Today while doing my quiet time with the Lord He revealed to me that whatever He did in the Old Testament was a 'Type' for the New Testament living. The Old is a shadow of the New. The Old gives way to the New, but we need the Old to understand the New. We cannot have the New without the Old.
In Joshua chapter 20:1-6,
(Joshua 20:1-6 AMP)
THE LORD said also to Joshua, [2] Say to the Israelites, Appoint among you cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses, [3] That the slayer who kills anyone accidentally and unintentionally may flee there; and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. [4] He who flees to one of those cities shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city and explain his case to the elders of that city; they shall receive him to the protection of that city and give him a place to dwell among them. [5] If the avenger of blood pursues him, they shall not deliver the slayer into his hand, because he killed his neighbor unintentionally, having had no hatred for him previously. [6] And he shall dwell in that city until he has been tried before the congregation and until the death of him who is the high priest in those days. Then the slayer shall return to his own city from which he fled and to his own house.
Just as God told Joshua to set aside cities of refuge, God Himself set aside Christ Jesus as our City of Refuge.
God told Joshua that the cites of refuge will be places of refuge for those who unknowingly commit a murder, where they can run to, plead their case at the gate and be taken in and kept in safety from the avenger of blood.
Similarly we who give in to our natural tendencies and commit any sin (except the sin against the Holy Spirit) can run to Jesus and plead our case, that is repent of our sins and we will be let into the gate Who is Jesus Himself and we will be able to abide in Him and be protected from the blood avenger who is Satan who accuses us day and night before God's throne.
Job 1:6 AMP
Now there was a day when the sons (the angels) of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan (the adversary and accuser) also came among them.
Revelation 12:10-11 AMP
Then I heard a strong (loud) voice in heaven, saying, Now it has come--the salvation and the power and the kingdom (the dominion, the reign) of our God, and the power (the sovereignty, the authority) of His Christ (the Messiah); for the accuser of our brethren, he who keeps bringing before our God charges against them day and night, has been cast out! [11] And they have overcome (conquered) him by means of the blood of the Lamb and by the utterance of their testimony, for they did not love and cling to life even when faced with death holding their lives cheap till they had to die for their witnessing.
The Blood of Christ will protect us from the enemy of our body, soul and spirit. The Blood of Christ is our hedge of protection. Jesus is our City of Refuge.
Jesus Himself has proclaimed in the Gospel.of John,
John 14:5-6 (Aramaic Bible) 5Thoma(Thomas) said to him, "Our Lord, we do not know where you are going and how can we know the way?" 6Yeshua(Jesus) said to him, "I AM THE LIVING GOD, The Way and The Truth and The Life; no man comes to my Father but by me alone."
Jesus also told us that He is the Gate (Door) in the Gospel of John chapter 10,
John 10:9 AMP
I am the Door; anyone who enters in through Me will be saved (will live). He will come in and he will go out freely, and will find pasture.
Therefore let us always remember the following 4 points:-
1)that we have a refuge in Christ Jesus,
2)that His blood covers all our wrongs if we run to Him, repent and plead forgiveness,
3) that He, Jesus is the Only Way to the Father and the Only Gate where we can enter through and live,
4) finally that the accuser, the avenger of blood who is Satan has already been defeated by Christ on the cross and only in Christ we will be protected from him.
Thank You Holy Spirit for this revelation.
Mary Augustine.
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