The Blood, The Breach, The Priest Part 3

THE BLOOD, THE BREACH, AND THE PRIEST A Four-Hour Masterclass: From Sinai's Courtroom to Heaven's Throne Room OPENING: THE REVELATION THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING (20 minutes) The Foundation We've Already Established For many of us on this journey, we have come to know that SALVATION'S BLOOD—the PASSOVER LAMB—came the first time ONLY for the LOST SHEEP of the HOUSE OF ISRAEL. NOT THE WORLD. And understand this—NOT EVEN THE JEW! Although we KNEW this truth, the MYSTERY OF IT—the MECHANICS of it—has not been revealed until today in our hearing. The Question That Unlocks Everything So if CHRIST came ONLY for the Lost Sheep, then HOW DO the Jew and the Gentile enter the Yahshuaic covenant? This might SURPRISE YOU—but NOT BY THE BLOOD. The BLOOD was only, according to Paul, for "SINS THAT ARE PAST"—the HOUSE OF ISRAEL'S PAST SINS! The Revolutionary Discovery What we learn today is that THE PRIESTHOOD is for THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS—of the HOUSE OF DAVID and the HOUSE OF EPHRAIM and THE WORLD. The Courtroom Paradox That Demands Answers ● Hebrews 7:24-25: "He holds His priesthood permanently... He always lives to make intercession" ● 1 John 2:1: "If anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father" Questions That Shatter Traditional Thinking 1. If the blood covered ONLY the Lost Sheep's past sins, how do present sins get forgiven? 2. If it's all "finished," why is my Lawyer still active in the courtroom? 3. If Jews and Gentiles weren't covered by the blood, how do they get saved? 4. Why does John say "IF anyone sins, we have an Advocate" if all sins were pre-covered? The Thesis That Transforms Everything THE BLOOD paid the specific Torah death penalty for scattered Israel—those who couldn't bring lambs for 700+ years. THE PRIESTHOOD saves everyone else—Judah, Ephraim, and the world—through the living ministry of our HIGH PRIEST who declares "THY SINS ARE FORGIVEN" through delegated apostolic authority. THE KEYS are the mechanism by which this priestly authority operates on earth today. MOVEMENT I: THE FOUNDATION - PRIESTLY AUTHORITY (45 minutes) The Priest's Authority to Forgive (Leviticus 4) The Pattern: Animal dies → Priest applies blood → PRIEST DECLARES: "It shall be forgiven him" Four Torah Declarations: ● Leviticus 4:20: Congregation - "it shall be forgiven them" ● Leviticus 4:26: Ruler - "it shall be forgiven him" ● Leviticus 4:31: Common person with goat - "it shall be forgiven him" ● Leviticus 4:35: Common person with lamb - "it shall be forgiven him" Revelation: People weren't saved by animal blood alone—they were saved by PRIESTLY DECLARATION after blood application! The Covenant Was Functional ● Exodus 24:3-8: Blood-ratified law with real consequences ● Exodus 22:20: "He who sacrifices to any god... shall be put to death" ● Golden Calf Test: Capital treason under Torah—death penalty was REAL Critical Foundation: The sacrificial system WORKED when accessible. The problem: millions couldn't access it! The Priestly Pattern Beyond sin offerings—priests had judicial authority: ● Declared clean/unclean (Leviticus 13-14) ● Administered trials (Numbers 5) ● Made binding legal declarations Authority Structure: Yahweh sets law → Priest applies remedy → Priest declares verdict MOVEMENT II: THE GREAT BREACH - WHY ISRAEL NEEDED BLOOD (50 minutes) The Northern Kingdom Tragedy ● 722 BC: Assyrian conquest scatters 10 tribes ● 700+ years: Millions of Israelites without altar access, lambs, or operative priesthood ● Meanwhile: Judah (Jews) in south still had Temple and forgiveness The Devastating Reality: Lost Tribes accumulated centuries of unatoned guilt while their brothers received "it shall be forgiven him" Yahshua's Laser-Focused Mission ● Matthew 10:5-6: "Go not to Gentiles... but to the lost sheep of Israel" ● Matthew 15:24: "I was sent ONLY to the lost sheep of Israel" Why "ONLY" Israel First? Not because Gentiles don't matter, but because Israel had a specific legal problem: covenant breach without remedy. The Blood Was for Israel's Breach Covenant-Specific Testimony: ● Galatians 4:4-5: "Born under Law to redeem those under Law" ● Romans 15:8: "Minister of circumcision to confirm promises to fathers" ● Isaiah 53:8: "For transgression of MY PEOPLE He was stricken" ● Matthew 1:21: "Save His people from their sins" ● Hebrews 9:15: "Death occurred for redemption of transgressions under first covenant" The Paul Bombshell - Romans 3:25: "Whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed" "SINS THAT ARE PAST" - Paul explicitly states the blood was for PREVIOUS sins, not all future sins for all people! The Legal Reality: Blood answers covenant breach for Israel; priesthood opens covenant access for nations! INTERMISSION (15 minutes) Prayer and reflection on the paradigm shift MOVEMENT III: THE LIVING PRIESTHOOD (65 minutes) The Priesthood Pattern Continues Type → Antitype Perfection: ● THEN: Animal dies (temporary) → Priest applies → Priest declares forgiveness ● NOW: Yahshua died (permanent) → High Priest applies → High Priest declares forgiveness Critical Distinction: ● Once-for-all (ἐφάπαξ) = blood offering event (Hebrews 10:10-14) - NEVER REPEATED ● Always lives (παντοτε ζῶν) = ongoing priestly application (Hebrews 7:25) - CONTINUOUS Demolishing False Theology Questions That Expose Deception: 1. If there's no present hearing, why is my Lawyer still in session? 2. If future sins were pre-forgiven, why confess at all? 3. If there's no court, why does Hebrews say He NOW appears before Yahweh for us? Answer: Salvation isn't a dead stamp—it's a LIVING High Priest pleading living cases! The Romans 3 Revolution Context: Paul addresses Israel's covenant failure, not universal human nature ● Death is universal - all die because of Adam (Romans 5:12) ● Sin is covenantal - only covenant people can "transgress" ● Gentiles were "without law" (Romans 2:14) - can't break law you were never under Framework: Blood answers covenant breach for Israel; priesthood opens covenant access for nations How Gentiles Are Actually Saved Gentiles Had No Blood Covenant to Break: ● Never under Torah's death penalty ● "Aliens from commonwealth of Israel" (Ephesians 2:12) ● Don't need BLOOD for penalty—need ACCESS to covenant Salvation Process for Gentiles: 1. Hear Gospel (invitation to enter covenant) 2. Repentance (turning from dead works) 3. Faith (trusting Yahshua as High Priest) 4. Baptism (covenant entry ceremony) 5. High Priest declares "Thy sins are forgiven" Revolutionary Declaration: Gentiles aren't saved by Yahshua's death—they're saved by His LIFE as High Priest! Romans 5:10 - The Life vs. Death Distinction: "For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life" "WE ARE SAVED BY HIS LIFE" - Paul draws the critical distinction between reconciliation (through His death) and salvation (through His ongoing LIFE as High Priest)! MOVEMENT IV: THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM - THE WEIGHT OF ANCIENT AUTHORITY (70 minutes) Act 11: The Ancient Mystery of the Keys Revealed The Physical Reality of Ancient Keys In the ancient world, keys to the city weren't small metal objects you could slip in your pocket. These were massive, ornate instruments of authority—so heavy they had to be worn over the shoulder on a special garment or sash. Why so heavy? Because they represented the WEIGHT OF ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY. The man who carried the keys literally carried the burden of the city's security, prosperity, and very survival on his shoulders. Every citizen's life depended on his wisdom in opening and closing access. Keys to the City: Life and Death Authority The Symbolism of Ultimate Access: ● OPEN THE GATES = Life, safety, provision, citizenship ● CLOSE THE GATES = Death, exile, exclusion, judgment ● Keys = The power to determine who lives and who dies Historical Reality: ● Cities under siege lived or died based on key decisions ● Wrong person with keys = entire city could be betrayed ● Right person with keys = city could withstand any siege ● The keys controlled the flow of life itself The Key-Bearer's Absolute Authority Isaiah 22:20-22 - The Prophetic Pattern: "Then it shall be in that day, that I will call My servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah; I will clothe him with your robe and strengthen him with your belt, and I will commit your responsibility into his hand. He shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. The key of the house of David I will lay on his shoulder; so he shall open, and no one shall shut; and he shall shut, and no one shall open." Breakdown of Royal Authority: ● "I will clothe him with your robe" = Investiture with official dignity ● "Strengthen him with your belt" = Girded with power for service ● "Commit your responsibility into his hand" = Full delegation of royal authority ● "The key... I will lay on his shoulder" = THE WEIGHT OF GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY ● "He shall open, and no one shall shut" = ABSOLUTE POWER TO GRANT ACCESS ● "He shall shut, and no one shall open" = ABSOLUTE POWER TO DENY ACCESS The Weight on the Shoulder: Governmental Burden Isaiah 9:6 Connection: "For unto us a Child is born... and the government will be upon His shoulder" The Pattern Revealed: ● Ancient key-bearer = Government on his shoulder (delegation) ● Messiah = Government on His shoulder (origination) ● Modern key-holders = Government on their shoulders (continuation) The Physical Weight Teaches Spiritual Truth: ● Authority is BURDEN, not privilege ● Keys are RESPONSIBILITY, not power trip ● Key-bearers SERVE the city, not themselves ● Heavy keys = Heavy accountability Act 12: Yahshua Transfers the Ancient Authority The Master Key-Bearer Delegates Authority Matthew 16:19: "And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." The Revolutionary Transfer: ● Yahshua = The Ultimate Key-Bearer (Isaiah 22:22 fulfilled) ● Peter/Apostles = Delegated key-bearers (Matthew 16:19) ● Church = Distributed key-bearing authority through apostolic succession John 20:21-23 - The Commissioning Ceremony "So Jesus said to them again, 'Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.' And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.'" The Ancient Investiture Ceremony: ● "Peace to you" = Royal greeting establishing authority ● "As the Father has sent Me, I also send you" = SAME AUTHORITY TRANSFERRED ● "He breathed on them" = Impartation of governmental spirit ● "Receive the Holy Spirit" = THE POWER TO BEAR THE KEYS ● "If you forgive... if you retain" = THE WEIGHT OF JUDICIAL AUTHORITY Critical Understanding: This isn't symbolic ceremony—this is ACTUAL GOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER. The apostles now carry the WEIGHT of Kingdom authority on their shoulders! Act 13: The Keys in Action - Opening and Closing the Kingdom Peter's First Use of the Keys - Acts 2 The Day of Pentecost: ● Peter stands = Key-bearer taking governmental position ● "Repent and be baptized" = OPENING the Kingdom to 3,000 Jews ● "You shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit" = Granting full citizenship ● Result: 3,000 souls ADMITTED through apostolic authority The Weight on Peter's Shoulders: Every soul's eternal destiny depended on his faithful use of the keys! Peter's Second Use - Acts 10 (Cornelius) Opening to the Gentiles: ● Vision preparation = Father preparing key-bearer for major decision ● "Can anyone forbid water?" = APOSTOLIC AUTHORITY TO OPEN ● "The Holy Spirit fell" = Heaven confirming the key decision ● Result: First Gentiles ADMITTED to the Kingdom Historical Significance: Peter's key decision OPENED the Kingdom to the entire Gentile world! The Tragic Alternative - Keys Retained Acts 8 - Simon the Sorcerer: ● Simon believes and is baptized = Initial key opening ● Simon tries to buy the Spirit = Violation of Kingdom terms ● Peter: "Your money perish with you" = KEYS RETAINED/CLOSED ● "You have neither part nor portion" = EXCLUSION from Kingdom benefits The Weight of Retention: Peter had to CLOSE the Kingdom to someone who violated its terms! Act 14: The Keys Multiply Through Apostolic Succession The Pattern of Key Transfer 2 Timothy 2:2: "And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also." Four Generations of Key-Bearing: 1. Paul (original apostolic key-bearer) 2. Timothy (receives keys through laying on of hands) 3. Faithful men (receive keys through Timothy's ordination) 4. Others (receive keys through the faithful men) The Weight Continues: Each generation bears the GOVERNMENTAL BURDEN of the keys! Modern Key-Bearers: The Weight of Authority Today Who Carries the Keys Today? ● Apostolic ministries planting churches and ordaining leadership ● Pastors baptizing and declaring forgiveness under apostolic authority ● Elders exercising church discipline and spiritual oversight ● All operating under the original apostolic foundation The Modern Weight: ● Every baptism = Using keys to OPEN Kingdom access ● Every church discipline = Using keys to RETAIN/CLOSE ● Every ordination = Transferring the WEIGHT to others ● Every declaration of forgiveness = OPENING Heaven's mercy Act 15: Binding and Loosing - The Legislative Keys Rabbinic Background: The Weight of Legal Decisions Ancient Jewish Context: ● "Binding" = Declaring forbidden (Hebrew: asar) ● "Loosing" = Declaring permitted (Hebrew: heter) ● Rabbis bore the WEIGHT of making legal rulings for entire communities ● Wrong decision = Entire community led astray ● Right decision = Entire community walks in truth Kingdom Application: Apostolic Legislative Authority Matthew 18:18: "Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." The Governmental Reality: ● Earth first, then heaven = Apostolic authority INITIATES heavenly response ● "Whatever you bind" = LEGISLATIVE POWER to establish Kingdom law ● "Whatever you loose" = LEGISLATIVE POWER to release from obligations ● Heaven confirms = Divine backing of apostolic decisions Modern Examples of Binding and Loosing: ● Binding: "This behavior is forbidden in the Kingdom" ● Loosing: "You are released from this religious obligation" ● Binding: "This person is excluded from communion" ● Loosing: "This person is restored to full fellowship" The Weight Today: Every doctrinal decision, every church policy, every ministerial ruling carries the WEIGHT of Heaven's authority when made by legitimate key-bearers! Act 16: The Keys and Church Discipline - Life and Death Decisions Matthew 18:15-20 - The Progressive Use of Keys Step 1: Individual approach (keys not yet needed) Step 2: Two or three witnesses (preparing for key usage) Step 3: Tell it to the church (corporate key decision) Step 4: "Let him be to you like a heathen and tax collector" = KEYS FULLY RETAINED The Weight of Final Exclusion: ● Not personal preference = Governmental necessity ● Not emotional reaction = Judicial decision ● Not temporary punishment = CLOSING Kingdom access until repentance ● The weight: Someone's eternal standing depends on faithful key usage! 1 Corinthians 5 - Paul Uses the Keys The Immoral Brother: ● "Deliver such a one to Satan" = KEYS RETAINED ● "For destruction of the flesh" = Exclusion serves corrective purpose ● "That his spirit may be saved" = Keys retained for REDEMPTIVE goals 2 Corinthians 2 - Paul Opens the Keys Again: ● "Sufficient for such a man is this punishment" = Discipline accomplished ● "Forgive and comfort him" = KEYS REOPENED ● "Lest he be swallowed up with too much sorrow" = Key restoration prevents destruction The Weight of Restoration: Key-bearers must know when to OPEN as well as when to CLOSE! The Weight of the Keys Today: A Sobering Reality For Modern Ministers: ● Every pastoral decision carries governmental weight ● Every baptism opens Kingdom citizenship ● Every church discipline closes Kingdom access ● Every ordination transfers the burden to others ● Every doctrinal position binds or looses believers For the Church: ● Support your key-bearers = They carry immense weight ● Pray for your leaders = They bear governmental burden ● Respect apostolic authority = It comes with divine backing ● Understand the stakes = Eternal destinies hang in the balance The Ancient Truth for Today: Those who carry the KEYS of the Kingdom carry the WEIGHT of governmental authority. It's not a privilege to be sought—it's a BURDEN to be borne faithfully! MOVEMENT V: THE GRAND INTEGRATION (45 minutes) The Complete System Revealed Triple Foundation: 1. BLOOD = Israel's penalty payment (historical, once-for-all) 2. PRIESTHOOD = Ongoing salvation ministry (living High Priest) 3. KEYS = Delegated authority to declare forgiveness (apostolic priesthood) How It Works Together: ● Yahshua dies once to pay Israel's Torah penalty ● Yahshua lives forever as High Priest to intercede in heaven ● Apostolic ministry carries keys to declare "thy sins are remitted" on earth ● Heavenly and earthly priesthood operate as ONE! Israel → Nations Through Priesthood Covenant Order: 1. Israel's penalty paid by blood 2. Israel restored to covenant standing 3. Israel functions as royal priesthood to nations 4. Nations blessed through Israel's restored priesthood Gentile Grafting: Romans 11 - grafted INTO olive tree, not around it Objection Demolition "But He said, 'It is finished'" ● Response: Penalty payment finished! Passover work finished! NOT finished: priestly session! "Hebrews says once-for-all" ● Response: Once-for-all SACRIFICE! Ongoing INTERCESSION! "What about John 3:16 - whosoever believes?" ● Response: Believes INTO the High Priest who lives to save! Faith leads to covenant entry! "This makes salvation works-based" ● Response: Makes salvation PRIEST-based! High Priest does intercession work; we provide approach! MOVEMENT VI: THE LIVING CHURCH TODAY (30 minutes) The Church as Distributed Priesthood We Are Kingdom of Priests: ● 1 Peter 2:9: "Royal priesthood" ● Revelation 5:10: "Kings and priests to our God" Our Priestly Functions: ● Intercession: Bring world to High Priest in prayer ● Declaration: Proclaim covenant entry terms ● Administration: Baptize, lay hands, declare forgiveness under apostolic authority ● Discipline: Exercise keys in retaining sins when necessary The Prayer-Incense Connection Heavenly-Earthly Link: ● Revelation 5:8: Prayers become "bowls full of incense" ● Revelation 8:3-4: Angel offers incense with saints' prayers The Partnership: We present; He advocates. We bring; He applies. Priesthood operates as ONE BODY! Ordination and Authority Today Why We Still Ordain: ● Jurisdictional continuity, not ceremonial tradition ● Laying on of hands = transfer of apostolic authority ● Authority structure continues through legitimate succession THE COURTROOM'S FINAL VERDICT (25 minutes) Altar Call: Blood + Priesthood + Keys To Israel and Those Grafted In: "Your penalty is paid by His blood! Your ongoing forgiveness comes through His priesthood! Draw near with confidence!" To the Nations Needing Access: "You have no Torah penalty—you need covenant ACCESS! Repent, believe in the living High Priest, be baptized, receive the Spirit! His delegated priests will declare: 'Thy sins are remitted!'" To Key Holders (Fivefold Ministry): "You carry Kingdom keys! When covenant terms are met, you have delegated authority to declare forgiveness! You are apostolic priests with judicial authority!" To the Royal Priesthood: "Bring the world to the High Priest in prayer! Your intercession becomes incense in His hands! We present; they declare; He applies!" Final Thunderbolt Declaration "The Law is honored by His blood! The penalty is borne for Israel! The priesthood is established forever! The keys are distributed through apostolic authority! Israel is restored! The nations are invited! And our High Priest lives—NOW—to save to the uttermost!" Closing Challenge "If you only needed blood, you'd visit a morgue. If you only needed a dead sacrifice, you'd study history. But you need a LIVING PRIEST and His active representatives with the KEYS! Court is NOT dismissed! The High Priest is still hearing cases! The pattern continues, the priesthood endures, and the keys unlock the Kingdom!" What Did Paul Mean by "The Jew First"? (Romans 1:16) The Question That Puzzles Everyone: "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek" If the blood was only for the Lost Sheep, why does Paul say "Jew first"? The Revolutionary Answer: Paul is talking about PRIESTHOOD ACCESS, not blood payment! Here's the Breakdown: 1. The Lost Sheep (Northern Kingdom) = Blood paid their specific Torah penalty 2. The Jew (House of Judah) = Never lost access to Temple, but still needs NEW COVENANT entry through the High Priest 3. The Greek (Gentiles) = Never had Torah penalty, needs covenant ACCESS through the High Priest "Jew First" Means PRIESTHOOD PRIORITY: ● Lost Sheep FIRST = Blood payment (Matthew 15:24 - "sent ONLY to...") ● Jew SECOND = Priesthood access ("Jew first" in Romans 1:16) ● Gentile THIRD = Priesthood access ("and also for the Greek") The Mechanism: ● All three groups enter the NEW COVENANT through the SAME HIGH PRIEST ● All three groups receive forgiveness through PRIESTLY DECLARATION ● Only the Lost Sheep needed their specific Torah penalty paid by blood ● Jews and Gentiles both enter through PRIESTHOOD, not blood payment