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 What a privilege it is  for one to be a pillar in the temple of Jehovah!  In ancient Jerusalem, the literal temple was  the center of Jehovah's worship. Within the temple, the high priest offered the blood of sacrificial animals, on day each year, before the miraculous light that represented Jehovah's  presence in the "Most Holy." (Hebrews 9:1-7)  At Jesus' baptism, there came into existence another temple, a great spiritual, templelike arrangement for worshipping Jehovah. The holy of holies of this temple is in heaven, where Jesus duly appeared "before the person of God." (Hebrews 9:24)  Jesus is the High Priest, and there is only one sacrifice offered for the complete covering of sins the shed blood of a perfect man Jesus. (Hebrews7:26, 27; 9:25-28; 10:1-5, 12-14) As long as they remain faithful, anointed Christians on earth serve as underpriests  in the earthly courtyards of this temple.  (1 Peter 2:9) But once they have conquered, they too enter the heavenly holy of holies and become immovable supports like pillars, of the templelike arrangement for worship. (Hebrews 10:19; Revelation 20:6) There is no danger that they will "go out from it anymore."

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