VICTORY
THROUGH THE BLOOD
By Pastor Max
Solbrekken, D.D.
“When
Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, He said, It is finished:
and He bowed His head, and gave up the ghost.”
(John 19: 30)
Jesus
shouted VICTORY from the Cross! He was speaking in Greek. The word
tetelestai
comes from the Greek verb teleo,
which has three essential meanings: 'To
finish something, to bring something to an end; to fulfill something;
to pay that which is owed'.
He had
FINISHED His work of Redemption. The fountain was now open for sin
and uncleanness! Christ's cleansing and healing blood was available
for lost, sick, suffering and perishing souls. He had completed His
Mission of Mercy and would return to His Father, and pour out the
Gift of the Holy Spirit upon His followers!
The
Bible states: “But Christ being come an High
Priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect
tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this
building; neither by the blood of bulls and goats, but by His own
BLOOD He entered in
once into the Holy Place, having obtained Eternal Redemption, for
us.” (Heb. 9: 11, 12)
THE
GREAT DAY OF ATONEMENT!
Once
a year on the Great Day of Atonement, only the High Priest could
enter the Holy of Holies in the Temple to make an atonement for
Israel's sins, by sprinkling the blood of the sacrificial goat on the
Mercy Seat.
Only
the High Priest was allowed into the Holy of Holies where GOD the
Supreme Judge dealt with the sins of the nation of Israel. Sin had to
be paid for to satisfy the Laws of Divine Justice in the Courts of
Heaven.
The
law said; “The soul that sinneth, it shall
surely die,” (Ezek.), but another law
stated: “It is the Blood that maketh
atonement for the soul.” (Lev.17: 11). A
sinless Substitute could shoulder the blame and die for the sinner.
Innocent animals, who had no eternal souls and no knowledge of sin
could take the place of the offender.
And on
the Great Day of Atonement,
all of Israel would gather outside the Temple, waiting to hear if God
had forgiven their sins for another year. The High Priest had to
follow a very strict protocol in fulfilling his personal life,
ministry and duties before and during his ministration.
Bells
were attached to his robe so the waiting Israelites could hear that
he were still alive. If the High Priest failed to execute his duty
perfectly, he would immediately die, therefore he wore a rope around
his left ankle, so he could be retrieved from that holy place if
necessary.
There
was NO SEAT in the Holy of Holies and the High Priest stood
continually until he had finished his course of duty.
He spoke to no-one until his work was finished. He then, changed his
attire and went home.
As our
Heavenly High Priest, Jesus carried His Own Blood into the Holy of
Holies in Heaven! You will notice that on the third day after His
crucifixion, He appeared unto Mary, saying: “Touch
Me not, for I am not yet ascended to My Father: but go to My
brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto My Father, and your
Father; and to My God, and your God.” (John
20: 17)
Shortly
thereafter, He appeared unto the disciples: “Then
the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the
doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the
Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst…” (John
20: 19, 20)
JESUS
PROMISES PARADISE!
In His
extreme agony on the 'cursed tree' Jesus prayed for those who had
crucified Him: “Father, forgive them for
they know not what they do...” (Luke 23:
34). As the rulers with the people and the soldiers derided and
mocked Him, one of the malefactors prayed: “Lord
remember me when Thou comest into Thy Kingdom. And Jesus said unto
him, Verily, I say unto thee, TODAY
shalt thou be with Me in Paradise.” (Luke
23: 42, 43)
The Bible
says: “By the which will we are Sanctified through the
offering of the body of the Lord Jesus once
for all. And every priest standeth daily
ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can
never take away sin:
JESUS WENT TO PARADISE!
“But
this Man after He had offered one sacrifice
for sins forever, SAT DOWN on
the right hand of God... For by one
sacrifice he had perfected forever them that that are sanctified.”
(Heb.10: 10-14)
There
is a FALSE teaching that says that Jesus was tormented in Hell for
three days to pay for our sins. The truth is that He went directly
to Paradise, called
Abraham’s Bosom.
(Luke 16: 19-31). That
One Sacrifice was
the perfect, pure and sanctified body of our Lord Jesus Christ!
“For if
the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer
sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh;
How much more shall the blood of Christ,
Who through the Eternal Spirit, offered Himself without spot to God,
PURGE your conscience
from dead works to serve the Living God?
“For
Christ hath not entered into the Holy Places made with hands, which
are the figures of the True; but into Heaven itself, now to appear in
the presence of God for us...
“But
NOW once in the end of
the world hath He appeared to put away SIN,
by the sacrifice of Himself.”
(Heb.9: 13, 14, 24, 26)
JESUS
ENDED SATAN’S DOMINATION!
Jesus
Christ stripped the devil of all his usurped power and influence over
a rebellious race whom he had deceived by his twisted, outright lies
and false promises!
JESUS
of Nazareth not only destroyed his power but also effectively
DESTROYED SATAN himself: “Forasmuch then as
the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself
likewise took part of the same; that through DEATH
He might DESTROY
him (Satan)
that had the power of death that is, the DEVIL:
And DELIVER them
who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to
bondage.” (Heb.2:14)
While
praying during His water baptism, Jesus of Nazareth was filled with
the Holy Spirit. The Bible states:
“The
Heaven was opened. And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape
like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from Heaven, which said, Thou
art My beloved Son; in Thy I am well pleased.”
At the
strategic moment of the Holy Spirit entering Jesus of Nazareth, His
FATHER audibly and forcefully identifies with His incarnated (God
in human flesh) SON, stating that the Lord
Jesus is His Son with Whom He was well pleased!
Immediately
after His baptism, Jesus of Nazareth was driven by the Holy Spirit
into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. During His forty day
fast, our Saviour was continually tempted by the Evil One but was
victorious each time.
Jesus of
Nazareth filled with the Holy Spirit, commanded: “Get
thee hence, Satan, for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy
God and Him only shalt Thou serve.”
(Matt.4: 11). The devil had to obey the Son of God and angels came
and ministered unto Him.
After His
great victory over the devil, Jesus returned in the power of the Holy
Spirit and great miracles, signs and wonders occurred everywhere He
went!
“And
Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and
preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom, and HEALING
all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
And His fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto Him all
SICK PEOPLE that were
taken with diverse diseases and torments and those which were
possessed with devils, and those that were lunatic and those which
had the palsy; and He healed them.”
(Matt.4: 23, 24)
JESUS FULFILLED ALL SCRIPTURES!
There
are 332 Old Testament Scriptures that deal with the coming Jewish
Messiah. Jesus of Nazareth fulfilled them all. Included in the 332
Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah, there are 61 major
prophecies. Dr. Peter Stoner states: According to the Scientific Law
of Probabilities, for anyone but Jesus to have fulfilled only 8 of
the major prophecies, he would have only 1 chance out of 10 to the
17th power.
For us to
begin to understand that LARGE number, Dr. Stoner gave this
explanation: Cover the entire State of Texas two feet deep, with
American silver dollars. Mark one silver dollar with an X. Stir it
into the mix. Blindfold a man, give him a cane and send him out to
search for that marked coin. He can take as long as he wants, walk as
far as he likes, dig as much as he likes. The first coin he chooses,
must have the mark on it!
JESUS
HAS PAID FOR OUR SALVATION!
An old
song says: “I owed a Debt I could not
pay; He paid a Debt He did not owe, When Jesus died in my place and
took my all sins away.”
The Bible
says: “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God;
Being justified freely by His GRACE
through the Redemption that is in Christ Jesus;
“Whom
God hath set forth to be a propitiation (satisfaction,
covering, expiation) through faith in His
Blood, to declare His righteousness for the remission of sins, that
are passed, through the forbearance of God.” (Rom. 3: 23-26)
“Therefore
being justified by FAITH
we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By Whom also we
have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, that rejoice
in hope of the glory of God.
“And
HOPE maketh not
ashamed; because the LOVE of God is
shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
“For when we were yet without strength, in
due time Christ died for the ungodly.
“But
commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners
Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by His blood,
we shall be saved from wrath through Him.” (Rom.5:1-9)
“For
the wages of SIN is death but the gift of God is Eternal Life through
Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Rom.6:23)
I AM BOUGHT WITH A PRICE!
St. Paul declared: “What, know ye not that your
body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which s in you, which ye have of
God, and ye are not your own.
“For
ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and
in your spirit, which are God’s.” (1
Cor.6:19, 20); “Ye
are bought with a price; be not ye servants of men.” (1 Cor.7: 23)
For
this is good and acceptable in the sight of God, our Saviour; Who
will have all men to be saved, and to come into the knowledge of the
truth. For this is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the
man Christ Jesus; Who gave Himself a RANSOM
for all, to be testified in due time.”
Jesus
Christ gave Himself to redeem us all from Sin, Sickness, Hell and
Satan’s power. He purchased my soul with the blood of His cross!
“For
God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that
whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have Everlasting
Life.” Amen.
