How the Golden Altar Shields Israel's Sinners From Gehinnom

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 385:3

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"And he shall burn upon it" (Exodus 30:7-8). Resh Lakish said: the fire of Gehinnom has no power over the sinners of Israel. This is argued by a fortiori reasoning from the golden altar, and so forth, as stated above.

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