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Pastor's Reflection
Hebrews 9 describes Jesus as the high priest for all time and all people.

If you think back to our time earlier this year in the "Year of the Bible," you recognize what the first couple of verses of the chapter are describing: the Tabernacle . . . with the lampstand and the bread, the curtain and the altar, the ark of the covenant. The priests and Levites only entered the outer room. Only the high priest entered the inner room, and only then on the day of atonement.

Hebrews interprets this ritual of Judaism in the context of Christianity, in light of Christ. In the Jewish tabernacle, only one man is allowed to enter, once and for always. That never changes. But Hebrews is telling us that, in the light of Christ, there is a new way into the tabernacle, a way in for ANY person, not just the high priest.

Through the blood of Christ (not goats, bulls, or heifers), believers are cleansed from the acts that lead to death, and are led into acts that serve the living God.

So then Christ becomes the mediator of a new covenant, sealed in the blood of the perfect, unblemished Lamb of God. "Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him."