Did She Pour it on the ground or not?

Also, this discussion is an excellent explanation of how God will deal with the corruption of modern churches who try to hide their "scum" tainted "blood" by covering it up with the dust of the ground rather than humbling themselves and submitting to Jesus Christ. As John/Reg point out, only Jesus' pure blood saves. In the same way as the pre-Christ Hebrews, many believe that their rituals of attending these churches, paying alms, supporting the "cult of the Preacher" of the church, etc, etc . . people today believe that these acts and rituals will cover their sins. No . . only a true understanding and acceptance of Jesus Christ . . The Word . . the pure untainted Word . . can cover their sins. They are drunk on a corrupted word and doctrine and deceived, ultimately to their destruction if they do no repent.

In here is a good explanation on why the sacrifice of animals was made prior to Messiah. I just had this conversation with a family member. Not to take away sin as was wrongly understood by many . . . but to point to Our Lord's coming whose sacrifice would cover their sins. I stumbled through this explanation this weekend, but this will help me sharpen the message. Thank You. This also answers another question -- were believers saved before Christ came? The answer is "no" . . . . no one is saved without Jesus Christ's finished work. There is no forgiveness of sins without the shedding of blood (Hebrews 9:22) . . Christ's blood shed for us. However, immediately after that occurred, Jesus went to paradise (Luke 23:43), Abraham's section of Hell, to gather those from pre-Christ days who had belief and hope in the coming Messiah, and upon accepting Messiah they were saved. (See Acts 2:27-33). Jesus himself told us of this situation regarding pre-Crucifixion believers . . in the parable of Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31). At least that is my understanding from Scripture of how this all occurred.