Hebrews 9:12

Heb. 9:12. Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption (for us).

This text provides Edwards with one phase of the History of Redemption :

Christ's ascension into heaven was, as it were, his solemn enthronization, whereby the Father did set him upon the throne, and invest him with the glory of his kingdom which he had purchased for himself, and that he might thereby obtain the success of his redemption in conquering all his enemies, Psa. 110, at beginning, "Sit thou at my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool." Christ entered into heaven in order to the obtaining the success of his purchase, as the high priest of old after he had offered sacrifice entered into the holy of holies with the blood of the sacrifice in order to obtain the success of the sacrifice which he had offered Hebrews 9:12. He entered into heaven, there to make intercession for his people, to plead the sacrifice which he had made in order to the success of it, Hebrews 7:25.

One of the earliest of Edwards' sermons was preached on this text. "Jesus Christ is both the only priest and sacrifice by which eternal redemption is obtained for believers." This manuscript reveals very clearly how even as a teenager Edwards understood the relation between the Old Testament and New Testament, the evangelical view of the atonement versus the "papist" view, the unity of the church throughout her history, and even the urging of the danger of the hell Christ suffered for those who do not put their faith in "the only priest and sacrifice by which eternal redemption is obtained for believers."

Heb. 9:13