The apostle goes on to speak of the Old Testament services. Christ,
having undertaken to be our High Priest, could not enter into heaven
till he had shed his blood for us; and none of us can enter, either into
God's gracious presence here, or his glorious presence hereafter, but
by the blood of Jesus. Sins are errors, great errors, both in judgment
and practice; and who can understand all his errors? They leave guilt
upon the conscience, not to be washed away but by the blood of Christ.
We must plead this blood on earth, while he is pleading it for us in
heaven. A few believers, under the Divine teaching, saw something of the
way of access to God, of communion with him, and of admission into
heaven through the promised Redeemer, but the Israelites in general
looked no further than the outward forms. These could not take away the
defilement or dominion of sin. They could neither discharge the debts,
nor resolve the doubts, of him who did the service. Gospel times are,
and should be, times of reformation, of clearer light as to all things
needful to be known, and of greater love, causing us to bear ill-will to
none, but good-will to all. We have greater freedom, both of spirit and
speech, in the gospel, and greater obligations to a more holy living.
Hebrews 9:6-10
6 When everything had been arranged like this, the priests entered regularly into the outer room to carry on their ministry. 7 But only the high priest entered the inner room, and that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. 8 The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still functioning. 9 This is an illustration for the present time, indicating that the gifts and sacrifices being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper. 10 They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings—external regulations applying until the time of the new order.
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