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The Covenant Of Blood, Paul M. Bretscher
The Covenant Of Blood, Paul M. Bretscher
Concordia Theological Monthly
The ceremonial and spiritual climax of the Old Testament religion was the Feast of the Passover; in the New Testament it is the Lord's Supper. In these two feasts, especially as the one merges into the other, the covenant of blood is revealed in its fullest clarity and beauty. The words that Jesus spoke that Passover night in the Upper Room, ''This is My blood of the new Testament," are the simple key which confirms and summarizes the unity of the testaments in the covenant of blood. If this cup is the blood of Jesus Christ in the new testament, …
The Covenant Of Blood, Paul M. Bretscher
The Covenant Of Blood, Paul M. Bretscher
Concordia Theological Monthly
In both the Old Testament and the New the idea of redemption is closely related to that of atonement. Redemption is simply another picture of salvation, another facet in the diamond of God's gracious covenant with fallen man.