Who is Jesus? Part 6
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Discover how the blood of Jesus fulfills every Old Testament shadow and seals believers in a covenant of healing, protection, and unshakeable promise.
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Who Is Jesus Overview
In this powerful sixth and final installment of the Who Is Jesus series, Dr. William Holman of New Testament Church brings together the twin themes of creation and redemption to reveal the full identity of Jesus Christ. Drawing from Genesis, Leviticus, Isaiah, Hebrews, and First Peter, Dr. Holman traces the scarlet thread of the blood covenant from the garden of Eden all the way to the cross. He explains how Jesus, as both Creator and Redeemer, first spoke mankind into existence and then fashioned him with his own hands — and how that same pattern of word and deed defines our own walk of faith. Through vivid illustrations including Noah’s ark sealed with pitch, Israel’s Passover lamb, and the two goats of Yom Kippur, the message unpacks how every Old Testament blood sacrifice was a shadow pointing forward to the precious, spotless blood of Jesus Christ. Dr. Holman makes clear that the blood of Jesus is not merely a historical event but a living covenant that covers, protects, and empowers believers today, sealing them with the Holy Spirit against the corruption of a fallen world. A memorable story of a father exchanging his full plate for his son’s empty one brings the sacrifice of Christ into sharp, personal focus.
Who Is Jesus Outline
- 0:00:00 – Worship and Welcome: The service opens with congregational worship, announcements, and an offering exhortation grounded in God’s desire for his people to prosper.
- 0:18:00 – Introduction to the Series Finale: Dr. Holman returns after a brief absence, sets the tone for the concluding message of the Who Is Jesus series, and opens in prayer for revelation.
- 0:25:00 – The Trinity’s Distinct Roles: A clear overview of the Father as architect, Jesus as master builder, and the Holy Spirit as the one who breathes life into what God builds — and how faith progresses from glory to glory.
- 0:36:00 – The Fall and the First Promise of Redemption: Genesis 3:14-15 is examined to show Jesus declaring the enmity between the seed of the woman and the serpent, and what it means that Satan’s head is crushed while he bruises the heel.
- 0:48:00 – The Law of Blood — From Eden to Sinai: Dr. Holman coins the phrase ‘law of blood’ to walk through God clothing Adam and Eve in animal skins, the Passover lamb in Exodus, and Leviticus 17:11 — the life of the flesh is in the blood.
- 0:59:00 – The Two Goats of Yom Kippur: Leviticus 16:6-22 is opened to show how the sacrificed goat and the scapegoat together prefigure what Jesus accomplished — one slain in the presence of God, the other bearing all sin into the wilderness.
- 1:10:00 – The Precious Blood of Jesus Christ: First Peter 1:17-20 reveals that redemption was planned before the foundation of the world. Jesus, without blemish and without spot, fulfilled every Old Testament shadow with his own blood.
- 1:20:00 – The Father’s Plate — A Covenant Illustration: A powerful story of a father giving his full plate to his son’s empty one illustrates the blood covenant and why believers never need to beg for healing or provision — it is already given.
- 1:28:00 – Hebrews 10 and the Superiority of the New Covenant: Hebrews 10:1-4 closes the Old Testament shadows to show that animal blood could never permanently perfect the conscience — only the blood of Jesus accomplishes that once and for all.
- 1:34:00 – Closing Exhortation — Live Under the Blood: Dr. Holman urges the congregation to hold fast to the blood of Jesus in the days ahead, declaring that one drop of his blood has more power than all satanic forces in existence.
Scripture References
Genesis 3:14-15, Genesis 3:21, John 1:1, John 1:14, Numbers 23:19, Leviticus 17:11, Leviticus 16:6-10, Leviticus 16:21-22, Isaiah 53:6, Hebrews 10:1-4, 1 Peter 1:17-20, Ephesians 5
Key Takeaways
- The blood of Jesus is the fulfillment of every Old Testament blood sacrifice, from the animal skins God made for Adam and Eve to the two goats of Yom Kippur.
- Just as Jesus created mankind through both word and deed, genuine faith is never word alone — it requires obedience and action to bring God’s promises to pass.
- Satan’s authority was crushed at the cross, and though believers may experience the bruised heel of resistance in this fallen world, they walk in ultimate victory through Christ.
- The blood covenant means that everything God has belongs to the believer — healing, provision, and protection are not things we must beg for but inheritance already purchased.
- Jesus, being without blemish from birth and without spot from a sinless life, was the only sacrifice capable of permanently removing sin and satisfying the full wrath of a holy and loving God.
- The Holy Spirit seals believers with the life of God, protecting them from the corruption of this world just as pitch sealed Noah’s ark against the flood.
- Redemption is not a single moment but a progression — it was, it is, and it will be — calling every believer to keep applying themselves in faith until the fullness of God’s plan is manifest.
Who Is Jesus Notes
Jesus as Creator and Redeemer United
Dr. Holman opens by establishing that Jesus is not merely a savior who appeared in the New Testament but the same eternal Word who created all things in the beginning. Drawing from John 1, he shows that nothing was made without Jesus, and that he who formed Adam with his hands also took on flesh in John 1:14 to restore what was lost. This dual identity — Creator and Redeemer — is the foundation of the entire series and gives believers a far larger understanding of who they are trusting and obeying.
Blood Covenant Woven Through All Scripture
One of the sermon’s strongest contributions is Dr. Holman’s insistence on calling the Mosaic system the law of blood rather than simply the law of Moses. From Genesis 3:21, where God slaughters an animal to clothe Adam and Eve, to the Passover blood on the doorposts, to the detailed sacrifices of Leviticus, the message demonstrates that blood atonement is not a New Testament invention but the consistent language God has always used to speak of covering, protection, and access to his presence.
The Two Goats Illustrate What Christ Did Fully
The Yom Kippur passage in Leviticus 16 gives the sermon its most vivid typological insight. One goat was slain inside the tabernacle, its blood sprinkled on the mercy seat to satisfy divine justice. The other, the scapegoat, bore the confessed sins of all Israel and was led into the wilderness to be destroyed. Dr. Holman applies both images to Jesus: the one who shed his blood before the Father and the one who carried every sin into the wilderness of abandonment on the cross, crying, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me.
A Father’s Plate — The Covenant Made Personal
To bring the blood covenant out of theology and into everyday understanding, Dr. Holman tells the story of a boy who repeatedly came home late from school. His mother warned him, and the night came when the boy sat down at the dinner table to find his own plate completely empty while his father’s plate was heaped with food. After letting the silence settle, the father silently slid his full plate in front of his son and took the empty one himself. Dr. Holman identifies this as the clearest picture he knows of what Jesus did — absorbing the emptiness and the penalty so that we receive the fullness.
Why Believers Need Not Beg God for Blessing
A practical application runs throughout the closing section of the sermon: because the blood of Jesus establishes a covenant, not a charity, believers are not supplicants begging an unwilling God. The covenant means everything the Father has is transferred to his children. Dr. Holman quotes Romans — how much more will he freely give us all things — to establish that healing, provision, and deliverance are covenant rights, not lucky exceptions. This reframes prayer from desperate petition to confident covenant declaration.
The Blood of Jesus Shields Believers Today
Dr. Holman closes with a prophetic urgency, warning that the days ahead will bring diseases and catastrophes the world has never seen. His answer is not fear but the blood. He declares that one drop of the blood of Jesus carries more power than every satanic force in existence combined. The Holy Spirit who seals believers is the same Spirit who breathed life into creation, and that seal — like pitch on Noah’s ark — keeps out everything the corrupted world tries to press in. The exhortation is clear: hold to the blood, apply yourself in faith, and trust God’s covenant to hold.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean that Jesus is both Creator and Redeemer?
Scripture teaches in John 1 that all things were made through Jesus and nothing was made without him. The same eternal Word who formed Adam from the dust entered human flesh in John 1:14 to restore what sin had destroyed. His roles as Creator and Redeemer are inseparable — he reclaims what he first made.
Why was blood required for atonement in the Old Testament?
Leviticus 17:11 states plainly that the life of the flesh is in the blood and that God gave it on the altar to make atonement for the soul. Sin brought death, and only the offering of life through shed blood could provide a covering before a holy God. Every animal sacrifice was a God-ordained shadow pointing toward the ultimate sacrifice of Christ.
What do the two goats of Yom Kippur represent?
In Leviticus 16, one goat was slaughtered and its blood was brought into the tabernacle as a sin offering to satisfy divine justice. The second goat, the scapegoat, had all the sins of Israel confessed over it and was sent into the wilderness to be devoured, symbolically removing the sin far from the people. Both pictures find their complete fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who both satisfied the Father’s wrath and carried our sin away permanently.
How is Noah’s ark a picture of salvation through the blood of Jesus?
When Noah sealed the ark with pitch inside and out, that covering protected his family from the most catastrophic judgment the earth had ever known. The pitch is a type and shadow of the blood of Jesus, which seals believers with the Holy Spirit of promise and keeps out the corruption of this fallen world. Just as the ark passengers lived safely through the storm, those covered by Christ’s blood are kept through every trial.
What is the difference between the Old Testament blood covenant and the New Covenant?
Hebrews 10:1-4 explains that the law was only a shadow of the good things to come and that the blood of bulls and goats could never permanently remove sin or perfect the conscience. The old covenant required yearly repetition because it could only cover sin temporarily. The blood of Jesus, shed once for all, does not merely cover sin but removes it entirely, establishing a permanent covenant relationship between God and every believer.
Why did Jesus cry out ‘My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me’ on the cross?
At the moment Jesus bore the totality of human sin, he absorbed the full wrath of a holy God that was due to every person who ever lived or would live. Because God cannot look upon sin, the Father turned away, and Jesus experienced complete abandonment so that no believer ever would. His cry of desolation was the price of the covenant that guarantees God’s promise: I will never leave you nor forsake you.
What does it mean to walk under the blood of Jesus today?
Walking under the blood means living in the awareness that Christ’s sacrifice has established a covenant where God’s healing, provision, and protection are your inheritance, not a reward you earn. It means declaring the word of God over your circumstances the way Jesus declared the solution over man’s sin in Genesis 3:15. It means trusting that the Holy Spirit who seals you is greater than anything this world can bring against you.
How does faith work together with the blood covenant?
Dr. Holman emphasizes throughout the message that faith is never word alone — it requires corresponding action. Just as God both spoke and acted in creation, believers must both declare God’s promises and obey what he asks them to do. The Holy Spirit then breathes life into those acts of obedience, bringing the fullness of what the blood covenant has purchased into visible reality in a believer’s life.
