No More Sacrifice 10/30/2023
Daily Devotions: by Christina FarrisHebrews 9:1-28 KJV
1 Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.
2 For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.
3 And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;
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;
5 And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.
6 Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.
7 But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:
8 The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:
9 Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
16 For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
17 For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.
18 Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.
19 For 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,
20 Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.
21 Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.
22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
23 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.
24 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:
25 Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;
26 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.
27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.We can lost in our think even on one verse and have to work a map of the picture that already develop and ready for our eyes to see and ears to hear. The sacredness came in the holies of holies, yet the ark of the covenant walked among the children of Israel though one could not touch the ark because of God's presence within God was still among his people of promise. We get to ritual priesthood duties of atonement of sin and only one priest with rope around his waist to pull him out would enter once a year for the nation and the priest performing the duties of sacrifice for atonement. The holies of holies being the enter room of the temple and also Tabernacle. The enter chamber so purified thay unrighteous sacrifice with a priest carrying the sacrifice could not enter in, but once a year. There was said just to enter one could die with out being cleansed and sanctified. Blood sacrifice given for atonement. This was the Old Covenant.
Under the New Covenant Christ purged our sins and cleansed us from all unrighteousness. Christ with his death enter the holies of holies in heaven. How through the cross he set the captivites fear from their grave before going to heaven and then to minister to those living still.
Our holiness comes the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross and there is no other sacrifice. Our holiness comes from who lives in our heart to light our pathway of our heart. Our holiness is our protection from unbelief.Our holiness is not ours to own. It belongs to our Creator, our Savior and His Spirit. You and I physically and spiritually can not touch our inward chambers of our heart for salvation or wash our heart of sin. We can outwardly discipline ourselves outwardly in our daily life but these things can not cleanse the human soul. We all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Without being able to enter the holies of holies in heaven we would not have the hope or have our redemption produced by his physical body. The sign of what would happen began as Abraham offer his son on the altar and God provided a ram. Son being unworthy but not the Son to be given. His first son given as the escape goat the second sacrifice or giving up of sin. Ishmael was the production of sin. Christ waa the seed of Abraham to come to save the world from sin with no replacement. He would be of the bloodline of promise because of righteousness through faith.
God's promise of a more perfect union then the blood sacrifice of animal came with the physical body of Christ without blemish, but the atonement of his blood pour out for you me by a cruel beating and mocking.
Dear Heavenly Father thank you for Christ atonement through his sacrifice on the cross for you and me. In Jesus precious name, Amen. Continual Scripture Study: Continual Scripture Study: Leviticus 16:1-2 KJV
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died;
2 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.
Ephesians 4:8-10 KJV
8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) http://www.turtle30cshell.com
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