DAILY TEXT, Sunday April 13, 2025, He entered the holy place once and for all, but not with the blood of goats and young bulls, but with his own blood, and obtained eternal liberation for us (Heb. 9:12).

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Sunday April 13, 2025

He entered the holy place once and for all, not with the blood of goats and young bulls, but with his own blood, and obtained eternal deliverance for us (Heb. 9:12).

Jesus, after being resurrected, entered the Holy of Holies of the spiritual temple. Without a doubt, the system that Jehovah has established for pure worship based on the ransom and priesthood of Jesus Christ is far superior. The Holy of Holies into which the high priest of Israel entered was made by human hands, and he entered there with the blood of animals. But Jesus entered the holiest place of all: “in heaven itself,” before the presence of Jehovah. There he presented the value of his perfect human life for all of us “to put away sin by his own sacrifice” (Heb. 9:24-26). We can all worship Jehovah in his spiritual temple, regardless of whether we hope to live in heaven or on Earth. w23.10 28 paras. 13, 14.

What do the Holy and the Most Holy represent?

The reality. There is a group of 144,000 Christians who have been anointed with holy spirit and enjoy a special relationship with Jehovah. They will serve as priests in heaven with Jesus (Rev. 1:6; 14:1). While they are still here on Earth, God anoints them with his spirit and adopts them as his children. The Holy One in the tabernacle represents this special relationship they have with God (Rom. 8:15-17). The Holy of Holies of the tabernacle represents heaven, where Jehovah lives. “The curtain” that separated the Holy One from the Holy Sacrament represents the human body of Jesus. His flesh was a barrier that prevented him from entering heaven as the great High Priest of the spiritual temple. By giving his human body as a sacrifice on behalf of humanity, Jesus opened the way to heavenly life for all anointed Christians. In order to receive their heavenly reward, the anointed must also leave behind their bodies of flesh and blood (Heb. 10:19, 20; 1 Cor. 15:50). Jesus, after being resurrected, entered the Holy of Holies of the spiritual temple, where eventually all the anointed Christians gathered with him.

According to Hebrews 9:12, 24-26, why is Jehovah's spiritual temple superior?

Without a doubt, the system that Jehovah has established for pure worship based on the ransom and priesthood of Jesus Christ is far superior. The Holy of Holies into which the high priest of Israel entered was made by human hands, and he entered there with the blood of animals. But Jesus entered the holiest place of all: “in heaven itself,” before the presence of Jehovah. There he presented the value of his perfect human life for all of us “to put away sin by his own sacrifice” (read Hebrews 9:12, 24-26). The sacrifice of Jesus, which is the greatest of all, completely cleanses sins. Next, we will see that we can all worship Jehovah in his spiritual temple, regardless of whether we hope to live in heaven or on Earth.

Who served in the courtyard of the tabernacle?

The shadow. In the tabernacle there was a courtyard: an open, fenced area where the priests provided their services. In the courtyard was the great copper altar on which the burnt offerings were presented. There was also a copper laver in which the priests washed with water before fulfilling their sacred responsibilities (Ex. 30:17-20; 40:6-8). In the temples that were built later there was also an outer courtyard, where non-priests could worship God.

Who serves in each of the courtyards of the spiritual temple?

The reality. Before becoming priests with Jesus in heaven, anointed Christians still living on Earth faithfully serve Jehovah in the inner court of the spiritual temple. The great fountain of water that was in the tabernacle and in the temple reminds them, and all Christians in general, of the importance of staying clean in a moral and spiritual sense. And where do the “great crowd,” who loyally support Christ’s anointed brothers, worship God? The apostle John saw that “they stood before the throne” and that they gave God “sacred service day and night.” The great crowd does this on Earth, in the outer court of the spiritual temple (Rev. 7:9, 13-15). How good it is that we all have a place to worship Jehovah in his spiritual temple!

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