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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