Acts 10:19-33 – Both Near
Israel was near to the earthly Holy Place whereas the Gentiles were afar off. But that tabernacle was a figure of the true (Hebrews 9:24), and through Christ, God has preached peace to those who are near and those afar off (Ephesians 2:17). Both Testaments taught the same Gospel (Hebrews 4:2), but the blood that actually cleanses from sin was