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Originally Posted by Sleeping in EQ
The writer of Hebrews seems to be advancing a platonic argument against the need for an earthly sanctuary (such as a temple). After Jesus, such sanctuaries would just be like the shadows in Plato's cave.
The writer of Hebrews is also adamant that Jesus is the mediator of the new and everlasting covenant. I agree with this, although LDS thinking would often have Jehovah the mediator of the old covenant as well.
From the NRSV (8:1-10):
[6 But Jesus has now obtained a more excellent ministry, and to that degree he is the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted through better promises. 7 "The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah; 9 not like the covenant that I made with their ancestors, on the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; for they did not continue in my covenant, and so I had no concern for them, says the Lord. 10
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OT = Everlasting Covenant
NT = New Covenant
New + Everlasting Covenant = D&C term, means covenant in dispensation fullness of times, which has everything from all dispensations.
you should check out the Stoicism in 2 Ne 9 as well.