soChristalso,having been offeredonceto bearthe sinsof many,will appeara second timefor salvationwithout[reference to] sin,to thosewho eagerly awaitHim.
And it will be saidin that day,"Behold,thisis our Godfor whom we have waitedthat He might saveus. Thisis the LORDfor whom we have waited;Let us rejoiceand be gladin His salvation."
"Whydid you not eatthe sinofferingat the holyplace?For it is mostholy,and He gaveit to you to bearaway the guiltof the congregation,to makeatonementfor them beforethe LORD.
You will fleeby the valleyof My mountains,for the valleyof the mountainswill reachto Azel;yes, you will fleejustas you fledbeforethe earthquakein the daysof Uzziahkingof Judah.Then the LORD,my God,will come,[and] allthe holyoneswith Him!
So the LORDsaidto Aaron,"You and your sonsand your father'shouseholdwith you shall bearthe guiltin connection with the sanctuary,and you and your sonswith you shall bearthe guiltin connection with your priesthood.
"Only the Levitesshall performthe serviceof the tentof meeting,and they shall beartheir iniquity;it shall be a perpetualstatutethroughout your generations,and amongthe sonsof Israelthey shall havenoinheritance.
onebull,oneram,onemalelambone yearold,for a burntoffering;
justas the Sonof Mandid not cometo be served,but to serve,and to giveHis lifea ransomfor many."
"But whenthe Sonof Mancomesin His glory,and allthe angelswith Him, thenHe will siton His gloriousthrone.
for thisis My bloodof the covenant,which is pouredout for manyfor forgivenessof sins.
"IfI goand preparea placefor you, I will comeagainand receiveyou to Myself,that whereI am,[there] you may be also.
They alsosaid,"Menof Galilee,whydo you standlookinginto the sky?ThisJesus,who has been takenup from you into heaven,will comein justthe same wayas you have watchedHim gointo heaven."
whomGoddisplayed publiclyas a propitiationin His bloodthroughfaith.[This was] to demonstrateHis righteousness,becausein the forbearanceof GodHe passed overthe sinspreviously committed;
But the free giftis not likethe transgression.For ifby the transgressionof the onethe manydied,muchmoredid the graceof Godand the giftby the graceof the oneMan,JesusChrist,aboundto the many.
For the death that He died,He diedto sinonce for all;but the lifethat He lives, He livesto God.
And not onlythis, but alsowe ourselves,havingthe first fruitsof the Spirit,evenwe ourselvesgroanwithinourselves,waiting eagerlyfor [our] adoption as sons,the redemptionof our body.
For whatthe Lawcouldnot do, weakas it was throughthe flesh,God[did]: sendingHis ownSonin the likenessof sinfulfleshand [as an offering] for sin,He condemnedsinin the flesh,
sothat you are not lackingin anygift,awaiting eagerlythe revelationof our LordJesusChrist,
But whenthisperishablewill have puton the imperishable,and thismortalwill have puton immortality,thenwill comeabout the sayingthat is written,"DEATHIS SWALLOWEDUP in victory.
and to waitfor His Sonfrom heaven,whomHe raisedfrom the dead,[that is] Jesus,who rescuesus from the wrathto come.
Nowwe requestyou, brethren,with regardto the comingof our LordJesusChristand our gathering togetherto Him,
in the futurethere is laidup for me the crownof righteousness,whichthe Lord,the righteousJudge,will awardto me on that day;and not onlyto me, but alsoto allwho have lovedHis appearing.
lookingfor the blessedhopeand the appearingof the gloryof our greatGodand Savior,ChristJesus,
Are they not allministeringspirits,sentout to render servicefor the sakeof thosewho willinheritsalvation?
By thiswillwe have beensanctifiedthroughthe offeringof the bodyof JesusChristonce for all.
Pursuepeacewith all men,and the sanctificationwithoutwhichno onewill seethe Lord.
howwill we escapeif we neglectso greata salvation?Afterit was at the firstspokenthroughthe Lord,it was confirmedto us by thosewho heard,
For we do not havea high priestwhocannotsympathizewith our weaknesses,but One whohas been temptedin all thingsas [we are, yet] withoutsin.
And having been made perfect,He becameto allthosewho obeyHim the sourceof eternalsalvation,
whodoes not needdaily,likethosehigh priests,to offerup sacrifices,firstfor His ownsinsand thenfor the [sins] of the people,becausethisHe didonce for allwhen He offeredup Himself.
norwas it that He would offerHimselfoften,as the high priestentersthe holy placeyear by yearwith bloodthat is not his own.
and He Himselfboreour sinsin His bodyon the cross,sothat we might dieto sinand liveto righteousness;for by His woundsyou were healed.
For Christalsodiedfor sinsonce for all,[the] justfor [the] unjust,sothat He might bringus to God,having been put to deathin the flesh,but made alivein the spirit;
lookingfor and hasteningthe comingof the dayof God,becauseof whichthe heavenswill be destroyedby burning,and the elementswill meltwith intense heat!
Beloved,nowwe are childrenof God,and it has not appearedas yetwhatwe will be. We knowthat whenHe appears,we will be likeHim, becausewe will seeHim justas He is.
You knowthat He appearedin orderto take awaysins;and in Him there is nosin.
keepyourselvesin the loveof God,waiting anxiouslyfor the mercyof our LordJesusChristto eternallife.
BEHOLD,HE IS COMINGWITH THE CLOUDS,and everyeyewill seeHim, eventhose whopiercedHim; and allthe tribesof the earthwill mournoverHim. Soit is to be. Amen.
