Seated

Hebrews 10:11-13 says, “Every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; 12 but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD, 13 waiting from that time onward UNTIL HIS ENEMIES BE MADE A FOOTSTOOL FOR HIS FEET. 14 For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.”

Our Pastor talked about this verse, in our Good Friday service… There are not words to completely express everything running through mine, for it has been, in the common language, “blown.”

The priest of the Old Testament would spend all day offering sacrifices for the people coming to the Temple, and they wouldn’t have time to sit down. The first part of this verse says that the priest spend all day doing their jobs, which in themselves, do not take away sin. This brings up the questions, “What does sacrifice accomplish?” It points to Christ, and what He was doing. When one offered sacrifice, they were having faith that the One would come and save them of their sin.

Jesus Sat down when He was done, to say that the work of the Preist was no longer needed. God has completely finished the job.

Jesus is this One that they have been waiting for, and with the sacrifice of Himself, the sins for all time of His people were washed away. Do you remember the veil? When Jesus died on the cross, at that instant, the Temple curtain was torn in two. Tonight, we learned that this curtain was about 60ft tall and also 30ft wide, and the width of the curtain was the same as the width of a hand.

This curtain, separating the Holies of Holies from the common man, was split. Our Pastor also gave us the picture of when a Dad had lost a son, he would rip his clothes in mourning…

Has not the curse been broken?

Has not the veil been torn?

Has not the Son of God been crushed?

Has not the relationship of God and man been restored?

Has not the Lord said “It is Finished”?

Has not man been drawn?

I submit to you, all of these. - Forsake All