 3. WHAT HIGH PRIEST DOES IN SECOND APARTMENT
- Second apartment service only once a year. Heb. 9:7.
- Day of atonement, tenth day of seventh month. Lev. 16:2, 29, 30.
- Two goats chosen by lot represent Christ and Satan. Lev. 16:7, 8.
- Lord's goat killed, blood offered for atonement. Lev. 16:9, 15-19.
- Purpose of Day of Atonement ministry, blotting out of sin. Lev. 16:30.
- High Priest entered Most Holy Apartment. Lev. 16:2, 3, 13-15.
- His last work, cleansing alter of incense. Lev. 16:18, 19. (This teaches that forgiveness of sin still available until
last moment when High Priest leaves before seven last plagues poured out).
- Priest makes an end of reconciling as He leaves sanctuary. Lev.16:20. (Hebrew word kalah here connotes a
"final atonement").
- Then lays all confessed and forgiven sins upon head of live goat signifying that Satan must bear ultimate responsibility.
(This is not an atonement). Lev. 16:21.
- Did David sense this significance? Ps. 7:16.
- Live goat sent into the wilderness, never to return. Lev. 16:22.
- Satan, the antitypical scapegoat, banished to this earth and will perish. Rev. 20:1-3; 10, 15.
- Heavenly Day of Atonement demonstrates that Satan, not God, responsible for sin. God cleared of blame; entire universe
reconciled in final atonement. Rev. 15:3, 4; 5:13.
- Typical Day of Atonement was day of judgment for Israel. Lev. 23:27-30.
- Heavenly, antitypical Day of Atonement a Day of judgment for all. Rev. 14:6, 7; 22:11, 12. (Every case decided for
eternity before Christ returns second time).
- Heavenly Day of Atonement accomplishes final blotting out of sin. Acts 3:19-21.
- Forgiven sinner can cancel his own forgiveness, by impenitence. Mt. 18:23-35; 12:43-45.
- Theme of Book of Hebrews is blotting out of sin, not merely forgiveness of sins. This is called "made perfect." Heb. 6:1;
7:25, 28; 9:9, 14; 10:1, 14; 11:40; 12:23; 13:20, 21.
- Christ the example of character perfection God desires to see in us. Heb. 2:9-18; 3:1; 4:14, 15; 5:7-9.
- Christ's sacrifice on cross provided complete atonement. Heb. 9:11-14.
- God's people as a body have never fully appreciated His atonement sacrifice or High Priestly ministry; therefore the
atonement provided has never been applied fully and effectively. Heb. 9:23-28; 11:39, 40.
- Purpose of Christ's ministry on Day of Atonement: to blot out sins. Lev. 16:30; Acts 3:19-21.
- This is same as sealing work. Rev. 7:1-4; 14:1-5.
- Results in people who truly keep commandments. Rev. 14:12.
- Next event is second coming of Christ. Verse 14.
- Agape-love is true keeping of commandments. Rom. 13:10.
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