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Hebrews 10:22
Blessings of Christ as a high priest. OT detailed all the work of a high priest.
Under OT, it was just a covering for their sin, not a full payment. Now, we see the full payment made through Christ.
The high priests had to repeatedly do the work. Christ had to do it only ones.
Cross-ref: Heb. 10:1 - the opposite of whom was Christ who made a permanent sacrifice for a new covenant.
Access
Now we have access to Christ. Christ has opened the presence of God to us through His work.
Cleansing
We also have our whole being cleansed. Guilt accompanies every sin, but now we've been cleansed by Him.
Peter asked Jesus to wash all of him and Jesus said unless he would be cleansed he would have no part with Him. Being cleansed is like being sanitized. It's temporary for us when we sanitize our hands, for example! But the cleansing of Christ is forever.
Application: recognize our position in Christ.