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  • His entrance into the true Holy of Holies is the consummation of His once-for-all-offered sacrifice of atonement (Heb 9: 24, 26); henceforth,

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

  • Ah, yes, I've heard the three biggies in my field (Science, Nature, and Cell/Biochemistry) referred to as the Holies of Holies.

    Nothing but Nature Candid Engineer 2008

  • For centuries, Hallowe'en was merely the Eve of the Hallows or Holies, that is the day before the significant feast of All Saints Day, which in turn is the day before All Souls Day.

    The Meaning of Hallowe'en Jack of Kent 2008

  • For centuries, Hallowe'en was merely the Eve of the Hallows or Holies, that is the day before the significant feast of All Saints Day, which in turn is the day before All Souls Day.

    Archive 2008-10-01 Jack of Kent 2008

  • Holies, that is, on earth, because no effusion of blood can take place in heaven, since it is necessarily succeeded by death For death has no more sway in heaven, in the presence and sight of the majesty of the true God, than sin itself has, which contains within it the deserts of death, and as death contains within itself the punishment of sin.

    The Works of James Arminius, Vol. 1 1560-1609 1956

  • Holy of Holies which is the inmost of every human soul.

    The Elements of Character Mary G. Chandler

  • God wants you to passionately realize that the Holy of Holies has already got a hold of you.

    The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010

  • This is the same as saying: when you feel love for God, the Holy of Holies feels it and gifts you with more love.

    The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010

  • But, yeah, this one goes out my Holy of Holies, Fopp, and to all those wee indie record shops out there -- past, present and future -- supplying us junkies with the purest high in the world. posted by Hal Duncan | 5: 35 PM

    Archive 2010-04-01 Hal Duncan 2010

  • That is why the veil covering the Holy of Holies in the Temple was torn from top to bottom by an earthquake during the crucifixion – to show that God was not the property of the priests, to be stowed away in a large, dark, dusty building only to be carried off and lost when invaders plundered that same building.

    An Amazing First Century 2009

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