the Old Testament religion, the “image” as representing the New Testament religion, and “the things” pointing forward to the reality hereafter in heaven. But it is perhaps better to understand the phrase “image of the things,” as expressing present reality, though, of course, with its fulness hereafter. (2) The old sacrifices involved repetition, not remission (v. 2). If the sinner had offered a sufficient atonement, there would have been no need of more, and therefore there would have been no fear