I meant to include the heavenly temple. And Jesus is the High Priest. This is what Hebrews 8:6 is talking about a better way. Actually being in heaven with the original temple and the Jesus the High Priest.
Suzy --- Judy Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: Susan Petersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > My husband has a theory on the shadow of things to > come. He says that in > order for there to be a shadow > there has to be a real object or person casting that > shadow. Jesus is the > real person casting the shadow. > If we take away the shadow then we take away Jesus > who is casting that > shadow. Suzy > > jt: Suzy your husband's theory makes scientific > sense but when applied to > the ceremonial system given to Moses on the mount. > The real was the > heavenly sanctuary and Moses was told to make > everything exactly > according to the pattern that was given to him ie: > > "On earth there are those who offer gifts according > to the Law who serve > a copy and a shadow of the heavenly things, just as > Moses was warned by > God when he was about to erect the tabernacle for, > "See He says that you > make all things according to the pattern which was > shown you on the > mountain" (Exodus 25:40, Hebrews 8:4,5). > > and of the heavenly.... > Therefore it was necessary for the copies of the > things in the heavens to > be cleansed with these, but the heavenly things > themselves with better > sacrifices than these. For Christ did not enter a > holy place made with > hands, a mere copy of the true one, but into heaven > itself, now to appear > in the presence of God for us" (Hebrews 9:23,24) > > > > > > --- David Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Judy wrote: > > > When I say "Ceremonial Law" I believe you know > > what I mean > > > David - The Levitical priesthood, the Temple > with > > it's ritual and > > > sacrifices and all of the feasts which were a > > shadow of what was > > > to come. > > > > The problem with defining "ceremonial" with that > > which is a "shadow" is that > > such sometimes causes a person to ignore the law. > > If a certain aspect of > > the law is a shadow, then we need to look hard and > > long at it. For example, > > the law concerning Passover should help us > > understand Christ, since Christ > > is the Passover lamb. > > > > The seventh day Sabbath also is a shadow, just > like > > Passover. Does that > > mean that you consider the fourth commandment (of > > the Ten Commandments) to > > be ceremonial? I really do not know how you would > > answer this. Your > > response is reminiscent of the way that John and > > some others react to my > > questions. I think my question is honest and > > sincere and deserves to be > > answered. > > > > Peace be with you. > > David Miller. > > > > p.s. Have you ever considered that marriage > itself > > is a shadow of our > > relationship to Christ? Nobody would argue that > we > > should do away with > > marriage just because it is a shadow of something > to > > come. > > > > > > ---------- > > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned > with > > salt, that you may know how you ought to answer > > every man." (Colossians 4:6) > > http://www.InnGlory.org > > > > If you do not want to receive posts from this > list, > > send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and > you > > will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who > > wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be > > subscribed. > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! > http://my.yahoo.com > > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with > salt, that you may > know how you ought to answer every man." > (Colossians 4:6) > http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, > send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be > unsubscribed. If you have a > friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail > to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
