Hebrews:9

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* The first covenant had ordinances for divine service , and an earthly sanctuary . * A tabernacle was set up . The first room was called »the Holy Place .« It contained the lamp stand and table and the consecrated bread . * Beyond the second curtain was a room called »the Most Holy Place .« * It had a golden incense burner . The Ark of the Covenant was completely covered with gold . It contained the golden pot that had the manna , and the rod of Aaron that had sprouted , and the tables of the covenant . * The cherubim of glory shadowing the mercy seat were above the Ark . Now is not the time to speak in detail . * When these things are prepared , the priests enter the outer room often to carry on their services . * Only the high priest enters the inner room . Once a year he entered with blood , which he offers for himself and for the sins of the people . * The Holy Spirit revealed that the way into the Most Holy Place was not open while the tent was still in use . * This is a symbol that points to the present time . It means that the offerings and animal sacrifices presented to God cannot make the worshiper ’s heart perfect , * since they have to do only with food , drink , and various purification ceremonies . These are all outward rules , which apply only until the time comes to change them for something better . * Christ came as the high priest of the good things that are now here . He also went into a much better tent that is not made by humans and does not belong to this creation . * He went once and forever into the Most Holy Place having eternal salvation . It is not with the blood of goats and young bulls , but with his blood . * The blood of goats and bulls , and the ashes from the burning of a young cow , sprinkled on the unclean made them outwardly clean . * The blood of Christ did even more . Through the eternal Spirit he offered himself without blemish to God and cleansed your conscience from dead works . Now we can serve the living God . * For this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant . A death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant . Those called may receive the promise of everlasting inheritance . * A will is used for a person who is dead . It becomes effective only when the person dies . * A will is in force after a person dies . Otherwise it is not in effect at all while the one who provided it lives . * The first covenant was dedicated with blood . * When Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the Law , he took the blood of calves and of goats , with water , and scarlet wool , and hyssop , and sprinkled both the book , and all the people , * He said : »This is the blood of the covenant that God has presented to you .« * He sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle , and all the vessels of service . * Almost all things are by the Law purified with blood . There is no forgiveness unless blood is poured out . * It was necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these . But the heavenly things should be cleansed with better sacrifices than these . * Christ has not entered into the Holy Place made with human hands . This is a copy of the true one . He has entered into heaven to appear before the presence of God for us . * Neither should he offer himself as the high priest enters into the Holy Place every year with blood of others . * Otherwise he would have to suffer often from the founding of the world . He has presented himself once at the end of the age to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself . * It is appointed to men once to die , but after this the judgment : * So Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many . He will appear the second time without sin to those who look to him for their salvation .

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