Don't Forget the Blood

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All scripture verses quoted from the Restoration Scriptures True Name Edition

Once again, the holy day of Passover has come and gone. The four questions have been asked and "dayenu" has been sung. The bitter herbs have been tasted and the matzah eaten. With all the hustle and bustle of Passover celebrations and preparation, it's easy to overlook an important element of the account. Many times we loose sight of a crucial theme of Passover because we spend so much time defining leaven and then determining what foods are leavened. We get so busy cleaning the house and debating the omer counting that we seem to be as guilty as Pharaoh. Sure, we see the blood but we seem to ignore it.

Passover tells the account of how YHWH led His people out of the bondage of Egypt. The nation of Israel didn't take a greyhound out of town. And the Hebrews were not raptured into eternal bliss. Instead, the Hebrews watched as the hard-hearted Pharaoh refused to submit to YHWH. The ruler laughed when he was told to "let my people go." Pharaoh responded, " Who is this YHWH that I should obey His voice to let Yisrael go? I know not YHWH, neither will I let Yisrael go," Exodus / Shemoth 5:2. Pharaoh knew many pagan gods of Mitzrayim (Egypt) but he didn't acknowledge the mighty one of the Hebrews.
In an answer to Pharaoh's question, YHWH revealed His power and authority by sending plague after plague against the nation. Egypt faced the judgement of ten devastating plagues until the slaves were finally set free. Soon, a great cry was heard across the land as the first born of each family was killed, if the blood of a lamb was not spread upon their doorposts. The final plague swept through Egypt and the stench of death filled the air.

Did it have to come to this? Did the Creator and maker of the Heavens have to go on a killing spree? No, YHWH didn't have to do this. Pharaoh could have stopped the path of death and destruction by simply submitting to YHWH and obeying His voice. All Pharaoh had to do was heed the sign of the blood. Egypt could have been spared if Pharaoh would have paid attention to the first plague. The firstborn of each family could have lived if Pharaoh would have understood the message behind the Nile River turning to blood.

In ancient times, the Egyptian society depended upon the Nile River for its existence. Thus, the Nile was considered the life-force of Egypt. The people considered the Nile the embodiment of their many gods. Each morning Pharaoh would rise and bathe in the beautiful water. When the Nile flooded or dried up, the Egyptians considered their god to be unhappy. To appease the Nile and calm the waters, they would even offer human sacrifices. 80 years before the Exodus, Pharaoh had commanded that every son born from the Hebrew slaves was to be cast into the river and drowned. Later, when Pharaoh ignored the prophet's command, the water turned to blood again. Through this blood YHWH was calling out to Pharaoh to repent of his sins and release the Israelites. Sadly, Pharaoh's response is repeated by millions each day. We read in Exodus that after watching the Nile turn to dahm / blood, Pharaoh simply turned away. He saw the blood and turned His back upon salvation.
"And the magicians of Mitzrayim did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's lev was hardened, neither did he listen to them; as YHWH had said. And Pharaoh turned and went into his bayit (house) neither did he set his lev (heart) to this also. And all the Mitzrim dug all around the river for mayim (water) to drink; for they could not drink of the mayim of the river. And seven days were fulfilled, after YHWH had smitten the river," Exodus / Shemot 7:22-25.

The Scriptures declare that "YHWH declares the end from the beginning" in Isaiah / Yesha'yahu 46:10. When the Nile River was first turned to blood, YHWH was warning Pharaoh of a coming disaster. YHWH was offering Pharaoh an escape. "Life is in the blood," Leviticus / Vayikra 17:11. Pharaoh ignored the blood and brought death upon his entire family and people. The wages of sin is death but the blood offers life!

The blood remained for 7 days giving the leader and his people plenty of time to repent. YHWH is so gracious that he always gives us time to turn to Him. During the time YHWH gives, man will either grow sorry for what he as done or he will allow his heart to harden. Pharaoh chose the latter. Notice too that Pharaoh turned to his magician's to see if they could duplicate the blood. Through the power of shadim (demons) the enchanters were able to seemingly copy the miracle of YHWH. However, they were not able to make the blood leave and allow the Nile to return to normal. The occult and the world have many false promises and false manifestations that seem to mirror moves of YHWH. The evil powers may can duplicate some of YHWH's miracles BUT the dark side can not stop YHWH's judgment. Life is not found in false fabrications but in the blood of the lamb of YHWH. Today, millions know the message of the gospel but turn to mediums, horoscopes, and witchcraft. Even Messianic believers have to battle the demonic powers behind the teachings of reincarnation and "practical" gnositc kabbalah. The Messiah's message is pretty simple - life is in the blood!

When Y'shua celebrated Passover he lifted the cup and said "this is the blood of the brit / covenant, unless you drink my blood and taste my flesh you can not enter the kingdom of YHWH." Again, He was proclaiming that life is in the blood. His blood was the fulfillment of the of the prophetic blood of the Nile and the lamb's blood on the doorposts. We read in the book of Mattitiyahu / Matthew that the disciple that betrayed Y'shua dipped his hand in the dish before the cup was offered. Even in the face of death, Y'shua offered eternal life to those at his table, including the one who would trade his life for silver. The blood covers all sin and all reproach, no matter what you have done, said, or thought. "A nd the dahm of Y'shua ha Moshiach His Son cleanses us from all sin," Yochannan Alef / 1 John 1:7. Forgiveness is found in the blood.

The story is told of a man who has built up a huge debt and can't pay it. The man's wealthy boss comes along and pays the bill without telling his employee -- then calls him in to give him the good news. The man sits down, is handed the dossier of debts, and flips through the pages to see the list of bills he has accumulated. He thinks, "I'll never be able to pay all this. They're going to throw me in jail!" When the CEO sees the man's fearful countenance, he is perplexed. He says, "Excuse me -- did you look at page one?" The man flips back to the first page, which reads: "Paid in full." Our sins have been covered the debt of sin has been paid in full.

Pharaoh could have been forgiven but he ignored the first and then the last sign of the blood. For our generation the first sign of blood is the dahm of Y'shua shed for the forgiveness of sin. The second sign of blood will be seen by all when the "sun will be turned to darkness and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day," Acts 2:20.

When Y'shua returns the world will once again see a sign of blood and be given another chance to repent. On that day millions will look upon the one whom was pierced and call upon Y'shua for salvation. As we await His return let us continually keep the dahm of Y'shua in our minds. It is through His blood that we have been redeemed, forgiven, and given the victorious life. " And they overcame him by the dahm of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives even to the end, " Revelation 12:11.

We have the right to draw a faith blood line that the enemy can not cross. By remembering the blood of Y'shua and applying it to the door posts of our lives, no evil can triumph over us.

"Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver, or gold, from your futile spiritual conduct received by tradition from your ahvot (fathers). But with the precious dahm of Moshiach, as of a Lamb without blemish and without spot. He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the olam (world), but was manifest in these last times for you who through Him believe in YHWH, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him tifereth (glory), so that your emunah (faith) and tikvah (hope) are in YHWH . Since you have cleansed your beings in obeying the emet through the Ruach in sincere ahava of the Yisraelite brothers, love one another fervently with a clean lev, Having been born again, not of corruptible zera (seed) but incorruptible, through the word of YHWH which lives and abides le-olam-va-ed, because all flesh is as grass, and all the tifereth of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls away, But the word of YHWH endures le-olam-va-ed (forever). Now this is the word that by the Besorah (good news) was proclaimed to you," 1 Peter / Kepha Alef 1:18-25.

What the blood of Y'shua does Bible Reference

The blood pays for our sins so we don't go to hell. Matthew 26:28, "For this is My dahm of the Brit Chadasha that is shed for many for the remission of sins."
The blood bought us. Acts 20:28, "Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, over which the Ruach Hakodesh has made you overseers, to feed the congregation of Yisrael in YHWH , which He has purchased with His own dahm."

The blood justifies us before a holy Elohim. Romans / Romiyah 5:9, "Much more then, being made tzadik by His dahm, we shall be saved from wrath through Him."

The blood redeems us. Colossians 1:14, "In whom we have geulah through His dahm, even the forgiveness of sins"

The blood brought us all into a relationship with YHWH that we didn't have before. Ephesians 2:11-16, "Therefore remember, that you being in times past gentiles in the flesh, who are called The Uncircumcision by those called the Brit-Milah in the flesh made by hands; that at that time you were without Moshiach, being excluded, aliens from the Commonwealth of Yisrael, as gerim from the covenants of promise, having no tikvah, and without YHWH in the olam hazeh: But now in Moshiach Y'shua you who sometimes were far off are made near by the dahm of Moshiach. For He is our shalom, who has made both echad, and has broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in His flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in human dogma; for to make in Himself from the two one renewed man, so making shalom; And that He might reconcile both to YHWH in one body by the law of commandments contained in human dogma; for to make in Himself from the two one renewed man, so making shalom; And that He might reconcile both to YHWH in one body by the execution stake, having slain the enmity through it."

The blood brought us all (regardless of race or nationality) into a right relationship with YHWH. Revelation 5:9, "And they sang a renewed shir, saying, You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals: for You were slain, and have redeemed us to YHWH by Your dahm out of every kindred and tongue and people and nation."

The blood brought peace. Colossians 1:20, "And, having made shalom through the dahm of His execution stake, through Him to restore all things to Himself; whether they be things on earth, or things in the shamayim."

The blood purges our consciences from dead works. Hebrews 9:14, "How much more shall the dahm of Moshiach, who through the eternal Ruach offered Himself without blemish to YHWH, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living YHWH ?"

The blood gives us access to the throne of YHWH. Hebrews 10:19, "Having therefore, Yisraelite brothers, boldness to enter into the Makom Kadosh by the dahm of Y'shua"

The blood forges an everlasting covenant between the believer and YHWH. Hebrews 13:20, "Now the YHWH of shalom, that brought again from the dead our Master Y'shua , that Great Roei of the sheep, through the dahm of the everlasting brit."

The blood sanctifies us. Hebrews 10:29, "Of how much worse punishment, do you think, he shall deserve, who has trampled under foot the Son of YHWH, and has counted the dahm of the brit, by which he was made kadosh as a common thing, and has insulted the Ruach of favor?"

The blood cleanses us from all sin. 1 John 1:7, "But if we walk in the Light as He is in the Light, we have chavurah with one another, and the dahm of Y'shua ha Moshiach His Son cleanses us from all sin."

The blood washes away our sins. Revelation 1:5, "And from Y'shua ha Moshiach, who is the Faithful Witness, and the Bachor from the dead, and the Sar of the melechim of the olam. Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own dahm"

The blood causes us to overcome this old wicked world. Revelation 12:11, "And they overcame him by the dahm of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their their lives even to the death."

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