When a Man’s hand does the will of the Father that Man’s name is written in the Book of Life”- The Spirit of God – (September 14th 2018)
- The Holy Spirit is our Teacher.
- All revelation concerning Gods written word is found in the bible.
- All questions for the sake of salvation are welcome.
The blood of Jesus is the forgiveness of Sins. Many Christians of old sang songs such as “The Blood prevails the Blood of the bleeding Lamb, has power to save just like in olden days”. Some plead the blood of Jesus in prayers for deliverance, others participate in communion and drink from the cup symbolic the Blood of Jesus, But what is the Blood of Jesus?
Romans 8:38-39 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Understanding what the blood of Jesus is will give you greater insight when you read the scriptures. Let us begin our study reading about apostle Peter preaching to many on the day of Pentecost after the tongues of fire fell upon them.
Acts 2:14-18 14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: 15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. 16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
Peter was quoting a prophecy given by the prophet Joel.
Joel 2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
The Prophet Joel prophesied that God the Father will pour out his spirit. Now let is take a look at what Jesus said in Matthew 26 when he broke bread with his disciples after the Passover.
Matthew 26:26-28 26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. 27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
In Matthew 26:28 it says 28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
The meaning of the word shed in Matthew 26:28 in the Greek Strongs #1632 Pronounced as ek-kheh’-o
It means to pour out.
Remember Matthew 26:28 “ For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed, let us remember that the word shed means to pour out. Now lets re-read the verse again this time we will use the word pour out as we read Matthew 26:28 “ For this is my blood of the new testament, which is Pour out, for many for the remission of sins. Jesus blood was poured out for the remission of sins.
Question: What is this blood that was poured out.
Remember when we read the prophecy given to Joel the Same prophecy the apostle Peter realized came to pass.
Joel 2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
Could it be that the blood of Jesus be a spirit that was poured out, a spirit that was given to us? Let’s see the revelation apostle Peter received from God. Now remember in the book of Acts the disciples were all in the upper room waiting. And suddenly the mighty wind and tongues of fire came upon them, and they all began to speak in other languages. Peter rose up with revelation concerning what was shed on them.
Acts 2:32-33 32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. 33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
Jesus shed or poured out the Holy Spirit. The blood of Jesus is the Holy Spirit.
Leviticus 17:11 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.
In the book of John explains what was inside Jesus.
John 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
So we now know that in Jesus was life and based on Leviticus 17:11 we also know that life is found in the blood. This is a pivoting point so where do we go from here? It’s important to note that during one of the teachings of Jesus he mentioned about drinking his blood and eating his body.
John 6:53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
How could Jesus command them to drink his blood when God prohibits those actions
Leviticus 17:10 And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
Because of this many of Jesus’s disciples walked away from him no longer willing to follow him.
John 6:66 –(The Anti Christ) From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
Was Jesus teaching many to break a commandment of God and sin?. But Then again scriptures said Jesus knew no sin.. in 1st peter 2:22
1 Peter 2:22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
Question: If Jesus didn’t actually mean for us to actually drink is blood as mentioned in
John 6:53 “…..Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you” …
Question: What did Jesus mean by this ?
Jesus explained as he was not speaking about drinking his blood that was flowing from his natural body
He was making a comparison. Just as our natural body, (the flesh) needs blood to sustain life in order to live on this earth, likewise those who want eternal life to live in a spiritual body must have God’s holy spirit which is the life quote, unquote of that body. The Words of Jesus is the blood of Jesus it’s what the Spirit of God is speaking.
The blood of Jesus is symbolic for the Holy Spirit. It was the Holy Spirit that was poured out to many for the remission of sin.
John 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Question: Does that mean it’s the Holy Spirit that brings the forgiveness of Sins to us.
Answer: Yes
So lets recap the terms we just mentioned.
Life is in the blood
The Spirit is life
God’s words is Spirit
Jesus tells us the function of his blood the Holy Spirit, and what it will do when it arrives. This was promised by God through the prophets and Jesus. Jesus said he will send a Comforter the Holy Spirit when He comes he will convict the wold of Sin, Righteousness and Judgement.
John 16:7-11 7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. 8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 Of sin, because they believe not on me; 10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; 11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
We read the in verse 8 that the Comforter which is the Holy Spirit will reprove the world of sin. The world reprove is taken from the Greek Strong #1651 Pronouned as el-eng’-kho which means to rebuke
The Blood of Jesus which is the Holy Spirit will rebuke those in the world from Sin.
Revelation 3:19-20 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Christ stands at the door and knock; 20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
It’s the Blood of Jesus that rebukes us when we practise sin, reminding us about the teaching of Jesus allowing us to realize that God ways are higher than our ways, and that our Spirit must yield to the Father in Heaven when we repent. The Holy Spirit will also bring us righteousness by discipling us in wisdom and knowledge taking away any desire to practise any sin. Fulfilling in us righteousness
Deuteronomy 6:25 And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.
The Holy Spirit will also bring Judgment because that prince of this world Satan is judged. The Judgment the Holy Spirit will bring to the world is the opinion of the Father in Heaven concerning all things that work against the Father’s will. It important to know that the outcome of God’s Judgment can be condemnation.
John 3:18-18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
The Judgment of the Father comes to us we when we are rebuked and set to walk in the will of the Father in Heaven.
Psalms 9:7-8 7 But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment. 8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
As one of Jesus’s disciples we now know what the blood of Jesus is. As well as how we receive the remission of sins. For more in-depth study on the blood of Jesus see The blood of Jesus the Communion
Glory to God!