“And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.”
Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins — the universal principle (schedon) that governs the entire Levitical system is expressed here: aphesis (forgiveness/remission) requires aima (blood). This principle, grounded in the law itself, points necessarily to Christ: true forgiveness requires the blood of the perfect sacrifice.
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