Hebrews 1:1 God, having long
ago [during the theocentric dispensations of the Gentiles and Israel] spoken in many parts [OT books] and in various ways
[illustrations, examples, promises, threats, types] to the fathers [patriarchs] by the prophets,
Hebrews 1:2 Has in the last of these days [dispensations of the Hypostatic
Union and the Church Age] spoken to us in the Son [Jesus Christ as Prophet], Whom He [the Father] appointed Heir over all
things [heaven and earth: angels, mankind, and the rest of creation], through Whom [Jesus Christ as focal point of creation
and history] He [the Father] also produced the ages [dispensations],
Hebrews 1:3 Who [as the Son of God] being the reflection of His [the Father’s] glory [deity] and the
exact representation of His divine essence [humanity of Christ in hypostatic union], and upholding all things [including the
so-called “laws of nature”] by the verbal expression of His inherent power [absolute sovereignty], after He had
finished making purification [Jesus Christ as High Priest] for our [the elect only] sins [not just the imputed sin of Adam],
sat down at the right hand side [session: Jesus Christ as King] of the Majesty on high [the Father].
Hebrews 1:4 By so much [His perseverance in suffering and obedience unto
death, resulting in His victorious ascension and session], He became higher in rank over the angels [both elect and fallen],
so much so that He obtained [inheritance-salvation] a more excellent name [reputation] than theirs.
Hebrews 1:5 For instance, to which of His [elect] angels did He [the Father]
ever say: “You are My Son [eternal sonship], this day [virgin birth] I have begotten You [Jesus was born, not created
like the angels]?” And again, “I will be as a Father [authority] to Him, and He [Jesus Christ] will be as a Son
[obedience] to Me?”
Hebrews 1:6 Moreover, when He again [at the
2nd advent] brings His firstborn One [primogeniture of Jesus Christ] to the inhabited earth, He [the Father] will say, “Now,
all the angels of God [the elect ones] will worship Him.”
Hebrews 1:7 Moreover, on the one hand [pointing to His Son], He [the Father] said facing the angels: “The
One [Jesus Christ] who made His angels, spirits [their invisible, immaterial being], and His angelic ministers, a flame of
fire [their function as servants],”
Hebrews 1:8 And on the other hand, facing
the Son: “Your throne, Oh God [deity of Christ], will be from the age [Millennial] to the age [Perfect or Fulness of
Times], and the sceptre [staff] of divine establishment [perfect standards] will be the sceptre of Your kingdom [His earthly
kingdom extends from the beginning of the Millennium to the end of the Perfect Age].”
Hebrews 1:9 “You [Jesus Christ] have loved righteousness and hated
lawlessness, therefore God [the Father] has anointed You [Jesus Christ as Prophet, Priest, and King] with the ceremonial oil
of super-happiness [triumphant exultation] above Your partakers [elect angels and mature believers sharing in His glory].”
Hebrews 1:10 Moreover, Lord [Jesus Christ is called Lord by the Father
for the benefit of the angels], “You, with reference to the beginnings, laid the foundation of the earth; even the heavens
are the production of Your hands;”
Hebrews 1:11 “They themselves [the
heavens] will perish [being incorruptible], but You [Jesus Christ] will continue permanently [being incorruptible]; in fact,
they all [the heavens] will become obsolete [old and relatively useless] like a garment,”
Hebrews 1:12 “And like a cloak You [Jesus Christ] will fold them
[the heavens] up [at the end of the millennium], just as a garment is also repeatedly exchanged; but You [Jesus Christ] will
continue to be the same [immutability] and Your years [lifespan] will never come to an end [eternal life].”
Hebrews 1:13 Moreover, to which of the angels did He [the Father] at any
time say face-to-face: “Sit down at My right hand side [session] while I place Your enemies [Satan, fallen angels, demonic
host, unbelievers] a footstool [sign of conquest] for Your feet [reward for the travail of Your soul]?”
Hebrews 1:14 Are they not all [elect angels only] ministering spirits [invisible,
immaterial nature of angels], being sent on a divine mission for the purpose of ministering [faithful service to mankind wherever
God appoints them to go], for the benefit of those [winner believers] who are about to inherit salvation [victorious participation
with Christ in his future kingdom rule as a reward for their obedience on earth]?
Hebrews 2:1 Because of this [if we want the assistance of ministering angels], we must ourselves [Paul included]
pay particular attention to the things [Bible doctrines] which we have heard, so we [winner believers] won’t drift off
course [become distracted from the spiritual life by Satan’s cosmic system].
Hebrews 2:2 For if the doctrine [Mosaic Law] which was spoken through the angels became certain [legally binding],
and each transgression [violation of the law] and disobedience [unwillingness to be taught] received a deserved penalty [just
retribution],
Hebrews 2:3 By what means shall we escape
[avoid divine discipline], having disregarded [neglected] so mighty a salvation, which [inheritance-salvation], having been
received in the beginning through the spoken words of the Lord [during the dispensation of the Hypostatic Union], has been
confirmed to us [during the Church Age dispensation] by those [disciples] who heard [eye witnesses],
Hebrews 2:4 Testifying at the same time about God, by both signs [warning
a nation about its spiritual need] and wonders [attract attention to Christ], and by various powers [supernatural resources
used by the disciples and apostles], and by distributions [spiritual gifts] from the Holy Spirit according to His sovereign
will?
Hebrews 2:5 For He did not place the inhabited
earth which will come [during the millennium] under the authority of angels, concerning those [ministering spirits for those
who inherit salvation] we have been discussing.
Hebrews
2:6 Moreover, someone [David], somewhere [in Psalm 8:4-6], testified, saying: “What is man that You Yourself [God the
Father] are constantly concerned for him, or the Son of man [Jesus Christ] that You keep on overseeing Him?”
Hebrews 2:7 “You made him [mankind] for a brief time inferior to
angels. You crowned him [Adam as 1st ruler of the earth] with glory and honor.
Hebrews 2:8 You [the Father] have subordinated all things under his [man’s] feet.” So, due to
the fact that He [the Father] has subordinated all things, He [the Father] left nothing [in eternity future] that will not
be subordinated to Him [Jesus Christ]. But now [during the Church Age], we do not see all things subordinated to him [man
lost his dominion over the earth in the Garden, but Jesus Christ will eventually return it to him during the Millennium].
Hebrews 2:9 But we see Jesus, Who was made inferior to angels for a brief
time, Who, because of His suffering unto death [both spiritual & physical], was crowned [Cross before the Crown] with
glory and honor [celebrityship], for the purpose of tasting death [both spiritual & physical] on behalf of every kind
[Jews-Gentiles, male-female, slave-free, rich-poor] by the grace of God.
Hebrews 2:10 Moreover [in addition to the positional aspect of Christ’s ministry], it was fitting for
Him [God the Father], for Whom all things and by Whom all things exist [as Creator], for the purpose of guiding many sons
[believers who have cracked the maturity barrier] unto glory [ultra-supergrace life], to bring the prototype [Originator]
of their salvation [sanctification-salvation] to maturity through sufferings [testing for blessing].
Hebrews 2:11 Moreover, both He [Jesus Christ] Who is sanctified [has already
attained maturity in the past] and those [growing believers] who are continually being sanctified [are on the road to maturity]
are all of one accord [united in purpose], for which reason [the maturing believer is striving for that same glory that Jesus
already possesses], He [Jesus Christ] is not ashamed to call them [believers on the road to maturity] brethren [reversionistic
believers are still considered brethren, but He is ashamed to introduce them as such],
Hebrews 2:12 Who said [in Psalm 22]: “I will introduce your name [the believer who reaches spiritual
maturity] to My brethren [inner circle of winner believers]; I will sing a song of praise about you [the believer who reaches
spiritual maturity] in the midst of the assembly [an awards presentation featuring His inner circle of friends].”
Hebrews 2:13 And furthermore [in Isaiah 8:17-18]: “I Myself [Jesus
Christ] will place My confidence [conferring a position of leadership and responsibility] upon him [the winner believer who
has just received a song of praise from the Lord],” and again, “Behold, I Myself [Jesus Christ] and the children
[spiritually immature believers] whom God [the Father] has given to Me [in eternity past].”
Hebrews 2:14 Since, therefore, the children [spiritually immature believers]
share the essence of [their humanity] blood [spiritual death] and flesh [physical death], He Himself [Jesus Christ] also,
in the same manner, partook of the same [deity took on humanity], so that through spiritual death He might render powerless
the one [Satan] who holds the ruling power of spiritual death, that is, the devil,
Hebrews 2:15 And might release [free from Satan’s kingdom] those [legalistic Christians], who by means
of fear from the source of spiritual death [separated from God], were all continually living a life of slavery [living by
the law instead of grace is bondage].
Hebrews 2:16 As a matter of fact, of course,
He [Jesus Christ] did not assume the nature of angels, but He assumed the nature of the seed of Abraham [humanity],
Hebrews 2:17 From which fact [that He was more interested in humanity than
angels], He [Jesus Christ] made it a preference to be made similar to the standards of His brethren [humanity], so that He
might become the merciful and faithful High Priest with reference to things [spiritual matters] pertaining to God, so that
He might be a propitiatory conciliation for the sins of people [humans as opposed to angels].
Hebrews 2:18 Since He Himself suffered, having been tested in that sphere
[in His humanity], He keeps on being able [as our High Priest] to assist those who are being tested [restoring fellowship
between the Father and the confessing believer].
Hebrews
3:1 For this reason [because we have a High Priest Who can assist us], holy brethren [winner believers in His inner circle],
partakers [supergrace believers] of a heavenly [highly spiritual] station in life [experiential relationship with God], concentrate
on the Ambassador, even High Priest [celebrityship of Christ] of our confession: Jesus [emphasizing His humanity],
Hebrews 3:2 Who [Jesus Christ as celebrity] has always been faithful to
the One [God the Father] Who appointed Him, just as Moses [as a type of Christ] also was to all His house [Israel].
Hebrews 3:3 However, this One [Jesus Christ] is considered worthy of more
abundant glory [unique celebrityship is higher than hero-ship] than Moses, to the degree that He Who constructs it [Jesus
Christ] possesses greater honor than the house [Jesus Christ designed, created and furnished the dispensation in which Moses
was a hero],
Hebrews 3:4 For every house [dispensation,
people, protocol] is furnished by someone [Moses in the dispensation of Israel, Jesus Christ in the Church Age dispensation],
but He [Jesus Christ] Who constructed all things [dispensations and everything else] is God.
Hebrews 3:5 On the one hand, Moses was indeed faithful in all his house
[Israel] as a noble servant [supergrace hero], for evidence regarding the things [supergrace activity] which are about to
be communicated,
Hebrews 3:6 On the other hand, Christ continues
to be faithful as an adult son [higher status than a noble servant] over His house [royal family of God], Whose spiritual
house [as opposed to carnal house] we are [successful members of], if we maintain our course [in the spiritual life] with
courage [confidence in Bible doctrine] and boasting [in Christ] with expectation [while waiting for His return].
Hebrews 3:7 Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit said [in Psalm 95:8-11]:
“Today, if you hear [grace apparatus for perception] His voice [Bible doctrine as the Word of God],
Hebrews 3:8 Do not begin to harden [with scar tissue] the mentality of
your soul [reverse process reversionism], as in the bitter rebellion [Meribah revolution], during the day of the testing [Massah
trial] in the wilderness,
Hebrews 3:9 Where your fathers [the Exodus
generation] tried My patience by putting Me to the test [demanding miracles] and observed My production [logistical grace
support] forty years.
Hebrews 3:10 Because of this [rebellion]
I was provoked by this [Exodus] generation and said: They are continually being led astray [deluded as a result of their negative
volition to doctrine] by the mentality of their soul [no epignosis doctrine]; as a matter of fact, they do not know [they
don’t even possess gnosis] My ways [divine protocol for the dispensation of Israel],
Hebrews 3:11 So that [keeping with the fact of their continued rebellion]
I swore a solemn oath in My anger: They shall not enter into My rest [possessing Canaan, the supergrace life].”
Hebrews 3:12 Beware [consider the consequences], brethren [members of the
royal family], so there will not be in any of you a degenerate [totally depraved], unfaithful [rejects divine perspective]
mentality of the soul [the mind is saturated with sin and evil instead of Bible doctrine], which results in apostasy from
the living God [spiritual desertion],
Hebrews 3:13 But keep on encouraging each
other [talking Bible doctrine] throughout every day, as long as today lasts [our allotted time on earth], so that none of
you may begin to be hardened [scar tissue of the soul] through the strong delusion of sin [it appears harmless],
Hebrews 3:14 For we became in the past and may continue to be partakers
of Christ [partners in the supergrace life], if we maintain a steady course from the original undertaking [first signs of
positive volition] to the point of maturity [completion of sanctification-salvation],
Hebrews 3:15 Concerning which [steering towards maturity and away from rebellion] it has been said before
[in Psalm 95]: “Today [while you are still alive], if you hear His voice [Bible doctrine as the Word of God], do not
harden the mentality of your souls [negative volition] as during the revolution [the Exodus generation’s wanderings
due to reversionism].”
Hebrews 3:16 For who, after they heard, revolted
[rebelled against the Lord]? Point of fact: did not the vast majority [all but five people] who came out from Egypt by Moses?
Hebrews 3:17 And with whom was He provoked forty years [during the wilderness
wanderings]? Wasn’t it with those [nearly 2-million Israelites] who missed the mark [sin of rebellion], with those whose
corpses fell in the desert [sin unto death]?
Hebrews 3:18 And to whom [the same reversionists]
did He swear an oath that they should not enter into His rest [Canaan as a type of the supergrace life], except to those who
were obstinate?
Hebrews 3:19 As a result, we see that they
[reversionists in the Exodus generation] were not able to enter in [to the land of Canaan: the supergrace life] because of
unfaithfulness [rejection of God’s Word and protocol plan for Israel].
Hebrews 4:1 Therefore, let us be concerned [out of fear and respect], that having been left with the promise
[unclaimed] of entering into His rest [rest of faithfulness and obedience], some of you might be inclined through subjective
thinking [erroneous over-assessment of one’s spiritual status] to come short of it [fail to reach the goal because you
quit before you were finished].
Hebrews 4:2 For we [growing believers] also
reside, having ourselves heard the good news [teaching on inheritance-salvation], just as they also [the Exodus generation],
but the Word of hearing [Bible doctrine taught by Moses] did not profit them [fell on deaf ears], because it was not united
with faith [doctrine builds upon doctrine to create a system, structure or edification complex] by those who heard [negative
volition prevented the doctrinal system from being constructed in the mentality of the soul].
Hebrews 4:3 Certainly, we [growing believers who are fulfilling their priestly
function] who have been faithful [consistent doctrinal inculcation], will enter into His rest [the supergrace life as a precursor
to full inheritance-salvation], quite different from what He said [in Psalm 95]: “Even as I swore an oath in My disgust,
They [the Exodus generation] shall not enter into My rest [no inheritance-salvation],” and yet these works [supergrace
blessings and the inheritance] were brought into existence from the foundation of the world.
Hebrews 4:4 For He said elsewhere [in Gen. 2:2] concerning the seventh
[day] in this manner: Then God rested on the seventh day from all His production [refashioning the earth after tohu wah bohu],
Hebrews 4:5 And again in this place [Psalm 95:11]: “They shall not
enter into My rest.”
Hebrews 4:6 Therefore, it still remains [uncompleted
task] for some [those who faithfully persevere in any generation] to enter into that [rest: supergrace life], since those
[Exodus generation] who were the first to hear the good news did not enter in [failed to enter Canaan, did not obtain the
rest of supergrace] because of obstinancy [disobedience].
Hebrews 4:7 Again, He continues to determine [set apart for every generation] a specific period of time, today
[the time allotted to every believer to attain supergrace status], stating in [various psalms of] David after a lapse of time
[following the time of Moses and Joshua], just as it was stated before [in Psalm 95]: “Today [available at any time
as long as you are still alive], if you hear His voice [the Spirit speaking to you in the Word of God], Do not harden the
mentality of your souls [negative volition towards Bible doctrine].”
Hebrews 4:8 Moreover, if Joshua had brought them into rest [by taking the land of Canaan], then [contrary
to the facts] he would not have spoken with them on many occasions concerning another [of a different time period] day [it
took three generations to complete the task].
Hebrews 4:9 Therefore, there remains [the
opportunity exists for every generation] a sabbath-rest [supergrace life] for the people of God [faithful believers].
Hebrews 4:10 Moreover, he [the mature believer] who has entered into His
rest [the supergrace life] has also rested from his production [you don’t have to work to obtain blessing] as God rested
from His own [after the refashioning of planet earth].
Hebrews
4:11 Let us [positive believers], therefore, start being diligent to enter into this rest, so that no one may begin falling
[drift off course] after the same example of disobedience [reversionism of the Exodus generation].
Hebrews 4:12 For the Word of God [Bible doctrine] keeps on being alive
and inherently powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword [most effective weapon of its day] and is piercing [like the
point of a fencing foil] even to the point of dividing the soul and the spirit [only Bible doctrine can do this], both the
joints and the marrow, and is a quick discerner of the thoughts and intentions of the mentality of the soul.
Hebrews 4:13 Furthermore, there is no creature hidden before Him [divine
omniscience], but rather all things are naked, even being exposed to His eyes, in the presence of Whom we will receive our
reckoning [evaluation at the Judgment Seat of Christ].
Hebrews
4:14 Therefore, since we have a great High Priest [session: at the right hand of the Father] Who has passed through the heavens
[His ascension after the strategic victory on the cross], Jesus, the Son of God, let us keep on seizing the opportunity for
confession [acknowledging our sins to the Father through the Son without going through a sacrificial system],
Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a High Priest who is not able to be touched
[sympathetic suffering with us] by our weaknesses [limitations of our humanity], but having been tempted on all points [every
imaginable category] in quite the same way [similar to what we face in our Christian life], apart from sin [impeccability].
Hebrews 4:16 Therefore, let us keep on approaching the throne of grace
[through prayer] with confidence [in our High Priest, not ourselves], so that we may obtain mercy [compassionate forgiveness
of sins and restoration to temporal fellowship] and may find grace [day-by-day discovery in the filling of the Spirit] during
our time of need [spiritual support from the mentorship of the Holy Spirit].
Hebrews 5:1 You see, every high priest [from the first to the Last Adam], having been taken from among mankind
[not angels], was appointed on behalf of men [His office was for the benefit of others, not himself] with reference to things
pertaining to God, so that he might offer gifts [cereal] and offerings [animals] on behalf of sins [the equivalent of rebound],
Hebrews 5:2 Having the ability to control his emotions [objective restraint]
towards those who are ignorant [without a system of Bible doctrine in the soul] and who are continually led astray [deceived
and led into error due to bad judgment], because he also is encumbered [within and without] by weakness [spiritual failure].
Hebrews 5:3 Moreover, because of this [having weaknesses like everyone
else], he is obligated to make an offering concerning sins [to restore fellowship], namely for the people, but likewise for
himself.
Hebrews 5:4 Furthermore, one does not seize
this honor [office of high priest] for himself, but rather when he is called by God, just as Aaron also was.
Hebrews 5:5 In the same manner, Christ also did not glorify Himself [He
was not self-appointed or self-annointed] for the purpose of becoming a High Priest [no place for inordinate ambition], but
One [the Father] spoke beforehand [in Psalm 2:7] face-to-face with Him: “You are My Son; this very day I have begotten
You [become your Father].”
Hebrews 5:6 Likewise, He [God the Father]
also said in another place [Psalm 110:4]: “You are a priest unto the age [Kingdom of the Son of Man] of the same kind
as Melchisedek [vastly superior to the Levitical priesthood],”
Hebrews 5:7 Who [Jesus Christ] in the days of His flesh [dispensation of the hypostatic union], having offered
[on the Cross] both prayers and supplications [some intercessory, some to request the resurrection] with an intense scream
and tears, face-to-face with the One [God the Father] Who had and continues to have the power to deliver Him out of death
[resurrection], and was heard [His prayer was answered by the Father] because of His respect for the authority of God.
Hebrews 5:8 Although He [Jesus Christ] was the Son [deity], He learned
obedience by the things which He suffered [in His humanity],
Hebrews 5:9 And after He completed the goal [being matured by obedience and suffering], He [Jesus Christ]
became the Source of eternal [inheritance] salvation to all those who continue to obey Him [reigning as servant kings during
the millennium is conditioned on obedience],
Hebrews 5:10 Being previously designated
by God [the Father] a High Priest according to the order of Melchisedek,
Hebrews 5:11 Concerning whom [Melchisedek] many doctrines could be communicated to you, but they are hard
to explain, since you have become dull [sluggish, apathetic, and stupid] of hearing [negative volition towards Bible doctrine].
Hebrews 5:12 For when you ought to be communicators [teaching divine viewpoint]
due to the lapse of time [that you have already logged on earth as believers], you [reversionists] require someone [pastor-teacher]
to teach you again elementary things, basic precepts [doctrinal ABC’s] from God, and have become [in your reversionism]
ones having need for milk [basic doctrine], and not solid food [advanced doctrine].
Hebrews 5:13 Moreover, each person [reversonistic believer] who drinks milk [a meager diet of the basics]
is ignorant of doctrine pertaining to righteousness [God’s protocol plan for attaining maturity], because he is immature
[perpetual spiritual infancy],
Hebrews 5:14 But solid food [advanced doctrine]
is for the mature [supergrace believers], those who, because of practice [spiritual self-discipline], keep on having their
perceptive faculties [ability to concentrate on doctrine] thoroughly exercised [spiritual discipline] for the purpose of discerning
between good and evil [life in the divine system compared to life in the cosmic system].
Hebrews 6:1 Therefore, having abandoned the elementary doctrine about Christ
[Christology in the OT and synoptic gospels], let us advance towards maturity [learning advanced doctrines in the epistles],
not laying down again the [kingdom] foundation: (a) of a change of mind away from dead works [clinging to the Mosaic Law and
Judaistic rituals], and (b) of faith toward God [waiting for the fulfillment of the Davidic covenant],
Hebrews 6:2 (c) the doctrine of washings [ceremonial ablutions of Judaism],
and (d) the laying on of hands [used in Jewish sacrificial rituals when confessing sins], and (e) the resurrection of the
dead [OT saints awaken and possess the earthly Davidic kingdom], and (f) eternal judgment [Messiah ruling and executing justice
on David’s earthly throne].
Hebrews 6:3 Moreover, this [advance toward
maturity] we will do [ultimate goal of reversion recovery], if God permits [if you live long enough to complete your recovery].
Hebrews 6:4 For it is impossible for those [a particular category of legalistic
reversionists] who once received illumination [when the sovereignty of God effectively applied the gospel to their souls in
efficacious grace], as well as having begun to taste for themselves [developing a relationship with] the gracious gift from
heaven [Jesus Christ], and having been made partners with the Holy Spirit [through the baptism and sealing ministries of the
Spirit],
Hebrews 6:5 And having begun to taste for
themselves [doctrinal inculcation] the good Word of God, as well as the powers [miracles during the transitional period of
the early church] of the age which is destined to come [the Millennium],
Hebrews 6:6 But afterwards going astray [defecting from Church Age protocol and pursuing Judaism], to be restored
again [reversion recovery] to repentance [confession of sin, changing one’s legalistic lifestyle, and returning to grace
protocol], because they are continually crucifying the Son of God [by placing themselves back under the Levitical priesthood]
and are continually holding Him up to contempt [pursuing the shadows rather than the reality of Christ].
Hebrews 6:7 For the ground [lifestyle of the supergrace Christian] which
has absorbed the rain [doctrinal inculcation] which has frequently come upon it [daily habit], and which brings forth suitable
vegetation [divine good] for the benefit of those whom also it has been cultivated [the supergrace believer shares what he
has learned with others], receives its share of blessing from God [supergrace prosperity],
Hebrews 6:8 But if it [the ground: believer] bears thorns and thistles
[dead works, human good], it is worthless [the unsuitable crop is rejected] and close to infertile [one step above no vegetation
at all], which end is scorching [burning of wood, hay & stubble at the Judgment Seat of Christ].
Hebrews 6:9 But concerning you [pastors and teachers in Paul’s remote,
non-resident congregations], beloved, we are convinced of more advantageous things [abundant fruit rather than dead works],
namely those which accompany salvation [inheritance-salvation], even though we communicate in this manner [warning you about
dead works],
Hebrews 6:10 For God is not unjust to disregard
your production [directed toward pastors and teachers who minister the Word] and the virtue love which you have demonstrated
toward His Person [Jesus Christ] by beginning to minister to the saints [they completed their training program and had begun
to start teaching] and by continuing to minister [they didn’t give up when things got tough].
Hebrews 6:11 Moreover, we [apostles and pastors] desire that each one of
you [believers] demonstrate the same diligence [devotion to the Word of God], toward a full measure of spiritual understanding
[spiritual self-esteem], with confidence [spiritual autonomy], unto completion [spiritual maturity],
Hebrews 6:12 So that you may not become sluggish in thought [neglecting
Bible doctrine], but rather imitators of those [OT supergrace heroes], who by means of doctrine and steadfastness, obtain
the promises [inheritance-salvation].
Hebrews 6:13 For when God Himself promised
to Abraham, since He had nobody greater to swear an oath by, He swore an oath [unconditional promise] on the basis of Himself,
Hebrews 6:14 When He was saying: Indeed [affirming an oath], I will bless
you by means of continual blessing [sexual blessing] and I will multiply you by means of continual multiplication [father
of a new race: Israel].
Hebrews 6:15 And without further ado, having
waited patiently [reference to the faith-rest drill], he obtained the promise [God was true to His word].
Hebrews 6:16 For men customarily swear an oath on the basis of a greater
[usually God], and for each type of dispute of theirs, the oath is the surety [conclusion] for the guarantee [legal bond],
Hebrews 6:17 Concerning which [reference to man’s oath], desiring
to demonstrate to a much greater degree to the heirs of the promise the immutability of His divine will, acted as the Surety
[guarantee] with an oath [unconditional covenant],
Hebrews
6:18 So that, by means of two immutable things [the promise and the oath], in which it is impossible for God Himself to lie,
we might keep on having strong encouragement when we take refuge [in Christ and His Word], to apprehend the confidence which
has been set before us [reach the objective of supergrace],
Hebrews 6:19 Which [confidence] we may possess as an anchor for the soul, both stabilized and dependable,
even to the point of entering into that [confident supergrace life] which is inside the veil [Holy of Holies],
Hebrews 6:20 Where Jesus, the Forerunner [pointman], entered on our behalf
[strategic victory], having become a High Priest [at the right hand of the Father] unto the age [Kingdom of the Son of Man]
according to the battalion of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 7:1 Moreover, this [previously mentioned]
Melchisedek, king [royalty] of Salem, priest [Gentile] of the Most High God, the one who had met Abraham as he was returning
from the slaughter [defeat] of the kings and had subsequently blessed him [gave him bread & wine and shared doctrine with
him],
Hebrews 7:2 To whom [Melchisedek] also Abraham
distributed a tenth of everything [10% tribute income tax on the booty], (first, on the one hand [his name], being interpreted:
king of righteousness, and second, on the other hand [his title], king of Salem, which means: king of peace,
Hebrews 7:3 Without paternal descent [didn’t inherit his throne from
his father], without maternal descent [didn’t inherit his throne from his mother], without a genealogical record [not
on record anywhere], having neither beginning of days [no birth certificate] nor end of life [no death certificate], but was
made a pattern for the Son of God [Jesus Christ] Who will remain a priest for all time).
Hebrews 7:4 Now then, consider how great this person [Melchisedek] was,
to whom even Abraham, the patriarch [future father of the nation Israel], gave a tenth of the best booty [as tribute income
tax].
Hebrews 7:5 However, they [the Levitical
priesthood also served as tax collectors for Israel], on the one hand, from the sons of Levi [geneaological requirement for
the office], who have received the priestly office [it was conferred upon them when they became adults], preserve the mandate
[tax laws] to collect taxes from the people according to the law [the Mosaic Law authorized this function], that is, from
their brethren [fellow citizens], even though they [who are taxed] had come out from the loins [descendants] of Abraham [everyone
paid taxes regardless of tribe];
Hebrews 7:6 On the other hand, he [Melchisedek]
who had no genealogical record from them [not related to the Levitical priesthood], collected taxes from Abraham, and provided
benefits [rights and privileges of citizenship in Salem] to him [Abraham] who possessed the promises.
Hebrews 7:7 Consequently, without any contradiction [no disputes or hostility
between them], the inferior [Abraham] is provided benefits by the superior [Melchisedek].
Hebrews 7:8 And so, on the one hand, under these circumstances, men [the
Levitical priesthood] who will die [mortals], are receiving a ten percent tax; on the other hand, in that place [Psalm 110],
he [Melchisedek] has been testified of because He [Jesus Christ] lives [death does not terminate the royal priesthood].
Hebrews 7:9 Also, to say it in another way [one might almost say]: through
Abraham [he was also paying taxes for the Levites], even Levi, who collected taxes, paid taxes [the superiority of the Melchisedek
priesthood again emphasized over the Levitical priesthood],
Hebrews 7:10 For he [Levi] was still in the genitalia of his ancestor [an unborn descendant] when Melchisedek
encountered him [Abraham].
Hebrews 7:11 Now, if maturity was available
through the Levitical priesthood – for on the basis of it the people [the elect nation of Israel] received the law –
what further need would there be for another of a different category of priest [royal] according to the battalion of Melchisedek
to arise [become activated due to a dispensational change] and not be maintained according to the battalion of Aaron [the
Levitical priesthood was deactivated along with the Mosaic Law]?
Hebrews 7:12 Therefore, since the priestly office was changed [from Levitical to Melchisedek], out of necessity
there also must occur a transformation of the ruling principle [the office and its function are a package deal].
Hebrews 7:13 Moreover, He [Jesus Christ] to Whom these things [doctrines
of the royal priesthood and His royal family] are being addressed, belongs to another of a different category of tribe [kingly
tribe of Judah, not the priestly tribe of Levi], from which [royal tribe] no one officiates at an altar [rules out any system
of intermediaries].
Hebrews 7:14 For it is well known that our
Lord descended from Judah [royal, kingly tribe], about which tribe, Moses communicated nothing concerning priests.
Hebrews 7:15 Moreover, it is even more evident, since in the same way as
Melchisedek [similar order], there arose another of a different kind of priest [royalty by birth],
Hebrews 7:16 Who [Jesus Christ] has become a priest, not according to the
law [Mosaic] of physical requirements [Levitical purity laws applied to men from the tribe of Levi], but according to the
inherent power of indestructible life [freedom from death],
Hebrews 7:17 For it has been testified [in Scripture] that: You and only You [Jesus Christ] will be a priest
unto the age [Kingdom of the Son of Man] according to the battalion of Melchisedek.
Hebrews 7:18 For on the one hand, there came to pass an annulment [removal] of the commandment [Mosaic Law]
which was previously issued because of its powerless nature [it covered sin rather than taking it away & it could not
give life] and uselessness [it authorized a now obsolete priesthood],
Hebrews 7:19 For the law could bring nothing to maturity [cannot assist a believer to grow in grace]; on the
other hand, there is a more useful [preferable], compelling prospect [opportunity], through which [royal priesthood of the
believer] we may continually approach God.
Hebrews 7:20 And in as much as not without
the taking of an oath, (for on the one hand [during the dispensation of Israel], they [the Levitical priesthood] were priests
who became so without the taking of an oath [they became priests through heritage],
Hebrews 7:21 But on the other hand, He [Jesus Christ], by taking an oath through the One [God the Father]
Who spoke face-to-face with Him [during the conference on the divine decrees]), the Lord [God the Father] made a solemn oath
and will not change His mind [immutability]: You and only You [Jesus Christ] will be a priest unto the age [Kingdom of the
Son of Man].
Hebrews 7:22 By so much [doctrinal evidence,
including an oath from the Father], indeed, Jesus became the guarantee of a much better covenant [unconditional].
Hebrews 7:23 Moreover, on the one hand, they [the Levitical priesthood]
were many in number who became priests, because they were prevented from continuing [their priestly functions] by means of
death,
Hebrews 7:24 But He [Jesus Christ], on the
other hand, because He abides [due to the resurrection] unto the age [Kingdom of the Son of Man], possesses His [royal] priesthood
unchangeable [non-transferrable].
Hebrews 7:25 From which fact, He [Jesus Christ]
is also able to keep on saving [sanctification salvation] for all time those [Church Age believers] who continue to approach
[confession of sin by prayer] God [the Father] through Him [Jesus Christ as our High Priest], Who keeps on living [eternal
priesthood] for the purpose of making intercession [between the confessing believer and the Father] on their behalf.
Hebrews 7:26 For such a high priest as this [Jesus Christ] was appropriate
for us [a royal family requires a royal priest]: pleasing to God [having great integrity], without guile [free from mental
or verbal sins], undefiled [clear thinking], having been separated [due to His resurrection and ascension] from sinners [impeccability],
even becoming more elevated than the heavens [seated at the right hand of the Father],
Hebrews 7:27 Who [Jesus Christ] does not have the daily necessity, such as those [Levitical] high priests,
to keep offering sacrifices, first on behalf of his own sins [the Levitical priest had to be in fellowship with God before
he offered sacrifices for his people], then for His [the Father’s] people; for He [Jesus Christ] accomplished this at
one time [on the Cross] when He offered up Himself.
Hebrews
7:28 For the [Mosaic] law authorized men [Levites] as high priests, although they possessed weakness [the old sin nature],
but the word of His [the Father’s] solemn oath taking, which came after the law, authorized the Son, Who will remain
absolutely perfect [impeccability] unto the age [Kingdom of the Son of Man].
Hebrews 8:1 Now, the main point about the things which we have been communicating is: We [Christians] continue
to have the category of high priest, Who has sat down [strategic victory] at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty [God
Almighty] in the heavens,
Hebrews 8:2 The Minister of the holy places
[legitimate authority serving His people], even the true tabernacle [humanity of Christ], which the Lord [Jesus Christ] pitched,
not man.
Hebrews 8:3 Since each [Levitical] high priest
was appointed [after the death of a former high priest] to offer both gifts [agricultural] and sacrifices [animal], therefore
necessity has [requires] it that He [Jesus Christ] should offer something also.
Hebrews 8:4 To be sure, if He was on the earth, then He [Jesus Christ] could not be a priest [not being from
the tribe of Levi] while there were those [Levitical priests] who continued to offer gifts [food offerings] according to the
law.
Hebrews 8:5 Who [the Levitical priests] continued
to worship [carry out their religious duties] a pattern, even a shadow of heavenly things, since Moses was warned [divine
instruction] when he was preparing to construct the tabernacle, for He [God the Father] said: Make sure you build everything
according to the pattern [blueprint] which was revealed to you on the mountain [Sinai].
Hebrews 8:6 But now, He [Jesus Christ] has obtained a more excellent ministry
[heavenly as opposed to earthly], in as much as He is also the Mediator of a much better covenant [authority to rule as King-Priest
rather than Aaronic priest], which was enacted upon much better promises [unconditional rather than conditional].
Hebrews 8:7 For if the first one [covenant of Mosaic Law to Israel] had
been sufficient, then a place would not have been required for a second [new covenant to Israel],
Hebrews 8:8 For when He [God the Father] found fault with it [the conditional
first covenant], He said [in Jeremiah 31:31-34]: “Behold, the day [beginning of the millennium] is approaching, said
the Lord, when I will bring [at the 2nd advent] a new [unconditional] covenant to completion to the house of Israel [northern
kingdom] and to the house of Judah [southern kingdom],
Hebrews
8:9 Not similar to the covenant [Mosaic Law] which I made with their ancestors, on the day [time of the Exodus] when I took
them [Jewish slaves] by their hand to lead them out from the land of Egypt. Since they did not continue [persevere] in My
covenant [conditional], I for My part disregarded them [allowed them to wander in the wilderness for 40 years as part of the
5th cycle of discipline], said the Lord.”
Hebrews
8:10 For this is the covenant [new] which I will confer upon the house of Israel after those days [when the Church Age and
Jacob’s Trouble have passed], said the Lord, for I will impart [without intermediaries] My laws for the purpose of their
thinking, even upon the mentality of their souls I will engrave them [doctrinal infusion], and I will become their God, and
they will become My people;
Hebrews 8:11 Also, each person shall stop
teaching his fellow citizen [no external instruction during the millennium], and each person his brother [close friend], by
saying: “Know the Lord,” because [in the perfect environment of the millennium] all categories of people [no class
distinction] shall know Me, from the least unto the greatest of them [no such thing as equality during the millennium],
Hebrews 8:12 Because I will be gracious towards their unrighteousnesses,
and I will not remember their sins anymore,
Hebrews 8:13 Concerning which it was said
before: He [God the Father] rendered obsolete the first [covenant of Mosaic Law] by means of the new [covenant to Israel];
therefore, that [covenant of Mosaic Law] which has been rendered obsolete and which has grown old is near destruction [disappeared
forever after Christ fulfilled its demands on the Cross].
Hebrews 9:1 To be sure, therefore, even the first [Mosaic Law covenant] had regulations for worship and an
earthly sanctuary,
Hebrews 9:2 For the first tabernacle was
constructed, inside of which was the lampstand [Christ as the living Word] and the table [Christ as the written Word] and
the presentation of the breads [12 loaves representing the 12 tribes of Israel], which was designated the Holy Place,
Hebrews 9:3 And behind the second curtain, the large tent which was designated
the Holy of Holies,
Hebrews 9:4 Having the golden altar of incense
[intercession and fellowship], and the ark of the covenant [made of acacia wood] which was overlaid [plated] on all sides
with gold [deity], inside of which a golden urn existed which held the manna [Bread of Life], and Aaron’s rod which
budded, and the tables [tablets] of the covenant [the 10 commandments of the Mosaic Law],
Hebrews 9:5 And above it [the ark of the covenant]: the Cherubim of glory
which overshadowed the mercy-seat [place of propitiation], concerning which things we are not going to speak about in detail
at this present time.
Hebrews 9:6 Now, after these things were
appropriately prepared, then the priests repeatedly entered into the first large tent [the Holy Place], performing ceremonial
rites [sacred duties],
Hebrews 9:7 But the high priest alone entered
beyond the second [curtain: into the Holy of Holies], once a year [Day of Atonement], never without blood [representing the
saving work of Christ], which he offered on behalf of himself and the unknown sins of the people [Israel],
Hebrews 9:8 This [sin offering] being revealed by the Holy Spirit, because
the entrance [Jesus Christ] through the Holy Place could not yet [since the time for His work on earth had not arrived] be
revealed [it was still a mystery] as long as the first tabernacle [earthly tent] still had existence,
Hebrews 9:9 Which [earthly tabernacle] was a type during the dispensation
which was then present [Israel], according to which [type] both gifts and sacrifices [Levitical offerings] were offered which
were not [weakness of ritual], with reference to the conscience [norms and standards of the soul are not touched by shadows],
able to bring to maturity [supergrace] the one who made it a practice to worship [ceremonial purification only],
Hebrews 9:10 Being only [due to their inherent limitations] regulations
pertaining to the body [hygiene], along with solid food [meat & manna] and liquids and different kinds of washings, which
were imposed until the dispensation of the new order [Church Age].
Hebrews 9:11 But Christ, making a public appearance [at the 1st advent] as the High Priest of good things
which were to come, by means of a greater and more perfect tabernacle [the one in heaven], not made by human hands, that is,
not from this order of creation [from the 3rd heaven, not earth],
Hebrews 9:12 Nor [like the Levitical priests] through the blood of goats and young bulls, but by means of
His Own blood [pregnant verbal symbol for the saving work of Christ], entered into the Holy of Holies one time only [as opposed
to the endless repetition of the Levitical priesthood], having obtained [secured for a particular people] eternal redemption
[a completed work for a particular chosen people, not a hypothetical provision for an uncertain blob of humanity].
Hebrews 9:13 For you see, if the blood [literal animal] of goats [salvation
offering] and bulls [rebound offering], and the ashes of a heifer which was sprinkled upon those who were ceremonially defiled,
kept purifying them with reference to the ceremonial cleansing of the flesh,
Hebrews 9:14 How much more [reality is much greater than the shadows] may the blood of Christ [representative
analogy for the saving work of Christ], Who through the eternal spirit [the essence of Christ’s own spirit] offered
Himself [in contrast with animals], without blemish [as opposed to the defilement of those He represented] to God [the Father],
keep on cleansing [depends on the believer’s confession of sin] your conscience [experiential sanctification] from dead
works [human plans or activities done without the filling of the Spirit], so that you might keep on serving [priestly function
of the believer] the God Who is living [Christ as the resurrected sacrificial offering].
Hebrews 9:15 In addition [to His work on the Cross for the Church], because
of this [ultimate sacrifice], He [Jesus Christ] is the Mediator of a new covenant [with the nation Israel], in order that
those who have been called [elect Israel] will receive the promised eternal [national] inheritance, now that a death has taken
place [Christ’s spiritual death] for the redemption of the transgressions against the first covenant [Mosaic Law].
Hebrews 9:16 For where a last will and testament exists [comparing the
new covenant to a will], necessity requires the death of the One [Testator] who made the last will and testament [Jesus Christ],
Hebrews 9:17 For a last will and testament is secured [validated] upon
the deaths [spiritual and physical], since it is not valid while the One [Testator] who made the last will and testament [Jesus
Christ] continues to live.
Hebrews 9:18 From which fact, neither was
the first [Mosaic covenant] inaugurated without blood [the saving work of Christ was portrayed by the animal sacrifices],
Hebrews 9:19 For after each commandment had been spoken by Moses to each
person [Israelites only] according to the law, then he took the blood of young bulls and goats, along with water and scarlet-dyed
wool and hyssop, and he sprinkled both the book itself [Mosaic Law] and each person [each individual had to be present for
this ritual, it was not performed ‘en masse’ for an indefinite blob of humanity],
Hebrews 9:20 Reciting over-and-over again [saying to each individual Jew
when they were being sprinkled]: This is the blood of the last will and testament which God Himself decreed to you.
Hebrews 9:21 Moreover, both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ritual
service he sprinkled with blood in the same manner [he didn’t fling the blood indiscriminately toward the vessels in
the tabernacle letting it land where it may].
Hebrews 9:22 As a matter of fact, according
to the law, almost everything is cleansed by animal blood [expiatory sacrifice]; indeed, without the shedding of animal blood,
there is no remission [covering of sin].
Hebrews 9:23 Therefore, on the one hand,
it was necessary [a requirement] for the copies [shadows] of the things in the heavens to be repeatedly cleansed by these
things [animal blood, water and hyssop], but on the other hand, heavenly things require better sacrifices [both spiritual
and physical] than these [animal].
Hebrews 9:24 For Christ did not enter into
a Holy of Holies made by human hands, an antitype [copy] of the true one, but into heaven itself, now [after His ascension]
to appear [as priestly intercessor] in the presence of God [the Father] on our behalf [mediatorship],
Hebrews 9:25 Nor so that He [Jesus Christ] should offer Himself on a frequent
basis, like the high priest who made it a practice to enter into the Holy of Holies each year [Day of Atonement] with alien
[not one’s own: animal] blood,
Hebrews 9:26 For if that were true [but it’s
not], He would have had to suffer many times from the foundation of the world. But now, once, at the conjunction of the ages
[where the Age of Israel is interrupted and the Church Age begins], He was revealed for the abrogation [removal] of sin [Adam’s
imputed sin] by means of the sacrifice of Himself.
Hebrews
9:27 Moreover, inasmuch as it was appointed for men [Levitical priests] to die once [physically], then, after this, judgment
[manslayers allowed to return home from refuge],
Hebrews
9:28 In like manner, Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many [Jew and Gentile], shall appear a second time
[2nd advent], (not to bear sin), for the deliverance of those [Jews of the dispersion living in refuge] who continue to eagerly
await for Him [Israel is free to return to the promised land].
Hebrews 10:1 So the law, (which possessed a shadow of the good things which were to come [salvation], by means
of those sacrifices which they [Levitical priests] kept on offering year-after-year [on the Day of Atonement], merely a representation
of the event itself [Christ’s sacrificial death]), never had the power to bring to maturity those [legalistic adherents]
who kept on approaching [the altar of sacrifice] uninterruptedly [some continued to rely on the law even after it was abrogated],
Hebrews 10:2 Otherwise, would not they have stopped being offered? For
the ones who made it a practice to worship [at the altar of sacrifice], once they had been cleansed, would have had no more
conscience of sins;
Hebrews 10:3 But in those [Levitical offerings],
there was a remembrance of sins every year,
Hebrews 10:4 For it is impossible for the
blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
Hebrews 10:5 Therefore, when He [Jesus Christ]
came into the world [incarnation], He said [as a baby in the cradle]: “Sacrifice and offering You [God the Father] did
not want, so You prepared a body for Me [the body of Christ replaced the Levitial offerings];
Hebrews 10:6 You [God the Father] have no pleasure with regard to [are
not propitiated by] whole burnt offerings for sin.”
Hebrews 10:7 At that time [when Jesus was still in the cradle] I said: “Behold, I have arrived,”
as it is written concerning Me in the scroll of the book [Gen. 3:15], “to do Your will, Oh God.”
Hebrews 10:8 Then as I said previously [quoting Psalm 46 in verse 10:5]:
“Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and other sacrifices concerning sin You [God the Father] did not
want nor were pleased with [propitiated by], which were offered according to the law.”
Hebrews 10:9 Then [in the cradle] He said: “Behold, I have arrived
to do Your will;” He abrogated the first [Mosaic Law sacrifice: legal sin offerings], so that He might establish the
second [sacrifice of Christ: grace sin offering],
Hebrews
10:10 Through which will [that Jesus is the one sacrifice] we stand, having been sanctified [positionally] through the one
time offering [as opposed to the repeated Levitical offerings] of the body of Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 10:11 Meanwhile, on the one hand, each priest stands [royalty sits
down] day-after-day [the Israelites worshipped every day], worshipping and offering [this was a working priesthood as opposed
to a resting priesthood] the same sacrifices again and again, which by their very nature [as animal sacrifices] never had
the power [no spiritual ability] to make expiation for sins;
Hebrews 10:12 On the other hand, this One [Jesus Christ], after He offered one sacrifice [His spiritual death]
on behalf of sins, sat down [session] for perpetuity [in contrast to the priests who were continually standing] at the right
hand of God [place of power and authority],
Hebrews 10:13 From that moment forward [while
in session] waiting with great expectation until His enemies [angelic] have been appointed a footstool for His feet [unconditional
surrender during the Davidic kingdom on earth],
Hebrews
10:14 For by one unique offering, He brought to completion forever [glorification salvation] the ones [His elect] who have
been set apart for His service [justification salvation].
Hebrews 10:15 Moreover, the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us [members of the royal family]. Then, afterwards
[after the supreme Sacrifice] He [God the Father] said [addressing the nation Israel in Jeremiah 31]:
Hebrews 10:16 “This is the [new] covenant which I will ratify face-to-face
with them [Israel in the Millennium] after those days [Jacob’s Trouble],” said the Lord, “when I will impart
[absence of human volition] My laws upon the mentality of their souls, even upon their centers of spiritual intellect I will
engrave them.
Hebrews 10:17 Furthermore, their [Israel’s]
sins and lawlessnesses I will remember no longer [Israel will be restored from the 5th cycle of discipline].”
Hebrews 10:18 Now, where there is forgiveness [remission] of these [sins
and lawlessnesses], there is no longer an offering [shadow sacrifice] for sin.
Hebrews 10:19 Since we have, therefore, brethren [members of the royal family], confident access into the
Holy of Holies by the blood of Jesus [representative analogy for His spiritual death] –
Hebrews 10:20 By the way which He dedicated for us [on the cross], new
and living [Jesus is a living Sacrifice as opposed to a dead animal sacrifice], through the veil, which was His flesh,
Hebrews 10:21 Even an illustrious Priest [Jesus Christ] over the house
of God –
Hebrews 10:22 Let us keep on approaching
[fellowship with God] with a dependable mentality of the soul with a full measure of doctrine, having mentalities cleansed
[sanctifying ministry of the Spirit after confession of sin] from an evil conscience [mental attitude sins] and having a body
[person] washed with pure water [the believer is cleansed daily by the washing of the water of the Word of God].
Hebrews 10:23 Let us faithfully retain [positive volition in the face of
pressure] the acknowledgement of our confident expectation [potential of obtaining supergrace] without wavering [not returning
to a legalistic system], because faithful is the One [Jesus Christ] Who made the promise.
Hebrews 10:24 Also, let us keep on considering [by the application of Bible
doctrine] one another of the same kind [fellow believers], for the purpose of encouragement [spiritual stimulation] from virtue
love [relaxed mental attitude] and honorable production [divine good],
Hebrews 10:25 Not abandoning yourselves [giving up on Bible class] with reference to the spiritual life [you
must have doctrine daily], like the habit of some [reversionists], but making it a practice to call for assistance [you need
instruction in the Word of God], and the more the better [maximum doctrine in the soul], in as much as you see the day [rapture
of the Church] approaching.
Hebrews 10:26 For if we make it a habit [lifestyle]
to sin [presumptuous disobedience] without compulsion [deliberately, without confession], after possessing a full knowledge
of the Truth [once saturated with Bible doctrine], no further offering [sacrificial protection] can be made to take away [remove]
sins,
Hebrews 10:27 But instead a certain fearful
expectation of judgment [divine discipline], even a fierceness of fire [sin unto death] which will definitely devour hostile
persons [reversionists are enemies of God].
Hebrews 10:28 Someone [a believer living
during the dispensation of Israel] who rejected the Mosaic Law occasionally died [capital punishment] without pity [emotion
was ruled out when it came to violations of the law] on the testimony of two or three witnesses [laws of evidence].
Hebrews 10:29 How much worse discipline do
you think he [the reversionist living during the millennium] will deserve, who has trampled under foot [treated with disdain]
the Son of God [Who is present on His earthly throne], even considering the blood of the covenant [new covenant to Israel]
by which he was sanctified of minor importance [unconcerned with his daily sins], meanwhile insulting the Spirit of grace
[Who is continually implanting spiritual knowledge into his mind]?
Hebrews 10:30 For we know the One who said [in Deut. 32:35]: “Discipline [temporal punishment] is Mine,
I will repay.” And again [in Deut. 32:36]: “The Lord [Jesus Christ] will judge [temporal chastening] His people.”
Hebrews 10:31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living
God [for the purpose of divine discipline].
Hebrews 10:32 Now please remember the former
days [when the Jews left the sacrificial system and believed in Christ], in which after you were enlightened [made to understand
the mystery], you endured a difficult struggle [from those who still embraced Judaism] with suffering:
Hebrews 10:33 Those [Jerusalem believers], on the one hand, who were publicly
exposed [put to shame by adherents to Judaism] to both insults and afflictions, and on the other hand, those [other Jewish
believers] who became partners with those [in Jerusalem] who were treated in this manner.
Hebrews 10:34 For to be sure, you sympathized with those in prison [visited
persecuted believers], and accepted with a relaxed mental attitude [inner happiness] the confiscation [robbery] and disposal
of your property, knowing that you hold within yourselves [Bible doctrine in the soul] a much better possession, indeed which
keeps on abiding [Bible doctrine is the only thing you get to take to heaven with you].
Hebrews 10:35 Don’t cast away, therefore, your courage [outspokenness
with reference to your conversion to Christianity from Judaism], which holds within itself a substantial reward [supergrace
blessings in time and eternity],
Hebrews 10:36 For you continue to have need
of steadfast endurance [persistence in the daily intake, metabolization, and application of Bible doctrine], so that when
you have accomplished the will [protocol plan] of God, you might carry off for yourselves [exploitation of the spiritual breakthrough]
the promise [supergrace blessings in time and eternity].
Hebrews 10:37 Certainly, a little while longer still, and He [Jesus Christ] will return [at the rapture of
the Church]; in fact, He will not linger [delay or take His time].
Hebrews 10:38 Now, the righteous one belonging to Me shall keep on living [maintaining a spiritual life] by
means of doctrine. However, if he retreats [leaves doctrine behind], My soul will not delight in him [discipline instead of
blessing].
Hebrews 10:39 However, we ourselves [positive
believers associated with Paul] are not shrinking [retrogressing] towards discipline [divine chastening for reverse process
reversionists], but towards the enrichment of the soul [spiritual growth] by means of doctrine.
Hebrews 11:1 In fact, doctrine [the content of our faith] is the reality
[title deed] from which we continue to receive confident hope, the proof [inner conviction] of matters which cannot be seen
[invisible spiritual realities],
Hebrews 11:2 For our ancestors [supergrace
believers during OT times] were approved by the same [Bible doctrine].
Hebrews 11:3 By means of doctrine, we come to understand that the ages [dispensations] were put into operation
[framed and put in motion] by the spoken word of God [an invisible essence], so that that [order and protocol of each dispensation]
which is seen [on earth] has not come into existence from that [visible essence] which has an outward appearance [the sovereignty
of God brought them into existence, not man].
Hebrews 11:4 By means of doctrine, Abel [the
first antediluvian person to reach supergrace] offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which [sacrifice]
he was certified to be righteous [supergrace status], being approved by God with respect to his gifts. Moreover, through it
[the application of Bible doctrine represented by his sacrifice], although he died [was murdered by his brother], he still
speaks [as the first monument to the importance of doctrine in the soul].
Hebrews 11:5 By means of doctrine, Enoch was transferred [conveyed to heaven] so that he would not experience
death, therefore he was not found [no physical body] because God transferred [transported] him; for before his transference,
he was declared to be well pleasing to God [he achieved supergrace maturity so quickly that the Lord brought him to heaven
unexpectedly].
Hebrews 11:6 As a matter of fact, without
doctrine [resident in the soul], it is impossible to please God, for when one approaches God [is occupied with Christ] he
must understand [be convinced by the doctrine in the soul] that He is and will continue to be [by nature of His essence] a
rewarder [supergrace blessings] of those who make it a practice to seek after Him [consistent intake, metabolization and application
of Bible doctrine].
Hebrews 11:7 By means of doctrine, Noah,
having been warned about things [termination of the antediluvian civilization by the flood] which had not yet been seen [had
not yet happened in history], and possessing confidence [reverence for God’s warning], constructed an ark for the deliverance
of his family [blessing by association], through which [construction of an ark because of doctrine in his soul] he [Noah]
pronounced sentence on the world [God turned the course of history at that time around one man], and he [Noah] became an heir
[inheritance salvation] to the [experiential, supergrace] righteousness pertaining to doctrine.
Hebrews 11:8 By means of doctrine, Abraham, when he was summoned to depart
[from Ur of the Chaldees] to a place [towards Canaan] which he was destined [by utilizing the doctrine in his soul] to obtain
for an inheritance [as part of the Abrahamic Covenant], listened carefully [to God’s instructions] and departed [application
of doctrine], not knowing himself where he was going [he had no map or destination, just relying on divine guidance].
Hebrews 11:9 By means of doctrine, he sojourned in the land [Canaan] of
the promise [Abraham Covenant] as a stranger, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, joint-heirs [three generations of supergrace
believers] of the same promise,
Hebrews 11:10 For he himself [Abraham] was
waiting with expectation for the city [the New Heavenly Jerusalem] which has foundations [indispensable prerequisites], whose
architect and builder is God [the Father].
Hebrews 11:11 By means of doctrine, even
Sarah [at age 86], herself barren [unable to bear children], obtained [as a supergrace blessing] the ability for the deposit
of semen, even beyond the normal age [the ability to get pregnant had long passed], because she herself regarded the One [God
the Father] who had made the promise trustworthy.
Hebrews
11:12 As a matter of fact, they [Abraham’s other descendants] also were born from one and the same source [Abraham’s
sperm], (although he was as good as dead [sexually]), as many as the stars of the heaven [heavenly seed: the Church], and
as innumerable as the sand [earthly seed: Israel] along the shore of the sea [the world].
Hebrews 11:13 In accordance with doctrine [every man is appointed a time
to die], these all [Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob] died [as supergrace believers], not having obtained [in their lifetime]
the promises, but instead saw them [through the doctrine in their souls] from a distance [in the future] and welcomed them,
meanwhile acknowledging that they were strangers and sojourners upon the earth.
Hebrews 11:14 For the ones [patriarchs] who communicated such things [that they were strangers and sojourners
on the earth] made it clear that they were continually seeking for a homeland.
Hebrews 11:15 And, as a matter of fact, if they would have recalled that [place of their origin: Ur of the
Chaldees] from which they had come out of [Mesopotamia], then they might have had the opportunity [distraction test] to return
[geographic reversionism],
Hebrews 11:16 But now [having some doctrine
in their souls] they themselves [the patriarchs] long for something better, that is heavenly [in origin]. Therefore God is
not ashamed to be designated their God, with the result that He has prepared a city [the New Heavenly Jerusalem] for them.
Hebrews 11:17 By means of doctrine, Abraham, when he was being tested [to
prove his character and his ability to apply doctrine], offered up Isaac, and so, he who had received the promises [Abrahamic
Covenant], attempted to offer up [he was stopped in the process by God] his uniquely born one [Isaac was a miracle birth when
you consider the old age of his parents].
Hebrews 11:18 Toward whom [Abraham] it had been communicated [in Gen. 21:12] that in Isaac your descendant
shall be chosen,
Hebrews 11:19 Having calculated [ruminated
on the doctrine in his soul] that the powerful God would also raise him from the dead, because of which fact [that Isaac passed
through the likeness of death] he also recovered him in the form of a type [portraying the future death and resurrection of
Christ].
Hebrews 11:20 By means of doctrine, Isaac
blessed Jacob [right hand: covenant blessings] and Esau [left hand: general blessings], even concerning things to come.
Hebrews 11:21 By means of doctrine, Jacob, when he was dying [dying grace],
blessed both the sons of Joseph [right hand: covenant blessings to Ephraim, left hand: general blessings to Manasseh], while
he worshipped [leaning] over the top of his scepter [staff of authority and rulership].
Hebrews 11:22 By means of doctrine, Joseph, when his end was near [approaching
death], remembered the exodus of the sons of Israel, concerning which [historical event] he even gave specific orders regarding
his bones [their transportation and burial outside of Egypt].
Hebrews 11:23 By means of doctrine, Moses, after he was born, was hidden [concealed from the Pharoah] for
three months by his parents [Amram and Jochebed], because they saw him [a view of the future due to the doctrine in their
souls] as a pertaining to the city child [the great deliverer]. Moreover, they were not afraid of the king’s commandment
[Thutmose I decreed that all newborn male children be killed].
Hebrews 11:24 By means of doctrine, Moses, after he had become great, refused to be proclaimed the son [heir
apparent to the throne of Egypt by adoption] of Pharoah’s daughter [Thermutis],
Hebrews 11:25 Choosing instead to suffer mistreatment with God’s people [the Jewish nation about to
be born], than possessing temporary pleasure from sin [fun in the Egyptian court],
Hebrews 11:26 Considering the persecution [disgrace] concerning the Messiah greater wealth than the treasures
of Egypt, for he repeatedly focused his attention upon a reward [remunerative justice glorifies God].
Hebrews 11:27 By means of doctrine, he [Moses] abandoned Egypt, not fearing
the wrath of the king [Thutmose III: Rameses], for he endured [remained steadfast] as long as he kept on seeing the Invisible
One [the unseen Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ].
Hebrews
11:28 By means of doctrine, he [Moses] executed [initiated] the Passover [birth of the Jewish nation], even the sprinkling
of the blood [on the lintel and doorposts], so that the one [death angel] who destroyed the firstborn [male children] could
not touch them [those who were protected by the blood].
Hebrews
11:29 By means of doctrine, they [the Hebrews of the exodus generation] passed through the Red Sea as if across dry land,
which when the Egyptians [field army and cavalry] made the attempt, they were overwhelmed by water [drowned].
Hebrews 11:30 By means of doctrine, the walls of Jericho collapsed after
they had been encircled [marched around by the Jewish army] for seven days.
Hebrews 11:31 By means of doctrine, Rahab the prostitute, when she received [welcomed as guests] the scouts
[reconnaissance spies] peacefully, did not perish with those who did not believe,
Hebrews 11:32 So, what more can I say? For time would fail me [there’s not enough of it on this occasion]
if I continued to recount the details about [doctrinal application by] Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, as well as David and
Samuel, also the prophets,
Hebrews 11:33 Who through doctrine, conquered
kingdoms [enlarged their borders by military action], attained righteousness [supergrace status], obtained promises [supergrace
rewards], stopped the jaws of lions [Daniel],
Hebrews 11:34 Neutralized the power of fire
[Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego in the furnace], escaped the blades of the two-edged sword, were empowered because of genuine
humility [doctrine made them supergrace warriors], became courageous in battle, routed invading armies.
Hebrews 11:35 Women [the widow of Zarephath and the Shunammite] received
their own dead [sons] by means of resuscitation [Elijah and Elisha raised them], and others were tortured [tormented and raped],
not accepting a release [deliverance in exchange for betraying friends and loved ones], so that they might attain better [supergrace
blessings] after resurrection;
Hebrews 11:36 Moreover, others received a
trial [severe test] accompanied by derisive torture [verbal mocking and scorn] and scourgings [physical whipping], as a matter
of fact, even shackles and imprisonment.
Hebrews 11:37 They [martyrs] were stoned
[like Jeremiah], sawed in half [like Isaiah], murdered by execution with a two-edged sword [like the governor of Jerusalem];
they wandered from place to place [isolated from civilization] in sheepskins, in the skins of goats, because they were destitute
[lacking food, clothing, shelter], afflicted [mental stress and pressure], tormented [physically mistreated],
Hebrews 11:38 (concerning whom the world was not worthy), while they were
being led about [like lost sheep being hunted by wolves] upon deserts and mountains and in hideouts [caves] and holes [crevices]
of the earth.
Hebrews 11:39 And so, all these people [OT
heroes], who obtained a good report [high spiritual approval rating] because of doctrine [they attained supergrace], did not
obtain the promise [they received supergrace blessings in time, but not the blessings reserved for the millennium],
Hebrews 11:40 Because something [peculiar to the Church Age dispensation]
better [baptism, indwelling & filling of the Holy Spirit] was provided by God for us [Church Age believers], so that without
us they [OT saints] could not be made complete [God would not allow them to obtain their millennial rewards before we meet
them after the rapture].
Hebrews 12:1 For this very reason [anticipation
of rewards], we [Church Age believers] also, since we have such a great host of witnesses [OT supergrace heroes] surrounding
us, having rid ourselves [rebound and keep moving] of every impediment and category of sin [mental, verbal, overt] which easily
distracts, should keep on exerting ourselves to advance [forward momentum] with perseverance with reference to the struggle
[application of doctrine according to precisely correct protocol] which has been set before us [goal or objective of the spiritual
life],
Hebrews 12:2 By continually concentrating
on [occupation with] Jesus, our Originator [positional truth] and Maturer [experiential truth] by means of doctrine [He accomplished
our justification-salvation and pioneered the protocol plan of God for our sanctification-salvation], Who instead of the inner
happiness which was present in Him [joy and contentment by utilizing the prototype divine system], endured the cross, disregarding
the shame [coming into contact with our sins and being judged by the Father], and then [after His death, resurrection and
ascension] sat down at the right hand [place of honor] of the throne of God [session].
Hebrews 12:3 By all means, consider the One [Jesus Christ in His humanity] Who endured [by utilizing the doctrine
in His soul] such hostility against Himself from sinners [pressure from the opposition], so that when you become faint [weary
and despondent from living in the cosmic system], you might not become exhausted in your souls [the fatigue of reversionism].
Hebrews 12:4 You [believers in Jerusalem in 67 A.D.] have not yet resisted
to the point of blood [wounded in spiritual battle] as you continue the struggle against the sin nature.
Hebrews 12:5 And so, you have completely forgotten the point of doctrine
[principle] which was taught to you as sons [in Proverbs 3:11-12]: My son, stop rejecting corrective discipline [child training]
from the Lord, nor become weary [discouraged & fatigued] when you are disciplined by Him,
Hebrews 12:6 For whom the Lord loves [positive believers with spiritual
momentum], He disciplines [corrective measures]; moreover, He scourges [intensive discipline] every son whom He accepts [reversionistic
believer].
Hebrews 12:7 Keep on enduring in the face
of corrective discipline; God will deal with you as sons [fair treatment from the Supreme Court of Heaven], for what kind
of son is he whom the Father does not discipline?
Hebrews
12:8 In fact, if you are without discipline, concerning which we [members of the royal family] have all been repeatedly participants,
then you are bastards [unbelievers] and not sons [members of the royal family of God].
Hebrews 12:9 Furthermore, on the one hand, we had parents [fathers] with
reference to our flesh [human], strict disciplinarians, and we were respectful; on the other hand, should we not to a much
greater degree be under the authority of our Father with reference to our spirits, and keep on living [a spiritual life with
positive momentum]?
Hebrews 12:10 Moreover, on the one hand,
they [our parents] tried to discipline us [their children] according to the standard which was customarily recognized [they
did the best they could] for a few days [during childhood]; on the other hand, He [God the Father] on the basis of that [divine
disciplinary standard] which would confer a benefit [advantageous to us], so that we [as supergrace believers] might receive
a share in His divine character [holiness & integrity].
Hebrews 12:11 Therefore, to be sure, each child does not consider the advantageous thing [corrective discipline]
which is happening [in progress] to be pleasant, but rather grievous. Nevertheless, afterwards [after reversion recovery],
it yields a prosperous gain of righteousness [resumption of momentum in the spiritual life] to those who have been repeatedly
trained by it [positive believers].
Hebrews 12:12 Therefore, restore strength
[reversion recovery] to hands which are drooping [lack of spiritual exercise] and knees which are feeble [spiritually disabled],
Hebrews 12:13 And keep following straight wheel tracks [well-worn spiritual
path] with your feet [spiritual momentum], so that a sprain [crippled spiritual life] may not become a complete dislocation
[advanced stages of reversionism], but rather be restored [reversion recovery].
Hebrews 12:14 Keep pursuing after [advancing towards] every category of prosperity [stage of spiritual growth]
that is according to the norms and standards of the spiritual life [within the boundary of God’s protocol], apart from
which [pursuit] no one shall understand the Lord [spiritual perception],
Hebrews 12:15 Taking care [personal responsibility], so that no one falls short of [fails to reach] the grace
benefits from God [escrow blessings on the road to glory], so that no root of bitterness ever springs up [name the sin, isolate
it, and forget it] causing trouble and many [in the periphery] become defiled because of it [cursing by association],
Hebrews 12:16 That there be no sexually immoral person or irreligious person,
like Esau, who in exchange for one meal [frantic search for happiness], sold his own right of primogeniture [birthright of
the 1st born son].
Hebrews 12:17 For you know that afterwards
[too late], even though he kept on desiring to inherit the blessing [he thought Isaac would change his mind], he was rejected;
indeed, neither did he find the possibility for a change of mind [it was a done deal], although he sought it [with great sincerity]
with tears [big crybaby].
Hebrews 12:18 By all means, you have not
approached [at Mount Sinai] that which can be touched [such as the Commandments in stone], nor burned by fire [which came
out of Mount Sinai], nor to thick darkness [corrective discipline], even unto blackness [intensive discipline], nor to the
whirlwind [sin unto death],
Hebrews 12:19 Nor the blast of a trumpet
[which announced the giving of the law], nor the declaration of words [each commandment was shouted to the people], which
they [those who were present at Mount Sinai] who heard, begged that the word [voice of God enunciating the commandments] be
nolonger spoken to them,
Hebrews 12:20 Because they could no longer
endure that [Mosaic Law] which was being commanded: And if so much as an animal begins to touch the mountain, it shall be
stoned to death.
Hebrews 12:21 In fact, that [Mount Sinai]
which was made visible was so frightening, that Moses said: I was terrified and trembling.
Hebrews 12:22 But you are approaching Mount Sion [representing grace, as
opposed to the law at Mount Sinai], even to the city of the living God, the heavenly [as opposed to earthly] Jerusalem, and
to innumerable angels at a festive gathering,
Hebrews 12:23 And to the assembly of the
first-born ones [Church Age believers get their resurrection bodies first], who have been recorded in the heavens [registered
as members of the royal family], and to God [the Father], the Judge over all [humans and angels], and to the spirits of justified
ones who have been completed [OT believers in heaven waiting for their resurrection bodies],
Hebrews 12:24 And to the Mediator [God is propitiated toward men and men
are reconciled to God] of a new covenant, Jesus, and to the blood [representative analogy for the spiritual death of Christ]
of sprinkling [looking back to the Holy of Holies] which communicates better things than Abel [his sacrifice].
Hebrews 12:25 Keep on making sure [with a watchful eye] that you do not
turn away from the One [Jesus Christ] who continues to communicate [He spoke the commandments at Sinai, He speaks today through
His Word, and He will speak again during the Millennium], for if those [at Mount Sinai] who turned away did not escape from
the One [Jesus Christ] who spoke upon the earth, to a greater degree we [members of the royal family] who have turned away
from communication from the heavens [rejected Bible doctrine],
Hebrews 12:26 Whose voice [Jesus Christ] then [at Mount Sinai] shook the earth [there was a literal earthquake
as well as His words shaking their souls], but now He Himself has promised [in Haggai 2:6], saying: Once more [during the
tribulation] I will shake not only the earth, but also the heaven.
Hebrews 12:27 Moreover, this [promise concerning the baptism of fire] once again indicates the removal [transformation]
of those things [heaven and earth] which can be shaken [human good, dead works], in the same manner as when they were created,
so that those things [new heavens and new earth] which cannot be shaken may remain [divine good receives rewards].
Hebrews 12:28 Therefore, since we [Church Age believers] have obtained
an immovable royal power [sphere of divine power], let us keep on obtaining grace [striving to live the spiritual life by
precisely correct protocol], by means of which [residence and function inside the sphere of royal power] we may keep on serving
God in an acceptable manner, with reverence [occupation with Christ] and awe [fellowship with the Father],
Hebrews 12:29 For our God is in fact a consuming fire [divine justice condemns
human good and burns it at the Judgment Seat of Christ].
Hebrews 13:1 Let brother-love [Christian] continue.
Hebrews 13:2 Stop neglecting hospitality [to fellow believers], because by this, some have unknowingly entertained
angels.
Hebrews 13:3 Keep remembering [by intercessory
prayer] prisoners [who have been jailed for the stand for Christ] as though you were fellow prisoners, and those who suffer
adversity [around A.D. 67] as being yourselves in the body.
Hebrews 13:4 Marriage is honorable in every way and the marriage-bed [sex life] should remain undefiled, for
God will punish sexually immoral persons [illicit premarital sex] and adulterers [illicit postmarital sex].
Hebrews 13:5 Maintain a way of life [pattern of thinking] without the love
of money [greed], being content with the things [and people] which are at your disposal, (for He Himself said in the past
with the result that it stands written today [in Joshua 1:5]: I will never ever abandon nor desert you [divine faithfulness]),
Hebrews 13:6 So that we [supergrace believers] can say with confidence
[quoting Psalm 118:6]: The Lord is my helper, therefore I will not fear what man may do to me.
Hebrews 13:7 Keep remembering those [pastors & teachers] who lead you
[by authoritative teaching], who by their nature [the quality of their spiritual office] have communicated the Word of God
to you [consistent Bible teaching], whose doctrine should be continually emulated [application], after considering the issue
of their way of life [examining his spiritual priorities].
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same [immutability]: yesterday [prior dispensations] and today [during the
Church Age] and unto the ages [all future dispensations].
Hebrews 13:9 Stop being carried away [they have been seduced into reversionism] with ambiguous [deceitful]
and strange [new age] teachings, for it is a good thing for the mentality of the soul to be established [stabilized] with
grace teaching [doctrines of grace], not with filth [rotten food], in which no one has received profit [spiritual benefit]
by walking in.
Hebrews 13:10 We [royal priesthood of Church
Age believers] have an altar [the throne of grace] from which they [the Levitical priesthood] who serve the tabernacle have
no authorization [right] to partake.
Hebrews 13:11 For the carcasses of those
animals, whose blood [representing the spiritual death of Christ] is carried into the Holies by the high priest on behalf
of sin, are burned [representing the physical death of Christ on the cross] outside the camp.
Hebrews 13:12 For this reason, Jesus also [in the same manner as the animal
sacrifices], so that He might sanctify His people by means of His own blood [representative analogy for His spiritual death
on the cross], suffered [crucifixion] outside the city gate [as was the custom].
Hebrews 13:13 So, let us meet face-to-face with Him outside outside the
camp [separation from organized religion], enduring His reproach [insults & persecution],
Hebrews 13:14 For here [on earth], we have no city for continuous living,
but we continually seek after the one [the heavenly city, the New Jerusalem] which is destined to come.
Hebrews 13:15 Therefore, let us keep on offering a spiritual sacrifice
[function of the royal priesthood] of praise [appreciation of Christ expressed from the altar of Bible doctrine in your soul]
to God [the Father] through Him [Jesus Christ] through everything [every occasion], this [sacrificial praise] being fruit
from lips which make it a practice to acknowledge His Name [occupation with Christ].
Hebrews 13:16 Moreover, do not neglect honorable service [the believer’s ambassadorship function] and
fellowship [communion with the Trinity], for God is well-pleased with such spiritual sacrifices.
Hebrews 13:17 Keep on putting your trust in [academic discipline] those
[pastors & teachers] who lead [train] you and make it a habit to submit to their authority [in the local assembly], because
they keep continual watch over your souls, as one who will render an account [at the Evaluation Seat of Christ], so that they
might do this with inner happiness [knowing that you have grown to spiritual maturity] and not by means
of groaning [because you are in reversionism], for this [sorry spiritual state] is unprofitable [disastrous] for you.
Hebrews 13:18 Keep on praying for us [intercessory],
for we have been convinced that we should by necessity [because we are teachers] possess a good conscience [according to divine
norms and standards], desiring to conduct ourselves appropriately [with integrity] in all things.
Hebrews 13:19 Moreover, I encourage you all the more to start doing this
[intercessory prayer], so that I might be restored to you [in Jerusalem] without delay.
Hebrews 13:20 Now, may the God [the Father] of prosperity [spiritual blessings],
Who brought our Lord Jesus out from deaths [both spiritual and physical], (the Great Shepherd of His sheep with the blood
[representative analogy for the spiritual death of Christ] of the eternal covenant [between God the Father and Jesus Christ,
not between God and man]),
Hebrews 13:21 Bring you to spiritual maturity
so that you may execute His [the Father’s] will in all good things [meeting divine standards in both priesthood and
ambassadorship functions], continually executing a satisfactory thing [according to divine standards] before Him [the Father]
in us through Jesus Christ, to Whom [Jesus Christ] be glory unto the ages of the ages [eternity future]. Acknowledge it.
Hebrews 13:22 Furthermore, I keep urging you brethren: Be listening willingly
to this treatise [doctrine] on exhortation [experiential sanctification], in as much as I have instructed you through a few
words [brief letter].
Hebrews 13:23 You must [probably] know our
brother, Timothy, who has been released [freed from a Roman prison], with whom, if he arrives without delay [in the unknown
Italian city where Paul is residing], I will see you [depends on whether Timothy gets there before Paul has to leave].
Hebrews 13:24 Salute [pay your respects to] all those [pastors and teachers]
who rule over [guide] you, also all the saints. Those from Italy salute you [mutual respect].
Hebrews 13:25 Grace be with you all.