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Blood's Role in Atonement
- Blood in Old Testament sacrifices cries out for mercy and forgiveness for the offerer.
- The life in the blood represents atonement through God's instituted sacrifices.
Christ's Blood Speaks Forgiveness
- Christ's blood speaks a better word than Abel's, proclaiming "It is finished" and complete atonement.
- The blood of Christ offers forgiveness and new creation, never vengeance or punishment.
Drinking Christ's Life-Giving Blood
- Jesus' command to drink his blood shocked his disciples, signaling a new covenant of life in his blood.
- This directly ties to Leviticus' teaching that life is in the blood, deepening the connection between Old and New Covenants.