Christ's Work on Earth and in Heaven
W. Jay. Hebrews 9:11-12 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands… I. HIS WORK ON EARTH. "He obtained eternal redemption for us." 1. The blessing in question. (1) Redemption by our Lord Jesus Christ, or deliverance from the sentence of condemnation. (2) Redemption by power from the dominion of sin, from the vassalage of the world, and from the power of darkness. 2. The extensiveness of the attribute. "Eternal redemption." (1) Completely. (2) Absolutely. (3) Emphatically. 3. Eternal in its procuring. 4. Eternity of the benefit. (1) For men, in distinction from angels. (2) For believers. II. His APPEARANCE IN HEAVEN. 1. Where did He enter? "Into the holy place" — heaven. 2. With what did He enter? "With His own blood. 3. How often did He enter? "Once." (W. Jay.) Parallel Verses KJV: But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; WEB: But Christ having come as a high priest of the coming good things, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation,