THE BLOOD COVENANT

by E. W. KENYON (Compiled and Edited by Ruth A. Kenyon)

Twenty-third Edition

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
-oreword................................................................. Chapter $ Chapter 2 Chapter 4 Chapter 6 Chapter . Chapter & Chapter 1 Chapter : Chapter % Chapter $; Chapter $$ Chapter $2 Chapter $4 Chapter $6 Chapter $. Chapter $& Chapter $1 Chapter $: The New Co/enant in 0y 'lood............................1 The Ori#in o3 the 'lood Co/enant.........................% The Co/enant in A3ri5a........................................$4 7eho/ah Cut8 the Co/enant with Abraham...........$% Abraham(8 "a5ri3i5e..............................................24 The Abrahami5 Co/enant.....................................21 +8rael9 The 'lood Co/enant eople......................4$ The New Co/enant...............................................41 Contra8t o3 the Two Co/enant8............................4% A "tudy in ,ebrew8.............................................64 The One "a5ri3i5e.................................................61 The re8ent 0ini8try o3 Chri8t.............................6% Three 'i# Word8 <Remi88ion<...............................% The -our3old 'le88in#8........................................&4 Redemption +8 by )od..........................................1$ 'eneath ,i8 -eet..................................................1. <+n 0y Name<......................................................1% What the *ord(8 Table Tea5he8.............................:. The Need o3 the ,our...........................................:% The 'lood Co/enant.............................................%$

FOREWORD
Thi8 8ub=e5t open8 an ab8olutely new 3ield 3or re8ear5h and 8tudy9 3or tho8e who are deeply intere8ted in obtainin# the be8t and ri5he8t o3 )od(8 pro/i8ion8 3or man. Tho8e who ha/e had the pri/ile#e o3 li8tenin# to >r. Kenyon(8 le5ture8 on thi8 8ub=e5t ha/e lon# been a8?in# that they mi#ht be put into print. !ntil now9 the way ha8 not been opened whereby thi8 mi#ht be done9 but the time ha8 at la8t 5ome when the de8ire in the heart8 o3 the people i8 to be #ranted. The truth9 hidden away in the memorial o3 the *ord(8 Table9 and 3ormin# the 3oundation o3 it9 i8 o3 8u5h a nature that your heart will thrill in re8pon8e to the po88ibilitie8 that pre8ent them8el/e89 and will 8tir you to lay hold on the 8ame power and /i5tory and mira5le8 that be5ame a part o3 the e/ery day li3e o3 the apo8tle8. +t i8 impo88ible to de85ribe9 in word89 what the 'lood Co/enant will mean to you9 on5e you learn what it i8. 0y 3ather9 >r. E. W. Kenyon9 the author o3 thi8 manu85ript9 went home to be with ,i8 *ord9 0ar5h $%9 $%6:9 but the wor? whi5h he 8tarted i8 8till #oin# on and ble88in# 5ountle88 thou8and8. Thi8 boo? i8 bein# printed a8 a la8tin# memorial to him9 and ha8 been made po88ible by the lo/e #i3t8 o3 tho8e who ha/e been helped and ble88ed by hi8 mini8try. R!T, A. KENYON

Chapter One
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THE NEW COVENANT IN MY BLOOD

-or year89 + wa8 5on/in5ed that there wa8 8omethin# in the *ord(8 Table that + did not under8tand. The 8ilen5e o3 the di85iple8 when 7e8u8 introdu5ed it9 8ayin# <Thi8 i8 my blood o3 the New Co/enant9 whi5h i8 poured out 3or many unto the remi88ion o3 8in8<@ and then told them to eat the bread whi5h wa8 ,i8 body and to drin? the wine whi5h ,e de5lared wa8 ,i8 blood9A+ 8ay9 the /ery 8ilen5e o3 the di85iple8 indi5ate8 they under8tood what he meant. + did not9 and it 5on3u8ed me. -or a lon# time + a8?ed the Bue8tion9 <What i8 the underlyin# prin5iple in/ol/ed in thi8 8tran#e ordinan5eC< The /ery lan#ua#e o3 7e8u89 when ,e 8aid9 <Derily9 /erily9 + 8ay unto you9 eE5ept ye eat o3 the 3le8h o3 the 8on o3 man9 and drin? ,i8 blood9 ye ha/e not li3e in your8el/e89< added to the 5on3u8ion. What did ,e mean by itC Then9 there wa8 pla5ed in my hand8 a boo? by >r. ,. Clay Trumbull9 the old editor o3 the "unday "5hool Time89 in whi5h he 8howed there had been a 'lood Co/enant pra5ti5ed by all primiti/e people8 3rom time immemorial. ,e pro/ed that thi8 'lood Co/enant wa8 the ba8i8 o3 all primiti/e reli#ion8. ,e #a/e data 3rom all part8 o3 the world 8howin# that e/en to

The Blood Covenant thi8 day9 in A3ri5a9 +ndia9 China9 'orneo9 and the +8land8 o3 the "ea89 men are pra5ti5in# a 'lood Co/enant /ery 8imilar to our *ord(8 Table. +t wa8 de#enerated9 but ne/er-the-le889 it had the mar?8 o3 an ori#inal re/elation 3rom )od. +n "tanley(8 boo?8 o3 eEploration in A3ri5a9 he tell8 u8 that he 5ut the Co/enant more than 3i3ty time8 with di33erent tribe8. *i/in#8tone 5all8 attention to it9 a8 do other eEplorer8 and mi88ionarie8 in A3ri5a. erhap8 it mi#ht help u8 to under8tand i3 we loo? at the ,ebrew word 3or Co/enant. +t mean8 <to 5ut.< +t ha8 the 8u##e8tion o3 an in5i8ion where blood 3low8. +n pra5ti5ally e/ery pla5e where the word i8 u8ed in the "5ripture9 it mean8 <to 5ut the Co/enant.< We 3ind that Abraham <5ut the Co/enant< with 8ome o3 hi8 nei#hbor8 be3ore he e/er entered into the Co/enant with 7eho/ah.

Chapter Two
2

THE ORIGIN OF THE BLOOD COVENANT

The 'lood Co/enant9 or what we 5all the *ord(8 Table9 i8 ba8ed upon the olde8t ?nown 5o/enant in the human 3amily. +t e/idently be#an in the )arden o3 Eden. +t i8 e/ident that )od 5ut the 5o/enant or entered into a 5o/enant with Adam at the /ery be#innin#. The rea8on + belie/e that9 i8 be5au8e there i8n(t a primiti/e people in the world9 a8 3ar a8 we ?now9 that ha8 not pra5ti5ed the blood 5o/enant in 8ome 3orm@ 8howin# that it had a )od #i/en ori#in and 8o man ha8 pra5ti5ed the 5o/enant throu#h all the a#e8. Today9 hundred8 o3 tribe8 in eBuatorial A3ri5a 5ut the 5o/enant. "tanley 5ut the 5o/enant 3i3ty time8 with di33erent tribe8. *i/in#8tone 5ut the 5o/enant. 0i88ionarie8 ha/e 8een it ena5ted9 but didn(t under8tand the 8i#ni3i5an5e9 thin?in# it wa8 8ome heathen rite9 and not realiFin# that the blood 5o/enant pra5ti5ed in A3ri5a today would open the door8 in e/ery tribe 3or the )o8pel o3 the *ord 7e8u8 Chri8t. +3 any mi88ionary who under8tand8 the lan#ua#e o3 any o3 the tribe8 would eEplain to them the *ord(8 Table and let them 8ee what it meant9 out o3 what it #rew9 it would at on5e open the door to the )o8pel to them. The whole Redempti/e plan 8win#8 about the Two Co/enant8. %

The Blood Covenant You remember9 we ha/e an Old Co/enant and a New Co/enant. erhap8 + had better illu8trate to you what thi8 an5ient Co/enant mean89 be5au8e it i8 pra5ti5ally the 8ame amon# all people8. REASONS FOR CUTTING THE COVENANT There are three rea8on8 3or men 5uttin# the 5o/enant with ea5h other. +3 a 8tron# tribe li/e8 by the 8ide o3 a wea?er tribe9 and there i8 dan#er o3 the wea?er tribe bein# de8troyed9 the wea?er tribe will 8ee? to <5ut the Co/enant< with the 8tron#er tribe that they may be pre8er/ed. "e5ond9 two bu8ine88 men enterin# into a partner8hip mi#ht 5ut the Co/enant to in8ure that neither would ta?e ad/anta#e o3 the other. Third9 i3 two men lo/ed ea5h other a8 de/otedly a8 >a/id and 7onathan9 or a8 >amon and ythia89 they would 5ut the Co/enant 3or that lo/e(8 8a?e. THE METHOD OF CUTTING THE COVENANT The method o3 5uttin# the 5o/enant i8 pra5ti5ally the 8ame the world o/er@ althou#h there are di33eren5e8 o3 5our8e. +n 8ome pla5e8 it ha8 de#enerated into a /ery #rote8Bue9 almo8t a horrible rite9 but ne/erthele88 it i8 the 8ame blood 5o/enant.

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Foreword That whi5h i8 pra5ti5ed by the nati/e tribe8 o3 A3ri5a9 by the Arab89 by the "yrian89 and by the 'al?an8 i8 thi8G Two men wi8h to 5ut the 5o/enant@ they 5ome to#ether with their 3riend8 and a prie8t. -ir8t9 they eE5han#e #i3t8. 'y thi8 eE5han#e o3 #i3t8 they indi5ate that all that one ha8 the other own8 i3 ne5e88ary. A3ter the eE5han#e o3 #i3t89 they brin# a 5up o3 wine9 the prie8t ma?e8 an in5i8ion in the arm o3 one man and the blood drip8 into the wine. An in5i8ion i8 made in the other man(8 arm and hi8 blood drip8 into the 8ame 5up. Then the wine i8 8tirred and the blood8 are miEed. Then the 5up i8 handed to one man and he drin?8 part o3 it9 then hand8 it to the other man and he drin?8 the re8t o3 it. When they ha/e drun? it9 o3ttime8 they will put their wri8t8 to#ether 8o that their blood8 min#le9 or they will tou5h their ton#ue8 to ea5h other(8 wound8. Now9 they ha/e be5ome blood brother8. THE SACREDNESS OF THE BLOOD COVENANT 0r. "tanley 8aid he ne/er ?new thi8 5o/enant to be bro?en in A3ri5a9 no matter what the pro/o5ation. >r. *i/in#8tone al8o bear8 witne88 8ayin# that he ne/er ?new it to be bro?en. +n other part8 o3 the world it i8 5laimed that they ne/er ?new $$

The Blood Covenant the 'lood Co/enant to be bro?en. +t i8 one 5o/enant that i8 per3e5tly 8a5red amon# all primiti/e people8. +n A3ri5a9 i3 one wa8 to brea? the 5o/enant9 hi8 own mother or wi3e9 or hi8 neare8t relati/e8 would 8ee? hi8 death9 would turn him o/er to the hand8 o3 the a/en#er 3or de8tru5tion. No man 5an li/e in A3ri5a who brea?8 the 5o/enant . . . he 5ur8e8 the /ery #round he wal?8 on. The /ile8t enemie8 be5ome tru8ted 3riend8 a8 8oon a8 the 5o/enant i8 5ut. No man ta?e8 ad/anta#e o3 the 5o/enant or brea?8 it. +t i8 8o 8a5red that the 5hildren to the third and 3ourth #eneration8 re/ere it and ?eep it. +n other word89 it i8 a perpetual 5o/enant9 indi88oluble9 a 5o/enant that 5annot be annulled.

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Chapter Three
3

THE COVENANT IN AFRICA

One illu8tration o3 "tanley(8 mi#ht help u8 to #ra8p the 8i#ni3i5an5e. When "tanley wa8 8ee?in# *i/in#8tone9 he 5ame in 5onta5t with a power3ul eBuatorial tribe. They were /ery war-li?e. "tanley wa8 not in 5ondition to 3i#ht them. -inally9 hi8 interpreter a8?ed him why he didn(t ma?e a 8tron# 5o/enant with them. ,e a8?ed what it meant and wa8 told that it meant drin?in# ea5h other(8 blood. "tanley re/olted 3rom 8u5h a rite9 but 5ondition8 ?ept #rowin# wor8e9 until 3inally the youn# 5olored man a8?ed him a#ain why he did not 5ut the 5o/enant with the 5hie3tain o3 the tribe. "tanley a8?ed what the re8ult8 o3 8u5h a 5o/enant would be9 and the interpreter an8wered. <E/erythin# the 5hie3tain ha8 will be your8 i3 you need it.< Thi8 appealed to "tanley and he in/e8ti#ated. A3ter 8e/eral day8 o3 ne#otiation9 they arri/ed at the 5o/enant. -ir8t9 there wa8 a parley in whi5h the 5hie3tain Bue8tioned "tanley a8 to hi8 moti/e8 and 8tandin#9 and hi8 ability to ?eep the 5o/enant. The neEt 8tep wa8 an eE5han#e o3 #i3t8.

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The Blood Covenant The old 5hie3tain wanted "tanley(8 new white #oat. "tanley wa8 in poor health and #oat(8 mil? wa8 about all he 5ould ta?e 3or nouri8hment9 8o it wa8 /ery hard 3or him to #i/e thi8 up9 but the 5hie3tain 8eemed to want nothin# el8e. "o he 3inally #a/e up the #oat9 and the old 5hie3tain handed him hi8 8e/en-3oot 5opper-wound 8pear. "tanley thou#ht he had been beaten9 but he 3ound that where/er he went in A3ri5a with that 8pear9 e/erybody bowed to him and 8ubmitted to him. The old 5hie3tain then brou#ht in one o3 hi8 prin5e8. "tanley led 3orth one o3 hi8 men9 3rom En#land. Then the prie8t 5ame 3orward with a 5up o3 wine9 made an in5i8ion in the youn# bla5?(8 wri8t9 and let the blood drip into the 5up o3 wine. ,e 5ut a li?e in5i8ion in the wri8t o3 the youn# En#li8hman9 and let hi8 blood al8o drip into the 5up o3 wine. Then the wine wa8 8tirred and the blood8 were miEed. The prie8t handed the 5up to the En#li8hman and he dran? part o3 it and then handed it to the bla5? and he dran? the re8t o3 it. NeEt9 they rubbed their wri8t8 to#ether 8o that their blood8 min#led. Now9 they had be5ome blood brother8. The8e two men were only 8ub8titute89 but they had bound "tanley and the 5hie3tain9 and "tanley(8 men and the 5hie3tain(8 8oldier8 into a blood brotherhood that wa8 indi88oluble.

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Foreword Then #un-powder wa8 rubbed into the wound9 8o that when it healed there would be a bla5? mar? to indi5ate that they were 5o/enant men. The neEt 8tep in thi8 5eremony wa8 the plantin# o3 tree89 tree8 that were ?nown 3or their lon# li3e. A3ter the plantin# o3 the tree89 then the 5hie3tain 8tepped 3orward and 8houted9 <Come9 buy and 8ell with "tanley9 3or he i8 our blood brother.< A 3ew hour8 be3ore9 "tanley(8 men had to 8tand on #uard about their bale8 o3 5otton 5loth and trin?et89 but now he 5ould open the bale8 and lea/e them on the 8treet and nothin# wa8 di8turbed. -or anyone to 8teal 3rom their blood brother9 "tanley9 wa8 a death penalty. The old 5hie3tain 5ouldn(t do enou#h 3or hi8 new 3ound brother. "tanley 5ouldn(t under8tand the 8a5redne88 o3 it9 and year8 later wondered about it. CURSES AND BLESSINGS + ha/e le3t out a /ery important 3eature o3 thi8 5eremony. A8 8oon a8 the two youn# men had drun? ea5h other(8 blood9 a prie8t 8tepped out and pronoun5ed the mo8t aw3ul 5ur8e8 that "tanley had e/er heard@ 5ur8e8 that were to 5ome upon him i3 he bro?e the 5o/enant.

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The Blood Covenant Then "tanley(8 interpreter too? hi8 part and pronoun5ed 5ur8e8 upon the old ?in#9 hi8 wi3e9 hi8 5hildren and hi8 tribe9 i3 they bro?e the 5o/enant with "tanley. You remember9 when 0o8e8 apportioned the land to the di33erent tribe89 he 5alled their attention to the mountain o3 5ur8in# and the mountain o3 ble88in#C +n >eut. $$th and 21th Chapter89 you 3ind the 5ur8e8 o3 the Old Co/enant and the ble88in#8 o3 the Co/enant. The 5ur8e8 were pronoun5ed 3rom the mount o3 5ur8in# ea5h year9 and the ble88in#8 were pronoun5ed 3rom the mount o3 ble88in# ea5h year. The 5eremony o3 tree plantin# wa8 alway8 done9 i3 they were in a 5ountry where tree8 #row. The8e are 5alled memorial tree89 Tree8 o3 the Co/enant. +n a pla5e where tree8 do not #row9 they 8et up a pile o3 8tone8 or ere5t a monument a8 a memorial to remind them and their de85endant8 that they are partner8 in an indi88oluble 5o/enant. You remember Abraham #a/e to Elimele5h 8ome ewe lamb89 and the lamb8 were 3or a memorial. A8 the lamb8 #rew and the 3lo5?8 #rew9 that 3lo5? would be a 5ontinual reminder o3 the Co/enant that had been 5ut. The moment a 5o/enant i8 8olemniFed9 e/erythin# that a blood 5o/enant man own8 in the world i8 at the di8po8al o3 hi8 blood brother i3 he need8 it9 and yet thi8 brother would ne/er a8?

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Foreword 3or anythin# unle88 he were ab8olutely dri/en by want to do it. "ome o3 the mo8t beauti3ul 8torie8 + ?now in the world are the 8torie8 o3 blood 5o/enant brother8. Another 3eature o3 thi8 i89 that a8 8oon a8 they 5ut the 5o/enant9 they are re5o#niFed a8 blood brother8 by other89 and they are 5alled the blood brother8.

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Chapter Four
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JEHOVAH CUTS THE COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM

When )od entered into the 5o/enant with Abraham9 there were 8e/eral /ery 8tri?in# e/ent8 that too? pla5e. Amon# them wa8 the 5han#in# o3 Abram(8 and "arai(8 name8 to Abraham (a prin5e o3 )od) and "arah (prin5e88 o3 )od.) +n other word89 ,e li3ted them into the royal 3amily be3ore ,e 5ut the Co/enant with them. The Abrahami5 Co/enant whi5h i8 the ba8i8 o3 7udai8m and Chri8tianity i8 the mo8t mar/elou8 do5ument in eEi8ten5e. +t wa8 8ealed by 5ir5um5i8ion. )en. $1. Thi8 5o/enant bound Abraham and hi8 de85endant8 by indi88oluble tie8 to 7eho/ah9 and it bound 7eho/ah to Abraham and hi8 de85endant8 by the 8ame 8olemn to?en. THE CUTTING OF THE COVENANT When Abraham wa8 %% year8 o3 a#e9 )od appeared to him a8 <)od Almi#hty< or <El "haddai.< ,e 8aid unto Abraham. <Wal? be3ore me and be thou per3e5t. And + will ma?e my 5o/enant between me and thee9 and will multiply thee eE5eedin#ly.< We 8ee Abraham on hi8 3a5e. )od i8 tal?in# with him. )od tell8 him9 <A8 3or me9 behold9 my 5o/enant i8 with thee9 and thou 8halt be the 3ather o3 a multitude o3 nation8. Neither 8hall thy name $%

The Blood Covenant any more be 5alled Abram9 but thy name 8hall be Abraham9 3or the 3ather o3 a multitude o3 nation8 ha/e + made thee.< +n )ene8i8 $.G&9 )od made a promi8e to Abraham and it 8ay8 that <Abraham belie/ed )od and it wa8 re5?oned to him 3or ri#hteou8ne88.< Thi8 word <belie/e< mean8 that Abraham made an <unBuali3ied 5ommittal< o3 him8el3 and all he wa8 or e/er would be9 to )od. The word <belie/e< here in the ,ebrew mean8 not only a <lo/in# tru8t9< but it al8o mean8 <#i/e your8el3 wholly up9< or9 <to be a part o3 ,im8el39< or <#o ri#ht into him9< or <the unBuali3ied 5ommittal.< Abraham #a/e him8el3 to )od in utter abandonment o3 8el3. On the #round o3 that9 )od 8aid9 <Ta?e 3or me9< that i89 a8 )od(8 8ub8titute9 <an animal and 8lay it.< Abraham did it. Then )od 8aid9 <0y 8ub8titute ha8 been 8lain9 and + want you to 5ir5um5i8e your8el39< 8o that hi8 blood would min#le with the blood o3 )od(8 8ub8titute. When that wa8 done9 )od and Abraham had entered the Co/enant. +t meant that all Abraham had or e/er would ha/e wa8 laid on the altar. +t meant that )od mu8t 8u8tain and prote5t Abraham to the /ery limit. When )od 5ut the Co/enant with Abraham the +8raeliti8h 2;

Foreword nation 5ame into bein# a8 a Co/enant Co/enant. eople be5au8e o3 thi8

Thi8 Co/enant wa8 limited to +8rael9 the 5hildren o3 Abraham9 and had behind it the romi8e and the Oath o3 )od. )en. 22G$&$:. SOME COVENANT FACTS The "eal o3 the Co/enant wa8 5ir5um5i8ion. E/ery male 5hild at ei#ht day8 o3 a#e wa8 5ir5um5i8ed9 and the 5ir5um5i8ion wa8 the entran5e into the Abrahami5 Co/enant. When that 5hild wa8 5ir5um5i8ed9 entered into the Co/enant9 then that 5hild be5ame an inheritor o3 e/erythin# 5onne5ted with the Co/enant. +3 the 5hild(8 3ather and mother 8hould die9 another +8raelite i8 under obli#ation to 5are 3or the 5hild@ or i3 the hu8band 8hould die9 to 5are 3or the widow. +t i8 the *aw o3 the Co/enant. All thin#8 are laid upon the altar o3 thi8 Co/enant. +3 ?eepin# the Co/enant with a blood brother meant the death or lo88 o3 wi3e9 or o3 3ir8t born9 or the de8tru5tion o3 hi8 property9 or o3 hi8 own li3e9 all9 e/erythin# wa8 laid upon the altar. THE COVENANT OBLIGATIONS )en. $1G$49 <And my 5o/enant 8hall be in your 3le8h 3or an e/erla8tin# Co/enant.< E/ery male 5hild at ei#ht day8 o3 a#e wa8 5ir5um5i8ed. Thi8 2$

The Blood Covenant mar? on their bodie8 wa8 the 8eal o3 their pla5e in the Co/enant9 and a8 lon# a8 +8rael ?ept thi8 Co/enant that wa8 renewed in 0o8e89 there weren(t enemie8 enou#h in the whole world to 5onBuer one little /illa#e. When )od led +8rael out o3 E#ypt by 0o8e8 they had no law9 no prie8thood. Then )od #a/e them the ten 5ommandment89 the prie8thood9 the Atonement9 the 8a5ri3i5e89 the o33erin#89 and the law8 that #o/ern the 8a5ri3i5e8 and the o33erin#89 the 85ape-#oat9 and the wor8hip. All the8e belon#ed to the Co/enant. The Co/enant did not belon# to the ten 5ommandment8 a8 moderni8t8 put it9 but the Co/enant wa8 the rea8on 3or the *aw. +t wa8 5alled the law o3 the Co/enant. +8rael were the people o3 the Co/enant. Read EE. and *e/. 5are3ully9 notin# when the word <Atonement< 3ir8t o55ur89 when the law wa8 #i/en9 when the prie8thood wa8 8et apart. "tudy *e/. $& and $1 5are3ully. Note what the blood meant9 and the 8i#ni3i5an5e o3 the word <Atonement.<

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Chapter Five
5

ABRAHAM'S SACRIFICE

<Ta?e now thy 8on9 thine only 8on9 whom thou lo/e8t . . . < You ?now the re8t o3 that 3ear3ul 5ommand that 5ame to the man9 Abraham9 a8 he 8tood tran83iEed in the pre8en5e o3 the an#el o3 the Co/enant. There wa8 no wa/erin# on the part o3 Abraham. Con8ider what thi8 meant to him. We ?now how he had hun#ered 3or a 8on. We ?now how he eEpre88ed hi8 lon#in#8 to 7eho/ah9 in tho8e year8 when it 8eemed that 8u5h a po88ibility wa8 #one 3ore/er. Then 7eho/ah promi8ed him a 8on. )en. $1G$.-$19 <And )od 8aid unto Abraham9 A8 3or "arai9 thy wi3e9 thou 8halt not 5all her name "arai9 but "arah 8hall her name be. And + will ble88 her9 and moreo/er + will #i/e thee a 8on o3 herG yea + will ble88 her9 and 8he 8hall be a mother o3 nation8@ ?in#8 o3 people8 8hall be o3 her. Then Abraham 3ell upon hi8 3a5e9 and lau#hed9 and 8aid in hi8 heart9 "hall a 5hild be born unto him that i8 a hundred year8 oldC and 8hall "arah9 that i8 ninety year8 old9 bearCH < . . . And )od 8aid9 ... "arah thy wi3e 8hall bear thee a 8on@ and thou 8halt 5all hi8 name +8aa5G and + will e8tabli8h my 5o/enant with him 3or an e/erla8tin# 5o/enant 3or hi8 8eed a3ter him.< )en. $1G$%. Abraham and "arah were old. Abraham wa8 nearly a hundred

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The Blood Covenant year8 old9 and "arah wa8 ninety. +n the realm o3 the 8en8e8 3or them to be5ome the parent8 o3 a 5hild wa8 impo88ible9 3or the 85ripture tell8 u8 in )en. $:G$$ <Now Abraham and "arah were old9 and well 8tri5?en in a#e@ it had 5ea8ed to be with "arah a3ter the manner o3 women.< 'ut Abraham 5on8idered not hi8 own body9 whi5h wa8 a8 #ood a8 dead9 nor the deadne88 o3 "arah(8 womb9 but loo?in# unto )od9 he waEed 8tron#. ,e 5ounted that )od wa8 able to ma?e #ood anythin# that ,e promi8ed. The "5ripture tell8 u89 <Abraham belie/ed )od.< )en. 2$G$-4 <And 7eho/ah /i8ited "arah a8 he had 8aid9 and 7eho/ah did unto "arah a8 he had 8po?en. And "arah 5on5ei/ed9 and bare Abraham a 8on in hi8 old a#e ... And Abraham 5alled the name o3 hi8 8on +8aa5 (whi5h mean8 lau#hter).< The 5hild #rew to be $: or 2; year8 o3 a#e@ then )od a8?ed 3or the boy. ,e 8aidG <Ta?e now thy 8on9 thine only 8on9 e/en +8aa59 whom thou lo/e8t unto a mountain whi5h + will 8how thee and o33er him there a8 a burnt o33erin#.< )en. 22G2. Abraham did not he8itate9 thou#h it meant #i/in# up all he held dear9 but too? the youn# man on that three day8 and three ni#ht8 =ourney. They arri/ed at 0t. 0oriah and to#ether they built the altar. Abraham laid the youn# man on the altar and drew the ?ni3e to 8lay him9 when the An#el o3 the *ord 8houted to him9 8ayin#9 <AbrahamI AbrahamI 8tay thy hand.< 26

Foreword )od had 3ound a man that would ?eep the Co/enant@ ,e had 3ound a 5o/enant-?eepin# man. Now hear what )od 8aidG <'y 0y8el3 ha/e + 8worn9< 8aith 7eho/ah9 <3or be5au8e thou ha8t done thi8 thin#9 and ha8t not withheld thy 8on9 thine only 8on@ that in ble88in# + will ble88 thee9 and in multiplyin# + will multiply thy 8eed a8 the 8tar8 o3 the hea/en.< )en. 22G$&9 $1. >id you noti5e9 <'y my8el3 ha/e + 8worn.< )od(8 throne be5ame the 8urety o3 ,i8 promi8e. +t i8 the mo8t 8olemn thin# that a man 5an 5on5ei/e. Abraham had pro/ed hi8 worthine88 o3 )od(8 5on3iden5e. THE COVENANT KEEPING GOD You remember that be3ore thi8 thin# happened9 when )od wa8 #oin# to de8troy "odom and )omorrah9 ,e 8aid it wa8n(t be8t to do it without tal?in# it o/er with Abraham. You remember Abraham(8 #reat appeal and how he tal?ed with )od in a manner that would 8ta##er one. ,e 8aid9 <Will not the )od o3 all earth do ri#htC< Then he be#an to plead 3or the ri#hteou8 one8 in tho8e 5itie89 and )od permitted that man on the #round o3 hi8 'lood Co/enant relation8hip to be5ome the inter5e88or 3or the wi5?ed 5itie8 o3 "odom and )omorrah. When Abraham entered into the Co/enant9 he #ained the ri#ht to arbitrate between the wi5?ed men o3 the earth and the )od o3 the whole earth.

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The Blood Covenant Abraham e8tabli8hed a blood-5o/enant inter5e88ion that ha8 8tood throu#h all the a#e8. pre5edent o3

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Chapter Six
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THE ABRAHAMIC COVENANT

The Abrahami5 Co/enant wa8 the rea8on 3or +8rael(8 bein#. There would ha/e been no nation9 had )od not #i/en them the Co/enant. You remember that +8aa5 wa8 born a3ter Abraham wa8 one hundred year8 old9 and "arah wa8 pa8t ninety year8 old. +8aa59 3ather o3 the +8raeliti8h nation wa8 a mira5le 5hild. That nation went down into E#ypt9 a3ter +8aa5(8 #rand5hildren had #rown to manhood. They were deli/ered out o3 E#ypt9 6;; year8 later9 a3ter ha/in# 8er/ed in bonda#e 3or o/er 4;; year8. No nation had e/er been deli/ered li?e that. +t wa8 the rare8t9 mo8t uniBue national eEperien5e in hi8tory. They were deli/ered be5au8e they were )od(8 'lood Co/enant people. +n EEodu8 29 when )od heard the #roanin#8 o3 +8rael in E#ypt9 ,e 8aid that ,e remembered ,i8 Co/enant that ,e had made with Abraham9 +8aa5 and 7a5ob. )od 8ent 0o8e8 down into E#ypt to deli/er Abraham(8 'lood Co/enant de85endant8. )od 5ouldn(t brea? the Co/enant. ,e 5ould not 3or#et it nor i#nore it. ,e i8 the 5o/enant-?eepin# )od. 'a5? behind +8rael wa8 thi8 8olemn Co/enant that )od had 21

The Blood Covenant 8ealed on ,i8 8ide9 by puttin# ,im8el3 in utter9 ab8olute bonda#e to that Co/enant. )od and +8rael were bound to#ether. A8 lon# a8 +8rael ?ept the Co/enant there were no 8i5? people amon# the +8raelite8. When ,e 8aid9 <+ am 7eho/ah that healeth thee9< that 8ettled it. 7eho/ah wa8 their only phy8i5ian. ,e wa8 not only their phy8i5ian9 but ,e wa8 their 8u55or9 ,e wa8 their prote5tor. There wa8 ne/er a barren wi3e9 no babie8 e/er died9 no youn# men and women e/er died unle88 they bro?e the Co/enant. A8 lon# a8 they ?ept the Co/enant9 there were not allied armie8 enou#h in the world to 5onBuer one little /illa#e. +n battle9 no 8oldier8 were 8lain. They were 'lood-Co/enant men. 0o8e8 led them out o3 E#ypt into a barren de8ert ... 5omparable to our own 0o=a/e de8ert ... and on the #round o3 the Co/enant9 )od 8upplied them with water 3or them8el/e8 and their 5attle9 and manna 3or the people. When they 5ame out o3 E#ypt9 it wa8 throu#h 8i#n8 and wonder8 that 8ta##ered the whole world at the time9 and ha/e been the wonder and amaFement o3 the world e/er 8in5e. )od pre8er/ed them a8 a nation be5au8e they were ,i8 2:

Foreword Co/enant people. When they 8inned and bro?e the Co/enant9 they were 5arried away into 5apti/ity and into 'abylon. They had 8inned a#ain8t the Co/enant. They had brou#ht 7ud#ment upon them8el/e8. 'ut9 in the 3a5e o3 that9 )od remembered the Co/enant ,e had made with Abraham year8 be3ore. They were #i/en a Re/elation o3 )od. We 5all it the Old Co/enant@ we 5all it the *aw o3 the rophet8 and the 8alm8. +8rael wa8 #i/en thi8 Re/elation o3 )od and thi8 *aw o3 )od be5au8e they were )od(8 'lood Co/enant people. Then9 later9 )od #a/e them 7e8u8 be5au8e they were the 'lood Co/enant people. 7e8u8 be5ame the 3ounder o3 the New Co/enant. We ha/e that New Co/enant9 be5au8e they had the Abrahami5 Co/enant. We enter into the 8tran#e ble88in#8 that they entered into9 and ri5her9 be5au8e o3 the New Co/enant o3 whi5h 7e8u8 i8 the 8urety.

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Chapter Seven ISRAEL! THE BLOOD COVENANT PEOPLE

+ want to 5all your attention to 8e/eral mira5le thin#8 in 5onne5tion with +8rael9 the 'lood Co/enant people. Thi8 Co/enant #uaranteed to them phy8i5al prote5tion ... prote5tion 3rom their enemie89 3rom the pe8tilen5e and 3rom di8ea8e8. They went into E#ypt and be5ame a #reat nation o3 o/er three million people. )od brou#ht them 3orth by a 8erie8 o3 mira5le8 that ab8olutely 8ta##er the human rea8on. ,e did thi8 be5au8e ,e wa8 in 'lood Co/enant relation8hip with +8rael9 and wa8 under bond to deli/er them. A8 they 8tood on the 8hore o3 the Red "ea9 a3ter they had been deli/ered 3rom their bonda#e9 )od 8aidG <+ am the *ord that healeth thee.< Then ,e promi8ed them that none o3 the di8ea8e8 o3 the E#yptian8 8hould 5ome upon them. ,e wa8 their 'lood Co/enant hy8i5ian. We 5an hardly #ra8p thi8. We ?now that 3or 3orty year8 they wandered in the de8ert land. )od #a/e them the 5loud 3or prote5tion 3rom that 3ier5e de8ert 8un9 and at ni#ht he #a/e them the pillar o3 3ire 3or li#ht and heat. 4$

The Blood Covenant )od #a/e them 3ood and water. ,e met their e/ery need. THE LAW AND THE PRIESTHOOD Then )od #a/e them the 'lood Co/enant *aw. We 5all it the 0o8ai5 *aw9 be5au8e 0o8e8 wa8 the in8trument throu#h whi5h it 5ame to +8rael. Thi8 law wa8 to 8eparate them 3rom all other people8 o3 the earth. +t wa8 to ma?e them a pe5uliar people on whom )od 5ould be8tow unu8ual ble88in#89 and it wa8 on the ba8i8 o3 the 'lood Co/enant. The Co/enant wa8 the 5enter around whi5h all o3 +8rael(8 li3e mo/ed. A3ter the #i/in# o3 the *aw9 the *aw wa8 bro?en. A prie8thood wa8 imperati/e. There had ne/er been a di/inely appointed prie8thood in the human ra5e be3ore9 but now )od appointed the rie8thood and the ,i#h rie8t. With the rie8thood were #i/en the Atonement O33erin#8. Ne/er be3ore had there been an Atonement O33erin# or the )reat >ay o3 Atonement. All the o33erin#8 they had ?nown had been the O33erin#8 or the whole 'urnt O33erin#. ea5e

Now )od appointed a 8pe5ial 8a5ri3i5e in whi5h the blood wa8 to 5o/er the bro?en *aw9 and 5o/er 8piritually dead +8rael 8o that )od 5ould dwell in their mid8t.

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Foreword The word <atonement< in the ,ebrew mean8 to 5o/er9 and )od #a/e it be5au8e o3 the li3e that wa8 in the blood9 and that li3e in the blood 8er/ed a8 a 5o/erin# 3or 8piritually dead +8rael and it8 bro?en *aw9 and +8rael(8 un3itne88 to 8tand un5o/ered in the pre8en5e o3 )od. The 'lood Co/enant rie8thood headed up in the ,i#h rie8t. ,e be5ame the 8urety o3 the Co/enant. ,e 8tood between the people and )od. On5e a year ,e entered into the ,oly o3 ,olie8 to ma?e the yearly Atonement. Thi8 wa8 the only time the ,i#h rie8t e/er 3un5tioned9 unle88 8ome #rie/ou8 8in bro?e out amon# the people. The ,i#h rie8t(8 3un5tion wa8 pe5uliar in that on5e a year ,e made the Co/erin# or Atonement 3or the people9 and 5on3e88ed the 8in8 o3 the people on the head o3 the 85ape#oat9 and then 8ent him out in the wilderne88 to be de8troyed. ,i8 pre8en5e wa8 ne5e88ary to maintain their 3ellow8hip and in8ure their prote5tion. With the Atonement and the Co/enant 8a5ri3i5e8. rie8thood9 5ame the 'lood

The 3i/e #reat o33erin#8 mentioned in the 3ir8t 8e/en 5hapter8 o3 *e/iti5u8 were the Whole 'urnt O33erin#9 the 0eal O33erin#9 the ea5e O33erin#9 the Tre8pa88 O33erin#9 and the "in O33erin#. The8e o33erin#8 were 3ellow8hip o33erin#8 and bro?en 3ellow8hip o33erin#8.

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The Blood Covenant They had to do with the daily li3e o3 the people. When an +8raelite wa8 in 3ellow8hip9 he 5ould brin# the Whole 'urnt O33erin#9 or the 0eal or ea5e O33erin#. When he had 8inned a#ain8t hi8 brother9 he 5ould brin# the Tre8pa88 O33erin#. When he had 8inned a#ain8t the ,oly thin#8 o3 )od9 he brou#ht the "in O33erin#. +n thi8 la8t9 the ,i#h o33i5iated. rie8t under 5ertain 5ondition8

They were 'lood Co/enant eople and mu8t be ?ept in 3ellow8hip with the 'lood Co/enant obli#ation8 and pri/ile#e8. BLESSINGS OF THE COVENANT )od wa8 under obli#ation to 8hield them 3rom the armie8 o3 the nation8 that 8urrounded them. )od wa8 under obli#ation to 8ee that their land brou#ht 3orth lar#e 5rop8. )od wa8 under obli#ation by the 5o/enant to 8ee that the herd8 and 3lo5?8 multiplied. The hand o3 )od wa8 upon them in ble88in#. They be5ame the head o3 the nation8 and o3 wealth. 7eru8alem be5ame the ri5he8t 5ity the world had e/er ?nown. Their hill8ide8 were irri#ated9 their /alley8 teemed with wealth. 46

Foreword There wa8 no 5ity li?e it9 no nation li?e it. )od wa8 their )od9 they were )od(8 Co/enant people. !nder the Co/enant one man 5ould 5ha8e a thou8and in war9 and two 5ould put ten thou8and to 3li#ht. +n >a/id(8 day when Co/enant truth be5ame a li/in# 3or5e in the nation9 >a/id had 'lood Co/enant warrior8 that 5ould indi/idually 8lay ei#ht hundred men in a 8in#le 5ombat. They 5ould without weapon8 rend a lion a8 thou#h it had been a ?id. They had phy8i5al 8tren#th and prowe88. They had di/ine prote5tion that made them the #reate8t warrior8 the world e/er ?new. They were )od(8 pe5uliar people. They were the trea8ure o3 the heart o3 )od. THE JUDGMENT There i8n(t a more tra#i5 e/ent in human hi8tory than the de8tru5tion o3 the 5ity o3 7eru8alem9 and the 5arryin# away o3 the people into 'abylon be5au8e they had 8inned a#ain8t the Co/enant. The hea/en8 be5ame bra889 the earth a8 iron9 their rain wa8 turned to du8t@ di8ea8e8 a33li5ted them@ enemie8 o/erran them9 until their #reat 5ity9 the ri5he8t 5ity the world had e/er ?nown9 wa8 but a heap o3 ruin8. The temple whi5h 5o8t more money than any other e/er reared wa8 5ompletely de8troyed and lay in du8t and a8he8.

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The Blood Covenant They had bro?en the Co/enant.

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Chapter Eight
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THE NEW COVENANT

Now then9 we ha/e a ba5?#round. We 5ome to the New Te8tament9 and 8ee 7e8u8 and the di85iple8 #athered to#ether that ni#ht be3ore the Cru5i3iEion. 7e8u8 8aid9 <+ lon# to brea? thi8 bread with you and drin? thi8 5up<@ and a3ter ,e had ble88ed the bread and bra?e it9 ,e 8aid9 <Thi8 i8 0y body that i8 bro?en 3or you.< Then ,e too? a 5up o3 wine and 8aid9 <Thi8 i8 0y 'lood o3 the New Co/enant that i8 poured out 3or many unto the remi88ion o3 8in8.< The old 'lood Co/enant wa8 the ba8i8 on whi5h the New Co/enant wa8 3ounded. Now you 5an under8tand that when 7e8u8 8aid9 <Thi8 i8 my blood o3 the New Co/enant9< the di85iple8 ?new what it meant. They ?new that when they 5ut the Co/enant with 7e8u8 in that upper room that ni#ht9 they had entered into the 8tron#e8t9 mo8t 8a5red Co/enant ?nown to the human heart. JESUS! THE SURETY 7e8u8 brin#8 u8 a New Co/enant9 ha/in# di8pla5ed and 3ul3illed the Old Co/enant. ,eb. $;G%. With the 3ul3illin# o3 the Old Co/enant9 e/erythin# 5onne5ted with it wa8 8et a8ide. A8 the Old Co/enant wa8 8ealed with 5ir5um5i8ion9 the New Co/enant i8 8ealed with the New 'irth.

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The Blood Covenant The Old Co/enant had the *e/iti5al rie8thood. The New Co/enant ha8 7e8u8 a8 the ,i#h rie8t9 and we a8 the royal and ,oly rie8thood. $ et. 2G$-$;. The 3ir8t prie8thood had a temple in whi5h )od dwelt in the ,oly o3 ,olie8 with the Ar? o3 the Co/enant. EE. 6;. +n the New Co/enant our bodie8 are the temple o3 )od9 and the "pirit dwell8 within them. 7eho/ah wa8 the "urety o3 the Old Co/enant. ,eb. 1G22 <'y 8o mu5h al8o hath 7e8u8 be5ome the "urety o3 a better 5o/enant.< 7e8u8 8tand8 ba5? o3 e/ery 8enten5e in the New Co/enant. ,e i8 the #reat +nter5e88or o3 the New Co/enant. <,e i8 able to 8a/e all that 5ome unto )od by ,im9 8eein# ,e e/er li/eth to ma?e inter5e88ion 3or them.< ,eb. 1G26. )od bound ,im8el3 with an oath to the Old Co/enant. ,e wa8 the 8urety o3 the Old Co/enant. ,e 8aid9 <'y 0y8el3 ha/e + 8worn.< 7u8t a8 )od 8tood behind the Old Co/enant and wa8 it8 8urety9 8o 7e8u8 i8 the "urety o3 e/ery Word in the New. What 8tron# 3aith 8hould be built upon a 3oundation li?e thi8. The re8our5e8 o3 ,ea/en are ba5? o3 7e8u8 and ba5? o3 that Co/enant.

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Chapter Nine
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CONTRAST OF THE TWO COVENANTS

The 'ible i8 5ompo8ed o3 two 5o/enant89 5ontra5t8 or a#reement8. The 3ir8t 5o/enant wa8 between Abraham and 7eho/ah. +t wa8 8ealed by 5ir5um5i8ion. )en. $1G +t i8 o3ten 5alled the <*aw Co/enant< or the <0o8ai5 Co/enant.< 'oth title8 are wron#. +t i8 the Abrahami5 Co/enant9 and the *aw that wa8 #i/en throu#h 0o8e8 belon#ed to the Co/enant. When the +8raelite8 were deli/ered 3rom E#ypt9 they had no law9 nor #o/ernment9 8o 7eho/ah #a/e them the law. We 5all it the 0o8ai5 *aw. EE. 2;. +t i8 the Co/enant *aw9 with it8 prie8thood9 8a5ri3i5e89 5eremonie8 and o33erin#8. The law had no 8ooner been #i/en than it wa8 bro?en. Then )od pro/ided the Atonement (or 5o/erin#) 3or the bro?en law. EE. 26. The word <Atonement< mean8 <to 5o/er.< +t i8 not a New Te8tament word9 it doe8 not appear in the New Te8tament )ree?. WhyC 'e5au8e the blood o3 7e8u8 Chri8t 5lean8e89 in8tead o3 merely 5o/erin#. The 3ir8t 5o/enant did not ta?e away 8in9 it merely 5o/ered it. 4%

The Blood Covenant +t did not #i/e Eternal *i3e or the New 'irth. +t #a/e a promi8e or it. +t did not #i/e -ellow8hip with )od. +t #a/e a type o3 it. +t #a/e prote5tion to +8rael a8 a nation9 it met their phy8i5al need8. )od wa8 +8rael(8 ,ealer9 ro/ider9 and rote5tor. You 5annot 8eparate 0o8e8( *aw 3rom the Co/enant9 8o when the Co/enant wa8 3ul3illed9 the *aw wa8 3ul3illed and 8et a8ide. ,eb. $;G$ <-or the law ha/in# a 8hadow o3 the #ood thin#8 to 5ome9 not the /ery ima#e o3 the thin#89 5an ne/er with the 8ame 8a5ri3i5e8 year by year9 whi5h they o33er 5ontinually9 ma?e per3e5t them that draw ni#h.< All that *aw and the -ir8t Co/enant wa8 a 8hadow. The 8a5ri3i5e8 5ould ne/er ma?e per3e5t the man under the Co/enant9 <El8e would they not ha/e 5ea8ed to be o33eredC be5au8e the wor8hipper89 ha/in# on5e been 5lean8ed9 would ha/e no more 5on85iou8ne88 o3 8in8.< The blood o3 bull8 and #oat8 did not 5lean8e the 5on85ien5e9 did not ta?e away 8in 5on85iou8ne88 3rom man. The in3eren5e i8 that there i8 a 8a5ri3i5e that ta?e8 away the 8in 5on85iou8ne88 8o that man 8tand8 un5ondemned in )od(8 pre8en5e. Rom. :G$ <There i8 there3ore now no 5ondemnation to them that are in Chri8t 7e8u8.< Rom. .G$ <'ein# there3ore =u8ti3ied by 3aith9 we ha/e pea5e 6;

Foreword with )od throu#h our *ord 7e8u8 Chri8t.< Rom. 4G2&9 )od be5ome8 our Ri#hteou8ne88 or our 7u8ti3i5ation9 <That ,e mi#ht ,im8el3 be Ri#hteou89 and the Ri#hteou8ne88 o3 him that hath 3aith in 7e8u8.< THE MINISTER OF THE SANCTUARY The -ir8t Co/enant wa8 8ealed by the blood o3 Abraham9 and )od 8a5ri3i5ed an animal. Thi8 New Co/enant i8 8ealed with the blood o3 7e8u8 Chri8t9 )od(8 own "on. ,eb. :G$ <We ha/e 8u5h a hi#h prie8t9 who 8at down on the ri#ht hand o3 the throne o3 the 0a=e8ty in the hea/en8.< ,e i8 the mini8ter o3 the true taberna5le whi5h the *ord prepared in8tead o3 0o8e8. E/erythin# 5entered around the ,i#h rie8t under the Old Co/enant. When the ,i#h rie8t 3ailed9 the people had no approa5h to )od. E/erythin# 5enter8 around our New ,i#h rie8t under the New Co/enant9 but our ,i#h rie8t 5an ne/er 3ail ,i8 people. <'ut now hath ,e obtained a mini8try the more eE5ellent9 by 8o mu5h a8 ,e i8 al8o the 0ediator o3 a better 5o/enant whi5h hath been ena5ted upon better promi8e8.< The ,i#h rie8t wa8 an earthly mediator between +8rael and 7eho/ah. 7e8u8 i8 the 0ediator o3 the New Co/enant.

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A STUDY IN HEBREWS

The boo? o3 ,ebrew8 ha8 8e/eral /ital 5ontra8t8. There i8 the 5ontra8t o3 0o8e8 and 7e8u8@ o3 Aaron9 the ,i#h rie8t9 and 7e8u8 the New ,i#h rie8t@ and the 5ontra8t o3 the blood o3 bull8 and #oat8 and the blood o3 Chri8t. +t i8 not only a 5ontra8t o3 the blood89 but o3 the two taberna5le8 ... the one reared by 0o8e8 and the one in ,ea/en. +nto thi8 latter one 7e8u8 enter89 and 8it8 down there a8 our ,i#h rie8t. ,i8 home i8 the ,oly o3 ,olie8. The rie8t under the Old Co/enant 5ould only 8tay lon# enou#h to ma?e the Atonement. ,eb. %G2$-24 tell8 how the taberna5le and all the /e88el8 were 5lean8ed with blood. <0oreo/er the taberna5le and all the /e88el8 o3 the mini8try he 8prin?led in li?e manner with the blood. And a55ordin# to the law9 + may almo8t 8ay9 all thin#8 are 5lean8ed with blood9 and apart 3rom 8heddin# o3 blood there i8 no remi88ion. +t wa8 ne5e88ary there3ore that the 5opie8 o3 the thin#8 in the hea/en8 8hould be 5lean8ed with the8e@ but the hea/enly thin#8 them8el/e8 with better 8a5ri3i5e8 than the8e.< Thi8 i8 a 8tartlin# thin#9 but Adam(8 8in had tou5hed hea/en it8el3. The 26th /er8e9 <-or Chri8t entered not into a holy pla5e

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The Blood Covenant made with hand89 li?e in pattern to the true@ but into hea/en it8el39 now to appear be3ore the 3a5e o3 )od 3or u8.< Thi8 i8 the 5limaE o3 it all. Thi8 let8 u8 8ee the 5ontra8t o3 )od(8 e8timation o3 the blood o3 Chri8t and the blood o3 bull8 and #oat8. A8 we 5ome to /alue the blood o3 Chri8t a8 )od /alue8 it9 then the problem o3 our 8tandin# and relation8hip ne/er enter8 our mind8. THE NEW MEDIATOR The blood o3 bull8 and #oat89 under the 3ir8t Co/enant9 only 5lean8ed or 8an5ti3ied the 3le8h9 but the blood o3 Chri8t i8 to <5lean8e our 5on85ien5e 3rom dead wor?89< 8o that we may 8tand un5ondemned in the pre8en5e o3 the li/in# )od. 'e5au8e )od a55epted 7e8u8( blood when ,e 5arried it into the ,ea/enly ,oly o3 ,olie89 ,e ha8 be5ome by that a5t the 0ediator o3 the New Co/enant. + Tim. 2G2. <There i8 one mediator between )od and man9 ,im8el3 man9 Chri8t 7e8u8.< The rea8on man need8 a mediator i8 be5au8e he ha8 lo8t hi8 8tandin# with )od. ,e ha8 no #round on whi5h he 5an approa5h ,im. Natural man i8 really an outlaw. Eph. 2G2 de85ribe8 hi8 8ad 5ondition ... <Without )od and without hope.< 66

Foreword 7e8u8 i8 now to be the 0ediator between )od and 3allen man. The blood o3 bull8 and #oat8 did not ta?e away 8in9 it merely 5o/ered it temporarily. 'ut when Chri8t 5ame9 ,e Redeemed all o3 tho8e who had tru8ted in the blood o3 bull8 and #oat8. <,e died 3or the redemption o3 the tran8#re88ion8 that were under the 3ir8t 5o/enant.< Tho8e 8a5ri3i5e89 under the old 5o/enant9 were li?e a promi88ory note whi5h ,e 5a8hed on Cal/ary. )od ?ept ,i8 5o/enant with +8rael when ,e 8ent ,i8 "on to be5ome 8in9 and ,e laid upon ,im all the 8in8 under the -ir8t Co/enant9 that by a55eptin# ,im a8 their "a/ior +8rael mi#ht 5ome into the promi8ed Redemption. HE PUT SIN AWAY Thi8 i8 the #reat heart tea5hin# o3 the boo? o3 ,ebrew8. !nder the -ir8t Co/enant 8in wa8 <5o/ered.< The be8t that the +8raelite had under the -ir8t Co/enant wa8 a blood 5o/erin# or Atonement. You remember the word <Atonement< mean8 <to 5o/er.< 'ut under the New Co/enant our 8in8 are not 5o/ered. They are put away. They are remitted. They are a8 thou#h they had ne/er been. ,eb. %G2.9 2& <Nor yet that he 8hould be o33erin# him8el3 6.

The Blood Covenant o3ten9 a8 the hi#h prie8t entereth into the holy pla5e year by year with blood not hi8 own@ el8e mu8t he o3ten ha/e 8u33ered 8in5e the 3oundation o3 the world@ but now on5e at the end o3 the a#e8 hath he been mani3e8ted to put away 8in by the 8a5ri3i5e o3 ,im8el3.< The eEpre88ion <end o3 the a#e8< really mean8 where the two a#e8 met. The 5ro88 wa8 where the old method o3 5ountin# ended9 and it wa8 the pla5e where the new time be#an. The thin# that 8tood between man and )od wa8 Adam(8 tran8#re88ion. 7e8u8 put that away. 2 Cor. .G2$ <,im who ?new no 8in )od made to be5ome 8in.< 7e8u8 8ettled the 8in problem9 made it po88ible 3or )od to le#ally remit all that we ha/e e/er done9 and #i/e to u8 Eternal *i3e9 ma?in# u8 New Creation8. 2 Cor. .G$1-$:9 <Where3ore i3 any man i8 in Chri8t9 he i8 a new 5reature@ the old thin#8 are pa88ed away@ behold9 they are be5ome new. 'ut all thin#8 are o3 )od9 who re5on5iled u8 to ,im8el3 throu#h Chri8t9 and #a/e unto u8 the mini8try o3 re5on5iliation.<

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Chapter Eleven
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THE ONE SACRIFICE

The 5han#in# o3 the Co/enant and the 5han#in# o3 the rie8thood le3t +8rael almo8t homele88. To lea/e the #or#eou8 temple 3or 8treet prea5hin#9 and prea5hin# in #ro/e and 5otta#e meetin#8 wa8 an inno/ation that almo8t 8ta##er8 one. The one 8a5ri3i5e that 7e8u8 made ended the 8lau#hterin# o3 animal89 the 5arryin# o3 blood into the ,oly o3 ,olie8. +t wa8 the end o3 8in 5o/erin#. <,e when ,e had o33ered one 8a5ri3i5e 3or 8in8 3ore/er9 8at down on the ri#ht hand o3 the 0a=e8ty on ,i#h.< Thi8 <on5e 3or all< o33erin# ended the 85ape #oat8 bearin# away 8in. You mu8t read *e/. $&G$-22 5are3ully in order to #et the pi5ture o3 the #reat day o3 Atonement and the 85ape#oat. Thi8 wa8 the annual day o3 humiliation and eEpiation 3or the 8in8 o3 the nation9 when the hi#h prie8t made the atonement 3or the 8an5tuary9 the prie8t89 and the people. The hi#h prie8t9 layin# a8ide hi8 o33i5ial ornament89 3ir8t o33ered a 8in-o33erin# 3or him8el3 and 3or the prie8thood9 enterin# into the ,oly o3 ,olie8 with the blood. ,e a3terward too? two he-#oat8 3or the nation. One wa8 8lain 3or 7eho/ah. On the head o3 the other the 8in8 o3 the people were typi5ally laid@ it wa8 made the 8in bearer o3 the nation@ and laden 61

The Blood Covenant with #uilt9 it wa8 8ent away into the wilderne88. 0ar? $.G4: tell8 o3 the death o3 7e8u8 and the rendin# o3 the /eil between the ,oly pla5e and the ,oly o3 ,olie8 where the blood wa8 5arried and 8prin?led upon the 0er5y "eat. Thi8 wa8 the end o3 the ,oly o3 ,olie8 on earth. +t wa8 the be#innin# o3 a New Co/enant in ,i8 'lood. A5t8 2;G2: tell8 u8 that thi8 wa8 the blood o3 )od. ,eb. %G$29 ,e had 5arried thi8 blood o3 >eity into the ,oly o3 ,olie8 in the New Taberna5le9 not made with hand89 in the hea/en8. +t wa8 what ,e 5alled the <on5e 3or all< 8a5ri3i5e.

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Chapter Twelve
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THE PRESENT MINISTRY OF CHRIST

The pre8ent mini8try o3 Chri8t ha8 been ne#le5ted by mo8t Chri8tian8. "o many9 when they thin? o3 ,i8 #i/in# ,i8 li3e 3or u8 thin? only o3 ,i8 death and Re8urre5tion. They do not ?now that when ,e 8at down on the -ather(8 ri#ht hand9 that ,e be#an to li/e 3or u8 in a8 mu5h reality a8 ,e had died 3or u8. ,e i8 no lon#er the lowly man o3 )alilee. ,e i8 not the "on made "in 3or u89 3or8a?en o3 )od. ,e i8 the *ord o3 all. ,e ha8 5onBuered "atan9 8in and di8ea8e. ,e ha8 5onBuered death. ,e po88e88e8 all authority in ,ea/en and in earth. 0att. 2:G$:. We 5an a5t 3earle88ly upon ,i8 Word9 be5au8e ,e 8tand8 ba5? o3 it . . . ,e i8 the "urety o3 it. ,e i8 the "urety o3 thi8 New Co/enant. ,eb. 1G22. JESUS! OUR HIGH PRIEST The ,i#h rie8t o3 the Old Co/enant wa8 a type o3 Chri8t9 the ,i#h rie8t o3 the New Co/enant. On5e e/ery year the ,i#h rie8t under the Old Co/enant had entered into the taberna5le on earth with the blood o3 bull8 and #oat8 to ma?e a yearly atonement 3or the 8in8 o3 +8rael. Read ,eb. %G2.9 $;G$-6. 6%

The Blood Covenant The prie8t8 8tood daily9 mini8terin# and o33erin# the 8ame 8a5ri3i5e8 3or the 8in8 o3 +8rael. ,eb. $;G$$. Chri8t entered into ,ea/en it8el3 with ,i8 own blood9 ha/in# obtained eternal redemption 3or u8. When )od a55epted the blood o3 7e8u8 Chri8t9 ,e 8i#ni3ied that the 5laim8 o3 7u8ti5e had been met9 and that man 5ould be le#ally ta?en 3rom "atan(8 authority and re8tored to 3ellow8hip with ,im8el3. 'y the 8a5ri3i5e o3 ,im8el39 Chri8t had put 8in away. 'y the 8a5ri3i5e o3 ,im8el39 ,e had 8an5ti3ied man. To 8an5ti3y mean8 to <8et apart9< <to 8eparate.< ,e had 8eparated man 3rom "atan(8 ?in#dom and 3amily. When Chri8t met 0ary a3ter ,i8 Re8urre5tion9 (7ohn 2;G$1) ,e 8aid to her9 <Tou5h me not9 3or + am not yet a85ended unto the -ather.< ,e wa8 then on ,i8 way to the -ather with ,i8 own blood9 the to?en o3 the penalty ,e had paid9 and ,e 5ould not be tou5hed by human hand8. 7e8u8( mini8try a8 ,i#h rie8t did not end with ,i8 5arryin# ,i8 blood into the ,oly la5e9 but ,e i8 8till the mini8ter o3 the "an5tuary. ,eb. :G2. The word9 <"an5tuary< in the )ree? mean8 <,oly Thin#8.< ,e i8 mini8terin# in the <,oly Thin#8.< The8e <,oly Thin#8< are our prayer8 and wor8hip. We do not alway8 ?now how to wor8hip ,im a8 we ou#ht9 .;

Foreword but ,e ta?e8 our o3ttime8 5rude petition8 and wor8hip and ma?e8 them beauti3ul to the -ather. E/ery prayer9 e/ery wor8hip i8 a55epted by the -ather when it i8 pre8ented in the Name o3 7e8u8. ,e i8 a mer5i3ul and 3aith3ul ,i#h rie8t. ,e 5an be tou5hed with the 3eelin#8 o3 our in3irmitie8. ,eb. 6G$6-$&. ,e i8 ,i#h rie8t 3ore/er. ,eb. &G$%. JESUS! THE MEDIATOR When Chri8t 8at down at the -ather(8 ri#ht hand9 ,e had 8ati83ied the 5laim8 o3 7u8ti5e9 and ,e be5ame the 0ediator between )od and man. 7e8u8 i8 man(8 mediator 3or two rea8on8G be5au8e o3 what ,e i89 and be5au8e o3 what ,e ha8 done. -ir8t9 7e8u8 i8 man(8 mediator by /irtue o3 what ,e i8 ... ,e i8 the union o3 )od and man. ,e i8 the One who eEi8ted on an eBuality with )od9 made in the li?ene88 o3 men. hil. 2G:9 %. ,e ha8 brid#ed the #ul3 between )od and man. ,e i8 eBual with )od9 and ,e i8 eBual with man. ,e 5an repre8ent humanity be3ore )od. Thi8 howe/er9 wa8 not a 8u33i5ient #round 3or a mediation between )od and man. 0an wa8 an eternal 5riminal be3ore )od. 0an wa8 alienated 3rom )od9 and under the =ud#ment o3 "atan.

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The Blood Covenant Thi8 brin#8 u8 to our 8e5ond 3a5t. 7e8u8 i8 man(8 mediator be5au8e o3 what ,e ha8 done. Col. $G22 <Yet now hath ,e re5on5iled in the body o3 ,i8 3le8h throu#h death9 to pre8ent you holy9 and without blemi8h and unrepro/able throu#h ,im.< 2 Cor. .G$: <Who re5on5iled u8 unto ,im8el3 throu#h Chri8t.< There 5ould ha/e been no mediator between )od and man i3 there had not been 3ir8t a re5on5iliation made between )od and man. 0an wa8 unri#hteou8 in ,i8 5ondition o3 8piritual death. While he wa8 in that 5ondition9 ,e 5ould not approa5h )od. Neither 5ould any 0ediator ha/e approa5hed )od 3or him. Chri8t ha8 re5on5iled u8 unto )od throu#h ,i8 death on the 5ro889 8o that ,e now pre8ent8 man holy and without blemi8h be3ore )od. There3ore9 man ha8 a ri#ht to approa5h )od throu#h Chri8t9 hi8 mediator. -rom the 3all o3 man until 7e8u8 8at down at )od(8 ri#ht hand9 no man had e/er approa5hed )od eE5ept o/er a bleedin# 8a5ri3i5e9 throu#h a >i/inely appointed prie8thood9 or by an an#eli5 /i8itation or dream. On the #round o3 ,i8 ,i#h rie8tly o33erin# o3 ,i8 own blood9 ,e per3e5ted our Redemption9 ,e 8ati83ied the 5laim8 o3 =u8ti5e and made it po88ible 3or )od to le#ally #i/e man Eternal *i3e9 ma?in# him ri#hteou89 and #i/in# him a 8tandin# a8 a "on. ,e i8 the 0ediator o3 the New Co/enant. ,eb. %G$.. .2

Foreword 7e8u8 i8 8eated. ,e i8 the ,i#h rie8tly 0ediator that i8 to introdu5e lo8t men to )od. 0an ha8 no approa5h now but throu#h the new 0ediator. 'y one 8a5ri3i5e ,e ha8 put 8in away9 and by one a5t ,e 5arried ,i8 blood into the ,oly o3 ,olie8. 'y that one a5t ,eb. $;G$% de5lare8 that all 5an now enter boldly throu#h the /eil into the /ery pre8en5e o3 the -ather and 8tand there without 5ondemnation. + would that we were able to ma?e the 5hur5h under8tand thi8 ble88ed truth. There i8 8o mu5h 8in-5on85iou8ne889 and 5on85iou8ne88 o3 the -ini8hed wor? o3 Chri8t tau#ht. 8o little

We hear ,im 5ry9 ,eb. 6G$6-$&9 <Come boldly to the throne o3 #ra5e and 3ind a ble88in# to meet e/ery need.< +t 8eem8 to me a8 thou#h the 0a8ter were 8ayin#9 <"top your 5ryin#9 8top your #roanin#9 5ome with =oy to the throne o3 lo/e #i3t8 and let me 3ill your ba8?et with ble88in#8.< ,eb. $;G$2-$4 tell8 u8 that one 8a5ri3i5e o3 ,i8 own blood now in the pre8en5e o3 the -ather9 on the 0er5y "eat9 ha8 made all thi8 a/ailable to tho8e who ta?e Chri8t a8 "a/ior and *ord. ,i8 wor? i8 3ini8hed. +n the -ather(8 mind our Redemption i8 5omplete. JESUS! THE INTERCESSOR 7e8u89 a8 ,i#h rie8t9 5arried ,i8 blood into the ,oly o3 .4

The Blood Covenant ,olie89 8ati83yin# the 5laim8 o3 7u8ti5e that were a#ain8t natural man. A8 0ediator9 ,e introdu5e8 the un8a/ed man to )od. 7ohn $6G&9 7e8u8 i8 the way to )od9 and no one 5an approa5h )od eE5ept throu#h ,im. A8 8oon a8 man a55ept8 Chri8t he be5ome8 a 5hild o3 )od. Then Chri8t be#in8 ,i8 inter5e88ory wor? 3or him. 7e8u8 i8 0ediator 3or the 8inner9 but ,e i8 inter5e88or 3or the Chri8tian. The 3ir8t Bue8tion that 5ome8 to u8 i8G <Why doe8 the 5hild o3 )od need 8omeone to inter5ede 3or himC We 5an 3ind the an8wer to that in Rom. $2G2. At the New 'irth9 our 8pirit8 re5ei/e the li3e o3 )od. The neEt need i8 that our mind8 be renewed. 'e3ore we 5ame into the -amily9 we wal?ed a8 natural men ... "atan-ruled men. "atan ruled our mind8. Now that our 8pirit8 ha/e re5ei/ed the li3e o3 )od9 our mind8 mu8t be renewed 8o that we will ?now our pri/ile#e8 and re8pon8ibilitie8 a8 5hildren o3 )od. The New 'irth i8 in8tantaneou89 but the renewin# o3 our mind i8 a #radual pro5e88. +t8 #rowth i8 determined by our 8tudy and meditation on the Word. >urin# thi8 period we need the inter5e88ion o3 Chri8t. 0any time8 we 8train our 3ellow8hip with the -ather9 a8 in our i#noran5e o3 ,i8 will9 we many time8 8ay and do thin#8 that .6

Foreword are not plea8in# to ,im. Then a#ain9 we need ,i8 inter5e88ion be5au8e o3 demonia5al per8e5ution a#ain8t u8. >emon8 per8e5ute u8 3or ri#hteou8ne88( 8a?e. They hate and 3ear u8 be5au8e )od ha8 de5lared u8 ri#hteou8. 'e5au8e we ha/e not 3ully learned o3 our authority they 5au8e u8 to 8tumble many time8. Re#ardle88 o3 thi89 ,e i8 able to 8a/e u8 to the uttermo8t9 be5au8e ,e e/er li/e8 to pray 3or u8. ,eb. 1G2.. No one 5an lay anythin# to the 5har#e o3 )od(8 5hild. )od ha8 de5lared him ri#hteou8. There i8 no one to 5ondemn him. 7e8u8 i8 li/in# to ma?e inter5e88ion 3or him. Rom. :G44-46. JESUS! THE ADVOCATE We 5ame to the -ather throu#h Chri8t9 our 0ediator. We ha/e 3elt the 8weet in3luen5e o3 ,i8 +nter5e88ion on our behal3. Now we want to ?now ,im a8 our Ad/o5ate be3ore the -ather. 0any Chri8tian8 today9 who are li/in# in bro?en 3ellow8hip9 would be li/in# /i5toriou8 li/e8 in Chri8t i3 they ?new that 7e8u8 wa8 their Ad/o5ate. 'e5au8e o3 our unrenewed mind8 and "atani5 per8e5ution9 we 8ometime8 8in and 5au8e our 3ellow8hip with the -ather to be bro?en. E/ery 5hild o3 )od who brea?8 3ellow8hip with the -ather i8 ..

The Blood Covenant under 5ondemnation. +3 he had no ad/o5ate to plead hi8 5a8e be3ore the -ather he would be in a 8ad po8ition. The word 8how8 u8 that i3 we do 8in we ha/e an ad/o5ate with the -ather. Con8ider the meanin# o3 the word <ad/o5ate.< +n Web8ter(8 di5tionary we readG <One who plead8 the 5au8e o3 another in a 5ourt o3 law@ one who de3end89 /indi5ate89 or e8pou8e8 a 5au8e by ar#umentG an upholderG a de3ender@ one 8ummoned to aid.< Chri8t i8 our de3ender9 our upholder. ,e i8 alway8 there9 at the ri#ht hand o3 )od9 ready to 5ome to our aid ... to inter5ede on our behal3. + 7ohn 2G$ <0y little 5hildren9 the8e thin#8 + write unto you that ye may not 8in9 and i3 any man 8in89 we ha/e an ad/o5ate with the -ather9 7e8u8 Chri8t9 the Ri#hteou8.< +n 7ohn $G4-% i8 )od(8 method 3or maintainin# our 3ellow8hip with ,im. +3 we 8in 8o that our 3ellow8hip i8 bro?en9 we may renew that 3ellow8hip by 5on3e88in#. ,e i8 unable to a5t a8 our ad/o5ate unle88 we 5on3e88 our 8in8. The moment we 5on3e88 them ,e ta?e8 up our 5a8e be3ore the -ather. The Word de5lare8 that when we 5on3e88 our 8in89 ,e i8 ri#hteou8 and 3aith3ul to 3or#i/e u8 our 8in8 and to 5lean8e u8 3rom all unri#hteou8ne88 ... to wipe them out a8 thou#h they had ne/er been. +t i8 ab8olutely e88ential that Chri8tian8 ?now 7e8u8 a8 their ad/o5ate. 0any who are out o3 3ellow8hip ha/e 5on3e88ed their .&

Foreword 8in8 many time8 without re5ei/in# a 8en8e o3 re8toration9 be5au8e they did not ?now 7e8u8 wa8 their Ad/o5ate. They did not ta?e 3or#i/ene88 when they 5on3e88ed their 8in8. They did not a5t upon the Word whi5h de5lared that the -ather 3or#i/e8 the moment they 5on3e88. No Chri8tian 8hould e/er remain in bro?en 3ellow8hip any lon#er than it ta?e8 to a8? 3or#i/ene88. What the -ather 3or#i/e8 ,e 3or#et8. A 5hild o3 ,i8 8hould ne/er di8honor ,i8 Word by e/er thin?in# o3 hi8 8in8 a#ain. JESUS! THE SURETY 7e8u8 i8 our per8onal 8urety. Thi8 i8 the mo8t /ital o3 all the mini8trie8 o3 7e8u8 at the -ather(8 ri#ht hand. !nder the Old Co/enant9 the ,i#h rie8t wa8 the 8urety. +3 he 3ailed9 it interrupted the relation8hip between )od and +8rael. The blood o3 the atonement lo8t it8 e33i5a5y. !nder the New Co/enant9 7e8u8 i8 the ,i#h rie8t and the "urety o3 the New Co/enant. Our po8ition be3ore the -ather i8 ab8olutely 8e5ure. We ?now that throu#hout our li3etime we ha/e at the ri#ht hand o3 )od a 0an who i8 there 3or u8. ,e i8 repre8entin# u8 be3ore the -ather. ,e alway8 ha8 a 8tandin# with the -ather. Alway89 re#ardle88 o3 our 8tandin#9 we ha/e one repre8entin# u8 be3ore the -ather. .1

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Chapter Thirteen
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THREE BIG WORDS %REMISSION%

Thi8 i8 one o3 the #reat word8 o3 the New Co/enant. +t mean8 wipin# out a8 thou#h it had ne/er been. When an army i8 di8banded9 it i8 remitted . . . it 8top8 bein#. When )od remit8 our 8in89 they are wiped out a8 thou#h they had ne/er been. The word <remi88ion< i8 ne/er u8ed but in 5onne5tion with the New 'irth. A3ter we be5ome Chri8tian89 then we ha/e our 8in8 3or#i/en on the ba8i8 o3 our relation8hip and the inter5e88ion o3 Chri8t. When we 5ome to ,im a8 8inner89 and ta?e Chri8t a8 "a/ior9 5on3e88 ,im a8 our *ord9 then all that we ha/e e/er done i8 wiped out. +n the New 'irth all that we ha/e e/er been 8top8 bein# and a New Creation ta?e8 the pla5e o3 the old. "iE or ei#ht time8 the word <remi88ion< i8 tran8lated <3or#i/ene88< in the Epi8tle8. Eph. $G1 <+n whom we ha/e our Redemption throu#h ,i8 blood9 the remi88ion o3 our tre8pa88e8.< Read al8o Col. $G$4-$6@ *u?e 26G21@ A5t8 2G4:@ A5t8 2&G$:9 A5t8 $;G64. The remi88ion o3 our 8in8 ta?e8 the pla5e o3 the 85ape#oat under the -ir8t Co/enant.

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The Blood Covenant +t bore away their 8in8 on5e a year9 while the blood 5o/ered +8rael a8 a nation. On the ba8i8 o3 the blood o3 Chri8t9 our 8in8 are remitted and we are re-5reated. -or#i/ene88 i8 a relation8hip word. + am 8pea?in# now 3rom a New Co/enant point o3 /iew. When the 8inner a55ept8 Chri8t a8 "a/ior9 hi8 8pirit i8 re5reated9 hi8 8in8 are remitted9 but bein# i#norant9 he will alway8 be 5on85iou8 o3 8in. On the #round o3 hi8 relation8hip a8 a 5hild o3 )od9 and 7e8u8( mini8try at the ri#ht hand o3 the -ather9 there i8 #round 3or 3or#i/ene88 3or any 8in that he 5ommit8. + 7ohn $ and 2 deal8 with thi8 #reat i88ue o3 3or#i/ene88. When a 5hild o3 )od 5ommit8 8in9 he brea?8 hi8 3ellow8hip with the -ather. ,e doe8 not brea? hi8 relation8hip. ,e merely brea?8 the 3ellow8hip9 =u8t a8 a hu8band and wi3e do when they 8ay an un?ind word. +t de8troy8 the 3ellow8hip o3 the home9 but that 5an be re8tored by a8?in# 3or#i/ene88. We are 8o 5on8tituted that we 5an 3or#i/e. The 8ame hold8 true between a Chri8tian and the -ather. The moment that we 8in and 3ellow8hip with the -ather i8 bro?en9 i3 we 5on3e88 our 8in8 ,e i8 3aith3ul and ri#hteou8 to 3or#i/e u8 our 8in8 and to 5lean8e u8 3rom all unri#hteou8ne88.

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Foreword + 7ohn 2G$-2 (0y little 5hildren9 the8e thin#8 + write unto you that ye may not 8in. And i3 any man 8in9 we ha/e an ad/o5ate with the -ather9 7e8u8 Chri8t the ri#hteou8.< That remar?able eEpre88ion <the ri#hteou8< hold8 wrapped within it mar/elou8 )ra5e. The -ir8t Co/enant had law9 whi5h we 5all the 0o8ai5 *aw9 the prie8thood9 8a5ri3i5e89 and the ordinan5e8. When the law wa8 bro?en (a8 it had to be be5au8e +8rael wa8 8piritually dead) the prie8thood wa8 ordered to ma?e an atonement9 or a 5o/erin#9 3or them. They did not ha/e Eternal *i3e. That 5ould not 5ome until 7e8u8 5ame and redeemed u8. ,e 8aid9 <+ am 5ome that ye mi#ht ha/e li3e9 and ha/e it abundantly.< You remember that re5ei/in# Eternal *i3e i8 the #reate8t e/ent in any human bein#(8 eEperien5e. On the #reat day o3 Atonement we 8ee two remar?able thin#8 that ta?e pla5e. -ir8t9 8urrounded by #reat pre5aution89 the hi#h prie8t 5arrie8 the blood o3 an inno5ent animal into the holy o3 holie8 and 8prin?le8 it upon the mer5y 8eat that 5o/er8 the bro?en law. Now +8rael i8 blood 5o/ered 3or one year. *e/. $1G$$ tell8 u8 that the blood i8 #i/en a8 a 5o/erin#9 or atonement9 by rea8on o3 the li3e that i8 in it. +t i8 the li3e o3 an inno5ent animal typi5ally 8pread o/er 8piritually dead +8rael. &$

The Blood Covenant The neEt 3a5t i8 the 85ape#oat. Aaron lay8 the 8in8 o3 +8rael upon the head o3 the 85ape#oat whi5h i8 led away into the wilderne88 to be de/oured by wild bea8t8. -or a year9 they are 3ree9 blood 5o/ered9 and their 8in8 are borne away.

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Chapter Fourteen
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THE FOURFOLD BLESSINGS

There are 3our3old ble88in#8 o3 the Co/enant. The 3ir8t ble88in# that 5ome8 with the Co/enant i8 the Ri#hteou8ne88 that )od impart8 to e/ery member o3 the New Co/enant. When you a55ept 7e8u8 Chri8t a8 your "a/ior9 the moment you are born a#ain9 that moment )od impart8 to you Ri#hteou8ne88. That #i/e8 you a 8tandin# in the pre8en5e o3 the -ather identi5al with the 8tandin# o3 7e8u8. We ha/e ne/er ?nown it. We 8hrin? 3rom it. A3ter a little while it i8 #oin# to ta?e po88e88ion o3 you9 you are #oin# to 8ee it and there will be men and women who will ri8e up and a5t li?e 7e8u8. ,e had no 5on85iou8ne88 o3 in3eriority be3ore the -ather9 3or ,e had no 5on85iou8ne88 o3 8in. +3 you a5tually belie/e the 'ible9 and belie/e that )od i8 your Ri#hteou8ne889 and that you are a New Creation9 5reated in Chri8t 7e8u89 you will ha/e no 8en8e o3 8in. ,e ha8 put 8in away by the 8a5ri3i5e o3 ,im8el39 and the only 5on85iou8ne88 you will e/er ha/e o3 8in i8 when you do 8omethin# that i8 not ri#ht@ and then you will ta?e ad/anta#e o3 the 'lood o3 Chri8t and o3 the ad/o5a5y o3 7e8u8. E/er 8in5e the *utheran pro5lamation we ha/e done one &4

The Blood Covenant thin#I We ha/e ma#ni3ied 8in9 we ha/e prea5hed the de/il9 we ha/e prea5hed our own wi5?edne88 and our own unri#hteou8ne889 and we ha/e ?ept it be3ore the people 8o 5ontinuou8ly that no prea5her or layman dare8 thin? o3 him8el3 eE5ept in the term8 o3 a poor wea? worm o3 the du8tI You ?now what the e/an#eli8t8 ha/e done. They ha/e 5ome into a 5hur5h9 they want to #et re8ult89 8o they prea5h 8o a8 to brin# the whole 5on#re#ation under 5ondemnation and #et them to the altar in order to #et a reputation a8 an e/an#eli8t. We ha/e ab8olutely tau#ht unbelie3I We ha/e tau#ht e/erythin# but the #o8pel o3 Chri8t. What i8 the )o8pelC The )o8pel i8 thi8G that )od9 on the #round o3 the 8ub8titutionary 8a5ri3i5e o3 7e8u8 Chri8t9 i8 able to de5lare that ,e i8 ri#hteou89 and that ,e ,im8el3 i8 our ri#hteou8ne889 the moment we belie/e on 7e8u8. Thi8 i8 the mo8t 8ta##erin# thin# the mind e/er #ra8ped ... that )od Almi#hty be5ome8 your ri#hteou8ne88 the moment you belie/e on the *ord 7e8u8 Chri8t. When you learn to wal? a8 7e8u8 wal?ed9 without any 5on85iou8ne88 o3 in3eriority to )od or "atan9 you will ha/e 3aith that will ab8olutely 8ta##er the worldI >o you ?now what hinder8 our 3aith todayC We #o be3ore the *ord9 '!T we li8ten to the de/il be3ore we #o there. We #o there with a 8en8e o3 in3eriority9 the de/il(8 me88a#e rin#in# in our ear8I &6

Foreword Chri8tian8 a8 a whole are a3raid o3 "atan9 dare not 8ay they are 3ree9 dare not 3a5e "atan. )od(8 Ri#hteou8ne88 ma?e8 you 3earle88 in "atan(8 pre8en5e. We rob the wor? o3 7e8u8 Chri8t o3 it8 e33i5a5y9 and we 8tand powerle88 be3ore the ad/er8ary be5au8e we ha/e doubted the inte#rity o3 the Word o3 )od. )od(8 ri#hteou8ne88 ha8 been imparted to you9 not a8 an <eEperien5e9< but a8 a le#al 3a5t. Thi8 i8 the mo8t tremendou8 truth that )od ha8 #i/en u8 in the auline Re/elation9 and thi8 i8 the /ery heart o3 the New Co/enant9 that )od ma?e8 u8 li?e ,im8el3. Weren(t you made in ,i8 ima#e and li?ene88C That ima#e i8 an ima#e o3 ri#hteou8ne88. +3 )od de5lare8 that you are ri#hteou89 what bu8ine88 ha/e you to 5ondemn your8el3C Another ble88in# that thi8 5o/enant brin#8 i8 your union with )od. When tho8e two men dran? ea5h other(8 blood9 they be5ame one9 ab8olutely one. When Abraham and )od 5ut the 5o/enant9 they be5ame one. <+ am the /ine and ye are the bran5he8.< Are you a partner o3 Chri8tC >o you dwell in Chri8tC >oe8 Chri8t dwell in youC aul 8aid9 <+t i8 no lon#er + that li/e9 but Chri8t li/eth in me.< &.

The Blood Covenant )al. 2G2;. The +n5arnation wa8 )od be5omin# one with u8. The 'lood Co/enant made aul di8own him8el3 and utterly own Chri8t a8 hi8 li3e. +t made Chri8t lea/e )lory and 5ome here to be one with u8. Now you 5an 8tand a8 3earle88ly in the pre8en5e o3 hell9 in the pre8en5e o3 the de/il9 a8 you would in the pre8en5e o3 8ome little in3erior thin#. >idn(t 7e8u8 meet him and 5onBuer him 3or u8C >idn(t ,e 8trip him o3 hi8 authorityC >idn(t ,e ta?e hi8 armor 3rom him9 and didn(t ,e lea/e him paralyFedC )reater i8 ,e that i8 in u8 than the de/il. Why 8hould we be a3raid o3 himC Why not 8tand be3ore the world a8 a 5onBuerorC You are in blood 5o/enant relation8hip with )od Almi#hty. When you were born a#ain you entered the Co/enant. *et me #i/e you a pi5ture. You remember the mi#hty men o3 >a/id. They were type8 o3 Chri8tian8. One o3 the8e men 8lew :;; men in per8onal 5ombat in a 8in#le day. ,e 8aid9 <One 8hall 5ha8e a thou8and9 and two put ten thou8and to 3li#ht.< 'lood Co/enant menI A8 lon# a8 >a/id wal?ed with )od in the 5o/enant9 not one &&

Foreword o3 hi8 warrior8 were e/er 8lain. Are you a parta?er o3 the >i/ine natureC Ye8. Are you a 8on o3 )odC Ye8. ,a8 )od #i/en you ,i8 ri#hteou8ne88C Ye8. +8 )od your ri#hteou8ne88C Certainly. Then9 ha8 ,e #i/en you a le#al ri#ht to the u8e o3 7e8u8( NameC Certainly. >o you 8ee what ?ind o3 a man you areC You are not a wea?lin#. You 8tand li?e the "on o3 )od. You are a 8on o3 )od. Now the only thin# i8 thi8G we ha/e to o/er5ome the e33e5t o3 the8e 3al8e tea5hin#8G -or #eneration8 they ha/e made u8 8inner89 and they ha/e tal?ed to u8 a8 8inner8. Almo8t e/ery one o3 the old hymn8 8tart beauti3ully9 but be3ore they 3ini8h we are =u8t poor wea?lin#89 and we are li/in# in 8in9 and we are under bonda#e9 and they ha/e ?ept u8 there. Chri8t i8 almo8t un?nown to u8. THE OBJECT OF THIS REVELATION What i8 the ob=e5t o3 thi8 re/elationC To let u8 ?now what we really are in 7e8u8 Chri8t. You 8ay9 <That i8 all ri#ht9 >r. Kenyon9 but i3 you only ?new how wea? + am . . . < What doe8 ,e 8ayC &1

The Blood Covenant What i8 the ar#ument and 5on5lu8ion o3 the 'oo? o3 ,ebrew8C <*oo?in# unto 7e8u89 the author and 3ini8her o3 our 3aith.< 7u8t a8 lon# a8 you loo? at your8el3 you don(t amount to anythin#@ you are =u8t li?e eter. When he 8tarted to wal? with 7e8u8 on the wa/e89 he didn(t 8in?@ but the moment he loo?ed at the boi8terou8 wa/e89 that moment he 8an?. You are lin?ed up to )od Almi#hty. <The8e thin#8 ha/e + written unto you that belie/e on the name o3 the "on o3 )od@ that ye may ?now that ye ha/e eternal li3e.< + 7ohn .G$4. That #i/e8 you your le#al 8tandin# be3ore )od9 #i/e8 you your pla5e in the 5o/enant. + 8ay it re/erently9 i3 + under8tand the )o8pel o3 the *ord 7e8u8 Chri8t9 thi8 i8 the /i8ion ,e ha8 #i/en me o3 itG that all o3 hea/en(8 ability and hea/en(8 #lory and hea/en(8 8tren#th are at the di8po8al o3 the belie/er. Thi8 i8 the mo8t mira5ulou8 thin# the world e/er 8aw. + belie/e that in the la8t day8 there i8 #oin# to be an un/eilin# o3 the power o3 )od9 and multitude8 will ari8e and li/e. Weymouth(8 tran8lation o3 Roman8 .G$1 tell8 u8 that we rei#n a8 Kin#8 in the Realm o3 *i3e in Chri8t. We are to ab8olutely rei#n a8 Chri8t9 and with Chri8t. ,owC 'y 3aith. &:

Foreword HIS CHALLENGE TO US +8 )od your ri#hteou8ne88C You 8ay9 <+ am tryin# to ma?e ,im my ri#hteou8ne88.< Can you ma?e ,im your ri#hteou8ne88C +3 you belie/e on 7e8u8 Chri8t9 ,e +" your ri#hteou8ne88. Then #o out and a5t it. >are to let )od loo8e in you.

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REDEMPTION IS BY GOD

With the horrible pi5ture in /iew o3 "atan(8 3ini8hed wor?9 our heart8 5ry outG <Who i8 able9 who ha8 the ability to meet man(8 need in a pli#ht li?e thi8C< Than? )od9 there i8 an an8wer. When )od 8aw the 5ondition o3 man9 ,e be#an immediately to ma?e pro/i8ion 3or hi8 redemption. ,e ?new that man 5ould not redeem him8el3@ ,e ?new that man had no ability to approa5h ,im. "o9 )od #a/e 3ir8t the Abrahami5 Co/enant. Then9 with the Abrahami5 Co/enant9 when Abraham(8 de85endant8 be5ame a nation9 ,e #a/e to them the *aw o3 the Co/enant9 the prie8thood o3 the Co/enant9 the atonement o3 the Co/enant9 and the 8a5ri3i5e8 and o33erin#8 o3 the Co/enant. All the8e were #i/en to prepare a people. Out o3 that people wa8 to 5ome the +n5arnate )od-0an9 and that +n5arnate )od-0an wa8 to brea?G -ir8tG The power o3 "atan and redeem man 3rom hi8 bonda#e9 and re8tore to man hi8 ri#hteou8ne88 8o he 5ould 8tand in the -ather(8 pre8en5e on a8 #ood a 3ootin#9 i3 not better9 than Adam had be3ore the 3all9 thu8 ta?in# 3rom man all the 8en8e o3 hi8 #uilt and hi8 8in. "e5ondG "atan(8 dominion9 to redeem man 8o ab8olutely9 to 8hatter "atan(8 dominion 8o 5ompletely that the wea?e8t bondman 1$

The Blood Covenant o3 the >e/il 5ould be5ome a parti5ipator in thi8 re8tored ri#hteou8ne889 8o that man 5ould li/e a li3e o3 /i5tory o/er thi8 old a#e-ruler9 "atan. Thi8 )od-0an9 thi8 +n5arnate One9 wa8 to ma?e 8u5h a 5omplete and per3e5t 8a5ri3i5e that )od 5ould not only le#ally re8tore to man hi8 lo8t ri#hteou8ne88 and #i/e to man hi8 per3e5t redemption9 but 5ould al8o do the mi#htie8t thin#8 that be##ar the /ery ima#ination o3 man9 ma?e man a New Creation. WhatC Ye89 8irI ,e ab8olutely ma?e8 man a New Creation9 impart8 ,i8 own nature to man9 and dri/e8 out that 5rin#in# 3ear nature9 8in nature9 "atan nature. The bi#9 #loriou89 wonder3ul nature o3 )od ta?e8 it8 pla5e until we 8tand in the pre8en5e o3 )od9 under the blaFin# li#ht o3 ,i8 #ra5e and lo/e. We open up a8 a ro8e doe8 to the 8un9 until the 3ullne88 o3 ,i8 lo/e 5ome8 3loodin# into our bein#8 and then 3low8 ba5? a#ain to ,im9 our own wonder3ul -ather. We are ,i8 own belo/ed 5hildren. Reader9 you are 8tandin# in the pre8en5e o3 the 0ira5le o3 0ira5le89 the #ra5e o3 )od that i8 re8torin# the lo8t human ra5e9 8win#in# it ba5? out o3 the orbit o3 8el3i8hne88 and wea?ne88 and 3ear into the realm o3 3aith9 lo/e and li3e o3 )od. ,e not only will le#ally re8tore ri#hteou8ne889 le#ally redeem u89 le#ally ma?e u8 a New Creation9 but ,e 5an al8o le#ally #i/e the ,oly "pirit to e/ery one o3 the New Creation. That #reat9 mi#hty "pirit that rai8ed up 7e8u8 3rom the dead 12

Foreword 5an a5tually 5ome into the8e bodie8 o3 our8 and ma?e them ,i8 home9 until the heart whi8per89 then 8in#89 and then brea?8 into the anthem9 <)reater i8 ,e that i8 in me9 than he that i8 in the world.< On the win#8 o3 that anthem we mo/e up out o3 the rea8on realm and 8oar by 3aith into the realm o3 lo/e where 3aith rule8 and where 7e8u8 i8 *ord. ,e not only did thi89 but ,e #a/e to u8 the le#al ri#ht to u8e ,i8 Name 8o that we may 5a8t out "atan9 lay hand8 on the 8i5? 8o they be5ome well9 and de3eat the /ery purpo8e8 o3 "atan. Oh9 we ha/e that Name. That Name ma?e8 u8 =u8t li?e 7e8u8. When you li/e in that Name and wal? in that Name9 the >e/il 5annot tell you 3rom 7e8u8. You loo? li?e ,im. You are 5lothed in ,i8 ri#hteou8ne88@ you are 3illed with ,i8 li3e. You ha/e ,i8 Name 8tamped upon you. Ah9 but ,e did more than that. ,e #a/e to u8 the Re/elation. We 5all it the Word9 and thi8 Word i8 the Word o3 the "pirit. That #reat mi#hty "pirit that rai8ed 7e8u8 3rom the dead ha8 5ome into you. Now9 throu#h human lip89 the ,oly "pirit wield8 that Word and 5onBuer8 the /a8t armie8 o3 hell. You are the /ery "on o3 )od9 5alled into 3ellow8hip with 7e8u8 Chri8t9 with re8tored ri#hteou8ne889 re8tored liberty and 3reedom a New Creation indwelt o3 the ,oly "pirit9 with the li/in# 14

The Blood Covenant Word o3 )od. You ha/e a 3ellow8hip ri5her than Adam e/er dreamed o3. And thi8 body that "atan made mortal9 when 7e8u8 5ome8 will re5ei/e immortality and ne/er die a#ain. >eath 5an ne/er threaten u8 and 3ill u8 with 3ear. We 8tand 5omplete in all the 3ullne88 o3 ,i8 5ompletene88 now. What will it be when the pearly #ate8 un3old9 and we9 ,i8 lo/e-8ub=e5t89 ,i8 lo/e-8la/e89 and ,i8 redeemed 3ore/er9 behold our *ord 8eated upon the throne o3 the a#e8.

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Chapter Sixteen
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BENEATH HIS FEET

Thi8 i8 the 5limaE o3 the Redempti/e wor? o3 Chri8t. Eph. $G$%-24 We ha/e 8een 7e8u8 a3ter the Re8urre5tion eEalted to the hi#he8t 8eat in the uni/er8e9 with all dominion9 all authority9 all power beneath ,i8 3eet. We ?now in Col. $G$:9 we are ,i8 3eet9 ,i8 body. All that i8 beneath ,i8 3eet i8 beneath our8. ,i8 /i5tory i8 our /i5tory. There i8 no rea8on 3or Chri8t(8 5omin# and enterin# the tremendou8 5onte8t 3or our Redemption unle88 it wa8 3or u8. ,e did not do it 3or ,im8el3. What ,e did 3or u8 i8 our8. What i8 our8 reBuire8 nothin# but the ta?in#. )od did not do thi8 wor?9 then lo5? it up and ?eep it away 3rom u8 and dole it out to a 3ew. +n ,i8 Redemption there i8 a per3e5t Ri#hteou8ne88 #i/en u8. 2 Cor. .G2$. That Ri#hteou8ne88 permit8 u8 to 5ome boldly to the throne o3 )ra5e. That Ri#hteou8ne88 permit8 u8 to en=oy the 3ullne88 o3 our ri#ht8 in Chri8t. That Ri#hteou8ne88 i8 ba8ed on Rom. 6G2. and Rom. .G$ <'ein# there3ore 7u8ti3ied on the #round o3 -aith9 we ha/e pea5e with )od throu#h our *ord 7e8u8 Chri8t.< 1.

The Blood Covenant Throu#h ,i8 wor? on the Cro88 and ,i8 death and Re8urre5tion9 ,e made pea5e. ,e aro8e9 be5au8e ,e had 5onBuered our enemie8. ,e had put to nau#ht tho8e who had held u8 in bonda#e. Col. 2G$. <,e put o33 3rom ,im8el3 the prin5ipalitie8 and the power8 and made a 8how o3 them openly.< We ?now that the -ather planned our Redemption. 7ohn 4G$&. 7e8u8 5arried out that plan. Eph. $G1@ + et. 2G26. 7ohn &G619 <Derily9 /erily9 + 8ay unto you9 ,e that belie/eth hath eternal li3e.< + belie/e that the plan wa8 5arried out9 and that + ha/e Eternal *i3e@ that <'y ,i8 8tripe8 + am healed<@ by ,i8 )ra5e + am more than a 5onBueror. + 7ohn .G$4 de5lare8 that + ha/e Eternal *i3e. +3 + ha/e Eternal *i3e9 + ha/e my healin#. (-or a 5omplete eEpo8ition o3 healin# in the lan o3 Redemption9 8end 3or our boo?9 <7e8u8 the ,ealer.< Thou8and8 ha/e been healed while readin# thi8 boo?.) + ha/e e/ery need 8upplied 8o that + 5an do all thin#8 in Chri8t who 8tren#then8 me. There i8 no 8tru##le9 no lon# a#oniFin# prayer9 no need o3 3a8tin# to #et it. +t i8 mineI Eph. $G4 8ay8 ,e ha8 ble88ed me with e/ery 8piritual ble88in#. ,ow do + #et itC

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Foreword + =u8t than? ,im 3or it. Than?8#i/in# throw8 the door open wide9 open. rai8e ?eep8 it

-or year8 we ha/e been tau#ht that we had to #roan and 8tru##le and 5ry and pray and <hold on< to #et the an8wer. All that i8 the wor? o3 unbelie39 and #row8 out o3 our i#noran5e o3 the Word and o3 our ri#ht8 in Chri8t. +3 + Cor. 4G2$ i8 true9 that <All thin#8 are our8<@ and Col. 2G% <We are 5omplete in ,im<@ and Eph. $G22 <All thin#8 are beneath our 3eet<@ and "atan ha8 been 5onBuered@ and we are more than /i5tor8 throu#h ,im who lo/ed u8@ where i8 the pla5e 3or be##in# and 5ryin#C +t di8honor8 the -ather.

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Chapter Seventeen
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%IN MY NAME%

We are enterin# into the era o3 dominion lin?ed with Omnipoten5e9 3illed with ,im who i8 #reater than he that i8 in the world9 with the wi8dom o3 ,im who 8po?e a uni/er8e into bein#9 and with a le#al ri#ht to u8e ,i8 Name in e/ery 5ri8i8 o3 our li/e8. 7ohn $6G$4-$6 <And what8oe/er ye 8hall a8? in my name9 that will + do9 that the -ather may be #lori3ied in the "on.< Thi8 i8 not prayer. The promi8e o3 the u8e o3 ,i8 Name in prayer i8 #i/en in the $.th and $&th 5hapter8. +t i8 what eter u8ed at the beauti3ul #ate o3 the temple a8 re5orded in A5t8 4. ,e u8ed the Name. ,e 8aid9 <+n the Name o3 7e8u8 Chri8t o3 NaFareth9 wal?.< That man who had been lame 3rom birth leaped to hi8 3eet9 per3e5tly well and 8tron#. 7e8u8 8aid9 <What8oe/er ye 8hall demand in my Name (3or the word a8? mean8 demand) + will do it.< A woman on5e 5ame to me with a 5an5er o3 the brea8t. +t had been a runnin# 8ore 3or a year and a hal3. "he had 8u33ered 5on8tant eE5ru5iatin# pain. +n the Name o3 7e8u8 + 5ommanded that 5an5er to 8top bein#. The neEt day 8he 5ame ba5? and 8aid the 5an5er wa8 #one. There wa8 no more pain. Another with a 3ibroid tumor that wa8 5an5erou8 in it8 nature 1%

The Blood Covenant 5ame. The Name o3 7e8u8 healed it. Ca8e8 o3 Tuber5ulo8i89 Arthriti8 and Can5er are de3eated by the u8e o3 the Name. No di8ea8e nor in3irmity 5an 8tand a#ain8t the Name. <+n my Name they 8hall 5a8t out demon8.< There i8 no prayer about that9 that i8 where we 5ome to thi8 bound and a33li5ted man or woman and 8ay9 <+n the Name o3 7e8u89 "atan we 5har#e you to lea/e thi8 body9 ta?e e/ery demon with you and #o ba5? to ,ell where you belon#I< "atan ?now8 he i8 de3eated9 and when we u8e the Name he mu8t lea/e. 7ohn $.G$& <That what8oe/er ye 8hall a8? o3 the -ather in my Name9 ,e may #i/e it you.< Thi8 i8 prayer. You remember the word <a8?< in the )ree? mean8 <demand.< You are not demandin# it o3 )od. You are demandin# that 3or5e8 that are in=uriou8 8hall be bro?en9 that di8ea8e8 8hall be healed9 that 5ir5um8tan5e8 8hall be 5han#ed9 that money 8hall 5ome. 7e8u8 i8 #oin# to loo? a3ter thi8 thin# that you demand in ,i8 Name. Read 5are3ully 7ohn $&G26-21 and you will 5at5h a #limp8e o3 your le#al ri#ht to u8e the Name o3 7e8u8. <,itherto you ha/e a8?ed nothin# in my name. A8? and ye 8hall re5ei/e that your =oy may be made 3ull.< :;

Foreword You ha/e noti5ed the ab8en5e o3 the word <belie/e< or the word <3aith.< +n all three o3 the8e wonder3ul 5hapter8 with the8e #reat promi8e89 the word8 <3aith< or <belie/e< do not o55ur. We are in the 3amily9 and be5au8e we are in the 3amily we ha/e a le#al ri#ht to the8e thin#8. Eph. $G4 illu8trate8 it9 <'le88ed be the )od and -ather o3 our *ord 7e8u8 Chri8t9 who hath ble88ed u8 with e/ery 8piritual ble88in# in the hea/enly pla5e8 in Chri8t.< What 7e8u8 did wa8 3or u8. %HOW TO USE THE NAME% Thi8 i8 the mo8t /ital truth to e/ery one o3 u8. ,ow + ha/e 8tudied thi8 problem. The Name o3 7e8u8 i8 u8ed in two ma=or way8. -ir8t9 in prayer to the -ather. 7ohn $.G$& <And what8oe/er ye 8hall a8? o3 the -ather in my name ,e may #i/e it you.< 7ohn $&G249 <+3 ye 8hall a8? anythin# o3 the -ather in my name ,e will #i/e it to you.< rayer i8 to be made to the -ather9 in 7e8u8( Name9 not to the ,oly "pirit or 7e8u8. Thi8 i8 >i/ine order. Your =ud#ment or my =ud#ment or any other man(8 opinion i8 o3 no /alue. <When you pray9 8ay our -ather.< 7e8u8 8tand8 between u8 :$

The Blood Covenant and the -ather in ,i8 mediatorial9 ,i#h rie8tly mini8try to ma?e it #ood. ,e de5lare8 that what8oe/er we a8? in that Name the -ather will #i/e it to u8. That i8 3inal. That i8 ab8olute. 7ohn $6G$4-46 ,e tell8 u8 how to u8e the Name o3 7e8u8 in 8i5?ne88 or in ad/er8e 5ir5um8tan5e89 or any other 5ri8i8. Thi8 i8 the way + u8e the NameG ,ere i8 a 5a8e o3 T.'. + lay my hand8 on him and 8ay9 <+n the Name o3 7e8u8 Chri8t9 body obey the Word. The Word de5lare8 that (by ,i8 8tripe8 you are healed9( + 5ommand you9 8pirit o3 T.'. to lea/e thi8 body now.< The demon o3 8i5?ne88 lea/e89 and the per8on i8 healed. %USING THE NAME TODAY% You wonder why the Chur5h doe8 not u8e thi8 Name today. "atan ha8 ?ept our eye8 blinded to it8 u8e. ,ere in the 5ity o3 "eattle hardly any o3 the 5hur5he8 are u8in# thi8 Name in their daily li3e. The 8i5? are ta?en to the ho8pital or attended by do5tor8. +t i8 a remar?able 3a5t that in our own 5on#re#ation we ha/e pra5ti5ally no 8i5?ne88. +3 there i8 any9 they pray 3or ea5h other and are immediately healed. A5t8 6G$4-22 i8 the 8tory o3 the trial o3 eter and 7ohn 3or healin# that helple88 man with the Name o3 7e8u8. <And 8eein# the man that wa8 healed 8tandin# with them they 5ould 8ay nothin# a#ain8t it ... but that it 8pread no 3urther amon# :2

Foreword the people they threatened them not to 8pea? hen5e3orth in thi8 name.< WhyC They did not ob=e5t to the re8urre5tion bein# tau#ht9 or to the New 'irth bein# tau#ht. 'ut9 they ob=e5ted to the tea5hin# in the Name be5au8e there wa8 the power o3 healin# in that Name. ,ebrew8 $4G: de5lare8 that 7e8u8 Chri8t i8 the 8ame ye8terday9 today and 3ore/er. There i8 =u8t a8 mu5h power in that name a8 there e/er wa8. +t i8 not a problem o3 3aith9 it i8 a problem o3 your darin# to lay hand8 upon the 8i5? and 8ee them re5o/er. +t i8 a problem o3 your darin# to pray to the -ather in that name9 and mira5le8 will be the re8ult o3 that prayer. "tand on your 'lood Co/enant ri#ht8. >are to u8e the NameI

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Chapter Eighteen
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WHAT THE LORD'S TABLE TEACHES

There are two out8tandin# 5hara5teri8ti58 o3 the -ather and 7e8u8. They are more than 5hara5teri8ti589 they are a part o3 Them8el/e8. )od i8 lo/e. Not only i8 ,e a lo/e )od9 but ,e i8 a -ather )od. ,e belie/ed the uni/er8e into bein#. When man went a8tray9 ,e belie/ed that ,e 5ould brin# him ba5?9 that a 5hallen#e o3 lo/e would rea5h him. ,e belie/ed men into New Creation89 and ,e belie/e8 them into /i5tory. ,e belie/e8 them into the lo/e wal? with ea5h other. )od i8 a -ather )od@ 7e8u8 i8 li?e ,i8 -ather. ,e wa8 the introdu5er o3 lo/e to the world. 7e8u8 5ame to introdu5e ,i8 -ather9 and ,i8 -ather i8 lo/e. +t wa8 an introdu5tion to a new ?ind o3 lo/e to the bro?en9 wre5?ed human ra5e. *o/e i8 the only uni/er8al appeal to man. *o/e i8 an appeal to hi8 heart. -aith i8 an appeal to hi8 ima#ination9 but lo/e i8 the real appeal. 7e8u8 8o lo/ed that ,e poured out ,i8 li3e 3or u8. 7e8u8 belie/ed a8 the -ather belie/ed. 7e8u8 a5ted ,i8 3aith. ,e belie/ed that i3 ,e be5ame man(8 8ub8titute9 that man would re8pond9 that i3 ,e 5ould pro/e to the world that ,e lo/ed men 8o mu5h that ,e died 3or them9 that ,e 8u33ered the torment8 o3 the damned 3or them9 there would be a re8pon8e.

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The Blood Covenant ,e a5ted ,i8 3aith. ,e ha8 3aith in humanity today. ,e ha8 3aith in the 5hur5h. ,e ha8 3aith in ,im8el3 and in ,i8 own li/in# Word that it would win out. ,e ha8 3aith in lo/e. The *ord(8 table i8 a 5on3e88ion o3 our 3aith and our loyalty to lo/e9 =u8t a8 the -ather(8 #i/in# 7e8u8 i8 a 5on3e88ion o3 ,i8 lo/e. 7e8u8( 5omin# and #i/in# ,im8el3 3or u8 wa8 a 5on3e88ion o3 ,i8 lo/e. They were both loyal to lo/e. 7e8u8 8aid the8e 8i#ni3i5ant word89 <A8 o3t a8 ye eat thi8 bread9 and drin? thi8 5up9 you 8how 3orth my death till + 5ome.< +t wa8 a Co/enant. ,e 8aid9 <Thi8 i8 my blood o3 the New Co/enant.< A8 o3ten a8 you drin? it9 you 8how your 3aith in ,i8 Co/enant until ,e 5ome8. When you eat the bread9 and drin? the 5up9 you rati3y thi8 Co/enant. +t i8 a lo/e Co/enant. -ir8t9 it i8 your loyalty and lo/e to 7e8u8. "e5ond9 it i8 your loyalty and lo/e 3or ,i8 'ody9 the Chur5h. +t i8 a 5on3e88ion o3 your lo/e one 3or another. +t i8 a 5on3e88ion that you ha/e eaten and drun? with them9 and now you are #oin# to bear their burden8. You ha/e identi3ied your8el3 with ea5h other9 =u8t a8 ,e identi3ied ,im8el3 with you in ,i8 +n5arnation and "ub8titution. That would be the 0a8ter(8 attitude toward the *ord(8 table. When + brea? the bread and drin? the 5up9 + not only 5on3e88 :&

Foreword my loyalty to ,im9 but to e/ery member o3 the 'ody o3 Chri8t who brea?8 that bread and drin?8 that 5up with me. +3 + am 8tron#9 + bear the burden8 o3 the wea?. + ha/e ta?en o/er their wea?ne88e8. The *ord(8 Table mean8 that + will ne/er 5riti5iFe9 but + will a88ume their 8piritual re8pon8ibilitie8 and wea?ne88e8.

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THE NEED OF THE HOUR

"omeone i8 #oin# to ri8e and under8tand thi8. "ome body o3 people i8 #oin# to enter into it. + ha/e a 5on/i5tion that thi8 i8 the ele/enth hour me88a#e9 that thi8 i8 the me88a#e 3or the Chur5h today. +n the troubled day8 that lie ahead9 we are #oin# to reBuire all that )od 5an #i/e u89 and be to u89 to 8tand the te8t8 we are #oin# throu#h ... and will #o throu#h. You 8ee9 brethren9 thi8 blood 5o/enant tea5hin#9 thi8 relation8hip tea5hin#9 thi8 ability to u8e the Name o3 7e8u89 thi8 mar/elou8 tea5hin# o3 our identi3i5ation and our pri/ile#e89 i8 the me88a#e 3or the 5omin# day8. +t will 3it u8 to meet the /ery 3or5e8 o3 dar?ne88. >o you ?now that 7e8u89 in the )reat Commi88ion in the )o8pel o3 0ar?9 did a pe5uliar thin#C ,e 8aid9 <+n 0y Name ye 8hall 5a8t out demon8.< + had not 8een it8 8i#ni3i5an5e. + ?now now what it mean8. +n the la8t day8 demon8 are #oin# to be5ome /ery prominent. "atan9 ?nowin# that hi8 day8 are 8hortened9 i8 5omin# to the earth with all hi8 ho8t9 and we are #oin# to pa88 into a period o3 8piritual 5on3li5t 8u5h a8 the 5hur5h ha8 ne/er ?nown. Thi8 will not only be per8e5ution9 but it will be demon8 brea?in# and 5ru8hin# the 8pirit o3 the 5hur5h in the indi/idual. The 5hur5h mu8t learn the 8e5ret o3 8tandin# a#ain8t the ho8t8 o3 dar?ne88 in the NA0E.

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THE BLOOD COVENANT

+(/e a ri#ht to #ra5e9 in the harde8t pla5e9 On the #round o3 the 'lood Co/enant@ +(/e a ri#ht to pea5e that 5an ne/er 5ea8e9 On the #round o3 the 'lood Co/enant. +(/e a ri#ht to =oy9 that 5an ne/er 5loy9 On the #round o3 the 'lood Co/enant@ +(/e a ri#ht to power9 ye89 thi8 /ery hour9 On the #round o3 the 'lood Co/enant. +(/e a ri#ht to health9 thru my -ather(8 wealth9 On the #round o3 the 'lood Co/enant@ + my healin# ta?e9 "atan(8 hold mu8t brea?9 On the #round o3 the 'lood Co/enant. +(/e a le#al ri#ht9 now to win thi8 3i#ht9 On the #round o3 the 'lood Co/enant@ + will ta?e my part with 5oura#eou8 heart On the #round o3 the 'lood Co/enant. Now my ri#ht8 + 5laim9 in ,i8 0i#hty Name9 On the #round o3 the 'lood Co/enant@ And my prayer8 pre/ail9 tho all ,ell a88ail9 On the #round o3 the 'lood Co/enant. On the #round o3 the 'lood9 On the #round o3 the 'lood Co/enant@ + will 5laim my ri#ht89 tho the enemy 3i#ht89 On the #round o3 the 'lood Co/enant. E. W. Kenyon.

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