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NASB | Hebrews 9:23 ¶ Therefore it was necessary for the copies of the things in the heavens to be cleansed with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 9:23 ¶ Therefore it was necessary for the [earthly] copies of the heavenly things to be cleansed with these, but the heavenly things themselves required far better sacrifices than these. |
Bible Question:
Could the heavenly things be the believer, or Church? Thanks! |
Bible Answer: Greetings Huron - here is what I promised to send for your consideration! As I study God's Word I begin to see a pattern emerge - things on earth are copies of things in Heaven. In teaching us to pray, Jesus said, "Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven." The Tree of Life was in the Garden (Gen 3:22) - it is also in Heaven (22:2). The earthly tabernacle was a pattern of the Heavenly one (Gen 25:9) The Ark of the Covenant is a copy of the Ark the John saw in Heaven. (Rev 11:19) Mt. Zion, the Holy mountain of God in Heaven (Heb 12:22) has an earthly counterpart on Earth (many references but esp. Joel 2:32 "And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.") And just perhaps, the 144,000 redeemed from the earth are IN HEAVEN (Rev 14:1) and their counterparts are the 144,000 sealed Jews of Rev 7 God copies - but don't forget that Satan counterfeits! Blessings, mommapbs |