Finishing Hebrews chapter 4, the High Priest and the throne of grace are discussed.
Finishing Hebrews chapter 4, the High Priest and the throne of grace are discussed.
The rest to be entered into is still future. The sharp two-edged sword is the word of God, but also a literal sword of God’s wrath against His enemies. Christ returns to defeat Israel’s enemies, then gives Israel rest from those enemies.
When Hebrews 4 speaks of entering into rest, it isn’t talking about eternal life; it is talking about Israel entering into the land promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and resting because their enemies are defeated. Also examined is the multiplicity of gospels preached throughout the Word of God.
Why does it seem that evil and unjust people seem to prosper? Why do righteous people who work selflessly seem to always have troubles? Asaph, Jeremiah and other Old Testament writers ask this question. Many times the reason wicked people seem to thrive in this life is because they think they have no need of God. When one forsakes God, his evil…
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