elixir. “This is my blood of the new covenant,
which is shed for many for the forgiveness
of sins” (Matthew 26:28, emphasis added).
Jesus wasn’t passing around real human
blood, but grape juice that represented His
pending sacrifice for the sins of the world.
The next day, He was dead, crucified
between two thieves. As He hung on that cross,
drop-by-drop, His blood soaked the wood of
the tree supporting His beaten body. What does
it all mean? The Bible explains the mystery:
“…Christ died for our sins, according to
the scriptures.” (1 Cor. 15:3, emphasis added).
The last book of the Bible identifies
those who beat an invisible foe. Don’t miss it:
“And they overcame him by the
blood of the Lamb [Jesus Christ]…”
(Revelation
12:11,
emphasis
added)
What this means is that we “sinners” (who
have broken God’s law) can yet enter heaven
through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who is
God’s Son, and through the merits of that royal
substance that He shed on the cross. The Devil
knows this, and he hates the blood of Christ.
That’s why he gave Stephanie Meyer that dream,
and that’s why he is mesmerizing our generation
with witchcraft, vampirism, and even real blood
drinking. “Anything to lure sinners away from