The blood sacrifices in the Old Testament were a shadow pointing to the reality of Jesus’ sacrifice, as the animal blood could not actually take away sins permanently. At his first coming, Jesus established a new covenant through shedding his blood to atone for sins, however, this atonement did not free people from continuing to sin. The full effect of Jesus’ blood to free people from sin itself will happen at the Second Coming when the kingdom of God arrives. Those present at the Second Coming who are part of the 144,000 and the great multitude will be freed from their sins, purchased from slavery to sin, have their robes washed in the blood, and overcome Satan by the blood and their testimony. This group will gather on Mount Zion to welcome God’s kingdom. They will form the new heaven and new earth, the 12 tribes of spiritual Israel, living in a sinless state. The urgency is to strive to be among those present at the Second Coming to experience the full atoning power of Jesus’ blood to be freed from sin permanently.

 

Study Guide SCJ Bible Study

Today, we have an important lesson to cover. I pray that everyone’s hearts are open and ready to receive the seed of this message.

Remember the parable Jesus told about the four types of fields? It represents the odds for those hearing the secrets of the kingdom of heaven. Only 25% truly receive the word. Strive to be part of that 25% who hear these words and act on them. Satan’s goal is to stop you from progressing, using any means necessary – your thoughts, heart, children, work, finances, or health. His aim is to make you return to your old ways, not God’s way, so he can devour another person. Don’t let that be you.

Just because you’re hearing this word now, among others who haven’t, doesn’t mean you’ll be the only ones. Many more will hear these words after you. They’ll look at you and ask, “How did you believe before anyone else knew? How did you survive during that difficult time?” You’ll respond, “It was very hard, but I overcame not through my own strength, power, or understanding – for those led me nowhere in the past – but through God’s grace. That’s how I’m here, and that’s how you are here now.”

Maintain that mindset of determination and overcoming, whatever Satan might throw your way. We can do it.

We’ll learn more about Jesus’s blood and how it takes full effect in the time of the second coming.

This lesson will help us understand the fulfilment of prophecy and the true meaning of hope. It’s crucial to keep our hearts open and not be led astray by false teachings. As we study the word, we must be prepared to flee from lies and cling to what is true. This time, this era, is significant, and many things that were once sealed are now being opened to us.

The Effect of Jesus’ Blood That Atones Sin

Heb 10

Hebrews 10:1-18, serves as our main reference chapter today. This chapter is crucial for understanding the application of Jesus’s sacrifice to us and distinguishing it from pre-Jesus era sacrifices.

Daily lesson review and Memorization are essential practices. Memory verses help in better understanding God’s word, aid memorization, and improve retention. God’s word needs to be beyond Bible pages – it must be in our hearts and minds. This is fundamental to keeping the new covenant, which requires writing God’s law in our minds and hearts. It’s not busy work but a divine requirement to prevent forgetting His words.

When the Spirit helps retrieve exactly needed verses from our “storeroom” of memorized scripture, it creates beautiful moments. This happens through studying and memorizing the word, then the Spirit reminds us at the right time, allowing us to pull out the exact verse needed. However, if we don’t store God’s word within us, the Spirit finds an empty storeroom, leading us to speak from our own thoughts rather than God’s truth. This could mislead others instead of guiding them correctly.

Intermediate level is more profound than parables, requiring deeper understanding of God’s logic. Therefore, home blessings and reviews are not mere assignments or box-checking exercises, but essential covenant requirements.

Our hope is to be those purchased by Jesus’ blood at the time of the second coming.

Purchasing here means to be freed from sin, because we are enslaved to sin.

So in order to be bought from our slaver, which is Satan, who binds us in the chains of sin, Jesus’ blood is what breaks those chains and frees us from that. But at the time of the second coming, there will be people who will be permanently freed from their sins, meaning they will no longer sin. Because for the last 2,000 years, although Jesus’ blood washes and atones for our sin, we still sin.

And I’m sure we’ve wondered why that happens. Hey, I’ve accepted Jesus as my Lord and my Savior, yet I still struggle with sin. What’s going on?

I’m sure we’ve had that thought before. There’s a reason for that. We’ll talk about that today too.

1.- God’s Purpose

ONE – The Fall of Satan

God’s purpose truly began with the initial fall of the fallen angel. Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah 14 discuss Satan’s fall. God did not create the angel called the Morning Star, who was a guardian cherub, with the intention that he would fall or become evil. This misconception misleads people into thinking God has nefarious intentions, which is false. The appearance of this evil spirit prompts God’s work of redemption. The evil spirit’s main goal is to lead the world astray, pulling it away from God.

TWO – Restore What was Lost

The evil spirit starts by targeting God’s first pastor. To better understand this, sin was established or confirmed by the one to whom God had given the word. Although Eve ate the fruit first, Adam also ate it. Because God had given the word and covenant to Adam, we are in this position today.

After Adam’s sin, God’s mission became restoration, to restore what was lost. This is God’s purpose.

THREE – At the Second Coming

How will God accomplish this at the time of the second coming?

1. Capture the dragon.
2. The Holy City, New Jerusalem, will come to the new heaven and new earth for those waiting for him. (The new heaven and new earth represent the 12 tribes.)
3. God will reign.

God’s reign means God’s rest, the Sabbath. For the last 6,000 years, God has been unable to rest. As Jesus said, “God has been at his work to this very day, and I too am working.”

How does God carry out this work? What tool does he use to proclaim and fulfill his work? He uses prophecy and fulfillment, which are detailed in the Bible.

Let’s not forget the basics: The Bible is the primary source for understanding God’s work.

 

John 1:1 | 2 Tim 3:16-17, 2 Pe 1:20-21

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The Word and God, who is Spirit, are one and the same. There is no distinction between them. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, instructing, correcting, and training in righteousness.

Scripture did not come about by man’s own interpretation. Instead, men of God wrote as they were being guided by the Holy Spirit. The Word is God and comes from God.

There is no separation between the two. When you approach the true Word of God, you are approaching the true God. Wherever the Word is present, God is also present.

You cannot separate the Word from God. If the Word of God is not in a place, even if people there claim to have faith in God, God will not be present. This is because God is always with His Word.

God is always with His Word, not just with lip service. It is not about mere words spoken without true belief.

God said, “They honor me with their mouth, with their lips, but their heart is far from me.” This means God is not with such people. Instead, He will astound them when the time comes.

The wisdom and intelligence established in that era will vanish. It will seem like pennies compared to the full wealth that God’s true Word will bring when these words are fulfilled. This prophecy was fulfilled at the time of Jesus’ first coming, as He constantly stunned people with His words.

People often became silent after Jesus spoke. Those who spoke boldly before Jesus would have nothing else to say and walk away. The same logic will apply at the second coming.

God will bring wonder upon wonder, shaming the wisdom and intelligence of the time by His grace. This is not to destroy people, but so that all can come to a knowledge of the truth together, united. God is tired of division.

Because we had fallen, God had to begin the work of atoning for our sins. Sin is so egregious to God that it is essentially death. They are one and the same: “The one whose spirit sins dies.”

Sin and death are tightly connected, just as God and His Word are tightly connected.

2.- Blood at the Old Testament

So, in order to atone for death-like sin, God needs something powerful, and that is the blood.

ONE – God first Establishes a Covenant (Law) → Leads to Atonament

To initiate atonement, God first establishes a covenant. Within this covenant, God provides specific instructions that the recipients must follow to achieve atonement.

Generally, a covenant leads to atonement because of the detailed requirements it contains. The covenant God gave was delivered through Moses. We recently learned about Moses’ role, which was similar to that of Jesus and New John. What was Moses’ role?

Moses was the advocate, the counselor in the Old Testament era. You could also call him a mediator.

This covenant was given through Moses to physical Israel. It detailed the specific actions the Israelites needed to perform for the atonement of their sins. Let’s examine Leviticus 9:3 to see the details God provided about what they needed to do.

It is important to take a male goat for a sin offering, along with a calf and a lamb. Both the calf and lamb should be a year old and without defect. This detail is significant.

When selecting a lamb or calf, ensure it is young, specifically one year of age. Additionally, it must be free from any defects. Remember this requirement.

Once you have chosen the appropriate lamb or goat, offer it as a burnt offering. The blood from this offering is to be used. Why is this necessary?

The blood from the lamb was placed on the priest, his sons, and the altar. But why blood? Because the life of a creature is in the blood, and God has given it to make atonement for people on the altar.

It is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life. Amen.

What does sin equal? Death.

So what is needed to atone for death? Life.

The life is for the atonement of sin. Therefore, blood was required.

This was during the time of the Old Testament. This was the law that people had to keep and follow.

At the time of the first coming, were people still required to sacrifice a lamb? Are we as Christians today still required to sacrifice lambs? No.

Things change, and let’s understand why.

 

Reminder:

– Blood = Life (Lv 17:11) → Atonement of sin
– Sin = Death

TWO – Law is a shadow → Lead to Reality

The writer of Hebrews is a topic of debate among Christians. While many believe it to be Paul, there are those who suggest it might be John. Typically, books of the Bible identify their authors, often at the beginning, but this is not the case with Hebrews. However, the book contains subtle clues about the writer’s identity.

In Hebrews 5:12-14, we find an interesting passage: “In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food.”

Now, let’s consider 1 Corinthians 3, which we know was written by Paul. This connection raises an intriguing point about the possible authorship of Hebrews.

Apostle Paul is considered the writer of Hebrews, as the same words and logic are used in both books. Moving forward, I will refer to the author as Apostle Paul instead of “the Hebrews.”

In Hebrews 10:1-4, Paul discusses important details. He begins by stating that the law is only a shadow, not the reality. This means that the actions required of the Israelites were not the actual means of achieving permanent atonement. Instead, these actions pointed to the real thing that would bring permanent atonement.

It doesn’t make sense for people to continue practicing these shadow-like rituals after the reality appears. Paul and the other apostles and disciples were trying to help people understand that the past practices pointed to Christ, who is the reality of what God asked them to do. These practices are no longer necessary.

The reason for this is that animal sacrifices could not atone for sins. They couldn’t take away sins, but God hid his plan of atonement within the physical acts he required. God’s plan of atonement was embedded in the law because he was thinking about the one he would send – someone equivalent to a young lamb without defect, whose blood would permanently atone for people’s sins.

However, since Jesus wouldn’t arrive for many years after the law was established, people needed to do something in the meantime. The law’s ultimate purpose was to serve as a yearly reminder of sins and the need for repentance. God had them perform these rituals year after year to remind them of their actions and their need to repent. The blood of the lamb was used as a reminder of how God would bring permanent atonement later.

Some people understood this at the time, but many couldn’t grasp it and continued with the rituals and practices of their ancestors without truly understanding why they were doing them in the first place.

 

Reminder:

– Law = Shadow (not reality)
– Sacrifice: Couldn’t take away sins
– God: Hide His plan of atonement in the law
– Reminder of sins!

3.- Blood at the First Coming

TREE – The Reality → Jesus

The depth of this topic is significant. During the time of Jesus’ first coming, he spoke about himself in a specific way. In Hebrews 10:5-7, we find a reference to blood at the first coming.

The passage states, “Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said…” Jesus was essentially quoting Psalms 40:6-8, as noted in the footnote of many Bibles.

Verse 5 continues: “Sacrifice and offerings you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me. With burnt offerings and sin offerings, you were not pleased. Then I said, here I am.”

It is written about Jesus in the scroll: “I have come to do your will, O Lord.” This refers to the sacrifice of the lamb.

The burnt offerings of that era were a shadow, a figurative representation. The prophecy in Psalms 40:6-8 foretells that just as lambs were prepared for sacrifice during the yearly atonement, a body would be prepared for the permanent sacrifice for all people.

Thus, we have the shadow (the lamb and burnt offering) prophesying about the reality. Jesus represents that reality, being the body prepared for fulfillment of the prophecy.

Passover | Ex 12:7-8,13, Jn 1:29, 1 Cor 5:7

Jesus represented the lamb in all ways it was used in the law. He symbolized the yearly sacrificial lamb for atonement and the lamb used to deliver people from Egypt. The initial Passover was also a symbol for Jesus and his future actions.

In Exodus chapter 12, instructions were given for the Passover to protect against the angel of death. People had to eat the lamb’s flesh and put its blood on their door frames to save their firstborn sons. These actions pointed to Jesus, who was the reality of that flesh and blood. At Jesus’ first coming, people were required to eat his flesh and blood, which were his words. Jesus is words of life.

Jesus was the bread from heaven. In every way a lamb was used in the Old Testament, Jesus represented the physical reality of those things. Or you could say the spiritual reality in physical form. The words of Jesus, who is life, were the flesh and blood people needed to eat.

People weren’t making this connection. When they looked at Jesus, they didn’t see the slain lamb. They just saw a person, a guy making claims. When he was on the cross, they mocked him, saying, “If you’re who you say you are, come down from that cross.” They didn’t know Jesus couldn’t, and that he was dying for them.

They had no clue and didn’t make the connection. But those with spiritual eyes could see that this was the lamb they were waiting for – the one to permanently take away the world’s sins. They saw him dying on the cross for them.

We’ll explore how this applies to the time of the second coming and the things Jesus did to set this up.

FOUR – Establishing something New

Let’s examine verses 8-14 in detail.

One, God was not pleased with the old sacrifices. Nevertheless, He required people to perform them to remember their sins, though these sacrifices couldn’t remove sins.

It was figurative. What did God do? He said, “Here I am. I have come to do your will.” He set aside the first to establish the second. By this will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of Jesus’ body once for all.

How did Jesus establish His body? What covenant was used to set aside the first and establish the second?

Let’s delve deeper into this.

The first instructions people had to follow came from the first or old covenant. Jesus came to establish something new, as the first was set aside to establish the second.

In fact, it’s the new covenant that Jesus established in His blood that atones for sin. Jesus’ blood establishes our holiness.

There is no holiness apart from Jesus’ blood. His blood was far greater than the physical blood of a lamb, which was like the law or old covenant that could not atone for sins. The old covenant or the law couldn’t atone for sins, but Jesus’ blood could.

God was hoping His people would see this and realize what He asked them to do was ultimately fulfilled by Jesus. Paul ensured that people made the connection between who Jesus was and what He accomplished.

When was the new covenant, the second that surpassed the first, established? Luke 22:14-20 tells us it was on the night of Passover. It wasn’t an accident that Jesus waited until that time to establish His new covenant with His disciples. He wanted them to understand, without a doubt, the connection between the Passover from 1500 years prior and Himself as the Passover lamb.

Jesus establishes a new covenant for the permanent atonement of sin. In this covenant, established in His blood, we turn to Luke 22:20 to look at what Jesus said that’s so important.

“This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.” This is what Jesus said.

Jesus’ blood establishes the new covenant. The new covenant and Jesus’ blood are closely connected.

Jesus also made some important statements about this covenant that we should consider.

Jesus said He would not drink of the fruit of the vine again until the kingdom of God comes. This represents an important prophecy.

PROMISE (Prophecy)

The prophecy states that Jesus won’t eat or drink until the kingdom of God comes. This gives us a clue that the fulfilment of Jesus’ sacrifice occurs at the time of the second coming.

The blood had to be spilled 2,000 years ago, but it is complete 2,000 years later when the kingdom of God comes, and Jesus is able to eat and drink again in the kingdom.

The kingdom of God is a critical part of all this coming together, referring to the blood of Jesus that could atone for sins and make us holy. Jesus’ blood takes full effect at the time of the second coming.

 

FULFILLMENT – Revelation is the New Covenant

The fulfilment happens in the second coming, which is detailed in the book of Revelation. Therefore, Revelation is the new covenant.

Jesus told his disciples, “I have much more to tell you, more than you can now bear, but a time will come when I will tell you. Though I’ve been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language, but I will tell you plainly.” That time is the second coming, when the kingdom of God comes.

Let’s examine how the kingdom of God comes and how the blood applies then, at the time of the second coming.

FIVE – Take Part of the New Covenant

The Holy Spirit speaking here is God’s Spirit. We know this from Jeremiah 31, where it’s clearly God speaking. 

God says, “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts.” This refers not to the old law, but a new law—a new covenant. 

Paul elaborates on this in Hebrews 8:10-13, explaining how the new covenant makes the old obsolete. 

The repetition of this quote indicates it’s meant for a future time. When this law is put in people’s minds and hearts, they will become God’s people. 

So, who are the ones that take part in this new covenant?

4.- Blood at the Second Coming

We will now focus on the time of Revelation.

We are going to read several important verses. However, before we delve into Revelation, we will first turn our attention to Hebrews 9:28. This verse will help us understand why these events must occur during the time of the second coming.

Take Away Sins

1. The first coming of Jesus had a specific job: for his blood to take away sins.
2. The second coming also has a job: to bring salvation to those who are waiting.

This raises two important questions: Who are the ones who are waiting? And where are they waiting?

Salvation at the Second Coming

To him who loved us and has freed us from our sins by his blood.

 

The blood of Jesus has many roles at the second coming:

1.- It will free from sins. 

Who will be freed from their sins? The kingdom and priests.

At the second coming, those who are part of the kingdom and priests will be freed from their sins. While Jesus’ sacrifice at the first coming took away our sins, at the second coming, it will free us from our sins. Although these may seem similar, there is a distinction.

Taking away sins, as Paul mentioned in Hebrews 10, refers to the forgiveness of sins committed. Being free from sins, as described in Revelation, means no longer committing sins. At this time, people will cease to sin.

It’s noteworthy that in the early verses of Hebrews 10, Paul suggests that if it were possible for the sacrifice of lambs to take away sins and stop people from sinning, they wouldn’t need to continue offering sacrifices. However, this wasn’t possible then.

At the time of the second coming, when Jesus is able to eat and drink again in the kingdom of God, his flesh and blood – which represent his words, the open word – will make it possible for people to be freed from their sins.

2.- Purchases from their slavery to sin. 

Hebrews 1:5-6 and Hebrews 5:9-10 are essentially the same verses. Hebrews 1:5-6 serves as a summary, while Hebrews 5:9-10 provides a more detailed explanation.

Jesus’ blood purchases a kingdom and priests, freeing them from their slavery to sin.

3.- Wash their robes with heart, actions and doctrines

What about those who wash their robes? 

Those who become the great multitude, coming out of the great tribulation, will wash their robes with Jesus’ blood. 

Robes represent heart, actions, and doctrines. These will be washed, as clothes symbolize in Revelation 19:8.

Heart, actions, and doctrines will be cleansed. However, to establish a kingdom and priests waiting for Christ’s return on Mount Zion, something must occur first. When the holy city, New Jerusalem, descends and reunites, and the kingdom of God arrives, they will be fully freed from sins, purchased, and have their robes washed.

Before this can happen, remember that Satan is still present, destroying things and leading people astray. Therefore, he must be fought and overcome.

4.- Overcome with the blood of the Lamb and the Word of Testimony

Satan and his group are overcome by the male child and his group, who are his brothers. They hold the iron scepter, and Michael in heaven is fighting alongside them in the same war.

They overcame with the blood of the Lamb, which is the word, and the word of testimony. This means, “This is what we have seen. This is what we have heard.”

It’s like saying, “This is what you did. This is who you are. This is how you did it according to Revelation.”

They are stating, “You are the reality of these people. You are the reality of these people.” We ask, “We? We are the betrayers? What do you mean they’re saying that we are the destroyers? You are the reality of these verses.”

Ah, it becomes clear. With the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony, they were able to overcome Satan and the dragon.

Exposing Satan

Overcoming means exposing. When we expose where Satan is working, he will no longer be effective in that place. This is what Jesus did when he said, “Take heart, for I have overcome the world” in John 16:33. Which world did he overcome? Satan and his Pharisees by exposing them.

In Matthew 23, Jesus demonstrated how he overcame them, and how we can overcome too. The people who overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony have an important job to do.

Building the New Heaven and New Earth

These overcomers have a crucial task: to build the New Heaven and New Earth, where heaven is coming to. They build it together with New John, who represents the male child. His brothers are those who witness the events with him and help build Mount Zion, the 12 tribes.

New John is the one who ate the open scroll and testified to what he saw and heard. This is how we eat these words:

1. It starts with God.
2. God gives it to Jesus.
3. Jesus gives it to the mighty angel, the spirit of truth, the counselor.
4. The angel gives that word to John, who eats it and testifies to the servants.
5. Those servants come out of Babylon and gather on the mountain.

We should be excited to gather, as it’s not only Class hearing these words, but many people.

The blood of the Lamb is shed for those who gather at the second coming. It takes full effect for them, freeing them from sin. They will be the fulfillment of Revelation 1, 5, 7, and 12.

This gathering won’t be limited to a small group. All nations will gather – 144,000 and a great multitude. Those who have already died are rooting for us to come here, as their goal is to return. Don’t worry about the people of the past; God has a plan for them. Focus on us today.

We need to be at this place where these events are happening. Being fully freed from sin and never committing sin again, sounds awesome. Imagine a great multitude of people who no longer sin – consider the effect that would have on the world.

These sinless people will be able to do anything, including healing all nations. They will question past behaviors and promote better ways of living. It will be a beautiful time that no mind has seen and no ear has heard.

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