1/21/12

The Cleansing Blood of Christ

Hebrews 9

"

The Epistle to the Hebrews

Go on to maturity in Christ, our heavenly Priest

He is a royal priest who serves in the heavenly sanctuary Fully tested and sinless, passed thru Better the 1:1-2 heavens 1:32:18 Position
4:1416

Better 3:14:13 High Priest

5:18:5

Better Covenant
8:613

He is the mediator of the new covenant, based on better promises 10: Better 19-39 11:113:25 Sacrifice, Better Sanctuary
9:110:18

4:1410:18

1/21/12

Heb 9:110

Inside the Tabernacle

The road map to Gods presence The roadblock to Gods perfection 15

610

Heb 9:15

The Furniture of the Holy Place

Even

1a

(cf. 8:13)
The first covenant

regulated worship and the earthly sanctuary 1b

The Holy Place
The lampstand The table with

offered bread

1/21/12

Heb 9:15

The Furniture of the Holy Place

The second veil,

to the Holy of Holies

HAVING . . .

The golden altar of incense

and the Ark of the Covenant

Heb 9:15

The Furniture of the Holy Place

The Ark of the Covenant 45
Its golden appearance 4a Its contents

4b Golden urn of manna Aarons rod that budded

Stone tables of the

covenant
Its throne The two cherubim The mercy seat

5 Now is not the time to speak of these things in detail.

1/21/12

Heb 9:610

The Restrictions on the Holy of Holies

So with these things

prepared like this,

the priests enter

continually into the outer tent their duties.

as they perform

Heb 9:610

The Restrictions on the Holy of Holies

But only the high priest enters once a year

into the inner tent, that he offers for himself and the errors of the people. 7

and not without blood

1/21/12

Heb 9:610

The Restrictions on the Holy of Holies

The way to God was veiled

(had not yet appeared) under the old covenant. 8 parable during the time of its employment, when sacrifices could not perfect the conscience. 9

The tabernacle was a

External regulations

imposed until the new order came. 10

Heb 9:1114

Eternal Redemption by Christs Blood

Christ is the high priest of the good things to come. 11a He entered the heavenly tabernacle. 11b

His own blood was His offering. 12a He entered once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. 12b

1/21/12

Heb 9:1114

Eternal Redemption by Christs Blood

How Could Salvation Take Place Before Jesus Died on the Cross?
Rom 3:25
God publicly displayed [Christ Jesus] at His death as the mercy seat accessible through faith. This was to demonstrate his righteousness, . . . because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed.

1/21/12

Heb 9:1517

Christ Had to Die

Christ is the mediator of

a new covenant.

15a

His death redeemed us

believers to receive the eternal inheritance. 15b

The covenant-maker

dies when he makes the sacrifice it requires. 1617

Jeremiah 31:3134

The New Covenant

Review from our previous class.

A new covenant I will make, not like the old one on stone. . . I will put my law within them, and I will write it upon their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
And no longer shall each man

What sacrifice does this covenant require?

teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, Know the LORD, for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the LORD; for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

1/21/12

1 Cor 11:25

This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, every time you drink it, in remembrance of me.

Heb 9:1822

Blood is required to inaugurate a covenant

The passage quotes from

Exodus 24:18 Moses read Gods covenant The people agreed to obey it Moses sprinkled blood to ratify it
Later, the altar and priests

were sprinkled with blood.

Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. Heb 9:22b

1/21/12

Heb 9:2328

Christ, Our Highway to Heaven

What Christ Did NOT Do
Be only an earthly sacrifice

What Christ DID Do

Be a better sacrifice

23b

23a
Enter earthly sanctuary 24a Offer himself repeatedly

Entered Gods presence 24b Appeared once for all at the

with animal blood and face judgment

25 27

Appear only once, then die

consummation of the ages to put away sin through his own sacrifice 26b
Will come again to bring

salvation

28

So What?

The doctrine of salvation is

Christs death guarantees that

grounded in blood atonement. 9:22

To receive eternal life, we must

we are Gods heirs for eternity. 9:14, 15, 28

Christs sacrifice is the

experience redemption and forgiveness that comes through Christs shed blood. 9:15
The Christians mind and soul

consummation of the ages. 9:26

Christ appears in Gods

presence for us. 9:24

may be cleansed from guilt and for serving God. 9:14