It felt like I was still a student on campus. In this dream, I was sharing a hostel room with a young man named Elisha. According to this dream, he was my disciple. The young man went out and stayed out late. It was later reported that he had been killed and his body found. I was very sad at this news but I was also afraid because I didn’t want the trouble of Nigerian police accusing me of anything. I finished what I was doing (perhaps exams) and went to investigate his murder. It was then I discovered from those who had seen him last, that he went to a library to read very late at night (like around 3am) but the librarians didn’t let him in. Instead of returning to somewhere safe, I was told he went to a place so far away that it was unthinkable that someone would be found going about so late at night (3am). Although the librarian later asked him to come spend the night in the library for his safety sake, and since it was already too late at night to return to the hostel, he refused their offer and left, perhaps because he was offended.
Conversations with the Pagemaster About Pleading the Blood By Adams Allison
I just read a very, very long article where a beloved brother in the faith attempted to share, to the best of his ability, reasons a believer should not and cannot plead the blood of Jesus.
For the sake of time, I will summarise His arguments below and give my rebuttal afterwards.
I will begin with what I agree with in his article and advance to what I disagree with before responding to all his points.
He says pleading the blood is a legal term.
Yes, it is a legal term. I can agree with this.
He also says pleading the blood in prayer by believers is wrong.
He is technically correct. Emphasis on the word technically.
He writes that only the High Priests could pleadthe blood both in the Old Testament and in the New Testament.
I totally disagree.
He also assumed, in his article, that pleading the blood means sheddingthe blood
Sadly, I must say this point of his is very ignorant.
He says those who plead the blood “add no extra kick to their prayers” …
This too is wrong.
My Rebuttal Let me begin by saying that the reason God hears our prayers is not because of technical accuracy but because of our faith. Yes, the prayer is wrong, (that’s the only thing the writer has correct), but the writer fails to understand why people plead the blood. It is because they believe strongly in the Person of Jesus whose blood was shed for us. It is like the woman with the issue of blood who believed in Jesus so strongly that she said to herself, “if I could only touch the helm of His garment, I will be healed” and she did and was healed. There is no provision in the covenant for healing through the cloth or the helm of anyone’s clothes but this woman was healed nevertheless when she touched His clothes. Why? JESUS gave us the answer – “Woman, YOUR FAITH has made you whole“, not His clothes but her faith. Likewise, it’s not pleading the blood that saves, but the faith expressed by the person pleading the blood.
What then does it mean to Plead the Blood? Yes, pleading the blood is a legal term. But it doesn’t mean what the writer said it means… that much I have already clarified.
So, what does it mean?
In a court of law when a person is accused of a crime, he or she will be asked, “What do you plead? Guilty or Innocent?“
When you stand before the Judgement of God, you too will be asked what you plead. If a person pleads “guilty,” they condemn themselves. If a person pleads “innocent,” they have attempted to justify themselves by their self-righteousness or by hook and by crook and we know in scripture, no one is justified by himself.
But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for “the just shall live by faith.” Galatians 3:11
So we see that both pleading guilty and pleading innocent will lead to damnation. That’s where the pleading of the blood comes in.
In this regard, we alone can plead the blood and not our High Priest who is also known as our attorney/lawyer. He can only say to the Judge, “My client pleads guilty/pleads innocent/pleads the Blood.”
The Significance of Pleading the Blood Now, this brings me back to the purpose of pleading the blood and the appropriate situation to do so – it is always used in relation to the act and consequence of sin and not for the protection of life, property and the Nigerian high ways as the Nigerian Christian often attempts to use it for.
Let’s see the purpose of the blood in scripture.
i. The blood is for the redemption from our sins
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace. Ephesians 1:7
in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. Colossians 1:14
[Jesus] 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, Romans 3:25
ii. The blood reconciles us to God.
and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. Colossians 1:20
The blood reconciles us to God by making peace through His blood. How? Our sinful actions makes us befriend the world, but at the same time makes us antagonize God. That’s what James 4:4 means by friendship with the world is enmity against God. Note: it is not God Who sees us as enemies, it is us who see Him and treat Him as an enemy by our sinful actions. What the blood does it to “wash away” our sinful actions so that we stop waring against God and rather become reconciled to Him.
iii. The blood justifies us before God.
Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. Romans 5:9
Thank God for Justification by the blood of Jesus not by our works, because of this, we can escape the coming wrath that is meant for sinners. We are free from it not because we are any better than them but because our sins were forgiven. Hallelujah!
The Blood does not chase devils nor does it protect property, we have the anointing and angels for that. It doesn’t make the blood any less powerful. It just means that it has its jurisdiction. The same way the anointing of the Holy Spirit cannot forgive you your sins; and that doesn’t make it any less powerful than it actually is. It only means it has its own jurisdiction.
The fact that the blood is technically not meant for those other things but solely related to matters of sin – to redeem from sin, reconcile back to God, and to justify us in face of Judgement – doesn’t mean we should now look down on those who still plead the blood over their food, the high ways or their house in an attempt to seek God’s protection. God will not fault the ignorant on account of technicalities but on account of their faith or lack of it.
The Usual Suspect Whenever I speak about this issue of pleading the blood and how it is not a demon chaser, I am often asked the question, what about Revelation 12:11?
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. Revelation 12:11
Well, the message in Revelation 12:11 is very similar to that seen in Romans 5:9 earlier. Just as in Romans 5, we are saved from being condemned by the wrath of God because we have been justified by His blood, in like manner, Revelations 12 reveals that we overcome the devil by the blood. How? Because the only claim the devil has over any man is ‘sin’ and once the blood has washed us from our sins, the devil has no more claims – that’s how we overcome him. Like Jesus said, “…for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.”John 14:30
Sin is what attracts both the wrath of God and the claims of the devil on man. And if the Blood of Jesus has washed away our sins then we are freed from both the wrath of God and the claims of Satan over us. That is how we overcome Satan by the blood. It is not a case of the blood turning acidic on the hands of Satan…
The second question I am usually asked is, “What about the significance of the passover lamb and the blood that was put on the lintels of the house of the Israelites, isn’t that an example of ‘the blood’ acting as an offensive weapon to the forces of evil or at the very least, a form of protection on life and property?”
In scripture, ‘Blood’ is not only a symbol of redemption but also a symbol of death. The passover lamb was symbolic of Christ dying for us. And the Blood on the lintels of their houses was a token that the substitute was complete. So the blood there symbolised that everyone in that house was dead. Therefore, when the Angel of death passed by their houses it simply passed over them seeing that they were dead in its eyes.
The angel of death will not have any need to kill a household that was already dead.
Remember, the Passover is to the Old Testament what the breaking of bread (aka Holy Communion) is to the New Testament.
And just as in Exodus 12 the passover was instituted and instructed to become a memorial tradition, likewise it’s New Testament version.
Now when we read of it’s New Testament parallel, it makes us see why the Angel of passed over their houses.
For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come. 1 Cor 11:26 KJV
In like manner, when the Israelites ate the Passover that night, they were prophetically saying, our substitute has died for us, so we cannot die, not today, and not at the hand of the Angel of Death.
That is what the Passover was for the Israelites, and that’s what the Communion is for us – a proclamation of the death of our substitute, the Lamb of God, and if our substitute has died for us then the Angel of death cannot so much as touch us any longer.
Hallelujah! Because of what Jesus did for us on the cross, no plague of Covid nor angel of death can touch us any longer.
The Parable of Gibeah - Part 3 of 3
Headless
By Adams Allison
22 October 2020
Why did things deteriorate to such a state in Israel that the people of the covenant would stoop so low as to rape and kill a guest? The answer is laced all through the story from the very beginning even to the end, so that the message will resound and be enshrined in our hearts forever.
The Parable of Gibeah - Part 2 of 3
The Travail of Agitators
By Adams Allison
21 October 2020
The prophetic picture for what is happening in Nigeria can be seen in Judges Chapter 19 to 21. Let’s break it down to draw the prophetic parallel that this passage of scripture presents us.
The Violation of Social Contract
It all began with a clan from the tribe of Benjamin that breached the social contract that bound all the children of Israel together.
Introduction - Part 1 of 3
The 'Answer' is Up-Hill
By Adams Allison
21 October 2020
I will be sharing three important prophetic perspectives on the current happenings in our land as peaceful protesters were gunned down by an oppressive government. This will be the first perspective I will be sharing and it is only introductory in nature.
As the scripture says, Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.Amos 3:7 Thankfully, the Lord has not left us in the dark. He has been speaking to us.
If you recall, I shared a vision which I received from the Lord on July 1 2020, which I titled, The Vision of The Coming War. In it I saw two attacks; one was a warning and the other was the main attack. I am strongly convinced that the first attack revealed in that dream represents Covid 19, and the Second attack appears to be this new crises that is upon us as a nation.
Blessed be the Lord my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle.Psalms 144:1 NKJV
I had a dream where I was part of an army that was made up of several armies (just like Israel with its several tribes, each having its own army). Something alarming happened that drove us all to go see what might be the problem. In order to have an elevated view of what was happening, we ran up a wooden balcony overlooking the fence of our camp to the outside, the wooden platform looked like a watchtower and served as a muster point.
I want to encourage you in this season of great travails.
The burden of the times we find ourselves in requires a great deal of discipline. Discipline to study, to research, to pray, to fast, to write and the list goes on and on. Please don’t let your limitations discourage you. If you fail, get up again, shake off the dust and pick up from where you left off. Never back down, and never give in. Keep pushing forward.
Someone said, “Motivation is doing something when you feel like doing it. Discipline is doing something regardless of how you feel.”
While this is true, we must all bear in mind that the end point of discipline is motivation. We start by doing things regardless of how we feel about it until we are doing it because we feel like doing it every time.
Discipline is the science of rewiring yourself to move from the comfort zone to the learning zone… To the point where your learning zone becomes your comfort zone and your comfort zone becomes your danger zone.
In fact, discipline rearranges the entire spectrum of the trio-zone – the comfort zone, the learning zone and the danger zone. Discipline re-wires you to redefine all three to empower your competitive muscle.
“Comfort” becomes Danger, Danger becomes a learning curve, and Learning becomes comfortable.
Hurt people tend to raise a shield, a form of defense mechanism, to protect themselves from future hurts. These shields can come in different forms. Some choose not to trust again (reasoning that if they don’t have expectations then they won’t have disappointments). Some choose not to feel again (their logic here is that if they can’t feel love, then neither can they feel hurt). For such, relationship is just contractual.
No matter what you’ve been through, stop playing the role of a victim. Be the product of God’s Word, not the product of your circumstances or of your environment. We have all been victimized one time or another. But we don’t have to be victims. While facilitating a Pagemaster Discipleship Training, I recalled a very painful childhood experience. . .
