The old covenant, because it could not permanently address the problem of sin and cleanse the conscience, would "vanish away." Christ, as our High Priest, came to establish an everlasting, new covenant for the forgiveness of sins, that will never pass away. Now, in the Holy Places in heaven, Christ intercedes for us, doing a much more excellent ministry than what the Sinaitic Covenant provided. Jesus Christ opened heaven, making a way for us to enter.