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Greetings. This is Pastor David Bass at New Geneva Orthodox Presbyterian Church

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with a moment of truth where we challenge you to think through an important issue of life and

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faith. Today, with the approach of Easter and Good Friday, I want to ask you, what is the importance

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of blood in the Bible? Why does God require so much of it? And where is blood in modern

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Christianity? This is an important issue in biblical religion. In fact, so important is

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blood to Christianity that I have entitled this message, There Will Be Blood. Omnibus title,

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isn't it? There Will Be Blood. But before we take up this very important issue, I would like to invite

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you, our listeners, to our Seder dinner on Good Friday, April 15 at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall

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of our church. Now, the Seder dinner is the Passover meal, the Last Supper, if you will, which the

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disciples ate with Jesus before he went to his Passion and at which he instituted our second

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sacrament of the church, that is the Lord's Supper. It is profound with the picture of our

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Lord's sacrifice and death on the cross with every element of the meal. Now, Seder means order,

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and it is the order of service to the meal. And this is not a mere token meal that we're offering,

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but rather a full-blown meal with roast lamb and all of the fixings that you'd find at a kosher

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Jewish Seder dinner. And not only will you not go away spiritually hungry, but you will not go away

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physically hungry either. So, if you're interested in attending this meal and would like to find out

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more, call me, Pastor Dave Bass, at area code 208-523-0196. 208-523-0196. Now, perhaps you are reminded,

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as I am, of the recent movie of the same name, the same title as our presentation today, and that is

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There Will Be Blood, the movie There Will Be Blood that was put out in 2007. Now, the phrase

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There Will Be Blood is an old American expression that means that in the situation under consideration

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there will be violence that will cause great harm, that is bloodshed, and so it is in the Bible.

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In the situation under consideration here, that is man's predicament with God, there is now and will

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be in the future violence that causes and will cause great bodily and spiritual harm, that is bloodshed

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and unending suffering. There will be blood. Because of man's present situation with God, there will be

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blood, dear listener. Now, how can I say this? Well, let me bring out six points for you today.

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Number one, disobedience is of such a consequence to God that it requires the life of the sinner.

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That's a foundational principle with the living God of the Bible. Disobedience is of such a consequence

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to God that it requires the life of the sinner. This reality is established very early in the Bible.

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Do you remember the covenant sanction that God attached to his placing of Adam and Eve in the

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Garden of Eden? Oh, the Bible says, The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to

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work it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, You may surely eat of every tree of the

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garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you

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eat of it, you shall surely die, unquote, from Genesis 2, verses 15 to 17. So, behold the seriousness with

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which God takes rebellion. And as we know, this is exactly what Adam and Eve did do. They were in

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a frank rebellion against God. This was no child's prank of surreptitiously swiping a piece of fruit

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from Farmer John's Orchard, as is often characterized by Hollywood and the media, right?

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But rather, this was open rebellion on the part of our first parents. In doing this, they openly

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sided with the serpent, the devil, in his operation to deceive them into achieving the ends that God

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had set for them, but without the difficulty of obedience that God required. The Bible tells us

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in Genesis 3, But the serpent said to the woman, You will not surely die, for God knows that when you

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eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. So, when the woman

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saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to

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be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband,

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who was with her, and he ate, unquote. So, all of this temptation Satan dangled in front of them

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would have been theirs in righteousness, the things he offered. Had they but obeyed God during the time

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of their probation in the garden, then they would have eaten from the tree of life as well. Was that

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as it was they tasted of death, owing to their disobedience and rebellion? This is because of the

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ironclad principle from the prophets. Ezekiel, for example, says it. He says, Behold, says the Lord,

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all souls are mine. The soul of the Father as well as the soul of the Son is mine. The soul who sins

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shall die. That's an ironclad principle in the Bible. The soul who sins shall die. Death is the

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consequence for our sin. This is the exact price demanded for sin. No way around it. God nowhere in

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any portion of the Bible indicates that he cuts slack for sin, or just lets it slide, or goes

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easy on it. He is perfectly righteous and holy. The prophets also tell us that he will by no means

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clear the guilty. Consequently, he demands that element in which the life resides. The life resides

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in the blood. That brings me to point number two. The life of the sinner is in the blood. The life of the

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sinner is in the blood. Not only is blood necessary to sustain the life of the creature, being the primary

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element in the circulatory system. Of course, it is also the biblical metaphor for the whole life of a

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living creature. It was quickly observed by primitive man that by the loss of blood in particular, a man

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died. It thus became a vivid symbol of the whole life of a man and figured largely in what it took to

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atone for sin. Moses tells Israel in Leviticus, For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given

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it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls. For it is the blood that makes atonement by

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the life, unquote. From the opening chapters of the Bible, the demand for the life of the sinner is

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pictured in the demand for blood. Do you remember the very first murderer and his victim? Genesis tells

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us that Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. The innocent life of Abel is therefore

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portrayed in the Bible as his righteous blood. That is a picture of the innocent life forfeited in

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murder, most foul. Jesus says to the Pharisees in Matthew 23, he says, so that on you may come all

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the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the son of

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Barakiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar, unquote. So, throughout the Bible, then,

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we see that blood is representative of the very life of the one whose blood is spilt. It only becomes

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logical that if the life of the sinner is required for his sin, that its sign must be present too, that

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is blood. Brings me to point number three, then. Number three, God therefore logically insists that

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no disobedience can be forgiven without the shedding of blood. No disobedience can be forgiven without the

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shedding of blood. When blood is shed, life goes forfeit. Therefore, it is the logical ritual symbol

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for the satisfaction by God of the life of the sinner in payment for his sin. In fact, the Bible is crystal

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clear on the necessity of blood for the forgiveness of sin. The book of Hebrews tells us, indeed, under the

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law, almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness

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of sins. The book of Hebrews. Listener, do you see the chain of consequence for our disobedience? Oh,

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it begins with an all-holy God, so perfect and righteous, high above, that no sin or imperfection can

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dwell with him. The prophets tell us again, Habakkuk in particular, he says, you are of purer eyes

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than to see evil and cannot look at wrong, unquote. As a result, when creatures such as ourselves commit

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evil and wrongdoing, this disobedience demands the very life of that creature, the ritual symbol for

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which life is blood. This is why such elaborate rituals were established in Israel's religious life,

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primarily to handle and manipulate the blood so necessary to the atonement for sin amongst the

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people. Leviticus 17, once again, for the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for

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you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement for the

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life. Oh, so dear listener, from the time of the inauguration of Israel as a nation in the wilderness

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at the foot of Mount Sinai in the 14th century BC, to its very sad, brutal demise at Jerusalem at the

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hands of the Roman general Titus in AD 70, well, God revealed to Moses and Israel what he required in

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blood from his people in order to atone for their sins. Detailed, meticulous rituals were prescribed,

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revealed to Moses on how to procure, handle, and apply the blood of lambs, bulls, goats, and birds

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to the accoutrements of the tent of the meeting in the wilderness, and then the temple that was

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established later in Jerusalem. So, these rituals reveal how seriously God takes sin by their content,

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quality, and quantity. Yes, God takes sin seriously, and we see that by these rituals, content, quality,

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and quantity, by their content, in that only the best was to be offered, gold, silver, the finest

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materials to construct the temple, and by their quality, in that only the purest of ingredients

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and animals to be sacrificed. In fact, elaborate cleansing rituals were a standard part of the

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temple worship, and also by their quantity, in that for over 14 centuries, numberless millions of

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animals were sacrificed, shedding a sea of blood in the process. And so, if one asks, how seriously does

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God take sin? Well, look upon the sacrifice, dear listener, there will be blood. And so, we observe the

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provision that God early on established for atoning for the sin of his people, that he might bring them

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back to God, bring them back to himself. And the economy for doing so, the method and agreement by

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which he bound himself to doing this for his people is called a covenant. And that sign and seal of the

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covenant is called the blood of the covenant, which was sprinkled on both the altar of God and the people

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of God. Oh, you may remember from the book of Exodus, Moses took half of the blood and put it in

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basins, and half the blood he threw against the altar. Then he took the book of the covenant and read

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it in the hearing of the people. And they said, all that the Lord has spoken, we will do, and we will be

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obedient. And Moses took the blood and threw it on the people and said, behold, the blood of the covenant

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that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words, unquote, from Exodus 24 at the

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inauguration of the covenant. Do you see how utterly necessary blood is to Christianity? At Easter, it is

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important to consider the role of blood in our salvation. And we'll note more closely its relation

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to Jesus' death on the cross momentarily. But first, I want to note one thing not often considered on

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this topic, and that is number four, point number four. The evil one also requires blood in order to

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compound sin, not to cleanse it. Oh, Satan requires blood in order to multiply and compound sin, not to

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cleanse it and get rid of it. No. From the beginning, the evil one, Satan, has also demanded the lives of

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creatures as witnessed in the murder of Abel by Cain in the very first generation of men. And since then,

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every pagan religion of man has required human sacrifice of its devotees. Oh, the prophets say, for

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example, you shall not give any of your children to offer them to Molech and so profane the name of your

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God. I am the Lord. There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an

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offering, unquote. Behold, dear listener, the rationale behind the complete extermination of the peoples in

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Canaan by Israel, as she took possession of it. These were the corrupt, diseased, and wicked nations who

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occupied the land at the time of Israel's taking of it. They were the devilish Nephilim of Genesis, evil

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spirits who, when mated with the daughters of men, produced the mighty men of old, the men of renown from

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Genesis chapter 6. They created the religion and rituals that would form the basis for the religion

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of Egypt, one which demanded the blood of men and animals to satisfy the bloodlust of its demonic gods

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in the netherworld of the Spirit. Yet, make no mistake about this. Satan and his devotees seek blood, that is,

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the lives of men, in order to amass sin and wickedness, not to ameliorate it. Oh, Satan's covenant with man

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demands blood too, but not to put an end to sin, but rather to strengthen and increase sin. Satan founded his covenant

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for a kingdom on the life of Adam and Eve. Their death for disobedience in eating the fruit of the tree

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of the knowledge of good and evil established his kingdom in the realm of men. It made a covenant of

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death with Adam and his progeny. Each human life sacrificed subsequently to that of Adam and Eve

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further strengthens and confirms that covenant of death that Satan has with them and with us.

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In fact, evil men boast in this. They take shelter with Satan in hell. Isaiah tells the Israelites,

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you have said we have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol we have made an agreement. When the overwhelming

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whip passes through, it will not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge, and in falsehood we have taken

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shelter, unquote. Oh, and since then, and before that even, all pagan religions have paid homage to the

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God behind them all, that is Satan, the devil, the serpent, who first established that covenant of death

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in the garden by shedding rivers of human blood. It is why Luciferian worshipers today, in their secret

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rights, sacrifice children to further strengthen this covenant of death by means of death, the very lives

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of the sons of Adam, whose life and blood first established a covenant of death so long ago. Jesus

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himself observes that Satan was a murderer from the beginning, and why his followers continue to murder

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today. In addition to the deliberate Luciferian rights of devil worship, every aborted baby, every

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senseless war, every Christian martyr slaughtered by the demons of Islam, every victim of some raging son

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of Cain, every people group targeted by wicked governments, all of these and more, they are part and

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partial of the ceaseless appetite of evil for blood, of Lucifer's hunger for the lives and souls of men, of why

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Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, as the Proverbs say. Dear listener, both God and Satan require blood,

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but for 180 degree opposite reasons. God in his mercy and his love requires blood to cleanse sin from his

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people. Satan and his hatred and malice requires blood to compound sin amongst God's people. Oh, dear

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listener, there will be blood. There is no way around it. You cannot escape this principle of life.

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this principle of the universe. There will be blood. Point number five, then. The only blood ever shed

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that completely atones for sin is that of Jesus Christ. Very important to maintain. Very important

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to underline today. The only blood ever shed that completely atones for sin is that of Jesus Christ.

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The Bible makes perfectly clear that his life and his alone was of such a character to God, the Father, that it was

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acceptable to him as a proper sacrifice for sin. He was, in the first place, the second person of the Holy

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Trinity, Christ. He is the perfect son of the Father. He was made, like us, in every respect, Hebrews tells us, yet

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without sin. Christ was made perfect through suffering. In fact, the Father appoints a son who has been made

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perfect forever, as Hebrews tells us. Oh, dear listener, Christ was also fully human. He was God made man.

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Philippians tells us who, that is, Christ threw, though he was in the form of God, did not count

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equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself by taking the form of a servant,

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being born in the likeness of men, and being found in human form. He humbled himself by becoming

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obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Well, as such, Christ was the Savior,

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to which all of the Old Testament temple sacrifices pointed. They were only provisional until God's

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chosen time and his chosen man appeared. Hebrews tells us again in Hebrews chapter 9,

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when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and

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more perfect tent, not made with hands, that is, not of this creation, he entered once for all into the

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holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves, but by means of his own blood, thus securing

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an eternal redemption. There will be blood, dear listener. Hebrews goes on to say, for if the blood

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of goats and bulls and the sprinkling of defiled persons with the ashes of a heifer sanctify for the

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purification of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal spirit

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offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.

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Unquote. Oh, there must be blood. There will be blood. By the sacrifice of himself in giving his perfect

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life for our imperfect lives, symbolized by his blood, Christ cleanses sin and does not compound it.

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Oh, dear listener, Christ saves us. He redeems us. He ransoms us. Peter tells us in one of his letters,

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knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable

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things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish

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or spot. Unquote. Dear listener, there will be blood. There must be blood. You cannot escape this.

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Will that blood be yours shed in eternal suffering in hell, or will that blood be that of Christ shed in

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your place upon the cross, which was the father's altar at which he slew his son, giving his life for

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yours? The choice is yours, and it is for faith in this Christ and in his work. And that brings me to

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my last point, point number six. There is blood present in the rituals of the righteous and the wicked.

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There is blood present in the rituals of the wicked, too. There are rituals for both. Even today,

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Christianity and the religions of paganism and Lucifer continue to be bloody religions. There is

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no escape. There will be blood. You cannot have a nice, neat, clean, and tidy religion, dear listener.

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The blood of pagans is shed as animals and humans feed the bloodlust of the evil one,

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feeding and confirming the covenant of death made with Adam so long ago. But there is also blood in

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the rituals of Christians, too. Where, you might ask? Where is that blood? Well, Luke tells us in his

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account then of the upper room meal, the last meal that Christ had with his disciples, he said,

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he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, this is my

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body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me. And likewise, the cup, after they had eaten,

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saying, this cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood, unquote. We Christians

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participate in the mystical body and blood of Christ, in the bread and wine of the supper of

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the Lord. No more animal sacrifice. It was done away with at the cross of Christ. No further need of Christ to die.

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He died once for all, as the Bible says that Good Friday. No human sacrifice either, God forbid. Oh, dear

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listener. There will be blood. Where will that blood be shed for you? Eternally in hell? That is

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the only other option to having another stand in your place. That is the Lord Jesus Christ. His blood has

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been shed in your stead, dear listener. Will you avail yourself of it? Will you claim it by faith? It can be

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yours, this salvation, the blood shed already by Jesus Christ on your behalf. Nay, claim this as your

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own. His life in substitute for yours, because, dear listener, there will be blood. Now, before we

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close, I want to invite you once again to our Seder dinner on Good Friday, April 15 at 6 p.m. in the

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fellowship hall of our church, the Seder dinner is that Passover meal, the Last Supper, which the

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disciples ate with Jesus before he went to his Passion, and at which he instituted our second

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sacrament of the church, that is the Lord's Supper. So, it is profound, the Seder dinner, with the picture

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of our Lord's sacrifice and death on the cross with every element of the meal. Remember, Seder means

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order, and it is the order of service to the meal. This is not a mere token meal, once again, but a

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full-blown meal with roast lamb and all of the fixings. My mouth was watering already. You'd find

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all these things at a kosher Jewish Seder dinner. Not only will you not go away spiritually hungry,

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dear listener, but you will not go away physically hungry either. Now, if you are interested in attending,

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we want you to make a reservation. Tell us how many people will be coming. If you're interested

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in attending this meal and like to find out more, you can call me, Pastor David Bass, and also to make

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a reservation too at area code 208-523-0196. Area code 208-523-0196. For more information, to make a reservation

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new Geneva meets for holy worship at 10 a.m. on Sunday at 101 4th Street on the corner of 4th and

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Boulevard. We encourage you to come visit us in our worship service. We have an open door, a very

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friendly reception you will receive from our people. So come and join us for holy worship on Sunday at 10

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a.m. We meet at 101 4th Street in Idaho Falls on the corner of 4th and Boulevard. And you can call us for

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more information or some feedback at area code 208-523-0196. 208-523-0196.