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Lawthe Law by any means and notall things take place ."Col . 2 :16, 17 "Therefore let noman judge you in eating anddrinking or in respect of a feastday or of an observance of thenew moon or of a sabbath, forthose things are a shadow of thethings to come, but the realitybelongs to the Christ ."Heb . 10:1, 2 "For since the Lawhas a shadow of the good thingsto come, but not the very substanceof the things, men cannever with the same sacrificesfrom year to year which theyoffer continually make thosewho approach perfect . Otherwise,would the sacrifices not havestopped being offered?"Jesus Came as Perfect Sacrificefor Removal of SinHeb . 10:8-10 "After first saying,`You did not desire nor didyou approve of sacrifices andofferings and whole burnt-offeringsand sin offering'-sacrificeswhich are offered according tothe Law-then he actually says,`Look! I am come to do yourwill .' He does away with what isfirst that he may establish whatis second . By the said `will' wehave been sanctified through theoffering of the body of JesusChrist once for all time."Scriptures Show Jesus HimselfWas the Reality of thePassover LambEx . 12 :5, 21 "Your lamb shallbe without blemish, a male ayear old : ye shall take it fromthe sheep, or from the goats .Then Moses called for all theelders of Israel, and said untothem, Draw out, and take youlambs according to your families,and kill the passover ."1 Cor. 5 :7 "For, indeed, Christour passover has been sacrificed ."1 Pet. 1 :19 "But it was withprecious blood, like that of anunblemished and spotless lamb,even Christ's."240Rev . 5 :12 "The Lamb that wasslaughtered is worthy to receivethe power and riches and wisdomand strength and honor and gloryand blessing ."Other Features of Law CovenantEnded to Permit Realitiesto BeginHeb . 9 :1-3, 9, 10, 24 "For itspart, then, the former covenantused to have ordinances of sacredservice and its holy placeupon this earth. For there wasconstructed a first tent compartmentin which were the lampstandand also the table andthe display of the loaves ; and itis called `the Holy Place' . Butbehind the second curtain wasthe tent compartment called `theMost Holy' . This very tent is anillustration for the appointedtime that is now here, and inkeeping with it both gifts andsacrifices are offered . . . . Theywere legal requirements pertainingto the flesh and were imposeduntil the appointed time to setthings straight . For Christ entered,not into a holy place madewith hands which is a copy ofthe reality, but into heaven itself,now to appear before theperson of God for us ."Command to Keep the SabbathForever Did Not Mean TenCommandments Would Applyfor All Time to ComeEx . 31 :16, 17 "Wherefore thechildren of Israel shall keep thesabbath, to observe the sabbaththroughout their generations, fora perpetual [`o-lam'] covenant. Itis a sign between me and thechildren of Israel for ever [l'o-lam']."Same Hebrew Expressions Usedin Connection with Lawon SacrificesEx . 40 :15 "Their anointing shallbe to them for an everlasting['o-lam'] priesthood throughouttheir generations ."