1 Peter is only four short pages.  But he stays on target.  He is writing to Jews who would understand all the things I have been telling you about the mercy seat, priests, and sacrifices.  (I wish I could tell you all of it, but that would take hours.)

1 Peter 2: 5,9  "You also, as lively stones, are built up into a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up a spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ……But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that you should show forth the praises of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light."

We are the church.  We are spiritual houses.  Built up on Jesus Christ--the corner stone.  No more temples, no more buildings where we have to go to meet God.  Now God lives within us.  We gather together in buildings to praise him.  To learn about him.

And no more blood sacrifices.  Now our sacrifices are spiritual.  We are royal priests that go straight to God.  Into the marvelous light behind the torn veil.

We are peculiar people.  We live in the light.