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

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

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Heb 9:22

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

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Heb 10:10

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

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John 1:29

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

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