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[Silk Fiji]

Doesn't Hebrews clearly say Jesus died in the Heavens?

The entirety of Hebrews 9.11–10.18 is about this.

I'll quote just a part of it:

"But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things to come, He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation; and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption."

[jimwalton]

Glad to converse with you again. No, Hebrews doesn't say at all that Jesus died in the heavens, let alone say it clearly. Jesus entered the heavenly tabernacle after His sacrifice on Earth, not before or during it. As the priest in Israel killed the sacrifice and then entered the Holy of Holies the sprinkle the blood, Jesus died on the cross (the atoning sacrifice of the high priest) and then ascended into heaven to continue his service as high priest, interceding for humanity before the Father.