The Power In The Blood Of Jesus Series

The blood of our Savior was poured out for us all. The power in the blood of Jesus is so powerful that at the mention of the blood of Jesus, Satan flees, and demons cannot stand whenever the blood is used. Jesus had to come to our realm to redeem us from the kingdom of Satan, so that we can be brought back into the kingdom of God. As soon as we understand that there is power in the crucifixion of Jesus, we can stand bodily in the presence of our Savior.

In the Old Testament the blood of animals was always used regularly to atone for the sins of the people. The animals that were used had to be animals that had no blemish, the animals had to be spotless, and the priest had to offer his own sacrifice with another animal before he could sacrifice for the other people. The priest would now lay his hands on the animal and confess the sins of the people on the animal, then the sacrifice would be killed on behalf of the people.

The animal sacrifice was done twice a day and annually and in this case several animals was sacrificed on behalf of the people. But in the Old Testament the blood of the animals was not sufficient enough to atone for our sins then. God in his faithfulness had to send his Son into our realm to die for us and he had to be crucified to atone for our sins.

The love that God had for us is so great and in his love for us as his children, Jesus died and redeemed us from the curse of the law. In the Old Testament the animals used to atone for our sins could not free us from the kingdom of Satan, Jesus' was a fore shadow of the new things to come.

This sacrifice was made very often and like we said we were saved by Jesus' death and resurrection. The blood of Jesus was without any form of blemish, and he only had to be sacrificed once, and his blood was accepted by the father on that day that he rose. the resurrection of our Savior made a way for us into the presence of God, and this is why we are the redeemed of the Lord.

Scriptures on the blood of animals in the Old Testament:

Genesis 4: 3 -4

And in the process of time, it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord. Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering,

Exodus 29:10 - 14

You shall also have the bull brought before the tabernacle of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the bull. Then you shall kill the bull before the Lord, by the door of the tabernacle of meeting. You shall take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger and pour all the blood beside the base of the altar. And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them and burn them on the altar. But the flesh of the bull, with its skin and its offal, you shall burn with fire outside the camp. It is a sin offering.

Hebrews 13: 11 - 13

For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp. Therefore, Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate. Therefore, let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach.

Numbers 6: 10 - 11

Then on the eighth day he shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting; and the priest shall offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and make atonement for him, because he sinned in regard to the corpse; and he shall sanctify his head that same day.

Leviticus 12:6

When the days of her purification are fulfilled, whether for a son or a daughter, she shall bring to the priest a lamb [a]of the first year as a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove as a sin offering, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

Leviticus 1: 1 - 7

The Burnt Offering

Now the Lord called to Moses, and spoke to him from the tabernacle of meeting, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of the livestock—of the herd and of the flock.