Feeling The Presence Of The King

Feeling The Presence of The King

Hebrews 9:23-28

23 It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us

25 Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;

26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

Heb 8:5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.

I have entitled this today: Feeling The Presence of The King

The first thing that we need to understand is that God always has a purpose and a plan in mind.

We, as flesh and blood, do not always understand what God has in mind.

Everything that has been created, has been created for His purpose.

Eph 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

When it says, “in Whom” it is talking about Christ, that we have obtained an inheritance.

The best Greek text has “we were designated as a heritage” thus we the saints are God’s heritage, His possession through the work of Christ on the cross.

This Scripture also says: being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

This, according to the Jimmy Swaggart expositor Bible says “This pertains to the inheritance being predestined, not the individual who would obtain the inheritance.

When Ephesians 1:11 says: of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

What this is saying that this is perfect.

Now let’s go back to our opening Scripture.

Hebrews 9:23 says:

It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

Everything that pertained to the tabernacle and all of its sacred vessels was a copy of that which was in Heaven, since the vessels and the tabernacle were touched by men; they had to be purified by Blood. (Animal Blood)

Look at Hebrews 9:22:

Heb 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

There had to be Blood for sin to be purged. Christ had to go to the Cross and shed His Blood for the remission of our sins.

Without the Blood, there is no remission of sins.

Heb 8:5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.

Everything that pertained to the tabernacle and all of it’s sacred vessels was a copy of that which was in Heaven, once again since the vessels and the tabernacle were touched by men; they had to be purified by Blood. (Animal Blood)

Hebrews 8:5-6

5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.

6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.

This is referring to a suggestive replica, which in fact, had no substance with in itself; this is also saying that this was a poor replica of the reality which is Christ.

The Tabernacle on Earth was merely a replica of something far better in Heaven.

Hebrews 8:6 says, But now (since the Cross), then it says has He, which is talking about the Lord Jesus, But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry,

This proclaims the fact that Christ officiates between God and man according to the arrangements of the new Covenant.