~ Come By Way Of The Blood ~

COME BY WAY OF THE BLOOD

WORD AND VISION

Received 3rd March, 2004

Cheryl McGrath

Waiting before the Lord, I became tangibly aware of God the Father's holiness, which is beyond our human comprehension, except when we receive revelation by the Spirit. He is Almighty God, and He dwells in unapproachable light. And as I meditated on His holiness, I saw in the Spirit what at first looked like a narrow, winding pathway. The pathway stood completely alone, with nothing either side of it, and I saw that it led to the Father's Throne which was a little way in the distance. Then I saw that the pathway was embedded with footsteps. As I was able to see with more clarity, it became clear both the footsteps and the path itself were flowing with a substance. The pathway became a flowing stream, not of water, but of blood. This was not a gushing river, but a narrow, flowing stream of blood flowing over earth, as you might see a pristine mountain stream flowing high up in the mountains across rocks, soil and pebbles.

I saw the form of a person step with bare feet into the stream, tentatively at first. I heard the Spirit say "If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me." And I heard the answer "Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!"

On entering the stream the person seemed to catch a glimpse of the Father's Throne up ahead and started walking through the stream towards it. As they did so, the stream of blood lapped around their feet and ankles but this person was only intent on following the pathway to the Father, and kept moving ahead, not looking down but looking with eyes fixed on the Father.

As the person was now closely approaching the Father's Throne, I then saw that the blood had become spattered all over their body, even to their face - yes even to their face. I looked at the blood-spattered face for some time because I was amazed to see how far the blood had reached since the person had entered the stream. They themselves did not seem aware at all that they were covered with this blood. And then as this person reached the Throne of the Father and fell down on their knees in the midst of the stream of blood, I became aware that the Father was looking on the Face of His Son in this one.

I then heard, or rather experienced, a deep roaring Voice that shook my entire body. The voice cried out "Come by way of the Blood!"

End of vision.

Interpretation: I believe the vision needs little interpretation, except to add that I believe the embedded footsteps of blood were the original footsteps of Jesus. The person who entered the stream, representing those being saved, was able to follow these footsteps, embedded in the earth, to the Father.

The Lord then gave the following word:

This is what the Lord God of the whole earth says this day: "I see that mention of the Blood of My Son still offends the hearts and minds of men. Yes, and so it is, for My wisdom confounds the wisdom of the wise and remains a mystery to powers.

Much blood has been shed across the earth and will continue to be shed in the names of men and religious systems. The blood of the innocent cries out from the earth to Me relentlessly. But know this: there is ONE BLOOD that cries out the loudest. It is the undefiled Blood of the Lamb, slain from the foundation of the world, and it is THE only Blood by which you can approach Me.

Come by way of THE BLOOD! Stand before me clothed in the righteousness of My Beloved Son, and you will be heard and you will be regarded, and you will even call Me "Abba, Abba, Abba!" And I shall hear and respond to you. Do not even attempt to come to me through means of your own devices for I will not regard the flesh of man.

Yeshua is the veil that was torn. Yeshua is the narrow gate. Yeshua is the stone of stumbling and rock of offence.

Yes, go on, wince and squirm with offence and deep discomfort, all you who would judge My holy plan for your own redemption. THE BLOOD was not shed for the righteous, but for sinners.

But those who are not offended, the humble, the contrite of heart, even these shall step into that holy stream by faith in the finished work. And they shall call upon the Name of My Son, and I will hear and open My arms to them as they follow that pathway of Blood even to My Throne. And they shall be called redeemed, forgiven, healed. They shall be called sons and daughters of The Most High! For they understood the way of THE BLOOD, humbled themselves and received. They will come by the holy way of THE BLOOD, and by the way of THE BLOOD alone."

"Let him who has ears to hear, hear.

Scripture references:

Simon Peter said to Him "You shall never wash my feet!" Jesus answered him, "If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me." Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!" (John 13:8-10 NKJV)

Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. (Matt. 7:14 KJV)

And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. Then behold the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. (Matt. 27:51-53 NKJV)

He will be as a sanctuary, but a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, as a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. (Isaiah 8:14NKJV)

Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were, by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone. As it is written: Behold I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense, and whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame. (Rom. 9:32-33)

Therefore it is also contained in the scripture: Behold I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame. Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious, but to those who are disobedient, the stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone, and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed. (2 Peter 2:6-8 NKJV)

Cheryl McGrath, Great South Land Ministries