The Scarlet Thread

The first prophecy of redemption — the seed of the woman will crush the serpent's head, but be bruised in the process. This is the protoevangelium, the first gospel.

Abraham's prophetic declaration: 'God will provide himself a lamb.' Isaac was spared, but the greater Son would not be.

The blood of the Passover lamb on the doorposts — a picture of Christ's blood that causes death to 'pass over' those who trust in Him.

The foundational principle: 'The life of the flesh is in the blood.' God established blood as the means of atonement.

Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow — the promise of cleansing through the blood.

The suffering servant wounded for our transgressions — the clearest Old Testament picture of Christ's atoning death.

Jesus declares His blood 'shed for many for the remission of sins' — the New Covenant in His blood.

Blood and water flow from Christ's pierced side — the fulfillment of all the sacrificial types.

Without shedding of blood there is no remission — the author of Hebrews explains why the cross was necessary.

The great multitude who 'washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb' — the scarlet thread reaches its eternal destination.