INTRODUCTION.
PAUL ENCOURAGES PERSECUTED BELIEVERS.
Hebrews was written to new believers of that Church who were exposed to fierce persecution, including physical assault and imprisonment.
The author is said to be Paul the Apostle due to its style of writing.
Weary from intense Tribulation, Jewish Christians in particular were tempted to return to the familiarity of their old faith.
This left the writer of the book of Hebrews with a significant task of convincing these believers the necessity of drawing close and holding fast to Jesus.
Therefore in Hebrews Christ is the zenith (the highest form) of God’s redemptive plan – being prophesied under the Old Covenant and fulfilled in the New.
Hebrews bridges the gap between the old and the new Covenant of Judaism and Christianity.
In Christ, we are free from the law (a happy condition). Jesus has shed His blood, and there is remission. We were cursed by the law and damned by the fall. Hallelujah, Christ has redeemed us … Once and for all!
Paul’s letter to the Hebrews is a masterpiece of Biblical theology, demonstrating the supremacy of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is “GOD IN THE FLESH,” God’s final revelation to man.
In this beautiful book, there is no mention of the Doctrine of the Church; it goes beyond to the utmost goal of our Christian experience… He created us for a personal, individual fellowship with Himself. A pure fellowship of “perfect love.”
Our sin severed that oneness we could have had naturally with Him and His plan of redemption opened the way to have intimacy with God. It’s possible to draw very close to God and enjoy rich fellowship with Him.
Always keep short accounts of sin by confession and claim the forgiveness that he offers to each one of us. Then your fellowship will be sweet and glorious, knowing the very heartbeat of the Lord your God.
The nine chapters of Hebrews sweeps us on to this present age, till the Lord’s return and to the millennial Kingdom and the great White Throne even to the ultimate, New. Heaven and the new Earth.
HEBREWS: THE SPECIAL ASPECT.
To understand the real significance of this Hebrew Epistle, we must appreciate its “Standpoint.”
It corresponds with that of Leviticus in relation to Exodus.
All the sacrifices and offerings typify aspects of our Lord’s suffering and sacrifice on the cross of Calvary and the benefits for those of us who are set free. Now, under the New Covenant, we have become partakers of the Divine Nature and a Heavenly calling—what a wonderful privilege.
It is noteworthy that the Priesthood ministry of Christ began after He offered Himself in death, when He actually entered Heaven itself to appear before God for us.
In Leviticus, the priests only offered that which “had been sacrificed.” So it is with Christ in His priestly ministry. All the sacrifices were made by the head of the household.
Jesus Christ’s death was connected not to the sacrifice, but to the Passover, where the priestly offerings were offered day in and day out, but the offering of Christ was,
“Once and for all.”
Not ever reenacted but remembered! When Jesus said, “This is my body,
This is my blood of the New Covenant,” the Passover was,
“Completely complete,”
Never to be repeated. It was a final redemption for those who put their trust in the finished work of our Lord Jesus Christ
Some denominations teach that it is a continuous sacrifice and they say that the blood must be continuously consumed for the forgiveness of our sins.
This procedure is utterly forbidden with any sacrifice, as the blood was poured out.
Jesus is “not” still offering Himself in Heaven, because when He offered Himself, it was only “One” sacrifice which was ‘Himself’ for our sins “Forever” and sat down at the right hand of God. When He did sit, He fulfilled the Law “Once and for all.”
Yet in Heaven, He still has a ministry, the position as an intercessor for our preservation.
He is in constant prayer for you and me before God who definitely hears and answers His prayers.
Hebrews is written for those who are truly believers and are under his New Covenant which supersedes the Levitical Law and Sacrifice.
This makes the Gospel superior to all forms of the Old Covenant.
The Gospel is a Divine finality, an absolute finality and we can’t possibly go beyond it…add to it, and you cannot mix anything else with it.
The Gospel is a perfect Salvation, it doesn’t belittle the Jewish Law, it transfigures it, honours it by fulfilling it.
It is called, BETTER!
Which occurs 13 times in this letter.
JESUS IS BETTER THAN ANGELS.
BETTER THAN MOSES.
BETTER THAN JOSHUA.
BETTER THAN AERON.
A BETTER COVENANT WITH
BETTER PROMISES.
BETTER SANCTUARY.
BETTER SUBSTANCE IN HEAVEN.
A BETTER COUNTRY.
A BETTER RESURRECTION.
All which inherits …
GOD’S BETTER THINGS.
Hallelujah, Jesus is better than anyone, anything. So we must respond in faith of our genuine assurance in Christ to the,
BETTER THINGS,
And faithfully endure all things while patiently waiting for His return. He will fulfil all things in and through us for all eternity.
Bless the Lord, oh my soul!!
Amen
Prayer of Salvation.
Lord God, I am a sinner and in need of Salvation. I believe that Jesus paid the price for my sin, by shedding His blood on the cross of Calvary. That He rose again on the third day.
Jesus, please save me and live your life in me now.
Amen
HE WILL!
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