Of the sacrifice of Christ, the main sign or figure of the sacrifice of Christ in the Old Testament is the paschal lamb. At every Passover, the Jews recalled and renewed their covenant with God by ...
At the Last Supper, Jesus instituted a New Covenant. He took bread and wine and offered them to the Disciples, as His Body and Blood. The next day, He shed His blood on the cross for our sins. Whoever ...
So, Christ instituted seven covenant-making, and covenant-renewing, oaths. Even the Romans could see this connection back in 112 AD when Pliny the Younger, while filing a report to the emperor ...