Hebrews 9:23-28 Christ Mediates a New Covenant Inaugurated By His Own Blood = November 3

Christ's sacrifice on the cross

Hebrews 9:23-28

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²³ Thus it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these rites, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. ²⁴ For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. ²⁵ Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the holy places every year with blood not his own, ²⁶ for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. ²⁷ And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, ²⁸ so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

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THE RATIFICATION OF EACH SANCTUARY (9:16–28): Both sanctuaries had to be purified and ratified by the blood of a sacrifice.

    A.      The earthly sanctuary (9:16–22)

    B.      The heavenly sanctuary (9:23–28)

      1.      The sprinkler of this blood (9:23): Christ.

      2.      The source of this blood (9:25–26a): Himself.

      3.      The summary of this blood (9:24, 26b–28): Here the author gives us a threefold summary of the Savior’s work.

         a.      He once appeared to die for us (9:26b–28a).

         b.      He now appears to pray for us (9:24).

         c.      He will appear to rule over us (9:28b).

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• God is ... What do we learn about God in this passage?
• We are ... What do we learn about people in this passage?
• What are the “copies” in the next analogy (vv. 23-24)? What is the real thing? What makes that really “better” (vv. 24-26)?
• In the last analogy here (vv. 27-28), how is the once-and-for-allness of Christ’s death illustrated?

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• In telling others that Christ died to take away their sins, what response do you get: Lazy indifference? Sincere gratitude? Zealous devotion? What would help your message to have more impact?
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    Death is a result of sin (Genesis 3:17–19)

    Life is short (Job 7:6–7)

    Every person will face death (Psalm 89:48)

    Death of Christians is precious (Psalm 116:15)

    Christians enter perfect peace at death (Isaiah 57:1–2)

    God has power over death (John 14:19)

    The death of Christians brings fellowship with Jesus (Acts 7:59)

    God provides eternal life (Romans 6:23)

    Jesus will raise everyone who has died (1 Corinthians 15:20–23)

    Living in heaven is better than living on earth (2 Corinthians 5:6–7)

    Death is not the end of a person (1 Thessalonians 4:13–14)

    Prepare your spiritual life for death (Hebrews 9:27–28)

    We don’t know how long we’ll live (James 4:13–14)

    God will destroy death (Revelation 21:4)

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