And God confirmed the message by giving signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit whenever he chose.

That is why the Holy Spirit says, “Today when you hear his voice,

For it is impossible to bring back to repentance those who were once enlightened—those who have experienced the good things of heaven and shared in the Holy Spirit,

By these regulations the Holy Spirit revealed that the entrance to the Most Holy Place was not freely open as long as the Tabernacle and the system it represented were still in use.

And the Holy Spirit also testifies that this is so. For he says,

Just think how much worse the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God, and have treated the blood of the covenant, which made us holy, as if it were common and unholy, and have insulted and disdained the Holy Spirit who brings God’s mercy to us.