Bible Dictionary
REFORMATION
Reformation in Hebrews 9:10 means a setting of things right or the rectification of conditions. The term points to the fuller order associated with the coming of the Messiah.
Definition
Reformation means the making straight or the rectification of conditions. It describes the setting of things right and the restoration of what has become crooked or disordered.
Biblical Usage
The word occurs only in Hebrews 9:10, where it describes the Messianic time and the fuller order associated with the coming of the Messiah.
Historical Background
The underlying Greek word was used of restoring something bent or crooked to its normal straight condition.
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ref-or-ma'-shun: The word is found only in Heb 9:10, being the translation of diorthosis, in its only occurrence. This Greek word means etymologically "making straight," and was used of restoring to the normally straight condition that which is crooked or bent. In this passage it means the rectification of conditions, setting things to rights, and is a description of the Messianic time.</p>