11 But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) 12 He entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of His own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. 13 For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of defiled persons with the ashes of a heifer, sanctify for the purification of the flesh, 14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God. ~ Hebrews 9:11–14
Today is Yom Kippur. The day the High Priest would make atonement for himself and all of Israel. He would have to take a very sharp knife and slit the throat of the bull that he had just transferred his and his family’s sins to by the laying on of his hands. The blood would gush out, and then he would have to catch some of the blood in a bowl.
Doubtless to say he would be splashed with blood all over his hands and splashes of blood all over his nice, clean, white linen robe.
There were probably flies buzzing around, and the smell of blood was thick in the air. This showed the people the raw, nasty horror of sin. It taught the people that sin was not some innocent white lie that could be brushed under the rug.
Aaron then took this blood and went into the Holy of Holies as a sin offering for the people of Israel.
While Jesus, on the other hand, did not go into the Most Holy Place with the blood of bulls or goats but with His own blood. For with His own blood, He made atonement for us all.
The innocent for the guilty. The righteous for the unrighteous. The Holy for the unholy. Jesus paid it all. In fact, He didn’t just pay our debt; He gave us more. He gave us His Holy Spirit, who is now transforming us into the Image of God that was lost in the Garden of Eden.
Christ gave us His all. He set aside His Godliness, became a man, and died the cruel death in place of the people nailing Him to the cross. It was His blood that was shed that made atonement for our sins. It wasn’t anything we could ever do that could save us. So, the least we could do is show Him we are thankful for His sacrifice by living for Him.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Be Atoned.
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Thankyou Lord Jesus for coming dwn from your throne to become the atoning sacrifice for us all. Pouring out your precious sinless innocent blood as a guilt offering. Your blood sprinkled upon the the alter the throne of grace before our adopted Father Ancient of Days. Seated at his right hand our High Priest perfected interceeding for us constantly not just not just once per year as a worldly High Priest inperfectly atoned for by the blood of animals. I kneel before you Father an alter empowered by your Throne of Grace and lay myself upon it a living sacrifice dead to myself alive in Christ that all witchcraft be destoyed In your mighty name Lord Jesus Christ. That all evil alters of sin and iniquity be torn down and destroyed for ever. I am just a mortal man but with you my awesome living God Jesus Christ faithfull and true all things are possible. In your name Lord Jesus any demonic priest or priestess that prays and sacrifices upon any alter to do evil to any man or woman or child of God may those demons and evil be turned back against them in Jesus precious mighty faithfull name. For if we confess with our mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in our heart that God raised him from the dead by the power of his Spirit we will be saved. For it is by believing in our heart that we are made right with God and it is by confessing with our mouth that we are saved.
Thankyou Father God, thankyou Lord Jesus, thankyou Holy Spirit blessed be your mighty name above every other name faithfull and true.