How did Jesus fulfill the Old Testament Day of Atonement pictures?
Christ fulfilled the Old Testament Day of Atonement pictures by going to the cross on our behalf. Old Testament sacrifices only covered sins and could not atone for them, so the believer could not enter God's presence. His work accomplished the reality those yearly high priest pictures pointed toward.
Les explains that before Christ, the Old Testament believer went down into paradise but could not go into God's presence because his sins were not atoned for; they were only covered. The Day of Atonement pictured this: the high priest could not come at all times into the holy place behind the veil, before the mercy seat where the Shekinah glory was, but could enter only once a year on the Day of Atonement. The priest had to go through ritual cleansing, just as the Passover lamb had to be perfect without blemish. Les teaches that Christ fulfilled all these pictures when He went to the cross on our behalf.