In our special "countdown to Easter" message series, and a follow-up to the previous message on the blood of Jesus Christ, Pastor Troy Billow continues to "peel the onion" on the depth and dimension regarding the theology of the blood of Jesus Christ and how that cleansing power alone makes us presentable in the presence of God. What does that mean? The Old Testament priests were up to their elbows in blood, literally, because of the constant state of sin in Israel and Jerusalem. Why? Because without the shedding of blood, there is no atonement for sin. In other words, you cannot enter the presence of God unless you are perfect, and none of us are perfect. Jesus is the only one who qualifies, and it is by the shedding of His blood, that we are cleansed and in that, made perfect in the presence of God. The message of the entire Bible is rooted in atonement. The blood aspect is the most powerful and convicting aspect of God's love for us, Christ's obedience, and an exchange made on our behalf at the cross. This becomes more clear in these passages as Isaiah is given a supernatural look into the life/suffering/sacrifice of the Messiah, Jesus Christ at the cross.