Leviticus 16:4 He shall put on the holy linen coat and shall have the linen undergarment on his body, and he shall tie the linen sash around his waist, and wear the linen turban; these are the holy garments. He shall bathe his body in water and then put them on.
Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement is the busiest day of the year for the high priest.
These are the instructions for the high priest before enters the Holy Place in the Temple.
Exodus 28 gives instructions for the priestly garments. The clothing for the priest is to be made of linen.
Exodus 28:5 They shall take the gold and the blue and the purple and the scarlet material and the fine linen.
The concept is stated seven more times in Exodus 28. Priestly garments are of linen (Exodus 28:6, 8, 15, 39, 39, 42).
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Currently, there is a high priest in the Heavenly Tabernacle. He is of the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 6:20 …where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
Before going to Heaven to be at the right hand of the Father, Christ the high priest was buried in linen.
Matthew 27:59 And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth… (see also Mark 15:46, Luke 23:53).
The body referenced is Jesus after His death.
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John 20:17 Jesus says to her, “Do not touch Me, for not yet have I ascended to the Father. Now go to My brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’”
After His death but before His ascension, Christ was clean and free of sin. He had become a sin offering at the cross. Jesus had overcome death or sin with His resurrection.
Christ is talking to Mary Magdalene. Because of her history, we know she was a sinful woman. Not to pick on Mary, as humans, we are all sinful. Jesus would have said the same thing to any of us if we were in Mary’s place.
Jesus’ resurrected body could not come in contact with sin before going to the Heavenly Tabernacle. Jesus entered Heaven free of sin in His glorified body. Christ presented Himself clean and pure before God the Father in the Heavenly Holy Place.
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Revelation 13:16-17 And the second beast required all people, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.
Britain is tying economic activity to digital identification. In the name of security and illegal immigration of course…
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2 Timothy 3:12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted…
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