Hebrews 9:11
“But Christ having come as a high priest of the coming good things, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation,”
What does Hebrews 9:11 mean?
Christ's role as high priest brings something entirely new and better than what came before. The "tabernacle not made with hands" refers to the heavenly reality that the Old Testament temple was only a shadow of, suggesting that Jesus gives us direct access to God's presence in a way the physical building never could. When this verse speaks of "coming good things," it points to the salvation and restoration Christ makes possible, something that was always God's intention but is now actually happening through him. In essence, Jesus replaces the old religious system with something real and eternal, offering a connection to God that doesn't depend on earthly structures or repeated rituals.