The blood of the everlasting covenant
Richard Booker
(Audio: English, Spanish) ->Alternate
SUMMARY: The blood covenant is the most important theme in the Bible. It is a binding agreement between two parties. In a blood covenant ritual, the first step is to exchange coats or robes, which represent the person. This exchange symbolizes giving one's life to the blood covenant partner. The second step is to exchange belts, which represent the person's ability to fight. By giving the person one's belt, one is promising to use all of one's strength to fight for the blood covenant partner. The third step is to cut the covenant, which involves killing an animal and splitting it in half. Each piece of the animal represents a person, and by walking around the animal, the people are saying they are giving up their own life to live for the benefit of their blood covenant partner. The fourth step is striking hands, which involves making a cut in the palm of the hand and bringing the palms together, intermingling the blood and symbolizing the two becoming one. The fifth step is exchanging names, where the two people take each other's last name and become name bearers, signifying that they are one. In the Bible, God exchanges His name with us, becoming a human being to identify with all our hurts and taking all of our sins into Himself. He puts His righteous nature inside of us, making us right with God through the blood of Jesus.
The speaker discusses the process of making a blood covenant, which involves making a promise and exchanging assets and liabilities with another person. In the case of God, He has only assets and no liabilities, and He offers to exchange our liabilities (sins, sicknesses, heartaches, discouragements) for His assets (forgiveness, cleansing, healing, salvation, redemption, hope, faith, joy, peace, courage). The covenant is sealed with a memorial meal and a tree stained with the blood of the sacrifice. The speaker encourages listeners to take the covenant meal as an opportunity to receive a miracle from God and to trust in Him for all their needs. The covenant is ultimately fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ, who came to fulfill and complete the covenants and symbols of the Old Testament.
The speaker discusses the process of making a blood covenant, which involves making a promise and exchanging assets and liabilities with another person. In the case of God, He has only assets and no liabilities, and He offers to exchange our liabilities (sins, sicknesses, heartaches, discouragements) for His assets (forgiveness, cleansing, healing, salvation, redemption, hope, faith, joy, peace, courage). The covenant is sealed with a memorial meal and a tree stained with the blood of the sacrifice. The speaker encourages listeners to take the covenant meal as an opportunity to receive a miracle from God and to trust in Him for all their needs. The covenant is ultimately fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ, who came to fulfill and complete the covenants and symbols of the Old Testament.
Open your bibles please to the Book of Hebrews in the New Testament. We are going to look at some pictures in a moment but first I wanna read some verses in the Bible. Hebrews chapter 13 is the last chapter in the Book of Hebrews. Hebrews chapter 13 and we are going to read verses 20 and 21. Hebrews 13 verse 20 says: "Now". ¿Can you say the word with me "now"?. Now, now. Turn to your neighbor and say now. God can help us now, God loves us now, God has power for us now, God can heal us now, God can save us now, God can comfort us now, God can fill us with His Spirit now.
Yesterday is too late, we don't know about tomorrow but we are living now, now is when we need God to help us. Aleluyah. I could get excited, I'll try to behave. Now, now, God can come now. Help us now, aleluyah.
Yesterday is too late, we don't know about tomorrow but we are living now, now is when we need God to help us. Aleluyah. I could get excited, I'll try to behave. Now, now, God can come now. Help us now, aleluyah.
