009:020 saying, "This is the blood which confirms the Covenant that God
has made binding upon you."
009:021 And in the same way he also sprinkled blood upon the Tent
of worship and upon all the vessels used in the ministry.
009:022 Indeed we may almost say that in obedience to the Law everything
is sprinkled with blood, and that apart from the outpouring
of blood there is no remission of sins.
009:023 It was needful therefore that the copies of the things in Heaven
should be cleansed in this way, but that the heavenly things
themselves should be cleansed with more costly sacrifices.
009:024 For not into a Holy place built by men's hands--a mere copy
of the reality--did Christ enter, but He entered Heaven itself,
now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf.
009:025 Nor did He enter for the purpose of many times offering Himself
in sacrifice, just as the High Priest enters the Holy place,
year after year, taking with him blood not his own.
009:026 In that case Christ would have needed to suffer many times,
from the creation of the world onwards; but as a matter of fact
He has appeared once for all, at the Close of the Ages,
in order to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
009:027 And since it is reserved for all mankind once to die,
and afterwards to be judged;
009:028 so the Christ also, having been once offered in sacrifice in order
that He might bear the sins of many, will appear a second time,
separated from sin, to those who are eagerly expecting Him,
to make their salvation complete.
010:001 For, since the Law exhibits only an outline of the blessings
to come and not a perfect representation of the things themselves,
the priests can never, by repeating the same sacrifices
which they continually offer year after year, give complete