Jesus' response to Mary is interesting. Jesus rose from the dead with a body that still carried the wounds. Thomas would see them days later and put his fingers in them. But in that moment with Mary... the blood hadn’t been delivered yet.
He was the High Priest. The sacrifice was Himself. And He had a basin to carry.
”But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.”— Hebrews 9:11-12
Read that phrase again. “By his own blood he entered in.”
Not “by his death.” Not “by his obedience.” By his own blood. He carried it. He entered. He applied it. Once.
The earthly high priest entered the earthly Holy of Holies with animal blood and sprinkled it on a gold seat built by human hands.
Christ entered heaven itself with His own blood and applied it to the real Mercy Seat... the one the earthly copy was modeled after.
”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.”— Hebrews 9:23
The earthly tabernacle was the pattern. The heavenly one is the original. And the heavenly things required better blood.
Excellent brother. I’m with you. I would’ve wanted to touch him as well. How stunning all of that was for those disciples. But yes, we are very blessed having believed even without seeing for ourselves.
Jesus' response to Mary is interesting. Jesus rose from the dead with a body that still carried the wounds. Thomas would see them days later and put his fingers in them. But in that moment with Mary... the blood hadn’t been delivered yet.
He was the High Priest. The sacrifice was Himself. And He had a basin to carry.
”But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.”— Hebrews 9:11-12
Read that phrase again. “By his own blood he entered in.”
Not “by his death.” Not “by his obedience.” By his own blood. He carried it. He entered. He applied it. Once.
The earthly high priest entered the earthly Holy of Holies with animal blood and sprinkled it on a gold seat built by human hands.
Christ entered heaven itself with His own blood and applied it to the real Mercy Seat... the one the earthly copy was modeled after.
”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.”— Hebrews 9:23
The earthly tabernacle was the pattern. The heavenly one is the original. And the heavenly things required better blood.
Blessings.
Thank you, Michael, much appreciated!
Excellent brother. I’m with you. I would’ve wanted to touch him as well. How stunning all of that was for those disciples. But yes, we are very blessed having believed even without seeing for ourselves.
I hear you, Michael. I can't imagine what I will do when I see Him face to face. God's peace, grace and blessings to you and yours!
Thank you, Bob! Much appreciated!