Study Guide
The Blood Of The Gods
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During the Caribbean Conference 2017, the Father revealed that His Sons are indeed His blood relatives. Through the shadow He revealed how He has taken the blood of Jesus, And hath made of one blood all nations of men (Acts 17:26). The Body of Christ is indeed one blood: blood relatives of God, and therefore, blood relatives of one another.
These blood relatives of God are of His kind, they are gods. He left no stone unturned, clarifying exactly how He made His Sons of one blood. In the ministry of Moses found in Exodus 29:21 we see the blood was mixed with oil and sprinkled on the Levitical Priesthood. The Levitical Priesthood using this same method . . . sprinkled with blood, both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry (Hebrews 8:21).
These are all types of the sons, we are the vessels of ministry, we are the temples of the Living God, and we are the Royal Priesthood: every one of us have been atoned by the sprinkling of the blood. However, this was not done with the same blood and oil used in the shadow; this was done through a New and Living Way. This is the ministration of the Spirit.
We also learned how God subjected Himself to His own law. He took Israel as a bride, making it lawful for Him to bring forth His kind into this world. The Scriptures reveal a detail about the law of the Spirit of Life, as it pertains to child bearing . . . the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy (1 Corinthians 7:14).
The Law of the Spirit of Life destroys the works of the devil. It is a prevailing law. When a wife and husband come together to reproduce, if one has the Spirit of Life working within them, the Law of Sin and Death at work in the other has no effect on the nature of the child. This reveals that while Jesus was being formed in Mary, He was protected from the law of sin and death. Jesus is holy, His body is holy. He is the beginning of the holy and royal bloodline of God in the earth. It is this holy, royal blood which is sprinkled upon the soul of every Son who is born of the Holy Spirit. Everyone who has received the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 10:16
16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? Spirit has become blood relatives of God.
THE COMMUNION OF THE BLOOD
1 Corinthians 10:16
16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ?
The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? We have been brought into the communion of the blood of Christ. This communion is right here and right now. The word ‘communion’ speaks to fellowship. Indeed, our souls did drink of the blood of Jesus at salvation, sanctifying us. However, the communion of the blood of Christ speaks to much more than that.
Remember, our bodies have become a new man by the presence of Christ in it. The flesh and the blood belongs to Christ. Let us be clear, it was the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus on our conscience which established our kinsmanship with God. Jesus has once again been positioned in flesh, however this time the flesh He is positioned in is our own; nevertheless, His purpose remains the same – He is here for the suffering in the flesh, even unto death.
2 Corinthians 4:7-11
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
11 For we which live are always delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
Once again, I reiterate that our bodies and the very blood in our veins belong to and are for Christ. Our blood has been made for the glory of the Lord. With that said, it has been predetermined that they who are Christ be baptized into His suffering.
Paul’s testimony was that he always bore about in his body the dying of the Lord Jesus. This is such a powerful statement. He is saying that by his body, the Lord Jesus Christ is suffering again. This is confirmed in the life Paul lived. He was constantly beaten, abused, mocked, threatened, shipwrecked, etc. However, all this was a manifestation of Christ in Him. Paul was convinced that all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution (2 Timothy 2:12). He understood that Christ was using his body to complete the measure of suffering appointed to His life.
Colossians 1:24
24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church:
When the scripture refers to filling up that which is behind of the afflictions, it is referring to the fact that as long as Christ is upon the earth, His life is appointed to suffer. ‘That which is behind’ refers to the fact that He continues to suffer through the sons. Indeed it is evident Jesus suffered 2000 years ago; however, He has left behind some suffering for the Church. Therefore, Christ will, by the Church, complete the suffering appointed to Him. The Body of Christ is the full stature and measure of the man Jesus Christ.
Every member/joint of the body has a measure of suffering that serves as a fraction of the completed sufferings of Christ. This explains the necessity for each and every true saint to suffer. Despite this, it is simply marvelous that we have a blessed assurance that if we suffer with Christ we will also reign with Him. It is in the suffering of the Saints that we find the mystery concerning the spilling of the blood of the gods.
THE SPILLING OF THE BLOOD OF THE GODS
Revelation 6:9-11
9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
I hope it is beginning to be clear to you that the gospel is founded on suffering. The Church was founded in blood and it will end in blood. Our blood is a token of the living sacrifice of our bodies. It is the manife- station of the power of the gods. A god (son) can give his body to be martyred while his inner-man is renewed.
Our suffering is a testimony of our righteousness. It is the evidence of judgment unto those who persecute us. It is evident that we must have the same awareness He had. Jesus was always conscious of the fact that His blood was going to be spilt. Likewise, we must anticipate the spilling of our blood for the gospel’s sake.
The spilling of our blood may be by weapons that are able to physically harm us. However, the blood relatives of Christ also undergo persecution in the form of situations, circumstances and relationships. It is written, “if you do not suffer with Christ, you cannot reign with Him”. For this cause you remain in this world. You are appointed as a spectacle unto the world. Your flesh must be utterly destroyed to reveal the glorious treasure that lies within it.
Your suffering will bear witness that you are the sons of God. Therefore, we are encouraged in the scripture . . . And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God. For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake (Philippians 1:28-29).
THE WITNESS OF THE BLOOD
1 John 5:8
8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
The blood, or rather the fellowship of the blood, serves as a witness or the evidence of the record of Christ. And this is the record; that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. The life of Christ is being witnessed in the saints of God. Those who were once sinners are now suffering because of righteousness.
The sons/gods to this world are not violent, they do not retaliate and they are able to forgive those who despitefully use and abuse them. This is a manifestation of Christ that cannot be understood by the natural man. The fellowship in the sufferings of Christ, bear witness that indeed we are in Him and He is in us.
We are suffering servants. The glory of our sufferings is, however, found in meekness. We exercise power under control. We could have chosen to simply avoid suffering by rejecting Christ and His mission here on earth. Allow your blood to be an offering of love unto the Father. Agree to suffer.