The All Cleansing Blood

Before closing these brief notes, we would call special attention to one point; that is, that God cannot dwell with man unless man is made clean. The holiness of God would forbid it; and if such a thing could be, man in his sins would be supremely wretched in presence of the light that would search him through and through. Righteousness cannot have fellowship with unrighteousness; light cannot have communion with darkness. This is specially marked in the earthly dwelling place, that Jehovah had prepared for Himself, which was a pattern of things in the heavens. The purification was by blood; Moses “sprinkled... with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.” “And almost all things are by the law purged [purified] with blood.” Blood was carried within the veil and sprinkled upon the mercy seat; blood was put upon the golden altar; upon the horns of the brazen altar, and poured out at the bottom of the altar; it was put upon the tabernacle; upon the people; everywhere God’s eye would take in the blood, and thus all, in type, was cleansed. And He had said, “When I see the blood, I will pass over you.” Blessed truth! the sinner, saved by grace, is safely sheltered under the blood of Christ which will never lose its value — redeemed not with silver and with gold, “but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot” (1 Pet. 1:19). It is the blood that makes atonement for the soul. It is the blood that cleanses. “The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin” (1 John 1:7).
“In heaven the blood forever speaks
In God’s omniscient ear;
The saints, as jewels on His heart,
Jesus doth ever bear.

“‘No condemnation!’ — O my soul;
‘Tis God that speaks the word.
Perfect in comeliness art thou,
In Christ the risen Lord.”
The fool, who says in his heart, “There is no God,” may be allowed the horror of the “blackness of darkness” forever; but, through the exceeding riches of God’s grace, many a scoffing infidel has at last found shelter under the precious blood, and has exultingly praised the One who drew him to the Saviour. Through the rent veil, all who will may come. Will you, my unsaved reader, be made clean by that all-cleansing blood? He gave His life for you. Has His loving entreaty, “Come unto Me,” no power with you? Will you reason that the way is barred and you may not come, when His word is, “Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out”? Listen while you may; delay not until too late. The day draws on apace when the door will be shut; then none may enter.
“Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation” (2 Cor. 6:2).
“How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation?” (Heb. 2:3).