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Hebrews 9:23 says "the heavenly things themselves" require purification with "better sacrifices." What is being purified in heaven, and why? How does this connect to Daniel 8:14?

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ATONEMENT

  • For tabernacle and furniture LEV 16:15-20,33
  • In consummation of the Levites NUM 8:21
  • For those defiled by the dead NUM 6:11
  • Made for houses LEV 14:53
  • By meat offerings LEV 5:11-13; By jewels NUM 31:50; By money EXO 30:12-16; By incense NUM 16:46-50
  • DAY OF: Time of EXO 30:10; LEV 23:27; 25:9; NUM 29:7. How observed EXO 30:10; LEV 16:2-34; LEV 23:27-32; NUM 29:7-11; ACT 27:9; HEB 5:3; 9:7,19,22
  • MADE BY ANIMAL SACRIFICES: EXO 29:36; LEV 1:4; 4:20,22-35; 16:6,10,11,15-19,24-34; 17:11; HEB 9:22
  • MADE BY JESUS: Divinely ordained LUK 2:30,31; GAL 4:4,5; EPH 1:3-12; 1PE 1:20; REV 13:8. Made but once HEB 7:27; 9:24-28; 10:10,12,14; 1PE 3:18. Redemption by MAT 20:28; HEB 9:12; REV 5:9. Typified GEN 4:4 with HEB 11:4; LEV 16:30,34 with HEB 9:7,12,28; LEV 17:11 with HEB 9:22

SANCTUARY

  • (The Holy of Holies)
  • In the tabernacle HEB 9:2
  • Divine dwelling place EXO 25:8
  • Reverence for LEV 19:30; 26:2
  • In charge of high priest EXO 27:21; LEV 24:3; NUM 18:5
  • The Holy Place in the temple LAM 2:7,20; EZK 42:20
  • FIGURATIVE EZK 11:16
  • Symbolical HEB 8:2,5

SPRINKLING

  • Of blood LEV 14:7,51; LEV 16:14; HEB 9:13,19,21; HEB 11:28; HEB 12:24; 1PE 1:2
  • Of water NUM 8:7; EZK 36:25; HEB 9:19; HEB 10:22

JUDGMENT

  • THE GENERAL: 1CH 16:33; DAN 7:9,10; HEB 9:27; HEB 10:27; REV 20:11-15
  • ACCORDING TO OPPORTUNITY AND WORKS: REV 20:12,13

DEFILEMENT

  • Laws relating to LEV 7:18-21; 11:43; 22:2-7
  • Caused by: Leprosy, gonorrhea, copulation, childbirth, menses, touching the dead (NUM 19:11-22), touching carcass of unclean animal
  • Of priests LEV 16:26,28; EZK 44:25,26

TYPES

  • The sanctuary a type of the heavenly sanctuary EXO 40:2,24; HEB 8:2,5; HEB 9:1-12
  • OF THE SAVIOUR: High priest typical of mediatorship EXO 28:1,12,29,30,38; LEV 16:15; ZEC 6:12,13; HEB 5; 8:2; 10:21
  • The sacrifices LEV 4:2,3,12; HEB 9:7-15,18-25; HEB 10:1-22; 1PE 1:19; REV 5:6

SANCTIFICATION

  • Material things sanctified by anointing EXO 40:9-11
  • The Lord is the Sanctifier EXO 31:13; LEV 20:8
  • Tabernacle sanctified by God's presence EXO 29:43; 40:34,35
  • HEB 2:11; 9:14; 10:10,14; 12:10; 13:12; 1JN 1:9; REV 7:14
  • CLEANSING (See ABLUTION) — ritual purification procedures
  • CONSECRATION — dedication/setting apart of sacred things
  • SACRIFICES — figurative and literal offerings