The Doctrine of Christ - Purification of Heaven
"Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood He entered in once into the Most Holy Place, having obtained eternal redemption for us." (Hebrews 9:12)
The most holy place in existence is in the presence of God or in heaven. The primary purpose of the blood of Christ was to propritiate (satisfy) the wrath of God and pay the price of redemption. But also, as the earthly high priest used the blood of bulls and goats to cleanse the Holy of Holies, so Christ, the Eternal High Priest, entered heaven to purify it "by his own blood".
Illustration: Although heaven is a perfect place, Satan also had access to it (Job 1:6). The purification of heaven probably entailed the casting out of Satan.
Application: Purity ought also to characterize the earthly dwelling place of God, that is, the Christian, whom Christ indwells (Gal. 2:20). The Christian is therefore called the temple of God (1 Cor. 6:19).
The most holy place in existence is in the presence of God or in heaven. The primary purpose of the blood of Christ was to propritiate (satisfy) the wrath of God and pay the price of redemption. But also, as the earthly high priest used the blood of bulls and goats to cleanse the Holy of Holies, so Christ, the Eternal High Priest, entered heaven to purify it "by his own blood".
Illustration: Although heaven is a perfect place, Satan also had access to it (Job 1:6). The purification of heaven probably entailed the casting out of Satan.
Application: Purity ought also to characterize the earthly dwelling place of God, that is, the Christian, whom Christ indwells (Gal. 2:20). The Christian is therefore called the temple of God (1 Cor. 6:19).
posted by Andrew Brown at 10:44 AM
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