The end of sacrifice, Knowledge of the truth

The end of sacrifice, Knowledge of the truth

Luke 12:47    And  that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not  himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many  stripes.  48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with fewstripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

Luke 23  32And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.  33And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.34Then said Jesus,  Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.  And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

2 Peter 2:21  For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.  22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

John 15:22  If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin.  23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also. 24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. 25 But  this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

John 9:39  And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. 40 And  some  of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?  41 Jesus said unto them,  If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

James 4:11  Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of  his  brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. 12  There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?  13 Go to now, ye  that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 14 Whereas ye know not whatshall be  on the morrow. For what  is  your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. 15 For that ye  ought  to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. 16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.  17 Therefore to him that  knoweth  to do good, and doeth  it  not, to him it is sin.

Hebrews 6:4  For  it is  impossible for those who were once  enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,  5 And have tasted the good word of God,  and the powers of the world to come, 6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put  him  to an open shame.  7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: 8 But that which beareth thorns and briers  is  rejected, and  is  nigh unto cursing; whose end  is  to be burned.

    Knowledge of the truth

causing the sacrifice and the oblation to cease

Hebrews 10:26  For if we  sin wilfully after that we have received  the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth  no more sacrifice for sins,  27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. 28 He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: 29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath  trodden under foot the Son of God,  and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto  the Spirit of grace?

Daniel 9:26  And after threescore and two weeks shall  Messiah  be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof  shall be  with  a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations  are determined. 27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause  the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for  the overspreading of abominations he shall make  it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon  the desolate.

An example of the literal and figurative range that of the word that desolate comes from.

   primitive root; to  stun  (or intransitively  grow numb), that is,  devastate  or (figuratively)  stupefy  (both usually in a passive sense):—make amazed, be astonied, (be an) astonish (-ment), (be, bring into, unto, lay, lie, make) desolate (-ion, places), be destitute, destroy (self), (lay, lie, make) waste, wonder.