Jesus' Blood

Blood plays a major role in the Bible. As Jesus was hanging on the cross, He had blood flowing from the wounds of the nails. (As an aside, did you know that there is no reference in the Bible to nails being driven through the hands and feet of Jesus? The only way we know that nails were used is in the story of Thomas, sometimes called "doubting Thomas", where he said he would not believe unless he saw the scars on Jesus from the nails.) Jesus also had a bloody back where He had been whipped and scourged. His head was bloody from the crown of thorns. He had lost a lot of blood.

Looking back into history, we recall from Exodus 13 that God instructed His people to put blood on the doorposts so that when God brought a plague against the Egyptians, His people, the Israelites, would be passed over in the plague; hence, the Passover feast of the Jews. Blood had a major role in the people of God being saved.

Blood is significant to the Christian being saved today. We read in Romans 6, that just as Jesus died, we die through the act of baptism; and just as He was raised from the dead, we are raised in newness of life to be a new creature. Thus, we are saved through the death of Jesus.

The Bible even gives a look into the future in regards to blood. In Revelation 19, starting with verse 13, it describes a view into heaven, "He was clothed with a blood dipped in blood, and His name is called 'The Word of God.' And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses." This is His followers, all in white with no stains, all because Jesus has blood on Him, our blood. We are saved by the blood of Jesus.

Thanks for reading. See you next week.