Read Heb.9:22. It clearly states there is no remission of sins without the shedding of blood. From the incident of Cain and Abel (Gen.4), we learn that no vegetable can stand in atonement for the soul. It was the blood offering that God accepted. In this day of modernism, skepticism, and the outright denial of the truths of the Bible, we need to hold fast to our belief in the power of the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. I love the old song that says, "What can wash away my sins-- nothing but the blood of Jesus-- What can make me whole again, nothing but the blood of Jesus." We can gladly, boldly, and confidently proclaim to this world that Jesus blood can make the vilest sinner clean. Let’s notice together some things about the blood of Jesus Christ.

I. The Blood Was Prefigured. The Old Testament sacrifice of animals and birds were types and shadows of the coming Redeemer, the Lord Jesus Christ. On a yearly basis, they would bring the blood of animals and offer it as a basis of atonement. "Atonement" has the idea of a covering. The New Testament emphasizes the word "reconciliation" (2 Cor. 5:18). It speaks of the restoration of the favor of God to sinners that repent and put their faith in the expiatory death of Jesus Christ. The Old Testament tells us Jesus is coming.

II. The Blood Is Powerful. 1 Jn. 1:7 tells us the blood cleanses from "all" sin. When a housewife looks for a detergent, she looks for something that is potent enough to cleanse every spot and stain. You can confidently rest in the power of the blood of Christ to cleanse completely from all sins. What a joy to know there is adequacy and sufficiency through the blood of Jesus Christ! His blood can make the vilest sinner clean. All one must do is plunge beneath that crimson flow, it is then they lose all their guilty stains.

III. The Blood Is Precious. See 1 Pet. 1:19. The word "precious" means "to be held in honor, esteemed, especially dear." It is precious because of whose it is, what it does, and what it provides.

IV. The Blood Is Procuring. Heb.9:12 uses the word "obtained." If something is "obtained" then it is "procured." Eternal redemption is our because Jesus purchased it with His sinless and spotless blood. His blood is the price that it took to purchase my salvation and yours as well. Christ did for us through His blood what nothing else could do.