acceptable
• Abel’s Offering– Required Shedding of Blood– Acceptable
Acceptable OfferingsAcceptable Offerings
• Abel’s Offering– Required Shedding of Blood– Acceptable
• Cain’s Offering– Sincere, but no blood shed– First indication of how atonement would have to be made
• Abel’s Offering– Required Shedding of Blood– Acceptable
• Cain’s Offering– Sincere, but no blood shed– First indication of how atonement would have to be made
Human BloodHuman Blood
• Why Is Life So Dependent on It?
• Why Is Life So Dependent on It?
Human BloodHuman Blood
• Why Is Life So Dependent on It?– Carries Oxygen to Every Cell
• Why Is Life So Dependent on It?– Carries Oxygen to Every Cell
Human BloodHuman Blood
• Why Is Life So Dependent on It?– Carries Oxygen to Every Cell– Distributes Food (fuel) to All Cells
– Transports Hormones, Enzymes and other Essential Chemicals
• Why Is Life So Dependent on It?– Carries Oxygen to Every Cell– Distributes Food (fuel) to All Cells
– Transports Hormones, Enzymes and other Essential Chemicals
Circulatory SystemCirculatory System
• How Long are all Arteries & Veins
– A few hundred feet?– A mile?– Ten Miles?
• How Long are all Arteries & Veins
– A few hundred feet?– A mile?– Ten Miles?
60,000 miles
Circulatory SystemCirculatory System
• Only 2.5 ounces of blood per beat
• Only 2.5 ounces of blood per beat
Circulatory SystemCirculatory System
• Only 2.5 ounces of blood per beat
• About 72 beats per minute
• Only 2.5 ounces of blood per beat
• About 72 beats per minute
Circulatory SystemCirculatory System
• Only 2.5 ounces of blood per beat
• About 72 beats per minute
• Everyday the heart pumps: Over 2000 gallons of
blood
• Only 2.5 ounces of blood per beat
• About 72 beats per minute
• Everyday the heart pumps: Over 2000 gallons of
blood
Circulatory SystemCirculatory System
• Only 2.5 ounces of blood per beat
• About 72 beats per minute
• Everyday the heart pumps: Over 2000 gallons of blood
• 3000 - 5000 round trips per day
• Only 2.5 ounces of blood per beat
• About 72 beats per minute
• Everyday the heart pumps: Over 2000 gallons of blood
• 3000 - 5000 round trips per day
Blood ComponentsBlood Components
• Red Cells– Carry Oxygen, Remove Carbon Dioxide
• Red Cells– Carry Oxygen, Remove Carbon Dioxide
Blood ComponentsBlood Components
• Red Cells– Carry Oxygen, Remove Carbon Dioxide
Ps 139:14 I will give thanks to Thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Thy works, And my soul knows it very well.
• Red Cells– Carry Oxygen, Remove Carbon Dioxide
Ps 139:14 I will give thanks to Thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Thy works, And my soul knows it very well.
Blood ComponentsBlood Components
• Red Cells– Carry Oxygen, Remove Carbon Dioxide
• White Cells– Fights Infection
• Red Cells– Carry Oxygen, Remove Carbon Dioxide
• White Cells– Fights Infection
Blood ComponentsBlood Components
• Red Cells– Carry Oxygen, Remove Carbon Dioxide
• White Cells– Fights Infection
• Platelets– Clotting mechanism
• Red Cells– Carry Oxygen, Remove Carbon Dioxide
• White Cells– Fights Infection
• Platelets– Clotting mechanism
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Blood ComponentsBlood Components
• Red Cells– Carry Oxygen, Remove Carbon Dioxide
• White Cells– Fights Infection
• Platelets– Clotting mechanism
• Plasma– Transports the above & chemicals
• Red Cells– Carry Oxygen, Remove Carbon Dioxide
• White Cells– Fights Infection
• Platelets– Clotting mechanism
• Plasma– Transports the above & chemicals
Prohibition of Eating BloodProhibition of Eating Blood
• Gen. 9:4 “Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.”
• Gen. 9:4 “Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.”
Prohibition of Eating BloodProhibition of Eating Blood
• Gen. 9:4 “Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.”
• Deu 12:23 “Only be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh.”
• Gen. 9:4 “Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.”
• Deu 12:23 “Only be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh.”
• Both Israelites & Gentile Visitors were prohibited
• Both Israelites & Gentile Visitors were prohibited
Eating of BloodEating of Blood
• Both Israelites & Gentile Visitors were prohibited
• Heathens often practiced it
• Both Israelites & Gentile Visitors were prohibited
• Heathens often practiced it
Eating of BloodEating of Blood
• Both Israelites & Gentile Visitors were prohibited
• Heathens often practiced it• Saul’s Army ate blood
• Both Israelites & Gentile Visitors were prohibited
• Heathens often practiced it• Saul’s Army ate blood
Eating of BloodEating of Blood
• Both Israelites & Gentile Visitors were prohibited
• Heathens often practiced it• Saul’s Army ate blood• Part of Idolatrous Rituals
• Both Israelites & Gentile Visitors were prohibited
• Heathens often practiced it• Saul’s Army ate blood• Part of Idolatrous Rituals
Eating of BloodEating of Blood
• Both Israelites & Gentile Visitors were prohibited
• Heathens often practiced it• Saul’s Army ate blood• Part of Idolatrous Rituals• Debated but still prohibited during the early church
• Both Israelites & Gentile Visitors were prohibited
• Heathens often practiced it• Saul’s Army ate blood• Part of Idolatrous Rituals• Debated but still prohibited during the early church
Eating of BloodEating of Blood
Acts 15:29Acts 15:29
• that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication; if you keep yourselves free from such things, you will do well. Farewell.
• that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication; if you keep yourselves free from such things, you will do well. Farewell.
Galatians 6:10Galatians 6:10
• So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.
• So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.
Blood TransfusionBlood Transfusion
• First tried in the early 1800’s
• First tried in the early 1800’s
Blood TransfusionBlood Transfusion
• First tried in the early 1800’s– Some lived, Many died
• First tried in the early 1800’s– Some lived, Many died
Blood TransfusionBlood Transfusion
• First tried in the early 1800’s– Some lived, Many died
• A Breakthrough in 1900– Clotting agents A & B discovered
• First tried in the early 1800’s– Some lived, Many died
• A Breakthrough in 1900– Clotting agents A & B discovered
Blood TransfusionBlood Transfusion
• First tried in the early 1800’s– Some lived, Many died
• A Breakthrough in 1900– Clotting agents A & B discovered– Some have A, some have B
• First tried in the early 1800’s– Some lived, Many died
• A Breakthrough in 1900– Clotting agents A & B discovered– Some have A, some have B
Blood TransfusionBlood Transfusion
• First tried in the early 1800’s– Some lived, Many died
• A Breakthrough in 1900– Clotting agents A & B discovered– Some have A, some have B– Some have both and some neither
• First tried in the early 1800’s– Some lived, Many died
• A Breakthrough in 1900– Clotting agents A & B discovered– Some have A, some have B– Some have both and some neither
Leviticus 17:11 & 14Leviticus 17:11 & 14
• 11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement.
• 14 For as for the life of all flesh, its blood is identified with its life. Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, ‘You are not to eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.
• 11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement.
• 14 For as for the life of all flesh, its blood is identified with its life. Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, ‘You are not to eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.
Ephesians 6:12Ephesians 6:12
• For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
• For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Shedding of BloodShedding of Blood
• Hebrews 9:22
• And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness [KJV-remission].
• Hebrews 9:22
• And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness [KJV-remission].
• 1 Peter 1:18-19 • 18 knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, 19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.
• 1 Peter 1:18-19 • 18 knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, 19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.
Shed Blood of Passover LambShed Blood of Passover Lamb
The PassoverThe Passover
• Exodus 12:6-76 And you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month, then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel is to kill it at twilight. 7 Moreover, they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses in which they eat it.
• Exodus 12:6-76 And you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month, then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel is to kill it at twilight. 7 Moreover, they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses in which they eat it.
Hebrews 10:19Hebrews 10:19
• Since therefore, brethren, we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
• Since therefore, brethren, we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
Jesus on Day of AtonementJesus on Day of Atonement
• Represented twice:– Bullock = The perfect man Jesus– High Priest = Glorified Christ Jesus (Divine Nature)
• Represented twice:– Bullock = The perfect man Jesus– High Priest = Glorified Christ Jesus (Divine Nature)
Shedding of Innocent BloodShedding of Innocent Blood
• In the type:– Animals innocent of Israel’s sins
• In the type:– Animals innocent of Israel’s sins
Shedding of Innocent BloodShedding of Innocent Blood
• In the type:– Animals innocent of Israel’s sins
• Antitype:– Jesus innocent of Adamic sin
• In the type:– Animals innocent of Israel’s sins
• Antitype:– Jesus innocent of Adamic sin
AtonementAtonement
• Only the Blood was taken into the Most Holy
• Only the Blood has Atoning value
• Only the Blood was taken into the Most Holy
• Only the Blood has Atoning value
• Man is truly wonderfully made
• Natural life is “In the Blood”
• Our spiritual Life would correspondingly be “in the Blood (of Jesus)”
• Man is truly wonderfully made
• Natural life is “In the Blood”
• Our spiritual Life would correspondingly be “in the Blood (of Jesus)”
Lessons in Natural BloodLessons in Natural Blood
Lessons in Natural BloodLessons in Natural Blood
• Red Cells– Carries Life’s Breath and Food
•Oxygen, Nourishment
– Removes CO2 and Wastes
• Red Cells– Carries Life’s Breath and Food
•Oxygen, Nourishment
– Removes CO2 and Wastes
Lessons in Natural BloodLessons in Natural Blood
• Red Cells– Carries Life’s Breath and Food
•Oxygen, Nourishment
– Removes CO2 and Wastes
– Corresponds to our Justification•and its prerequisite -- the Ransom•Gives us life as New Creatures•Removes Sin and Impurities
• Red Cells– Carries Life’s Breath and Food
•Oxygen, Nourishment
– Removes CO2 and Wastes
– Corresponds to our Justification•and its prerequisite -- the Ransom•Gives us life as New Creatures•Removes Sin and Impurities
• White Cells– Fights Infection & Disease
• White Cells– Fights Infection & Disease
Lessons in Natural BloodLessons in Natural Blood
• White Cells– Fights Infection & Disease
– Sanctification of the Truth•Separates us from the rampant pandemic of the world … Sin
• White Cells– Fights Infection & Disease
– Sanctification of the Truth•Separates us from the rampant pandemic of the world … Sin
Lessons in Natural BloodLessons in Natural Blood
• Platelets– Provides the Clotting Function– Stopping blood loss from injury
• Platelets– Provides the Clotting Function– Stopping blood loss from injury
Lessons in Natural BloodLessons in Natural Blood
• Platelets– Provides the Clotting Function– Stopping blood loss from injury
• Corresponds to the Sin Offering– Without offering, a single sin would result in loss of life (blood)
– Abiding in the Spirit keeps injury from causing loss of blood
• Platelets– Provides the Clotting Function– Stopping blood loss from injury
• Corresponds to the Sin Offering– Without offering, a single sin would result in loss of life (blood)
– Abiding in the Spirit keeps injury from causing loss of blood
Lessons in Natural BloodLessons in Natural Blood
• Plasma– Transport Mechanism– Moves Red & White Cells, Platelets
– Moves Hormones & Chemicals
• Plasma– Transport Mechanism– Moves Red & White Cells, Platelets
– Moves Hormones & Chemicals
Lessons in Natural BloodLessons in Natural Blood
• Plasma– Transport Mechanism– Moves Red & White Cells, Platelets
– Moves Hormones & Chemicals
– Corresponds to the Truth•Enables other 3 components to operate
•Worship him in Spirit and in Truth
• Plasma– Transport Mechanism– Moves Red & White Cells, Platelets
– Moves Hormones & Chemicals
– Corresponds to the Truth•Enables other 3 components to operate
•Worship him in Spirit and in Truth
Lessons in Natural BloodLessons in Natural Blood
• Matthew 26:27-28– And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.”
• Matthew 26:27-28– And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.”
• Matthew 26:27-28– And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.”
• 1 Corinthians 10:16– Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ?
• Matthew 26:27-28– And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.”
• 1 Corinthians 10:16– Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ?