Sacrifice and Atonement
From the blood on the altar in Leviticus to the Lamb of God: how scripture explains the covering of sin.
Lev 17:11
Read in full chapter →11For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
See also: The Mysteries of Saint John the Apostle and Holy Virgin 18:2, Hebrews 9:22
Heb 9:22
Read in full chapter →22And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
See also: Leviticus 17:11, Ephesians 1:7
Heb 10:10
Read in full chapter →10By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
See also: Isaiah 53:5, Hebrews 10:14
John 1:29
Read in full chapter →29The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
See also: Testament of Joseph 2:77, Testament of Benjamin 1:21