No — the rope story does not appear in the biblical passages Les Feldick teaches; the Scriptural account describes blood, garments, washing, and incense, not a rope.
In the supplied teaching clips, Les never mentions a rope tied to the high priest's foot. Instead, when he teaches the Day of Atonement, he describes the high priest going behind the veil once a year with blood, first offering a sin offering for himself and then for Israel. Since none of the passages he reads mention a rope, the rope idea cannot be found in the biblical record as covered in this teaching.
Leviticus 16:2 — This verse gives the Lord's warning about entering the holy place behind the veil, and it mentions no rope, only the cloud upon the mercy seat.
Hebrews 9:7 — This New Testament summary of the Day of Atonement entrance says nothing about a rope, only the high priest going in alone once a year with blood.
The relevant passages describe the Day of Atonement ritual, not a rope. In Leviticus 16:2, the Lord told Moses to warn Aaron "that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat." Verse 3 then gives the entrance requirement: Aaron was to come "with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering." Verse 4 adds that he was to wear holy linen garments and wash his flesh in water before putting them on. Hebrews 9:7 summarizes the practice: "But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people." Nowhere in these texts is a rope mentioned.
In the clips supplied, Les Feldick does not mention a rope tied to the high priest's foot. His teaching on the Day of Atonement focuses on the seriousness of the annual entrance. He points out that the high priest took coals from the brazen altar and carried them to the altar of incense so the smoke would cover the room and obscure the very presence of God. He also stresses that even the high priest was a sinner and had to offer blood first for himself and his family before offering for the children of Israel. The blood was sprinkled on the mercy seat, where the Shekinah glory was, and then the sins of Israel were symbolically placed on the scapegoat.
According to Les, on the Day of Atonement the high priest took the blood of a sacrificed animal, made his way through the sanctuary, went behind the veil once a year, and sprinkled the blood on the mercy seat, which was the very presence of God under the Shekinah glory. He did this first for his own sin and then with a second animal for the sins of Israel. Afterward, he symbolically laid the sins of Israel on the scapegoat, which was taken into the wilderness.
Les points out that Aaron had to bring a young bullock and a ram, wash his flesh in water, and put on holy linen garments. He also took coals from the brazen altar into the tabernacle and burned incense on the golden altar so the smoke would cover the room and obscure the very presence of God. This was part of the annual Day of Atonement preparation.
Les shows that even the high priest of Israel was a sinner. Before he could act for the nation, Aaron had to sacrifice the bullock of the sin offering to make atonement for himself and for his house. Les contrasts this with Christ, who went into the presence of God sinless even though He took our sin upon Himself.
The High Priest's Own Sin Offering
Les explains that even the high priest had to offer a sin offering for himself and his family before entering behind the veil, showing the human weakness Aaron brought into the ritual.
The Biblical Entrance Requirements
Les reads the actual Day of Atonement instructions, which require a young bullock, a ram, linen garments, and washing — but never mention a rope.
The High Priest Entered Alone With Blood
Les reads Hebrews 9:7-8, showing the high priest entered the second veil alone once a year with blood, with no rope in the text.
The Cloud Upon the Mercy Seat
Les explains that the high priest could only go behind the veil once a year because the Lord appeared in the cloud upon the mercy seat; no rope is part of that warning.
The Annual Blood Ritual
Les describes the high priest taking the blood of a sacrificed animal behind the veil and sprinkling it on the mercy seat for Israel's sins, with no mention of a rope.
The Goat's Blood and the Scapegoat
Les describes the high priest sprinkling the goat's blood on the mercy seat and then symbolically laying Israel's sins on the scapegoat.
The Tabernacle Layout and Three Animals
Les maps the tabernacle layout and the three animals used on the Day of Atonement, again with no rope.
Incense Covering the Presence of God
Les explains how incense smoke from the golden altar covered the presence of God when the high priest entered on the Day of Atonement.
Leviticus 16:2: And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.
This is the warning God gave about entering the Holy of Holies, and it mentions no rope — only the cloud above the mercy seat.
Leviticus 16:3: Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.
The command for entering specifies the animals to bring, not any rope or external safety device.
Leviticus 16:4: He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.
The preparation required holy garments and washing, with no mention of a rope.
Hebrews 9:7: But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:
The New Testament summary of the Day of Atonement lists blood and solitary entrance, not a rope.
Hebrews 9:8: The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:
Les reads this verse to show the old system was still in place while the tabernacle stood, and it mentions nothing about a rope.
No. In the supplied transcripts, Les does not mention a rope. When he teaches the Day of Atonement, he focuses on the blood, linen garments, washing, incense, and the mercy seat.
Les says the high priest took the blood of sacrificial animals — first the bullock for himself, then the goat for Israel — and sprinkled it on the mercy seat. He also took coals and incense so the smoke would cover the presence of God.
Hebrews 9:7, which Les reads, says the high priest went into the second veil alone once every year. The text does not mention a rope connected to him.
In the passages Les teaches, there is no mention of a rope. The biblical instructions for entering the Holy of Holies concern blood, linen garments, washing, and incense.
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