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Re: Reconciling and purifying Heaven?
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Originally Posted by Esaias
I'll be back later with more but I'm thinking this has to do with, or is somehow connected to, the high priest making atonement for the altars, sanctuary, ark, etc. I always wondered why those things needed an atonement. They weren't sinful, they were holy!
But! Apparently they "carried the sins of the people" and needed purging. And they are patterns or models of certain "heavenly things" or realities.
It appears the Cross has literally cosmic and universal significance. (Universal as in impacting the entire created universe, earth AND heaven.)
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