and when He again introduceth the First-born into the world, he saith, "And let all the angels of God worship Him."

so I sware in my wrath, they shall not enter into my rest."

and to whom did He swear that they should not enter into his rest, but to those that were disobedient?

Let us therefore fear least a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of us should seem to fall short of it:

For we who believe shall enter into rest, as He said above, "So I sware in my wrath, they shall not enter into my rest:" though the works of creation were finished from the foundation of the world:

And yet in this place, "They shall not enter into my rest."

Seeing therefore it remaineth that some are to enter into it, and they to whom it was at first offered did not enter because of their unbelief,

for he that is entered into his rest, hath also himself ceased from his works, as God did from his.

Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, least any one fall after the same example of unbelief.

Having therefore a great high-priest, that is passed into the heavens, even Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession:

But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their mind, and I will inscribe them on their hearts; and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people.

Now these things being thus disposed, the priests always went into the first part of the tabernacle to perform their daily services:

but into the second only the high-priest went once a year; and that not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the sins of the people committed through ignorance.

The Holy Ghost shewing by this, that the way into the Holy of holies was not yet manifested, the first tabernacle being yet standing.

But Christ being come an high-priest of the good things to come, hath entered once for all into the holy places, through a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is, not of this building,

Whence neither was the first covenant entered into without blood:

For Christ is not entered into holy places made with hands, which were but types of the true ones; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

nor to offer Himself often, as the high-priest entereth into the holy of holies every year with the blood of others;

Wherefore upon his coming into the world He saith, "Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire, but a body hast thou prepared me:

for after He had said, "This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and on their minds will I inscribe them;

Having therefore, brethren, free admission into the holy places by the blood of Jesus,

It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

As the bodies of those animals, whose blood being offered for sin is brought into the holy place by the high-priest, are not eaten, but are burnt without the camp.