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    The High Priest, once 'cleansed' had to not be touched before entering the Most Holy Place...
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    Jesus had to fulfill all the OT prophesies and the high priest entering sanctified into the Holy of Holies makes most sense to me...
    It makes sense to me too and falls in line with the mercy seat mentioned in the OT:

    ...The ark of the covenant, the chest containing the two stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments, was the most sacred object of the tabernacle and later in the temple in Jerusalem, where it was placed in an inner area called the Holy of Holies. Also within the ark were the golden pot of manna, such as was provided by God in the wilderness wanderings (Exodus 16:4) and Aaron's almond rod (Numbers 17:1-13). On top of the ark was a lid called the mercy seat on which rested the cloud or visible symbol of the divine presence. Here God was supposed to be seated, and from this place He was supposed to dispense mercy to man when the blood of the atonement was sprinkled there.

    In a manner of speaking, the mercy seat concealed the people of God from the ever-condemning judgment of the Law. Each year on the Day of Atonement, the high priest entered the Holy of Holies and sprinkled the blood of animals sacrificed for the atonement of the sins of God's people. This blood was sprinkled on the mercy seat. The point conveyed by this imagery is that it is only through the offering of blood that the condemnation of the Law could be taken away and violations of God's laws covered...

    ...What is the significance of this? In the New Testament, Christ Himself is designated as our "propitiation." Paul explains this in his letter to the Romans: "Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed" (Romans 3:24-25 NKJV). What Paul is teaching here is that Jesus is the covering for sin, as shown by these Old Testament prophetic images. By means of His death, and our response to Christ through our faith in Him, all our sins are covered. Also, whenever believers sin, we may turn to Christ who continues to be the propitiation or covering for our sins (1 John 2:1, 4:10). This ties together the Old and New Testament concepts regarding the covering of sin as exemplified by the mercy-seat of God.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Quest View Post
    No...I don't believe any of the OT guidelines were non essential..I believe there was a very real with the sanctification process...
    I didn't mean it that way. What I had in mind was that it was real but the reason why he told the woman was so it would be mentioned to the others and later recorded in the gospels.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    So?
    Well supply us with a reason then. He could have risen from the grave and ascended into heaven in a flash. He did stick around for at least a few minutes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by krystian View Post
    It makes sense to me too .....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Colonel View Post
    I didn't mean it that way. What I had in mind was that it was real but the reason why he told the woman was so it would be mentioned to the others and later recorded in the gospels.
    Makes sense....He fulfilled ALL things...this statement pointed to that portion of the process...had to be recorded....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nikos View Post
    It meant "do not touch me" as the text states. All English translations have it that way up to the modern day.
    It was said as a gentle warning to Mary Mag to open her eyes that he was risen as he said.
    Fantastic answer.

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