Hebrews 10:20

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Jesus has opened a new and living way for us to go through the curtain. (The curtain is his own body.)

Cross References

Leviticus 16:15

“Next, Aaron will slaughter the goat for the people’s offering for sin. He will take the blood inside, go up to the canopy, and sprinkle it on the throne of mercy and in front of it, as he did with the bull’s blood.

Leviticus 16:2

The Lord said, “Tell your brother Aaron that he cannot go into the holy place whenever he wants to. If he goes up to the canopy and stands in front of the throne of mercy on the ark, he will die, because I appear in the smoke above the throne of mercy.

Leviticus 21:23

However, he must never come up to the canopy or to the altar, since he has a physical defect. He must never dishonor the holy places because I, the Lord, set them apart as holy.”

Matthew 27:51

Suddenly, the curtain in the temple was split in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, and the rocks were split open.

Mark 15:38

The curtain in the temple was split in two from top to bottom.

Luke 23:45

The sun had stopped shining. The curtain in the temple was split in two.

John 10:7

Jesus emphasized, “I can guarantee this truth: I am the gate for the sheep.

John 10:9

I am the gate. Those who enter the sheep pen through me will be saved. They will go in and out of the sheep pen and find food.

John 14:6

Jesus answered him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one goes to the Father except through me.

Ephesians 2:15

He brought an end to the commandments and demands found in Moses’ Teachings so that he could take Jewish and non-Jewish people and create one new humanity in himself. So he made peace.

1 Timothy 3:16

The mystery that gives us our reverence for God is acknowledged to be great: He  appeared in his human nature, was approved by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was announced throughout the nations, was believed in the world, and was taken to heaven in glory.

Hebrews 6:19

We have this confidence as a sure and strong anchor for our lives. This confidence goes into the ⌞holy⌟ place behind the curtain

Hebrews 9:3

Behind the second curtain was the part of the tent called the most holy place.

Hebrews 9:8

The Holy Spirit used this to show that the way into the most holy place was not open while the tent was still in use.

1 Peter 3:18

This is true because Christ suffered for our sins once. He was an innocent person, but he suffered for guilty people so that he could bring you to God. His body was put to death, but he was brought to life through his spirit.

1 John 4:2

This is how you can recognize God’s Spirit: Every person who declares that Jesus Christ has come as a human has the Spirit that is from God.

2 John 1:7

Many people who deceive others have gone into the world. They refuse to declare that Jesus Christ came in flesh and blood. This is the mark of a deceiver and an antichrist.