Hebrews 9:8-16

Riverside(i) 8 The Holy Spirit shows this, that the way into the holy place has not yet been made plain while the first Tent is standing. 9 That is a symbol, for the time being, in accordance with which gifts and sacrifices are offered, though they cannot make the worshiper perfect in his conscience, 10 since they consist only of foods and drinks and various baths — rules respecting the flesh, imposed until the time of reformation. 11 But when Christ came as High Priest of the good things that have come, he entered once for all through the greater and more perfect Tent not made by hands — that is, not of this creation — 12 and not with the blood of goats and calves, but with his own blood, into the holy place, and thereby found eternal redemption. 13 For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling the defiled, makes them holy as regards purity of their flesh, 14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through an eternal Spirit offered himself an unblemished sacrifice to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works for the service of the living God. 15 For this reason he is the mediator of a better covenant that, a death having taken place for redemption from sins under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the eternal inheritance promised to them. 16 For where there is a last will and testament the death of the testator must be put in evidence.