Wow I'll have to take time and go over that
I remember seeing this
The menstrual cloth is used because a woman pours out the blood every month, the woman is like that church, the blood is a picture of sin, but once she conceives a child the blood stops. I see that this is when we have Christ in our hearts, then the blood stops, (we turn from sin) and the as the child grows naturally a woman suffers, and this is the same with Christ in the heart, as the life of Christ becomes stronger within our hearts, we partake in his sufferings, travail as in childbirth to bring forth the child, we suffer to bring Christ to others with the hope that they will hear the truth and believe.
nice...citation needed ha
The horror then so many churches miscarry or even abort He Who in them grows...
I also enjoy the metaphor as the woman struggles she loses herself to the growing child within her that biologically and literally parasites on her...lol...
The church is finally replaced by the Child...”here is my mother” He said of His disciples...”Whoever does the will of My Father in heaven” (see NOT just believes in Me)
Naturally in the old testament, the animal is put to death, the blood is poured out, and then it is roasted by fire before we can eat of it. Spiritually this is like those who belong to God, but they become a living sacrifice, they die to self, and as they die their blood is poured out, (their sins leave them as Christ by the Spirit helps them to overcome showing them their sin daily) then they are tried and tested by fire and then once we receive the Spirit, we are strengthened and Christs blood cleanses us and flows through us and justifies us and we are then able to feed others with the word of God.
This kinda breaks down at the end...
It merits further discussion of what Sacrifice meant/means:
“The atoning aspect of qorbanot(sin sacrifice)is carefully circumscribed. For the most part, qorbanot only expiate unintentional sins, that is, sins committed because a person forgot that this thing was a sin...and for the most part, qorbanot cannot atone for a malicious, deliberate sin. In addition, qorbanot have no expiating effect unless the person making the offering sincerely repents of his actions before making the offering, and makes restitution to any person harmed by his sin.”
http://www.mechon-mamre.org/jewfaq/qorbanot.htm
That right there should make the christian pause...
Heb 10:26 itself refutes much teaching...namely we still can sin after receiving the truth...and that intentional sin has no sacrifice...we will account for it...
oh the holiness by which we are and can live...NOT AT ALL LIKE THE WORLD...we are not received but hated by it...for having His Name
Knowing Christians who feel His forgiveness cancels their obligation to MAKE RIGHT is disheartening never mind seeing they live as if there was continuous grace sufficient for any of their persistent and intended rebellion...we still havent recovered from the Papist teaching it will advocate for us TO CHRIST with appeals to His mother for leverage...lol
Back to the shared “analogy” we are to die completely...this is what feeds Him and us as priests and strangely our families and loved ones...of course my wife and loved ones have been fed by what I sacrificed in terms of sins and vice...offered voluntarily...they benefit when I gave up alcohol etc...
Our “flesh carcasses” feed Him too...it brings Him pleasure to see us die daily of our sinful ways...in gratitude...
“then they are tried and tested by fire and then once we receive the Spirit, we are strengthened and Christs blood cleanses us and flows through us and justifies us and we are then able to feed others with the word of God.”
Just needs a little something I think...but the intention is understood...
I thought I'd share this with you, I don't normally share the deeper things of God here because they get mocked. Thanks for reading
Thanks for sharing...rare feeling reading something outside scripture and going “hey I agree with this”...for the most part...lol
Thanks again and in your constant walk may He lead and on your daily sacrifice may He feed...