view of the heavenly work of Christ, basing the argument principally on his interpretation of Hebrews 6:19–20.3 In the recent years an appeal has been made to Hebrews—especially to the ninth and tenth chapters—as support for another reinterpretation of the sanctuary doctrine.4 Since Hebrews is the one NT book where explicit and sustained interpretation of the OT cultus is given, it is regarded as fundamental to the proposed new schema. I think it is fair to say that Hebrews has been more misunderstood