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If you can would you please contribute to this thread about being washed in the blood of Christ. You could post cross-references to these verses in Rev 1, or explain what being washed in the blood of Christ means to you, or share thoughts you have about how it is possible for blood that was shed nearly 2000 years in the past to have any influence on people after that time up to the present and in the future. Rev 1:4-6 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; (5) And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, (6) And has made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Notice how the Greek word louō carries through into many English words associated with washing and cleansing, see note 4 below, and how the word pyrolusite conveys the sense of washing. STRONGS G3068 λούω louō loo'-o A primary verb; to bathe (the whole person; whereas G3538 means to wet a part only, and G4150 to wash, cleanse garments exclusively): - wash. Total KJV occurrences: 6 leu(ə)- / Indo-European roots Examples of words with the root leu(ə)-: ablution, alluvion, colluvium, deluge, dilute, elute, lather, latrine, launder, lavabo, lavage, lavatory, lave, loment, lotion, lutefisk, lye, pyrolusite. leu(ə)- To wash. Oldest form *leu(h3)-. 1. Suffixed form *lou-kā-. lye from Old English lēag, lye, from Germanic *laugō. 2. Suffixed form *lou-tro-. a. lather from Old English lēthran, līthran, to lather; b. lutefisk from Old Norse laudhr, soap, foam. 3. Variant form *law-. a. loment, lotion; ablution, alluvion, colluvium, deluge, dilute, eluent, elute, eluvium from Latin lavere, to wash (in compounds, -luere); b. form *law-ā-. launder, lavabo, lavage, lavatory, lave, lavish from Latin lavāre, to wash; c. latrine from Latin lavātrīna, lātrīna, a bath, privy. 4. O-grade form *lou-. pyrolusite from Greek louein, to wash. [Pokorny lou- 692.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. pyrolusite (ˌpaɪrəʊˈluːsaɪt) n (Minerals) a blackish fibrous or soft powdery mineral consisting of manganese dioxide in tetragonal crystalline form. It occurs in association with other manganese ores and is an important source of manganese. Formula: MnO2 [C19: from pyro- + Greek lousis a washing +-ite1, from its use in purifying glass] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014