Question3 What about my future sins? Well look again at the
text.
Hebrews 10:12: But when Christ had offered for all time
a single sacrifice for sins, "He sat down at the right hand of
God,"
Is the future part of time? Yes. When one says: for all time does
it include the future? Yes. Absolutely. In Greek, since the New
Testament is written in Greek, the phrase for all time is
actually just one word in Greek, dihnekh, it means continually or
perpetually, hence the King James version of the Bible translated
it as: But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins
for ever, sat down on the right hand of
God;
His sacrifice was good for all time and even beyond time reaching
eternity. Thats why the Bible teaches that His sacrifice brought
eternal redemption or salvation.
Hebrews 9:12 He entered once for all into the Holy Place, not with
the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood, thus
obtaining eternal
redemption.
He has given Himself eternally. He truly loved sinners with an
everlasting love. I have loved you with an everlasting love He
says.
Returning to the topic, Question4 What is Jesus doing now, is He
gearing up for another sacrifice on the cross? Look at the text
again.
Hebrews 10:12: But when Christ had offered for all time a single
sacrifice for sins, "He sat down at the right hand of
God,"
Hebrews 10:13: and since then has been waiting
"until His enemies would be made a footstool for His feet."
Hebrews 10:14: For by a single offering He has perfected for all
time those who are sanctified.
After He made a one eternal sacrifice on the cross, He sat down at
the right hand of the Father, waiting till His enemies would be
made a footsool for His feet.
He is not preparing for another round of sacrifice of Himself that
He will make again. No, He is now sitting and waiting. Sitting
at the right hand of God. The right hand of God actually is just a
figure of speech for highest authority. It is actually just saying
that Jesus is now in the place of highest authority over all the
universe and created beings.
While sitting here actually refers that His work of atoning for
the sins of sinners is done and over. Not to be repeated again. In
contrast to the priests in the Old Testament who stand daily. The
work of the priests in the Old Testament is to offer up sacrifices
and in doing this they stand in front of the altar daily. It would
help if we put verse 11 and 12 together.
10:11 And every
priest stands day after day at his service,
offering again
and again the same sacrifices that can never take away
sins.
10:12 But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice
for sins, "He sat down at
the right hand of God,"
The priests stands daily for his work is never done,he needs to
sacrifice again and again and again. Day after day, week after
week, month after month, year after year. But after Jesus offered a
once for all time sacrifice, He sat down at the place of highest
authority for His sacrifice need not be repeated again and again.
The 'sitting' of our Lord [which is a figurative language] implies
that His work of atonement was complete.
Aside from sitting at the right hand of God, Jesus is now waiting.
Waiting for His enemies to be made under His footstool. To be the
footstool of someone means to be defeated. Satan, sin, death and
etc. have been defeated by the Sacrifice of Jesus on the cross.
Satans destiny is now settled he will be thrown in the lake of
fire along with sinners who refuse to repent and trust in the
sacrifice of Jesus. Sin is finally dealt with. Sin will be taken
away from this world in the New Earth and New Heaven to come. Death
has been defeated. In the future all those who are Christ will be
resurrected to a glorious eternity.
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