washed in the blood

Revelation chapter 7 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Washed in the Blood of the Lamb."

This chapter is the immediate answer to the question at the end of chapter 6: “For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?” The answer is that the blood of the Lamb seals two groups: 
(1) the faithful Jews, who followed God throughout their lives under the Old Testament law, and 
(2) the world-wide multitude of believers who know and follow God under the new and final testament.

The chapter also refers to great tribulation that will come to believers, pressures to renounce the faith or suffer consequences. These times of spiritual warfare will come and go, and the faithful can take comfort that a crown and white robe await those faithful. 

Salvation is only open to those who come "as a sinner" to Jesus. In our world today, there is so much emphasis on 'living and let live' as it were. No one wants to be corrected or questioned in any way. Well, the Bible makes it clear that we all belong under the classification of 'sinners' whether we like the term or not. That makes us all condemned. God longs to embrace the sinner in love and forgiveness. But we need to agree with God and come as a sinner to Calvary's cross in order to receive God's full and free forgiveness.

The Bible is filled with the theme of the precious blood of Christ. It is pictured in the Old Testament and seen with clarity in the New. Without the shedding of blood there is no remission for sin. It's why Christ came - to pay the price for sin on our behalf. Have you accepted the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus, His death upon the cross as payment for YOUR sin? That is what it means to be a Christian. Trust Him today.