But when Christappeared[as] a high priestof the good thingsto come,[He entered] throughthe greaterand more perfecttabernacle,not made with hands,that is to say, not of thiscreation;
"The sceptershall not departfrom Judah,Northe ruler'sstafffrom betweenhis feet,UntilShilohcomes,And to him [shall be] the obedienceof the peoples.
ThenI said,"Behold,I come;In the scrollof the bookit is writtenof me.
"A Redeemerwill cometo Zion,And to those who turnfrom transgressionin Jacob,"declaresthe LORD.
I will cleansethem from alltheir iniquityby whichthey have sinnedagainst Me, and I will pardonalltheir iniquitiesby whichthey have sinnedagainst Me and by whichthey have transgressedagainst Me.
"Behold,I am going to sendMy messenger,and he will clearthe waybeforeMe. And the Lord,whomyou seek,will suddenlycometo His temple;and the messengerof the covenant,in whomyou delight,behold,He is coming,"saysthe LORDof hosts.
and saidto Him, "Are You the ExpectedOne, orshall we lookfor someone else?"
AND YOU, BETHLEHEM,LANDOF JUDAH,ARE BY NO MEANSLEASTAMONGTHE LEADERSOF JUDAH;FOR OUT OF YOU SHALL COME FORTHA RULERWHOWILL SHEPHERDMY PEOPLEISRAEL.'"
"We heardHim say,I will destroythistemplemade with hands,and in threedaysI will buildanothermade without hands.'"
And the Wordbecameflesh,and dweltamongus, and we sawHis glory,gloryas of the only begottenfrom the Father,fullof graceand truth.
The womansaidto Him, "I knowthat Messiahis coming(He who is calledChrist);whenthat Onecomes,He will declareall thingsto us."
"However,the Most Highdoes not dwellin [houses] made by [human] hands;as the prophetsays:
while we looknot at the things which are seen,but at the things which are not seen;for the things which are seenare temporal,but the things which are not seenare eternal.
For we knowthat ifthe earthlytentwhich is our houseis torn down,we havea buildingfrom God,a housenot made with hands,eternalin the heavens.
and in Him you were alsocircumcisedwith a circumcisionmade without hands,in the removalof the bodyof the fleshby the circumcisionof Christ;
For the Law,since it has[only] a shadowof the good thingsto come[and] not the veryformof things,cannever,by the samesacrificeswhichthey offercontinuallyyear by year,make perfectthosewho draw near.
This[expression], "Yetonce more,"denotesthe removingof thosethings which can be shaken,as of created things,sothat thosethings which cannotbe shakenmay remain.
For herewe do not havea lastingcity,but we are seeking[the city] which is to come.
Therefore,He hadto be made likeHis brethrenin all things,sothat He might becomea mercifuland faithfulhigh priestin things pertainingto God,to make propitiationfor the sinsof the people.
Therefore,holybrethren,partakersof a heavenlycalling,considerJesus,the Apostleand High Priestof our confession;
For we do not havea high priestwhocannotsympathizewith our weaknesses,but One whohas been temptedin all thingsas [we are, yet] withoutsin.
For thisMelchizedek,kingof Salem,priestof the Most HighGod,who metAbrahamas he was returningfrom the slaughterof the kingsand blessedhim,
And we knowthat the Sonof Godhas come,and has givenus understandingsothat we may knowHim whois true;and we are in Him who is true,in His SonJesusChrist.Thisis the true Godand eternallife.
For manydeceivershave goneout into the world,thosewho do not acknowledgeJesusChrist[as] comingin the flesh.Thisis the deceiverand the antichrist.
