All the trials and difficulties which the Master underwent in laying down of his life preceded him as a sweet incense, a precious perfume, beyond the veil, into the Most Holy, as shown in the type.” (R 5712)
Many students of God’s Word have erroneously assumed that the Apostle’s statement found in Heb 9:27 viz., “it is appointed for men to die once, but after this [to face] judgment” is in reference to the world’s judgment to come, following their death, thus many have been left to believe that death ends all probation, believing that if one does not except Christ prior to their death they are eternally damn, that their next waking thought will be the time of their judgement (krima), however a careful examination of the context reveals the true intent of this statement, it has nothing whatsoever to do with mankind’s future judgment, but was in regards to the judgment which came upon the high priest when he entered the ‘Most Holy’.
“Each time a priest went into the ‘Most Holy’ on the Day of Atonement he risked his life; for if his sacrifice had been imperfect in any way he would have died as he passed the ‘second veil’, he would not have been accepted into the ‘Most Holy’ himself, nor would his imperfect sacrifice have been acceptable as an atonement for the sins of the people, hence any failure meant his death, and the condemnation of all for whose sins he attempted to make reconciliation, [this was the judgment mentioned in Heb 9:27,28].” (T 87)
“Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.”
“And so the antitype was fulfilled, our Great High Priest, Christ Jesus passed under the antitypical second veil, when he died at Calvary; and had his sacrifice been in any manner or degree imperfect he would never have been raised out of death, the ‘judgment’ of justice would have gone against him. But his resurrection, on the third day proved that his work was perfectly performed, that it stood the test of the divine judgment.” (T 87, 88)
“Any interpretation of this text, which [attempts to apply] it to the common death of humanity in general, is thoroughly contradicted and disposed of by the context.” (T 88)
“For he has set a day (a future day, a thousand year day) when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead.” (Acts 17:31)
“The incense from the `Golden Altar’ having preceded him (into the ‘Most Holy’) and been satisfactory, the High Priest passed under the second `vail’ into the `Most Holy.’ So with Jesus; having for three and a half year’s offered acceptable incense in the `Holy,’ the consecrated and spirit begotten condition, he passed beyond the `Second Vail,’ death.
For three days he was under the `Vail’ in death; then he arose in the perfection of the divine nature beyond the flesh, beyond the vail, `the express image of the Father’s person.’ He was `put to death in the flesh, but quickened (made alive) in spirit,’ `sown a natural (human) body, raised a spiritual body.’ Thus our Lord reached the `Most Holy’ condition, the perfection of spirit being, at his resurrection.—1 Pet 3:18; 1 Cor 15:44.” (T 57, 58)
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Many students of God’s Word have erroneously assumed that the Apostle’s statement found in Heb 9:27 viz., “it is appointed for men to die once, but after this [to face] judgment” is in reference to the world’s judgment to come, following their death, thus many have been left to believe that death ends all probation, believing that if one does not except Christ prior to their death they are eternally damn, that their next waking thought will be the time of their judgement (krima), however a careful examination of the context reveals the true intent of this statement, it has nothing whatsoever to do with mankind’s future judgment, but was in regards to the judgment which came upon the high priest when he entered the ‘Most Holy’.
“Each time a priest went into the ‘Most Holy’ on the Day of Atonement he risked his life; for if his sacrifice had been imperfect in any way he would have died as he passed the ‘second veil’, he would not have been accepted into the ‘Most Holy’ himself, nor would his imperfect sacrifice have been acceptable as an atonement for the sins of the people, hence any failure meant his death, and the condemnation of all for whose sins he attempted to make reconciliation, [this was the judgment mentioned in Heb 9:27,28].” (T 87)
“Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.”
“And so the antitype was fulfilled, our Great High Priest, Christ Jesus passed under the antitypical second veil, when he died at Calvary; and had his sacrifice been in any manner or degree imperfect he would never have been raised out of death, the ‘judgment’ of justice would have gone against him. But his resurrection, on the third day proved that his work was perfectly performed, that it stood the test of the divine judgment.” (T 87, 88)
“Any interpretation of this text, which [attempts to apply] it to the common death of humanity in general, is thoroughly contradicted and disposed of by the context.” (T 88)
“For he has set a day (a future day, a thousand year day) when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead.” (Acts 17:31)
“The incense from the `Golden Altar’ having preceded him (into the ‘Most Holy’) and been satisfactory, the High Priest passed under the second `vail’ into the `Most Holy.’ So with Jesus; having for three and a half year’s offered acceptable incense in the `Holy,’ the consecrated and spirit begotten condition, he passed beyond the `Second Vail,’ death.
For three days he was under the `Vail’ in death; then he arose in the perfection of the divine nature beyond the flesh, beyond the vail, `the express image of the Father’s person.’ He was `put to death in the flesh, but quickened (made alive) in spirit,’ `sown a natural (human) body, raised a spiritual body.’ Thus our Lord reached the `Most Holy’ condition, the perfection of spirit being, at his resurrection.—1 Pet 3:18; 1 Cor 15:44.” (T 57, 58)
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