Hebrews 9:23-28
23 “Therefore it was necessary for the copies of the things in the heavens to be cleansed with these things, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. 24 For Christ did not enter a holy place made by hands, a mere copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us; 25 nor was it that He would offer Himself often, as the High Priest enters the Holy Place year by year with blood that is not his own. 26 Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been revealed to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. 27 And just as it is destined for people to die once, and after this comes judgment, 28 so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.”
The author of Hebrews wants Christians to know that the entire Trinity agrees with Jesus’ finished work. The Trinity is not divided about us. The Father, the Son, and the Spirit know that we are perfectly forgiven. This means that the Holy Spirit is not convicting us of sin. To the contrary, the Holy Spirit remembers our sins no longer (Hebrews 10:16-17). So, Hebrews teaches that one thing alone brings forgiveness: Blood. Jesus shed His blood once and as a result we are perfectly forgiven. Jesus did not need to suffer multiple times. His sacrifice was so sufficient that He only needed to die once. His death does not cover sins but removes them entirely. This is why Jesus returns without reference to sin.
