Post on 19-Jan-2016
The Epistle to the Hebrews
Lesson 15There is Power in the Blood
Hebrews 9:18-28
“Without Shedding of Blood There is No Remission”
• Blood is mentioned 12 times in Hebrews 9• The old covenant was dedicated by blood (9:18-20)
– Moses sprinkled blood on both the book itself and on the people (9:18-20; cf. Exodus 24:1-8)
• The tabernacle was also sanctified with blood (9:21; cf. Exodus 40:9-11)
• Under the old covenant almost all things are purified with blood – without it there is no remission (9:22)– Blood must be shed because it contains life (Lev. 17:11)– The penalty for sin is death – the giving of life
(Genesis 2:17; Ezekiel 18:20; Romans 6:23)
The Sacrifices of the Old Covenant Foreshadowed a Better Sacrifice
• The “copies” of the heavenly things were purified and dedicated with the blood of animals, but heavenly things demand better sacrifices! (9:23)– Christ’s blood is the blood of the New Covenant
(Matthew 26:28; Luke 22:20; 1 Cor. 11:25)– “Heavenly things” refers to things in the true
spiritual realm. • This realm includes spiritual blessings like forgiveness
(Ephesians 1:3, 7) and our covenant relationship with Christ (Ephesians 2:6; Colossians 3:3)
Christ has Entered Heaven Itself with His Better Sacrifice
• Christ did not enter a mere copy of the Holy Place, but into heaven itself (9:24)– He now appears in the presence of God for us!
• Christ did not have to enter repeatedly with the blood of another (9:25)– His better sacrifice opened up the way into the
presence of God permanently!
Christ has Entered Heaven Itself with His Better Sacrifice
• His sacrifice put away sin once for all (9:26)
– It paid our penalty & removed our guilt (9:14; Isaiah 53:1-7)
– His one sacrifice was sufficient to remove all sin for all time (1 John 2:2; John 1:29)
– His atoning work was “once for all” (9:12, 26, 28; 10:10)
– It was accomplished “at the end of the ages” for all ages instead of “often since the foundation of the world” (cf. Hebrews 1:2; Galatians 4:4-5)
He Shall Appear a Second Time
• Two appointments everyone must keep (9:27)– Death (Genesis 3:19; Ecclesiastes 8:8; 12:7)
• Christ has kept His appointment with death!
– Judgment (2 Corinthians 5:10; Romans 14:10)
• Christ is coming again, not to sacrifice Himself, but to save those who are looking for Him in faith (2 Peter 3:11-13; Revelation 22:20)