Chapter One: The Revelation Of Jesus The Christ
Loosed From Sin
34-3 Revelation 1:5,
"Unto Him That loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood."
The word "washed" is actually "loosed"--"Loosed us from our sins in His own blood."
Isn't that wonderful? But are you spiritual minded? Did you catch it? It was His
OWN blood that loosed us completely from our sins. It was not human blood, it was
the blood of God. Peter called it the blood of Christ. Paul called it the blood
of the Lord, and the blood of Jesus. Not three persons, but ONE person. There is
that revelation again, ONE God. That omnipotent Jehovah God came down and made Himself
a body by means of the virgin birth and in-dwelt it, that it might be the blood
of God that would free us (loose us entirely) from our sins and present us spotless
before Himself with exceeding great joy.
34-4 Would you like an Old Testament type?
Let us go back to the Garden of Eden. When the first news came to glory that the
son, Adam, had been lost, did God send an angel? Did He send a son? Did He send
another one like unto us? No, He came HIMSELF to redeem that lost son. Hallelujah!
God did not entrust His plan of salvation to another. He trusted only Himself. God
was made flesh and dwelt among us and redeemed us unto Himself. We're saved by the
"blood of God". The Eternal God in-dwelt a mortal body in order to take away sin.
He became the Lamb in order to shed His blood and enter into the veil with it.
34-5 Consider this. Since it is the blood of God, it is perfect blood; and if the perfect blood is loosing us from the power and bondage and defilement of sin, then the loosing is perfect and complete. There is now therefore no condemnation.
"Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth (declares us righteous). Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died..."
There it is, His death gave us the blood. The blood has loosed us. There is now
no condemnation. How can there be? There is nothing to be condemned for, because
the blood has loosed us from sin. We are free, guiltless. Don't listen to man, listen
to the Word. You are loosed by the blood.
35-1 Now don't get tied down again by traditions
and creeds and organizations. Don't be led astray by listening to those that deny
the power of the Word and deny that Jesus saves, heals, fills with the Holy Ghost
and power. You are God's free men, loosed by His own blood. If you still hold your
faith to creeds and denominations, it is certain by the evidence that you have lost
your faith in the Word.