新約聖經 和合本

希伯來書 第九章

1原來前約有禮拜的條例和屬世界的聖幕。
2因為有豫備的帳幕，頭一層叫作聖所，裡面有燈臺、桌子，和陳設餅。
3第二幔子後又有一層帳幕，叫作至聖所，
4有金香爐（或作：壇），有包金的約櫃，櫃裡有盛嗎哪的金罐和亞倫發過芽的杖，並兩塊約版；
5櫃上面有榮耀基路伯的影罩著施恩（原文作：蔽罪）座。這幾件我現在不能一一細說。
6這些物件既如此豫備齊了，眾祭司就常進頭一層帳幕，行拜神的禮。
7至於第二層帳幕，惟有大祭司一年一次獨自進去，沒有不帶著血為自己和百姓的過錯獻上。
8聖靈用此指明，頭一層帳幕仍存的時候，進入至聖所的路還未顯明。
9那頭一層帳幕作現今的一個表樣，所獻的禮物和祭物，就著良心說，都不能叫禮拜的人得以完全。
10這些事，連那飲食和諸般洗濯的規矩，都不過是屬肉體的條例，命定到振興的時候為止。
11但現在基督已經來到，作了將來美事的大祭司，經過那更大更全備的帳幕，不是人手所造、也不是屬乎這世界的；
12並且不用山羊和牛犢的血，乃用自己的血，只一次進入聖所，成了永遠贖罪的事。
13若山羊和公牛的血，並母牛犢的灰，灑在不潔的人身上，尚且叫人成聖，身體潔淨，
14何況基督藉著永遠的靈，將自己無瑕無疵獻給神，他的血豈不更能洗淨你們的心（原文是良心），除去你們的死行，使你們事奉那永生神麼﹖
15為此，他作了新約的中保，既然受死贖了人在前約之時所犯的罪過，便叫蒙召之人得著所應許永遠的產業。
16凡有遺命必須等到留遺命（遺命：原文與約字同）的人死了；
17因為人死了，遺命纔有效力，若留遺命的尚在，那遺命還有用處麼﹖
18所以，前約也不是不用血立的；
19因為摩西當日照著律法將各樣誡命傳給眾百姓，就拿朱紅色絨和牛膝草，把牛犢山羊的血和水灑在書上，又灑在眾百姓身上，說：
20這血就是神與你們立約的憑據。
21他又照樣把血灑在帳幕和各樣器皿上。
22按著律法，凡物差不多都是用血潔淨的；若不流血，罪就不得赦免了。
23照著天上樣式作的物件必須用這些祭物去潔淨；但那天上的本物自然當用更美的祭物去潔淨。
24因為基督並不是進了人手所造的聖所（這不過是真聖所的影像），乃是進了天堂，如今為我們顯在神面前；
25也不是多次將自己獻上，像那大祭司每年帶著牛羊的血（牛羊的血：原文作不是自己的血）進入聖所，
26如果這樣，他從創世以來，就必多次受苦了。但如今在這末世顯現一次，把自己獻為祭，好除掉罪。
27按著定命，人人都有一死，死後且有審判。
28像這樣，基督既然一次被獻，擔當了多人的罪，將來要向那等候他的人第二次顯現，並與罪無關，乃是為拯救他們。

Hebrews - Chapter 9

Compile starting 13th January 2003.

1. The first covenant had rules for worship and a man-made place for worship as well.

2. A tent was put up, the outer one, which was called the Holy Place. In it were the lamp-stand and the table with the bread offered to God.

3. Behind the second curtain was the tent called the Most Holy Place.

4. In it were the gold altar for the burning of incense and the Covenant Box all covered with gold and containing the gold jar with the manna in it, Aaron's stick that had sprouted leaves, and the two stone tablets with the commandments written on them.

5. Above the Box were the winged creatures representing God's presence, with their wings spread over the place where sins were forgiven. But now is not the time to explain everything in detail.

6. This is how those things have been arranged. The priests go into the outer tent every day to perform their duties,

7. but only the High Priest goes into the inner tent, and he does so only once a year. He takes with him blood which he offers to God on behalf of himself and for the sins which the people have committed without knowing they were sinning.

8. The Holy Spirit clearly teaches from all these arrangements that the way into the Most Holy Place has not yet been opened as long as the outer tent still stands.

9. This is a symbol which points to the present time. It means that the offerings and animal sacrifices presented to God cannot make the worshipper's heart perfect,

10. since they have to do only with food, drink, and various purification ceremonies. These are all outward rules, which apply only until the time when God will establish the new order.

11. But Christ has already come as the High Priest of the good things that are already here. The tent in which he serves is greater and more perfect; it is not a man-made tent, that is, it is not a part of this created world.

12. When Christ went through the tent and entered once and for all into the Most Holy Place, he did not take the blood of goats and bulls to offer as a sacrifice; rather, he took his own blood and obtained eternal salvation for us.

13. The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a burnt calf are sprinkled on the people who are ritually unclean, and this purifies them by taking away their ritual impurity.

14. Since this is true, how much more is accomplished by the blood of Christ! Through the eternal Spirit he offered himself as a perfect sacrifice to God. His blood will purify our consciences from useless rituals, so that we may serve the living God.

15. For this reason Christ is the one who arranges a new covenant, so that those who have been called by God may receive the eternal blessings that God has promised. This can be done because there has been a death which sets people free from the wrongs they did while the first covenant was in effect.

16. In the case of a will it is necessary to prove that the person who made it has died,

17. for a will means nothing while the person who made it is alive; it goes into effect only after his death.

18. That is why even the first covenant went into effect only with the use of blood.

19. First, Moses proclaimed to the people all the commandments as set forth in the Law. Then he took the blood of bulls and goats, mixed it with water, and sprinkled it on the book of the Law and all the people, using a sprig of hyssop and some red wool.

20. He said, "This is the blood which seals the covenant that God has commanded you to obey."

21. In the same way Moses also sprinkled the blood on the Covenant Tent and over all the things used in worship.

22. Indeed, according to the Law almost everything is purified by blood, and sins are forgiven only if blood is poured out.

23. Those things, which are copies of the heavenly originals, had to be purified in that way. But the heavenly things themselves require much better sacrifices.

24. For Christ did not go into a man-made Holy Place, which was a copy of the real one. He went into heaven itself, where he now appears on our behalf in the presence of God.

25. The Jewish High Priest goes into the Most Holy Place every year with the blood of an animal. But Christ did not go in to offer himself many times,

26. for then he would have had to suffer many times ever since the creation of the world. Instead, now when all ages of time are nearing the end, he has appeared once and for all, to remove sin through the sacrifice of himself.

27. Everyone must die once, and after that be judged by God.

28. In the same manner Christ also was offered in sacrifice once to take away the sins of many. He will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to save those who are waiting for him.

Verse 1 has Chinese words different from English version.

Verse 2 English version does not say about the 1st sentence in Chinese.

Verse 4 & 5 resemble our face. See image on the left. This is the heavenly copy of the Most Holy Place or Holiest of The Holy.

Verse 5, Paul was saying the time was not ripe for the details because another person will go into their details later on. If you read the Exodus, you can know most of the descriptions of the Covenant Tent.

Verse 7 has different Chinese and English writing. The English version adds the last sentence to the verse.

Verse 8, who is speaking on behalf of the Holy Spirit? The outer tent was destroyed in BC 586. The 2nd Temple had no Covenant Box, therefore it cannot be classified as outer and inner tents.

Verse 9, New Testament does not write on duties of priests, only the 2 classes of religious people. Paul was in one group. If Jesus can go into the Temple and preach to the Jews, the Temple was not the same as the first one. Only priests were allowed into the outer and inner tents of the first Temple. The Jews were outside the Covenant Tent facing the altar for burning animals. They cannot see inside because the first curtain block their view.

Verse 10 says all rules and regulations pertaining to sacrifices, offering, prayer, purification will become null and void when the time comes to pass. I am telling you the time has arrived, therefore you need to pray to the mark on your forehead, not to any Tom, Dick or Harry and to any temple, churches, mosques, synagogues, shrines etc. These places of worship are no more holy.

Verse 11, had Christ come as High Priest in Paul's time? When does Jesus become the High Priest?

Verse 12 has to be described as the sealing on the mark on our forehead. The mark is the key to God's presence. Sealing is to open it and block it. Or you can say the Christ at the mark is crucified. The Spiritual Soul at the mark is Christ. Using his own blood is to confuse readers about the sealing of the mark. If you take it as the crucifixion in around AD 32, then the new order is at that time. Why the world is still in confusion and great troubles? The new order is now because I am Melchizedek and Jesus is now the name for the mark on our forehead. Therefore sealing the mark is like Christ using his blood to redeem our sins, and put to death "Hade". After the sealing our Spiritual Soul will become an immortal.

Verse 14, why Christ has to go through eternal Spirit? Because they are the same One. Scriptures use many different names to confuse readers.

Verse 15 Chinese version has 'he becomes the guarantee of the new covenant.' Also 'eternal properties.'

Verse 16 says that a will is not effective until the person dies. The meaning is after sealing the mark, it is not effective until the person dies.

Verse 24, in verse 12 Christ went into the Most Holy Place using his blood, here it tells another story. You see, scriptures can twist and turn stories to get you confused. Now this Most Holy Place is in heaven.

Verse 26, at the end of age, Jesus offers Himself ? This is 2008 not AD32. So the meaning is to mean Sealing the Mark on our forehead.

Verse 27 has no 'according to fate.' Verse is too simplistic. This gives impression there is no reincarnation.

Verse 28 gives the wrong impression Christ is to come a second time. You see most of the verses in this chapter refer only to Christ. Another meaning for it is messiah. This is another indication it is not referring to Jesus in some verses. Like here, you expect to see the old Jesus to appear the second time? Don't be stupid! He will not appear the second time. The new name for Jesus is the mark on our forehead. When everyone knows it, it is like the second coming. The mark is the guarantee of the new covenant. It is the key to God's presence. In other term, it is the Garden of Eden, the promise of Allah to Muslims.

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Edited on 10th June 2008.