What is the holy place that Christ entered in Hebrews 9:12?
Scripture identifies the holy place as not an earthly tabernacle made with hands, but Heaven itself—the very throne room or presence of God. Christ entered there once for all, not by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood, obtaining eternal redemption.
Les explains that Hebrews 9:11 describes Christ as a high priest of good things to come, serving by a greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, not of this building. His tabernacle and place of sprinkling would not be on earth but in Heaven. Hebrews 9:12 then says He entered in once, not once a year, but once for all, into the holy place—that place in the very throne room or very presence of God—having obtained eternal redemption by His shed blood. Les also connects this to Hebrews 6:20 and 7:1, where Jesus is the forerunner entered for us, made a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek, not after the order of Aaron.
Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.