Hebrews 9:25 — Meaning and Application

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“Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;”

Hebrews 9:25

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{It was} therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, {which are} the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;

For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

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Hebrews 9:1

"Then verily the first {covenant} had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary. {ordinances: or, ceremonies}"

Hebrews 9:2

"For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein {was} the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary. {the sanctuary: or, holy}"

Hebrews 9:3

"And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;"

Hebrews 9:4

"Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein {was} the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;"

Hebrews 9:5

"And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly."

Hebrews 9:6

"Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service {of God}."

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