Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

Bible References

The patterns

Hebrews 9:9
Which was a figure of that time present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience,
Hebrews 8:5
(who serve as an example and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern showed unto thee in the mount);
Hebrews 10:1
For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never make perfect those who come by the same sacrifices which they offer year by year continually.
Colossians 2:17
which are a shadow of things to come, but the body is of the Christ.

The heavenly

Hebrews 9:11
But Christ being now come, high priest of the good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation,
Hebrews 10:4
For the blood of bulls and of goats cannot take away sins.
Luke 24:26
ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter (like this) into his glory?
John 14:3
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
1 Peter 1:19
but with the precious blood of the Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without contamination,
Revelation 5:9
And they sang a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for thou wast slain and hast redeemed us unto God by thy blood, out of every kindred and tongue and people and nation

General references

Leviticus 9:9
And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and put it upon the horns of the altar and poured out the remaining blood at the bottom of the altar;
Leviticus 16:18
And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD and reconcile it and shall take of the blood of the bullock and of the blood of the he goat and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.
Numbers 19:6
Then the priest shall take cedar wood and hyssop and scarlet and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.
Deuteronomy 5:2
The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
Luke 24:26
ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter (like this) into his glory?