The Bible is a book of Blood

The Bible is a book of blood. Blood is the mystery that was hidden from the foundation of the world. God never revealed the mystery hidden in the blood of His Son. If Satan had known about the significance of Jesus’ blood, he never would have harmed Him. Jesus was the sacrificial "Lamb slain from the foundation of the world," (Revelation 13:8 KJV). Have you ever wondered why blood is so important to God? Well, He is the creator of life, and blood is the force that sustains it. It is a mysterious substance that God gave to the body of man to nourish itself. "For the life of the flesh is in the blood…," Leviticus 17:11 KJV. When God created Adam, He breathed into his nostrils, and Adam became a living soul, (Genesis 2:7). Satan and the angels had never seen blood before God created Adam. They are spirits, and therefore, they do not have a physical body. Blood has always been important to God. He required it to cover sin from the beginning. Through the Immaculate Conception, Jesus, the son of God, was born of a virgin woman. There was no sin in His bloodline. His blood was perfect! The Holy Spirit fell on the church at Pentecost after Jesus returned to His Father's house. The Holy Spirit is the "Comforter" that Jesus promised would come after His Ascension. The Holy Spirit manifested within the body of the church, and it is the current restrainer of the antichrist. A spirit needs a body to manifest itself in, and when the Holy Spirit filled church is gone, Satan, who is a spirit, will be able to take over inside of the antichrist. The apostle Paul tells us this in 2Thessalonians 2:7 NASB, "For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way." The apostle John tells us in John 16:7-8 KJV what Jesus said regarding the assignment of the Holy Spirit, "nevertheless I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I go away, for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you, but if I depart I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment." The Holy Spirit is the restraining spiritual force that limits the present power of Satan on the Earth. If the Holy Spirit was not currently restraining the power of Satan; things would be a lot worse than they are right now. The Holy Spirit is the restrainer of the "mystery of iniquity," which is the antichrist. The presence of God's Holy Word is holding the antichrist back until an appointed time. When the Holy Spirit is removed with the church at the Rapture, the antichrist will emerge as seen in 2Thessalonians 2:7-12 NRSV. It took Noah many years to build the ark. He knew a season of judgment was near, but he did not know the exact date. Noah chose to believe what God had spoken, and not what the weather looked like! Undoubtedly, it was sunny and fair, and no rain was in the forecast. But, one day God gave the okay for Noah to go ahead and board the ark. The door to the ark closed, and the flood waters came. There were no weather alerts! No alarms sounded to seek shelter, other than the one that Noah had already given. The flood came quickly, and there was no longer an opportunity for those under God's wrath at that time to change their minds, and get into the ark for protection. I bring this up here, to serve as a reminder of how close we really are to a raging storm. I invite you to read, like or share Last Call for The Church which is now available at http://amazon.com/dp/B01BX98RD8