Hebrews 9:24

For Christ did not enter into Holy Places made by hands, mere copies of the true ones, but into Heaven itself, now to appear in God's presence on our behalf;

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In The King James Version

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:

In Context

23So then, it was necessary for the copies of the things in the heavens to be cleansed with such, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than those.

25but not in order to offer Himself repeatedly, like the high priest who entered the Most Holy Place year by year with another's blood

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Cross References

Mark 14:58“We heard him saying: ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’”

Luke 24:51And it happened, as He was blessing them, that He left them and was carried up into heaven.

John 6:62What if you should see the Son of the Man going up to where He was at first?

Acts 1:9Upon saying these things, as they watched, He was lifted up, and a cloud took Him out of their sight.

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 9:24-28

The Priesthood of Christ; The Second Coming of Christ. ( a. d. 62.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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