The Messiah Was Promised
“For a child will be born for us, a son will be given to us, and the government will be on his shoulder. He will be named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.”
Why the Blood of Jesus Is Needed
The promised Messiah who bears our sins.
Isaiah 9 & 53, Hebrews 9 & 10, 1 John 1:7
The Blood of Jesus Was Always Needed
The blood of Jesus was always needed because Isaiah chapters 9 and 53 speak about the coming Messiah who will bear our sins. God's plan for redemption through Jesus was established from the beginning—not an afterthought.
The Old Testament sacrificial system was never meant to be permanent. It was a shadow, a temporary measure pointing toward the perfect sacrifice that would come.
The Old Covenant Was Temporary
Daily Animal Sacrifices
In the Old Testament, Israelites sacrificed animals daily. These offerings were a constant reminder of sin and the need for atonement.
Not Permanent or Effective
These sacrifices were NOT permanent or effective—they had to be repeated over and over. The blood of bulls and goats could never truly take away sins.
Hebrews 9 Explains This
The daily sacrifices never truly perfected worshippers. They were a temporary measure until the perfect sacrifice came.
“For if the blood of goats and bulls... sanctifies for the purification of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.”
Jesus Is Permanent and Effective
The Final, Permanent Sacrifice
Jesus' blood is the final, permanent sacrifice. No other sacrifice would ever be needed again.
Actually Cleanses from All Sin
Unlike animal blood, Jesus' blood actually cleanses from all sin (1 John 1:7 CSB). It doesn't just cover—it washes away completely.
Once for All
His sacrifice was once for all—never needs repeating. Hebrews 10:10-14 (CSB) makes this clear: “By a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.”
“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.”
Why God Allowed the Temple to Be Destroyed
The Second Temple was destroyed in 70 AD by the Romans. This was not a random historical event—it was God's declaration that the sacrificial system had fulfilled its purpose.
The Final Sacrifice Was Made
Jesus on the cross was the final, perfect sacrifice. The true Lamb of God had been slain.
Animal Sacrifices Obsolete
With the perfect sacrifice complete, animal sacrifices were now obsolete—no longer needed or effective.
The temporary system served its purpose and was complete. The temple was no longer needed because Jesus himself is our temple—our access to God, our place of sacrifice, our atonement.
“Jesus answered them, 'Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.'... But he was speaking about the temple of his body.”
Scripture Foundation
Isaiah 9:6-7 (CSB)
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore.”
Isaiah 53:4-6 (CSB)
“Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
Hebrews 9:11-14 (CSB)
“But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come... he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who are defiled sanctify for the purification of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.”
Hebrews 10:10-14 (CSB)
“And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God... For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.”