Therefore it was necessary that the copies of the things in the heavens should be purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.  (24) For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are the copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;  (25) not that He should offer  Himself often, as the High Priest enters into the Most Holy Place every year with blood of another – (26) He then would have to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.  (27) And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,  (28)  so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many.  To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.  

Our verses today use another argument made by the author (unknown) of the letter to the Hebrews showing that Christ is not only superior but sufficient for man’s salvation.  This letter was written to encourage – and warn – Jews who had accepted Jesus as the messiah but were in danger of reverting to the old ways in the face of persecution.

Verse 24 refers to the sanctification of the tabernacle and it’s furnishings by blood from sacrifices and tells us that the tabernacle was only a copy of heavenly things. In the new covenant, Jesus, true God and true man, entered time and offered Himself as a perfect sacrifice – without sin – to  save man from eternal spiritual death as Gods plan.  So the issue in today’s  verses is of eternal significance; judgment or salvation. Christ’s once and for all sacrifice in atonement for man’s sin far exceeds the Old Testament system of sacrifice. Christ didn’t enter a holy place made by men but entered the true heavenly place in heaven to appear in the presence of God for us. The penalty for sin had to be paid and in Christ the Levitical priesthood was cancelled. For the faithful, sin is covered totally and without qualification –  retrospectively and in the future. All sin since the beginning of the world has been atoned for by the blood of Christ. The effects of His suffering are perpetual and there is no need for Him to repeat them.

Verse 28 tells us that Christ will appear a second time and this time the faithful in Christ will be distinguished from the ungodly.  Those in unbelief will receive no benefit from the death of Christ – their unbelief prevents this.