Is a symbolic blood sacrifice comunion ritual not evil, and why?
In the old testament, the shedding of the blood of the animal is part of the rituals commanded by God to be performed by the priest. This rituals are called “Sacrificial System” To help you understand all of this, I might as well give you an insight with regards to this sacrificial system which was written in the 4 books written by moses called pentateuch. You see – The practice of performing sacrifices was not a new idea introduced at mount Sinai. We find it with CAIN and ABEL as they offer the MINHAH or meal offering. Genesis 4:3 – in Abraham’s day, God requested abraham that he take his son Isaac up to the mountain and sacrifice him. Abraham later on learned that ‘God will provide a sacrifice. Genesis 22 – then later during the time of Moses the Passover was a sacrifice, which pointed to God the Redeemer. Exodus 12 is the details of the sacrificial system, in Exodus and Leviticus were a reorganizing of the elements introduced earlier in Israel’s history. What was new? • The priestho
