Hebrews 9 -- The Ultimate

The Day of Atonement was not what most of us think it was.  When the High Priest entered the Holy of Holies and offered a blood sacrifice, sins weren’t REMOVED.  They were covered over.  And every year on that day, the people’s consciences were again pricked, as they were reminded yet again of additional covering up of their sins being needed – and not every sin was covered over.  Verse 7 says, “ … and for sins the people did without knowing they did them.”  There was no offering that could be made, and no prayer that could be offered to remove intentional sins, until Christ came.  Consciences weren’t cleared of the guilt of sin, either.  Not until Christ came, and He didn’t just cover them over – He removed them as far as the east is from the west … to the ocean floor.

Father, thank you for such love, such forgiveness, and such a Savior!

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford