BLOOD

(See also Antibodies; Bloodguilt; Blood Transfusions; Circulatory System; Hemoglobin; Hemophilia; Plasma [Blood])

(Note centered heading below: Bible View)

AIDS-contaminated: g95 3/22 29; g94 5/22 31; g90 6/8 28-29

Canada: g95 6/8 20

China limits plasma imports for fear of: g90 9/8 29

France: g94 9/22 28; g93 6/22 28

Germany: g94 4/22 28

Japan hospitals: g 11/14 3; g94 6/22 28

most bitter of all medical ironies (quote): g94 5/22 13; g90 10/22 8; g89 3/8 29

ruled a toxic substance: g89 3/8 29

Zaire hospital: g90 5/22 29

antibodies: g88 8/8 20

big business: g90 10/22 3-15

bilirubin level: g94 12/8 26

blood banks:

admit safety cannot be guaranteed: w90 7/15 30

AIDS: g90 10/22 7-11; g89 9/8 28; g88 10/8 13-14, 29; g88 11/22 29; g87 8/22 29; w86 9/1 26; w86 9/15 26; g86 4/22 7; g86 5/8 19

blood from prisoners: g93 6/22 28

danger of fungus contamination: g87 4/8 29

deficiencies of disease screening: g 3/07 22; g00 10/22 28-29; g96 1/8 29; g95 1/22 28; g95 3/22 29; g94 10/8 28; g90 10/22 7-11; g90 12/8 29; g88 10/8 29; w86 4/15 26-27

diseases tested for: w90 7/15 30; g87 7/22 30

false assurance of blood safety: g90 10/22 7-9

government blocks screening method for economic advantage: g94 9/22 28

government inquiry (Canada): g95 5/22 28-29; g95 6/8 20-22

hepatitis B: g90 4/22 28

India: g91 4/8 29

large profits: g90 10/22 5-7

lawsuits over AIDS infections: g89 5/22 28; g89 12/8 31

lawsuits over diseases: w90 7/15 30

paid blood donation banned in Mexico: g87 8/8 30

Red Cross: g90 10/22 6

Red Cross fails to report contaminated blood: w90 10/15 21

sale of donated blood: g90 10/22 5-6

sources in illegal immigrants: g88 1/22 27

we can’t just keep adding test after test (quote): hb 10

blood components: g 8/06 8-9; w04 6/15 29-30; w00 6/15 29; w90 6/1 30

blood count:

hematocrit: g88 4/22 13

hemoglobin: hb 13; g90 10/22 12; g88 4/22 11-15

blood doping for athletic advantage: g89 3/8 27; g89 11/8 10

risks: g89 11/8 11

blood fractions: g 8/06 9; km 11/06 5

bloodletting:

Washington, George (U.S. President): g04 5/22 6; w96 1/15 11

blood pressure: g02 4/8 21-23; g01 3/22 26

benefit of exercise: g90 10/22 31

benefit of fruits and vegetables: g97 7/8 29

effect of eye pressures on: g88 5/8 16

effect of high, on arteries: g96 12/8 9-10

effect of high, on brain function: g96 8/22 28

salt intake for those with high: g 6/15 5; g03 1/22 30

talking raises: g88 11/22 23

test to be made before accepting treatment to lower: g88 5/8 16

blood products:

danger of infection from: g99 9/8 28

blood tests:

for AIDS: g 11/14 3; g90 10/22 7, 9-11; g88 3/22 29; g88 10/8 13-14, 29

for allergies: g86 5/8 31

inadequacy: g00 10/22 28-29

blood types:

whether personality determined by: g04 2/8 18-19; g04 12/22 30

brain’s supply: g88 6/8 12

clotting: g97 5/8 6-7

description: g 8/06 3; g94 5/22 5

donations: g 8/06 3

diseases found (Indonesia): g92 4/8 31

donations from people having chronic fatigue syndrome: g 9/11 29

family blood no safer: g93 5/8 28; g92 11/8 29

from previously transfused patients: g92 6/22 29

Japan: g03 5/22 29

paid donations banned in Mexico: g87 8/8 30

required by law in Shanghai, China: g89 7/22 29

shortage: g 8/06 4

to obtain free AIDS test: g92 12/8 31

evidence of Creator: dg 7; g90 10/22 14

experiences:

stops selling animal blood: w97 8/1 7

“Field of Blood” (Ac 1:19): gt 121

food containing blood:

protein supplement (Brazil): g97 5/8 29

formation:

marrow: it-2 344-345; g01 11/22 27

functions: rs 70

fighting infection: g88 8/8 19-20

healing: g86 7/8 26-27

transporting oxygen and food: g88 8/8 17-18

waste disposal: g88 8/8 18

heart-lung machine: hb 15; w89 3/1 30; g86 4/8 21

hemoglobin: g 9/10 26-28

hemophilia:

AIDS from blood derivative: g90 10/22 8; g88 10/8 11

Factor VIII concentrate: w90 6/1 31; g87 6/22 21-22; g86 4/22 5

life story: g87 6/22 21-24

loss of blood:

how body copes: hb 14; g88 8/8 18-19

medical use:

ancient times: w91 6/15 9-10; w90 6/1 30; hb 6; g86 9/8 25-27

immunizations derived from blood: g93 8/8 24-25

plasma: g 8/06 8; g90 10/22 4-6, 14

China limits importation to stem AIDS: g90 9/8 29

platelets: g90 10/22 4, 14

precious: g90 10/22 14-15

red cells: g 1/06 24; g01 11/22 26-27; w90 6/1 30; g90 10/22 4, 14

Rh factor and disease: g94 12/8 23-27

sickle-cell anemia: g97 7/8 30; g96 10/8 22-25

‘sweat like blood’ (Lu 22:44): it-2 1047-1048; jy 282-283; gt 117; w90 10/1 9

white cells: g02 11/8 6; g01 2/8 14-15; g90 11/22 3-12; g88 8/8 19-20

B cells: g90 11/22 4-5, 7, 9-11

lymphocytes: g90 11/22 4; g88 8/8 20

marijuana limits development: g90 11/22 11

phagocytes: g90 11/22 4, 6, 8

plasma cells: g90 11/22 7, 9-10

T cells: g02 11/8 6; g90 11/22 4-12

Bible View

altar base and horns: it-1 82, 344-345, 1207; w04 5/15 22

conduit for blood: it-1 83

installation of priesthood: it-1 1207

ancient controversy: g86 9/8 23-27

autologous (one’s own) blood: lv 216-218; km 11/06 3-4, 6; w00 10/15 30-31; w00 12/15 30; w89 3/1 30-31

belongs to Jehovah: it-1 344

blood fractions: lv 78-79, 215-216; km 11/06 3; w04 6/15 22, 30-31; w00 6/15 29-31; w90 6/1 30-31; w90 8/15 29

albumin: km 11/06 5; w94 10/1 31

chart for listing personal decisions about: km 11/06 5

hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers: g 8/06 11; km 11/06 5

Rh immune globulin: g94 12/8 27; w90 6/1 31

role of conscience: w04 6/15 23-24

serums: w94 10/1 31; w90 6/1 30-31

blood from placenta and umbilical cord: w97 2/1 29

bloodshed: it-1 344; bhs 135, 137; bh 125, 127; w04 6/15 15; w04 8/1 27; w86 9/1 18-19

charts: lv 216; w04 6/15 22

circulation indicated (Ec 12:6): w99 11/15 17

“clean from the blood of all men” (Ac 20:26): w86 9/1 26-27

cleanness provided by means of: it-1 481

comments by—

Bartholin, Thomas (1616-1680) (professor): hb 6; g86 9/8 27

Benson, Joseph (scholar): it-1 345; w91 6/15 9; g86 9/8 23

Biblis: it-1 346; g86 9/8 24

book An Enquiry Into the Lawfulness of Eating Blood: hb 6

Clarke, Adam: w04 6/15 20

de Courcelles, Étienne: g86 9/8 24-25

Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties: g86 9/8 25

Luther, Martin: hb 5

M’Clintock and Strong’s Cyclopædia: it-1 345

Minucius Felix: it-1 346; rs 72; g86 9/8 24

Newton, Sir Isaac: it-1 345-346; g86 9/8 25

Priestley, Joseph: hb 5; g86 9/8 24

Quinisext (Trullan) Council (Constantinople, 692 C.E.): g86 9/8 24

Regino: g86 9/8 24

Reuss, Édouard (professor): hb 4

Santinelli, Bartolomeo: g86 9/8 27

Tertullian: it-1 346; w04 6/15 21, 29; w00 6/15 29; w91 6/15 10; w90 6/1 30; hb 6; rs 72-73; g86 9/8 24

dialysis machines: km 11/06 6; w00 10/15 31; w89 3/1 30

discussion: it-1 344-346; bhs 138-143; bh 128-133; lv 74-79; w04 6/15 14-24; rq 25; kl 128-129; w91 6/15 8-10, 12-18; hb 3-6, 24-26; w89 3/1 30; rs 70-73; w86 9/1 23-27

early Christians: it-1 346; w04 6/15 21, 29; w00 6/15 29; hb 5-6; rs 72-73; g86 9/8 24

food possibly containing components: w92 10/15 30-31; rs 71

heart-lung machines: km 11/06 6; w00 10/15 31; w89 3/1 30

photo with explanation: w89 3/1 31

instructing one’s children: km 12/05 6; w91 6/15 15-18

Jesus Christ: it-1 344-345; bhs 144; cl 145-146; w86 9/1 23-24

“blood of the Christ” (1Co 10:16): w06 2/15 23-24

“blood of the Christ” (Heb 9:14): it-2 857

“blood of the covenant” (Mt 26:28; Mr 14:24): w06 2/15 23; w91 2/15 17

“drink his blood” (Joh 6:53-56): jy 134; gt 55; w90 2/15 12; w87 10/15 8-9; w86 2/15 18, 30-31

“garment sprinkled with blood” (Re 19:13): re 281

lifesaving value: w04 6/15 18-19; hb 25-26

prefigured: it-1 344-345; lv 76; w04 6/15 16-18; si 29

ransom sacrifice: w14 11/15 11-12; w91 2/15 16

“speaks in a better way than Abel’s” (Heb 12:24): it-1 15, 345

symbolized by Memorial wine: w13 12/15 25; rs 267

life represented by: it-1 344; lv 74-77; hb 3-4, 24-25

meat: rq 25

use of unbled, by an alien resident (De 14:21): it-1 345; w04 9/15 26

why Saul’s soldiers were not executed (1Sa 14:32-34): w94 4/15 31

on earlobe, thumb, and big toe of Aaron and sons (Le 8:24): it-1 665, 1208; it-2 1098, 1113; w14 11/15 9-10

on earlobe, thumb, and big toe of cleansed leper: it-1 479

preparing to face issue: w14 11/15 12

prohibition on use: it-1 345-346; bhs 138-141; od 187; bh 128-131; lv 75-77; g 8/06 10-11; w04 6/15 29; w00 6/15 29; rq 25; w91 6/15 9; w91 8/15 28-29; hb 3-6; w89 3/1 30; rs 70-73; w86 9/1 23, 25-26; tp 161-162; g86 1/8 22

applies to afterbirth: w97 2/1 29

applies to all mankind: it-1 345-346

applies to blood transfusions: bhs 140; bh 130; rq 25; rs 72-73; w86 3/15 18

applies to Christians: it-1 345-346; w14 11/15 10-12; lv 77; w04 6/15 20-21; w95 1/15 5-6; hb 5; rs 70-71

applies to human blood: rs 72-73

applies to medical use: lv 77-79; w04 6/15 21; w91 6/15 10; hb 6

emergencies do not cancel: bhs 140-141; bh 130-131; hb 4

Law covenant: it-1 345; w14 11/15 10-11; lv 75-77; w04 6/15 15-16; hb 3-4

Noah: it-1 344-346; lv 75; w04 6/15 14-15; hb 3

not a health measure: hb 4

role of conscience: km 11/06 3-6; w04 6/15 22-24

to be poured on the ground: bhs 139; bh 129; w04 6/15 15

required for covenant validation: it-2 360-361

sacred: it-1 344; lv 74-77; w11 11/1 17; w97 1/15 21; si 28-29; w88 5/1 17

cities of refuge illustrate: it-1 471-472

sacrificial use: it-1 344-345; it-2 526-527; bhs 141; w14 11/15 10-12; bh 131-133; lv 76; w04 6/15 15-16; w96 7/1 10; si 27-29; hb 24-26; rs 71-72; w86 9/1 23-24

soul linked with: it-2 1006

storage: w89 3/1 30

symbolic:

“blood of grapes” (Ge 49:11): it-2 680

‘rivers and fountains’ become (Re 16:4): re 224-225

“sea” becomes (Re 16:3): re 223

“third of the sea” becomes (Re 8:8): re 134-136

trusting Jehovah regarding: w04 6/15 19-20

understanding clarified:

1945: w06 2/15 29; w95 5/15 23; jv 183

1961: jv 183-184

2000: w00 10/15 30-31; w00 12/15 30

‘witness bearer’ (1Jo 5:6-8): w08 12/15 27-28