Figurative Blood and Flesh of the Lamb

Figurative Flesh and Blood of the Lamb." This topic is crucial for those who believe in Jesus, as the flesh and blood of the Lamb are directly tied to salvation. I urge you to listen carefully to understand how salvation is achieved by partaking in the flesh and blood of the Lamb.

Biblical Foundation: John 6:48-58

Let’s read John 6:48-58 together:

I am the bread of life. Your forefathers ate the manna in the desert, yet they died. But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which a man may eat and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. Then the Jews began to argue sharply amongst themselves, ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’ Jesus said to them, ‘I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your forefathers ate manna and died, but he who feeds on this bread will live forever.’

This passage emphasizes that eating the flesh and drinking the blood of Jesus grants eternal life. Since Jesus was human, how can we consume his flesh and blood? These words were spoken in parables.

Understanding the Parable: The Flesh and Blood of the Lamb

To understand John 6, we must explore the meaning of the figurative flesh and blood of the Lamb. As many pastors know, the Lamb represents Jesus, and his flesh and blood symbolize his words of life. Let’s verify this through Scripture:

Isaiah 53:7: Prophesies a lamb led to slaughter, fulfilled by Jesus at his first coming.
John 1:29: Describes Jesus as "the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world."
Leviticus 17:11: States that the life of a creature is in its blood, equating blood to life.
John 1:1-4: Declares the Word in the beginning is God, with life within Him.
1 John 1:1-2: Testifies that Jesus, the Word of life, was with the Father and sent to us.
John 1:14: Notes that Jesus, the Word of life, became flesh. Thus, eating Jesus’ words of life is equivalent to eating his flesh and drinking his blood.

Therefore, the flesh and blood of Jesus are his words of life, which grant eternal life when consumed, as stated in John 6.

Old Testament Precedent: The Passover in Moses’ Time

To understand why Jesus emphasized eating his flesh and blood for eternal life, consider the Passover during Moses’ time:

Genesis 15:13-14: God promised Abraham that his descendants would be enslaved for 400 years, then liberated with great possessions to enter Canaan.
Exodus 3: God chose Moses, Abraham’s sixth-generation descendant, to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.
Exodus 12: God instructed the Israelites to slaughter a lamb without defect, apply its blood to their doorframes, and eat its flesh to pass over the tenth plague. Those who obeyed were spared and left Egypt, an event called the Passover. The lamb’s blood was the blood of salvation.

Fulfillment in Jesus: The Passover Lamb

The Old Testament Passover foreshadows Jesus:

Hebrews 3:5: Moses testified as a servant to what would be fulfilled later.
Colossians 2:16-17: Paul notes that festivals like the Passover were shadows of things to come, with their reality found in Christ.
1 Corinthians 5:7: Jesus is our Passover Lamb, whose blood brings salvation.

The New Covenant: Luke 22:14-20

Let’s read Luke 22:14-20:

When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. And he said to them, ‘I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.’ After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, ‘Take this and divide it among you. For I tell you I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.’ And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.’

Jesus established a new covenant during the Passover, stating he would not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God. This implies a future Passover when the kingdom of God is fulfilled, where the flesh and blood of the Lamb (his words) will be consumed for salvation. Since Jesus would soon depart, he instructed his disciples to commemorate this with bread (for his flesh) and wine (for his blood).

Fulfillment at the Second Coming

The Passover meal, the flesh and blood of the Lamb, will be eaten when the new covenant is fulfilled at Jesus’ second coming:

Revelation 5:9-10: Jesus purchases people with his blood to become God’s kingdom and priests.
Revelation 7: The 144,000 sealed from the twelve tribes, purchased by Jesus’ blood, form God’s kingdom.
Revelation 14: Jesus, the Lamb, is on Mount Zion with the 144,000, where the new heaven and new earth (Shinchanji) becomes the kingdom of God.
Revelation 1:5-6, 7:9, 14: Those who partake in Jesus’ blood (his words) are freed from sin, including the 144,000 and the great multitude in white robes washed by the Lamb’s blood.

The Role of the Promised Pastor

In Revelation 1:1, the word of revelation is conveyed from God to Jesus, to an angel, to John, and to the servants. To partake in Jesus’ words (the flesh and blood of the Lamb) in the last days, one must find the "new John," the promised pastor:

Revelation 22:8, 16: This pastor, chosen by Jesus, witnesses all events of Revelation, receives the word (Revelation 10), and testifies as Jesus’ messenger to the churches.

Salvation Through the Word of Life

Revelation 1:5-6: Those who partake in Jesus’ blood (his words) are freed from sin and become God’s kingdom and priests.
Revelation 18:4: Believers are called to leave Babylon to avoid its sins and plagues.
Revelation 17:14: Those with the Lamb are chosen and faithful, saved like those harvested in Matthew 13:43.
Revelation 12:11: The blood of the Lamb and the word of testimony overcome the devil, establishing God’s kingdom.

Those who come to Shinchanji, where God and Jesus dwell, and receive the word of life will be saved. Those who do not partake cannot be saved, as seen in the Passover of Moses’ time.

Conclusion and Call to Action

In John 6, Jesus taught that eating his flesh and drinking his blood grants eternal life. His blood, shed for the kingdom and priests (Revelation 5:9-10) and the multitude in white robes (Revelation 7:14), fulfills the Passover’s promise of salvation in the twelve tribes of Shinchanji at the second coming. I urge pastors, seminarians, and believers to listen to all testimonies on the parables of the secrets of heaven to join God’s family, purchased by Jesus’ blood. The next lecture will cover the figurative new wine, wineskin, and olive oil. Join us at 10 a.m. next Monday via Shinchanji’s YouTube channel, broadcast in 24 languages. For inquiries, contact the representative number of each tribe.

Closing Prayer

Let us pray:

I sincerely thank you, Father, for giving us light, rain, air, and life each day. Through the promised pastor, the words of the parables of the secrets of heaven are now revealed to believers worldwide. May those listening understand these words and come before you. Through the flesh and blood of the Lamb, we understand your kingdom fulfilled at the second coming and those saved by Jesus’ blood. Help all saints comprehend your word to receive salvation in Shinchanji’s twelve tribes. Keep them healthy physically and spiritually until the next session. We pray in the name of Jesus, amen.

Let us conclude with the Lord’s Prayer:

Our Father who art in heaven...