Are You Washed?

Are You Washed in the Blood?

“blood of the lamb”

-Jesus was slaughtered as a lamb. There are many references in the OT to the killing of a lamb.

1 Peter 1:18-19
. . . it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.

“cleansing”

-In the OT there are many references to cleansing. Uncleanliness is an abomination.

“white as snow”

Psalm 51:1-2, 7
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

“rest”

Hebrews 4:1, 11
. . . the promise of entering his rest still stands . . . Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest.

“bridegroom”

Matthew 25:1-13
The Parable of the Ten Virgins

“mansions”

John 14:2
In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

“unclean”

Hebrews 9:11-14
The Blood of Christ
When Christ came as high priest of the good things that are already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not man-made, that is to say, not a part of this creation. He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption. The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!