The Covenantal Crimson Cord: The Blood Of Jesus

Of late, there has been much talk about Jesus’ bloodline in the news media ... principally because of Dan Brown's controversial novel, ‘The Da Vinci Code.’

According to this fictional story:

• The Holy Grail is not a physical chalice / cup, but a woman, namely Mary Magdalene, who carried the bloodline of Christ.

• Mary Magdalene was of royal descent (through the Jewish House of Benjamin) and was the wife of Jesus, of the House of David. At the time of the Crucifixion, she was pregnant. After the Crucifixion, she fled to Gaul, where she was sheltered by the Jews of Marseille. She gave birth to a daughter, named Sarah. The bloodline of Jesus and Mary Magdalene became the Merovingian dynasty of France - a secret guarded by, among others, the Knights Templar.

Of course there is not a word of truth about The Da Vinci Code's fanciful claims regarding the bloodline of Jesus.

This is the dark, deceptive fantasy.

In this message we want to come to the facts.

‘The Covenantal Crimson Cord’ - Christ’s atoning blood - is traced right through Scripture; from the tremendous Old Testament pictures through to the grand New Testament performance when our Saviour poured out His blood as an offering for sin on Calvary.