Why The Blood Of Jesus Christ Is Precious To Me
The blood of Jesus Christ is precious to me because it was the purchase price paid to the devil that redeemed (bought back lost sinners sold under sin) and freed them for ever from sin and death. The price for the blood of Jesus Christ was 30 pieces of silver paid to a devil named Judas Isacariot who betrayed Jesus with a kiss. 1 Peter 1:18 says Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a Lamb without blemish and without spot.
In other words a price had to be paid to free lost sinners from the devil and sin. The precious blood of Jesus was the redemption price that was paid to the devil to free lost sinners. According to Revelation 12:11 the precious blood of the Lamb Jesus overcame, destroyed, and defeated the devil for ever. On this earth people pay millions of dollars to buy mansions, yachts, cars, and expensive jewelry. Likewise in heaven, a person named Jesus had to pay the price of His own blood to purchase for saved saints a city of pure gold clear glass with a street of pure gold transparent glass (on this earth people fight about gold; in heaven saints will walk on gold).
This city (New Jerusalem) that Jesus purchased with His own blood is worth more than anything on this earth. The walls of this city are of jasper where the gates are made of pearls. The foundations of this city have all manner of expensive gemstones in a gold cube that is 1500 miles long, wide, and high. Therefore the foundations of the city would display 3000 yards square (length plus width) of precious gemstones. These huge gemstones of sardius (red), jasper and diamond (orange), chrysolite, topaz, and beryl (yellow), chrysoprasus, carbuncle, and emerald (greeen), chalcedony, agate, and sapphire (blue), jacinth and ligure (indigo), and amethyst (violet), create a beautiful rainbow that surrounds the kingdom of God. Revelation 4:3 says And He (the Lord Jesus) that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
Revelation 21:16 says And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth; and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousands furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. Now note that a furlong is 1/8 of a mile. Therefore the kingdom of God is 12000 divided by 8 or 1500 miles long, wide, and high. Brother Bob calculated this out and 1500 miles is like going from New York City to Denver, Colorado or like going from Montreal, Canada to Miami, Florida. Now get a picture and see by faith this kingdom of God 1500 miles long, wide, and high holding all the saints with their own mansions with even extra space available. Now also note that the kingdom of God is 1500 miles high so there could be 1500 levels or stories of people. Can you just think when you look up how many mansions could fill even 1 mile and wow 1500 miles high with different levels of mansions for all saints.
Ezekial 48:35 also describes the dimensions of the new Jerusalem city of God where christians will live forever. It was round about 18000 measures and the name of the city from that day shall be The Lord is there (Jehovah Shammah). Note that 18000 measures is equal to 32000 miles. Therefore the circumference of the new Jerusalem round about is 32000 miles (this is much larger than the circumference of the earth). But the best blessing about the new Jerusalem is that the Lord Jesus (Jehovah Shammah) is there for eternity. Cornelius Lapide (a priest from the 1600s) said that the circumference of Zion was 18000 measures or 32000 miles round about. This would be the size of the new Jerusalem covering this whole earth holding saints from every nation from sea to sea. Therefore the new Jerusalem where christians live forever in peace is 1500 miles long, wide, and high (the distance from New York City to Denver, Colorado or Montreal, Canada to Miami, Florida) surrounded by a circumference of 32000 miles larger than the circumference of this present earth.
Somebody asked the angel at the gate of heaven "What did all the blessings of heaven cost? It must have cost somebody something. Somebody had to pay a huge price to purchase all the glory of heaven." The angel replied "It did. It cost the Lord Jesus Christ a lot to purchase heaven. Jesus paid His own blood and gave His life to purchase heaven for lost sinners that got saved." Jesus paid His own blood to redeem you from sin and give you peace for ever in heaven if you get saved. Get saved, repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel that Jesus died on the cross for you, was buried, and rose again.
1) The Precious Blood Of Jesus Christ Redeems
First, the blood of Jesus is precious to me because it redeems. Redemption is defined as buying something back that is sold (say at a pawn shop). When a sign says unredeemed on an item in a pawn shop it means someone has not yet paid money to purchase that item. According to Romans 7:14 before anyone gets saved they were sold under sin in the devil's pawn shop. For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. But the good news is that the Lord Jesus paid His own blood to redeem and purchase lost sinners from the devil's pawn shop and set them free. Ephesians 1:7 says In whom we have redemption through His (Jesus') blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.
For example, if you asked the Gibson guitar in the picture above in the pawn shop's window "What are you doing there?" The guitar would reply "I'm getting ready to get out of this pawn shop in a little while and play you a tune." But the guitar isn't going anywhere. If you asked the shotgun in the pawn shop's window "What are you gonna do?" The shotgun would reply "I'm getting ready to shoot down some quail this season." But the shotgun is just going to hang on the wall and isn't going anywhere. The Gibson guitar and the shotgun are not going anywhere until somebody puts down some money on the pawn shop's counter, pays a bill, and purchases the Gibson guitar and shotgun from the pawn shop owner.
Before anyone gets saved, they are the devil's property in the devil's pawn shop. These unsaved sinners can talk all they want about doing something for God, being something for God, trying to be right, or trying to be a christian. But they're not going to do anything for God until they get saved by faith and believe that Jesus purchased them with His own blood. The devil has these unsaved sinners trapped in the devil's pawn shop sold under sin and helpless without Jesus.
One day Jesus walked into the devil's pawn shop and told the devil I want to buy all the lost sinners sold under sin in your pawn shop. The devil told Jesus the purchase price is very expensive. Then the devil asked Jesus What are you willing to pay for these lost sinners? Name your price Jesus. Then the devil told Jesus I'll tell you what, I'll take your life as the purchase price for these lost sinners. How's that. Jesus replied Sold and paid His precious blood shed at the cross of Calvary as the purchase price to redeem and buy back out of sin any lost sinner that gets saved. In other words when anyone gets saved, Jesus sets them free for ever from the devil's pawn shop of sin.
2) The Precious Blood Of Jesus Christ Justifies
Next the blood of Jesus is precious to me because it justifies. Romans 5:9 says Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. Notice that we are not justified by baptism, church membership, sacraments, or good works. The bible says that we are justified by the precious blood of Jesus Christ. JUSTIFIED- Just as if I'd never sinned because the blood of Jesus has made a saved saint perfect with no remembrance of sin. Revelation 1:5 says And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of this earth. Unto Him (Jesus) that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood.
In other words when anyone gets saved with Jesus and justified by the blood of Jesus, God declares the saved saint justified, perfect, and cleansed from all their sins past, present, and future. The blood of Jesus justifies and makes perfect even the worst murderers and criminals. The blood of Jesus will remove for ever even the worst sins committed by a criminal. This was proven when a thief on a cross by Jesus at Calvary asked Jesus at Luke 23:42 Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. Jesus replied Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise and saved this thief. My good friend David Berkowitz (the Son of Sam who murdered seven women in New York City in 1977 and is in jail for life) got saved and his sins are all justified and washed away by the blood of Jesus.
Note that someone might say that I'm justified by works instead of the blood of Jesus because James 2:21 says Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? But remember that the book of James wasn't written to the church. The book of James was written to the twelve tribes of Israel because James 1:1 says James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. Therefore for saved saints today in God's church, justification comes only by faith in the precious blood of Jesus Christ shed at the cross at Calvary.
Justification by works will be required of tribulation saints and the Jews in the twelve tribes of Israel left on this earth after the rapture of the bride church. These tribulation saints will be justified by works when they refuse to take the mark of the beast required to buy or sell anything. Revelation 14:12 says Here is the patience of the (tribulation) saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus (works plus faith for the tribulation saints to get saved).
Saved christians in the church are saved by grace without works. Ephesians 2:8 says For by grace are ye saved through faith (not good works); and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Notice that Ephesians 2:10 goes on to say For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works (performed after salvation), which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. In other words our good works bring life to our faith and exalt Jesus for a blessed testimony to lost sinners. Saved christians' good works will be rewarded after the rapture at the bema judgment seat of Christ.
3) The Precious Blood Of Jesus Christ Blots Out Sin
The blood of Jesus is precious to me because it blots out sin. Colossians 2:14 says Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross. And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. The Lord Jesus told us at Isaiah 44:22 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee (by the blood of Jesus Christ). Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified Himself in Israel.
Note that when the eraser pictured above blots out chalk marks, the chalk marks go into the eraser. And when Jesus blots out our sins with His precious blood, you might ask Where do our sins go? Our sins go on Him (Jesus). 1 Peter 2:24 says Who His own self (Jesus) bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. 2 Corinthians 5:21 says For He (the Father) hath made Him (Jesus) to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him. Galatians 3:13 says Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written; Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.
And when our sins go on Jesus blotted out for ever by His precious blood, our sins are forgotten and never to be remembered. This is promised by Isaiah 43:25 where the Lord Jesus said I, even I, am He that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. Rejoice and sing this blessed children's song. Praise God I can shout; The blood of Jesus blotted my sins out.
4) The Precious Blood Of Jesus Christ Draws Me Nigh To God
The blood of Jesus is precious to me because it draws me nigh to God. Hebrews 9:12 says Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood He entered in once unto the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. 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? And because Jesus entered once into the holy place with His own blood, saved saints now have access to God and can draw near to God.
No more guilty consciences. Instead saved saints have confidence to approach God because the blood of Jesus has removed our guilt and sin to be forgotten for ever. This is proven by Hebrews 4:14 that says Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
If you ever feel guilty about your past sins and the devil tells you that you are not good enough to preach or serve Jesus, tell the devil I am crucified with Jesus Christ and the blood of Jesus has forgiven and removed my sins for ever. You'll feel the guilt leave while you tell the devil "It is no longer I that liveth but Christ that liveth in me." And let the devil know that Jesus defeated him at the cross of Calvary with His precious blood and watch the devil scram and flee from you quickly.
And finally because Jesus obtained eternal redemption for saved saints with His own blood at the cross of Calvary, saved saints have access to God in heaven. Ephesians 2:4 says But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, by grace ye are saved; And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Someone might say Nobody can know whether or not they are going to heaven until they die? My reply is that's wrong. I'm in heaven right now sitting in heavenly places in Christ Jesus because the precious blood of Jesus gives me access to God's throne room in heaven.
Philippians 3:20 says For our conversation (note that the Greek definition for conversation is citizenship) is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body, according to the working whereby He is able even to subdue all things unto Himself. Saved saints' spirits and souls currently are citizens in heaven while their bodies are on earth. Therefore saved saints' bodies, souls, and spirits are looking simultaneously from earth and heaven for the soon return of our Lord Jesus during the rapture. My good friend Bill Grady said "Our looking for Jesus is a bilocation phenomenon of being in two places simultaneously; while we look for Jesus down here, we also look for Jesus up there."
5) The Precious Blood Of Jesus Christ Gives Me Peace
The blood of Jesus is precious to me because it gives me peace. Colossians 1:20 says And, having made peace through the blood of His cross, by Him to reconcile all things unto Himself; by Him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath He reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in His sight.
In other words because of the precious blood of Jesus, Jesus promises us peace at John 14:27 where Jesus said Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 2 Thessalonians 3:16 says Now the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
Today unsaved sinners try to receive peace by positive thinking while they meditate during yoga exercises. You always hear these unsaved sinners say lets all work together for peace. Let's have peace conferences and try to maintain peace. But outside of Jesus, there is no real peace because only faith in the precious blood of Jesus can bring everlasting peace.
Lost sinners without Jesus have fun but have no peace because according to Isaiah 48:22 There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked. John 3:36 says He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. Therefore lost sinners without Jesus can have fun for a season, but these lost sinners without Jesus have no peace that passeth understanding. Therefore receive the Lord Jesus and peace today. Psalm 16:11 says Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence (Jesus) is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Get saved, repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel that Jesus died on the cross for you, was buried, and rose again.
6) The Precious Blood Of Jesus Christ Purges And Removes Bad Memories
The blood of Jesus is precious to me because it purges and removes bad memories. Hebrews 9:14 says 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? When a bad memory is purged by the precious blood of Jesus, it is removed from your mind where the result is peace.
By faith look with your heart at Jesus Christ crucified asking God's angels in Jesus name to bind satan and cast the devil into the pit of hell. Then ask God's angels to send the blood of Jesus over your home, car, and everywhere you travel. By faith with your heart see your bad thoughts daily crucified on the cross of Calvary with the Lord Jesus. Every day say I am crucified with Jesus Christ and the blood of Jesus will purge and remove all bad thoughts and memories. According to Hebrews 13:8 the blood of Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
The bible tells us to daily by faith place our bad thoughts on the cross of Calvary with Jesus at 2 Corinthians 10:5 that says Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ,
In other words by faith place your bad thoughts captive on the cross of Calvary with Jesus where they will be destroyed. And if you look by faith with your heart at the cross of Calvary with Jesus, it is impossible to think a bad thought because the blood of Jesus blocks the devil from placing any bad thoughts in your mind.
The Devil Can't Cross The Bloodline
The Blood Of Jesus Is A Fence That The Devil Can't Cross
Click This Youtube Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdcp4ympbiU
And Sing The Words Below For Bloodline
Even though my spirit's low; And it seems I can't hardly go
But still, I see victory
Many times I'm walking by faith; And can't see what lies before me
But still, I see victory
I just got to tell you satan; You can't cross the bloodline
Because I'm covered by His blood
You may stare and you may fight; But you're going to lose this battle tonight
Cause remember you can't cross the bloodline
Sometimes our battles get hot; And it seems we're fighting a lot
Oh I remember, I'm standing on the Rock
So satan, if I were you; I'd turn around and give up too
Cause I do believe, You're bound to lose
7) The Precious Blood Of Jesus Christ Cleans
Finally, the blood of Jesus is precious to me because it cleans. 1 John 1:7 says But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin. When the blood of Jesus washes away our sins, it makes us white as snow and removes for ever any stain of sin. The Lord Jesus said at Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. The blood of Jesus is like Tide laundry detergent. It gets the stain out that others leave behind.
You might ask why did King David say at Psalm 51:7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow? How can hyssop clean you and purge your mind of bad thoughts? Note that hyssop used to be dipped in the blood of the Lamb (Jesus) to be placed on the lintel and two side posts of the doors of the Jews to protect them from the death angel.
Exodus 12:22 says And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop (a plant used for religious purposes), and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning. For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you. Therefore David realized that hyssop represented the blood of the Lamb Jesus that made him clean and washed him whiter than snow.
Pictured above, a man was getting his windshield cleaned by a gas station attendant. The attendant couldn't get rid of a spot. He tried Windex and all kinds of fluids but couldn't get rid of one tiny spot. Then the man in the car told the attendant try inside. And when the attendant reached around inside the windshield and wiped, the spot came right off. The gas station attendant was trying to clean the wrong place.
Many people are like this attendant. They try to clean up the outside and forget about cleaning up the sin on the inside in their hearts. Most people try to clean up the outside and look holy to the world by joining a church, getting baptized, and doing good works. But they fail to clean up the sin on the inside in their hearts by getting saved where the blood of Jesus cleanses them from all sin.
When people try to clean their lives without the blood of Jesus, their sins remain and get worse. These people that try to look clean without the blood of Jesus remind me of a little girl playing with ink. Her father warned her to be careful but the little girl got ink on her dress. When her father found her trying to clean the ink off her dress, the little girl kept saying "It's coming off, It's coming off." But her father told her "It won't come off and the more you try to clean the ink, the worse it will get."
Like this little girl, when unsaved sinners try to clean their sins without Jesus, their sins get worse and remain. Remember only the precious blood of Jesus Christ cleans and removes sins for ever. Let's all obey 2 Corinthians 4:16 that says For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day (cleansed by the precious blood of Jesus Christ).
I pray in Jesus name that this bible study blesses multitudes everywhere with great joy, peace, and strength. Feel free to email Brother Bob anytime at rz9tlm@gmail.com or write to Brother Bob Malkin, 2233 Pinetree Lane, Apt. N., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. (614) 746-7071. Till we all meet again soon to lift up our Lord Jesus, everyone have a blessed day in Jesus name.
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