HEB 1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his
Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
Jesus existed in the beginning. God the Son has
been appointed by God the father to be heir of all things. There is only
one God but He is manifested to us in 3 personalities. The Bible clearly
teaches the trinity. Each person in the godhead has a distinctive role.
The Father appointed Jesus as heir of all things. The Son had a major part
in creation.
HEB 1:10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid
the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
The hands of the one who made the heavens and the earth
humbled Himself and became a man. Not a normal man. He is the
Son of God. Perfect and sinless. Those wonderful hands were nailed
to a cross for you. Those hands had the power to get down off of the
cross. But He did not. His love kept Him there. The almighty
creator stayed on the cross to pay for our sin.
Sin not only corrupted the human race but also the
whole creation. We live in a sin stained world. Verse 11 tells us
that this world will pass away one day.
HEB 1:11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and
they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
The creation will wax old as doth a garment. We
see the decay all around us in creation. Everything is winding down.
The entire universe is under the law of Thermodynamics. That just means
that everything is going down hill.
HEB 1:12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and
they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
One day Jesus will create a new heaven and a new earth.
The sin stain will be removed forever. While everything we see in creation
will be changed, Jesus never will. He is the same yesterday, today, and
forever.
Have you praised His name today for what He has done,
what He is doing, and for what He will do in the future?
Thought On This Chapter
Heb 1:3 …when he had by himself purged our sins, sat
down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
On the cross Jesus cried out loudly and triumphantly it
is finished. He had by Himself purged our sins. No one helped Him. No one could.
There was no one else qualified. He was the only one that was that could finish
the work. He was the only one to live a sinless life.
The Old Testament Tabernacle is a very interesting
study. Every piece of furniture pointed to Jesus. The altar, the candlestick,
the laver, the Table of Shewbread. All of it. But I find it very interesting
that something is missing in all the furniture. Something that man puts in every
home, every office. No chairs. No place to sit in the Tabernacle. Why? Because
the Old Testament Priest’s job was never done. They were never finished. Man’s
sacrifices can’t finish the job.
Heb 10:4 For [it is] not possible that the blood of
bulls and of goats should take away sins.
1Pe 1:18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed
with corruptible things, [as] silver and gold, from your vain conversation
[received] by tradition from your fathers;
1Pe 1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a
lamb without blemish and without spot:
Rites cannot save you. Sacrifices cannot save you.
Eating a cookie cannot save you. Some man cannot save you. Only Jesus. He did it
all by Himself. When he had by himself purged our sins. You cannot help Jesus
get rid of your sins. Your good works do nothing to purge sins. Your baptism
cannot take your sins away. Jesus did it all by himself. All you can do is
accept it.
Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
Jesus paid it all. Out of Love He went to the cross for
you and for me. Jesus is worthy.
Rev 5:12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb
that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and
honour, and glory, and blessing.
Rev 5:13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on
the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in
them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, [be] unto him
that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
Jesus is above all for He purged our sins by Himself.
No one else could.
HEB 1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
HEB 1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
HEB 1:3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
HEB 1:4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
HEB 1:5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
HEB 1:6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
HEB 1:7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
HEB 1:8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
HEB 1:9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
HEB 1:10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
HEB 1:11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
HEB 1:12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
HEB 1:13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
HEB 1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
General Information About the Book of Hebrews.
The book of Hebrews shows the superiority of Jesus.
In Hebrews Jesus is presented as the Great High Priest
and the only mediator between God and man.
The key words are better, perfect, and heaven.
The key verses are:
Heb 8:6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent
ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was
established upon better promises.
Heb 4:14 Seeing then that we have a
great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us
hold fast [our] profession.
HEB 1:8 But unto the Son
he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is
the sceptre of thy kingdom.
In this verse you have
God the Father calling the Son God. God the Father is declaring here that
Jesus is God.
This is yet another place in the
Bible where we see one God manifested in different personalities. In the
case of this verse we see two. God the Father and God the Son. In
total there are only 3. God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
These 3 are one.
This is a concept that is hard
for our little minds to grasp. But nevertheless it is true. Truth
does not require our understanding to be truth. This goes for the entire
Bible. Everything that the Bible teaches is true regardless of what you or
I think of it.
There is only one God who is
manifested to us in 3 distinct personalities. Understand it or not it is
true.
This means that it was God who left the
glories of heaven to die on the cross to pay for your sin and then rose 3 days
later.
Christians need to do some serious
thinking right there.
A firm grasp of this will
change the way that you serve Him.
