Christ in the Old Testament

Some of the last words our Lord spoke were addressed to a man who stood on the precipice of eternity.

“The Lord sees the blood of the Lamb upon us, but does not merely pass over us in mercy. He passes into us by grace.”

Blood is the thing. In the Scriptures, sin must be covered or "atoned for" as it's called, by blood.

At the Passover, when Jesus said, "Take, eat, this is my body... take, drink, this is the New Testament in my blood, which is given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins," he wasn't inventing a "new" thing.

The sweet aroma of the life, death, and resurrection of Christ overpowers the icy winds that seek to destroy.