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One of My Favorite Days
Not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption [Hebrews 9:12].
In the Old Testament the Lord employed visible physical realities to teach invisible spiritual truths. The holidays of Israel are no exception to this. The high priest was a type of Jesus, our great High Priest. The other priests were types of the Christian.
The tabernacle/tent of meeting was a type of heaven, or rather a type of a meeting place between heaven and earth. It was broken down into two compartments. The outer one went by the name the holy place and symbolized man’s meeting place with the Lord. The inner compartment bore the name the most holy place and represented heaven, the abode of God. The one tent of meeting was divided in half by a veil, thus forming the two compartments.
The holy place was where the priests entered daily to trim the menorah and burn incense on the golden incense altar. No one was allowed to enter the most holy place because sin separated man from God and the Lord dwelt in inside the most holy place. He appeared in the form of the Shekinah cloud of glory, perched atop the mercy seat which covered the Ark of the Covenant.
There was one exception to this interdiction from entering the most holy place, however. Once a year on Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) the high priest, dressed in his sumptuous regalia, took the blood of the sin offerings inside the most holy place. Inside he sprinkled the blood on the mercy seat. When he came out alive, it signified that the Lord accepted the blood covering over Israel’s sins for another year.
The holidays of Israel followed a yearly cycle, just as our holidays today do. They taught Israel’s history from the time of the exodus out of Egypt to the end of the Millennium. Thus each year represented the fulfillment of Israel’s history. This means that on Yom Kippur, when the high priest entered the most holy place to sprinkle the blood of the sin offering, it symbolized that he did so once and only once. He did so every year, yes, but each year represented all of Israel’s history.
Now recall who the high priest and the other priests typified. And don’t forget what the holy place and most holy place typified. Do you recognize what is symbolized by Yom Kippur?
Jesus Christ is both the high priest and the sin offering. He died on the cross (symbolized by the bronze altar) for man’s sins, was buried, and three days later He rose out of death and ascended into heaven. As our High Priest He entered heaven and sprinkled His blood on the throne of God. He did this once-for-all (symbolized by the Yom Kippur holiday occurring only once in the year).
We as priests minister before Him by offering up prayers. This was symbolized by Israel’s priests entering the holy place to minister to the Lord at the golden incense altar. We also see by the light of the Lord, symbolized by the 7-branch menorah in the holy place. We also feed upon the sinless body of our Lord, symbolized by the unleavened bread of the presence on the golden table in the holy place.
In all of this we minister in the holy place outside of heaven (i.e., the most holy place), while only our great High Priest Himself enters into heaven, and that only once. I state this in the context of Yom Kippur, not in any other context. Jesus enters heaven more than once, but not to sprinkle His blood as payment for the penalty of our sins.
Now that Jesus has entered heaven and sprinkled His blood there, man is no longer shut out of the Lord’s presence. We who are born again have ready access to the throne of grace, where we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. No temptation is more than we can handle because the Lord provides us a means of escape. We find it at the throne of grace in heaven, where we are most welcome.
This is indeed marvelous spiritual truth, dear friends. I can’t contain myself. I must needs hie off to the prayer closet and avail myself of my Savior’s presence. I want to sit at His feet at the throne of grace a while, while He teaches me His Word. Care to join in?
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Leviticus: Volume 3 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/Randy-Green/e/B...
In the Old Testament the Lord employed visible physical realities to teach invisible spiritual truths. The holidays of Israel are no exception to this. The high priest was a type of Jesus, our great High Priest. The other priests were types of the Christian.
The tabernacle/tent of meeting was a type of heaven, or rather a type of a meeting place between heaven and earth. It was broken down into two compartments. The outer one went by the name the holy place and symbolized man’s meeting place with the Lord. The inner compartment bore the name the most holy place and represented heaven, the abode of God. The one tent of meeting was divided in half by a veil, thus forming the two compartments.
The holy place was where the priests entered daily to trim the menorah and burn incense on the golden incense altar. No one was allowed to enter the most holy place because sin separated man from God and the Lord dwelt in inside the most holy place. He appeared in the form of the Shekinah cloud of glory, perched atop the mercy seat which covered the Ark of the Covenant.
There was one exception to this interdiction from entering the most holy place, however. Once a year on Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) the high priest, dressed in his sumptuous regalia, took the blood of the sin offerings inside the most holy place. Inside he sprinkled the blood on the mercy seat. When he came out alive, it signified that the Lord accepted the blood covering over Israel’s sins for another year.
The holidays of Israel followed a yearly cycle, just as our holidays today do. They taught Israel’s history from the time of the exodus out of Egypt to the end of the Millennium. Thus each year represented the fulfillment of Israel’s history. This means that on Yom Kippur, when the high priest entered the most holy place to sprinkle the blood of the sin offering, it symbolized that he did so once and only once. He did so every year, yes, but each year represented all of Israel’s history.
Now recall who the high priest and the other priests typified. And don’t forget what the holy place and most holy place typified. Do you recognize what is symbolized by Yom Kippur?
Jesus Christ is both the high priest and the sin offering. He died on the cross (symbolized by the bronze altar) for man’s sins, was buried, and three days later He rose out of death and ascended into heaven. As our High Priest He entered heaven and sprinkled His blood on the throne of God. He did this once-for-all (symbolized by the Yom Kippur holiday occurring only once in the year).
We as priests minister before Him by offering up prayers. This was symbolized by Israel’s priests entering the holy place to minister to the Lord at the golden incense altar. We also see by the light of the Lord, symbolized by the 7-branch menorah in the holy place. We also feed upon the sinless body of our Lord, symbolized by the unleavened bread of the presence on the golden table in the holy place.
In all of this we minister in the holy place outside of heaven (i.e., the most holy place), while only our great High Priest Himself enters into heaven, and that only once. I state this in the context of Yom Kippur, not in any other context. Jesus enters heaven more than once, but not to sprinkle His blood as payment for the penalty of our sins.
Now that Jesus has entered heaven and sprinkled His blood there, man is no longer shut out of the Lord’s presence. We who are born again have ready access to the throne of grace, where we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. No temptation is more than we can handle because the Lord provides us a means of escape. We find it at the throne of grace in heaven, where we are most welcome.
This is indeed marvelous spiritual truth, dear friends. I can’t contain myself. I must needs hie off to the prayer closet and avail myself of my Savior’s presence. I want to sit at His feet at the throne of grace a while, while He teaches me His Word. Care to join in?
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Leviticus: Volume 3 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/Randy-Green/e/B...
One of My Favorite Days
Not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption [Hebrews 9:12].
In the Old Testament the Lord employed visible physical realities to teach invisible spiritual truths. The holidays of Israel are no exception to this. The high priest was a type of Jesus, our great High Priest. The other priests were types of the Christian.
The tabernacle/tent of meeting was a type of heaven, or rather a type of a meeting place between heaven and earth. It was broken down into two compartments. The outer one went by the name the holy place and symbolized man’s meeting place with the Lord. The inner compartment bore the name the most holy place and represented heaven, the abode of God. The one tent of meeting was divided in half by a veil, thus forming the two compartments.
The holy place was where the priests entered daily to trim the menorah and burn incense on the golden incense altar. No one was allowed to enter the most holy place because sin separated man from God and the Lord dwelt in inside the most holy place. He appeared in the form of the Shekinah cloud of glory, perched atop the mercy seat which covered the Ark of the Covenant.
There was one exception to this interdiction from entering the most holy place, however. Once a year on Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) the high priest, dressed in his sumptuous regalia, took the blood of the sin offerings inside the most holy place. Inside he sprinkled the blood on the mercy seat. When he came out alive, it signified that the Lord accepted the blood covering over Israel’s sins for another year.
The holidays of Israel followed a yearly cycle, just as our holidays do today. They taught Israel’s history from the time of the exodus out of Egypt to the end of the Millennium. Thus each year represented the fulfillment of Israel’s history. This means that on Yom Kippur, when the high priest entered the most holy place to sprinkle the blood of the sin offering, it symbolized that he did so once and only once. He did so every year, yes, but each year represented all of Israel’s history.
Now recall who the high priest and the other priests typified. And don’t forget what the holy place and most holy place typified. Do you recognize what is symbolized by Yom Kippur?
Jesus Christ is both the high priest and the sin offering. He died on the cross (symbolized by the bronze altar) for man’s sins, was buried, and three days later He rose out of death and ascended into heaven. As our High Priest He entered heaven and sprinkled His blood on the throne of God. He did this once-for-all (symbolized by the Yom Kippur holiday occurring only once in the year).
We as priests minister before Him by offering up prayers. This was symbolized by Israel’s priests entering the holy place to minister to the Lord at the golden incense altar. We also see by the light of the Lord, symbolized by the 7-branch menorah in the holy place. We also feed upon the sinless body of our Lord, symbolized by the unleavened bread of the presence on the golden table in the holy place.
In all of this we minister in the holy place outside of heaven (i.e., the most holy place), while only our great High Priest Himself enters into heaven, and that only once. I state this in the context of Yom Kippur, not in any other context. Jesus enters heaven more than once, but not to sprinkle His blood as payment for the penalty of our sins.
Now that Jesus has entered heaven and sprinkled His blood there, man is no longer shut out of the Lord’s presence. We who are born again have ready access to the throne of grace, where we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. No temptation is more than we can handle because the Lord provides us a means of escape. We find it at the throne of grace in heaven, where we are most welcome.
This is indeed marvelous spiritual truth, dear friends. I can’t contain myself. I must needs hie off to the prayer closet and avail myself of my Savior’s presence. I want to sit at His feet at the throne of grace a while, while He teaches me His Word. Care to join in?
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Leviticus: Volume 3 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/Randy-Green/e/B...
In the Old Testament the Lord employed visible physical realities to teach invisible spiritual truths. The holidays of Israel are no exception to this. The high priest was a type of Jesus, our great High Priest. The other priests were types of the Christian.
The tabernacle/tent of meeting was a type of heaven, or rather a type of a meeting place between heaven and earth. It was broken down into two compartments. The outer one went by the name the holy place and symbolized man’s meeting place with the Lord. The inner compartment bore the name the most holy place and represented heaven, the abode of God. The one tent of meeting was divided in half by a veil, thus forming the two compartments.
The holy place was where the priests entered daily to trim the menorah and burn incense on the golden incense altar. No one was allowed to enter the most holy place because sin separated man from God and the Lord dwelt in inside the most holy place. He appeared in the form of the Shekinah cloud of glory, perched atop the mercy seat which covered the Ark of the Covenant.
There was one exception to this interdiction from entering the most holy place, however. Once a year on Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) the high priest, dressed in his sumptuous regalia, took the blood of the sin offerings inside the most holy place. Inside he sprinkled the blood on the mercy seat. When he came out alive, it signified that the Lord accepted the blood covering over Israel’s sins for another year.
The holidays of Israel followed a yearly cycle, just as our holidays do today. They taught Israel’s history from the time of the exodus out of Egypt to the end of the Millennium. Thus each year represented the fulfillment of Israel’s history. This means that on Yom Kippur, when the high priest entered the most holy place to sprinkle the blood of the sin offering, it symbolized that he did so once and only once. He did so every year, yes, but each year represented all of Israel’s history.
Now recall who the high priest and the other priests typified. And don’t forget what the holy place and most holy place typified. Do you recognize what is symbolized by Yom Kippur?
Jesus Christ is both the high priest and the sin offering. He died on the cross (symbolized by the bronze altar) for man’s sins, was buried, and three days later He rose out of death and ascended into heaven. As our High Priest He entered heaven and sprinkled His blood on the throne of God. He did this once-for-all (symbolized by the Yom Kippur holiday occurring only once in the year).
We as priests minister before Him by offering up prayers. This was symbolized by Israel’s priests entering the holy place to minister to the Lord at the golden incense altar. We also see by the light of the Lord, symbolized by the 7-branch menorah in the holy place. We also feed upon the sinless body of our Lord, symbolized by the unleavened bread of the presence on the golden table in the holy place.
In all of this we minister in the holy place outside of heaven (i.e., the most holy place), while only our great High Priest Himself enters into heaven, and that only once. I state this in the context of Yom Kippur, not in any other context. Jesus enters heaven more than once, but not to sprinkle His blood as payment for the penalty of our sins.
Now that Jesus has entered heaven and sprinkled His blood there, man is no longer shut out of the Lord’s presence. We who are born again have ready access to the throne of grace, where we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. No temptation is more than we can handle because the Lord provides us a means of escape. We find it at the throne of grace in heaven, where we are most welcome.
This is indeed marvelous spiritual truth, dear friends. I can’t contain myself. I must needs hie off to the prayer closet and avail myself of my Savior’s presence. I want to sit at His feet at the throne of grace a while, while He teaches me His Word. Care to join in?
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Leviticus: Volume 3 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/Randy-Green/e/B...
