The Old Covenant would need to done away with and a New Covenant established for all time, put in force by Christ before the issue of a clean conscience could truly be a reality for the people of God. We now have a High Priest who sat down because His one sacrifice took care of the issue of sin for us once and for all. No need for any more trips to the mercy seat to remove sin.
Hebrews 10:12 But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,
Hebrews 9:11 So Christ has now become the High Priest over all the good things that have come. He has entered that greater, more perfect Tabernacle in heaven, which was not made by human hands and is not part of this created world. 12 With his own blood––not the blood of goats and calves––he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever.
We can be confident that our sins past, present and future have been taken care of is because JESUS went into the real holy of holies, the one in heaven, and He sprinkled His own sinless holy blood on the, God made, original, mercy seat!
Jesus did not play with prototypes made by human hands! Little girls play with dolls and doll houses in preparation for the real deal when they mature, get married and start families.
What mature, sane woman, would wish to replace her home, her children, and her husband with a doll house and dolls? What could ever convince her to go back to the former days?
Once she has the real thing she has no need or desire to go back to the preparation phase of living. Jesus is the real thing and He entered the real Holy of Holies in heavn itself and He sprinkled His own blood on the real mercy seat!
Hebrews 9:13 Under the old system, the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow could cleanse people’s bodies from ceremonial impurity. 14 Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.
Oh the blood, of Jesus! He has done it! Once and for all!
About The Author
- Tim Atchley
- Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
- I currently serve as Senior Pastor of Harvest Church in Knoxville, Tn. I was sent out from Trinity Chapel of Knoxville in 1993 accompanied by my wife Sheila our four children Sarah, Hannah, Josiah & Isaac and a handful of bold, brave and committed believers determined to plant our first church. Pioneering is hard work but well worth the journey. That is why we desire to make disciples of Christ who will, like us, also embrace the call to plant churches.
