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Heeding The Voice From The Mountain Hebrews 12:18-29 INTRODUCTION Mark A. Copeland 1. In encouraging Christians to run the race that is set before them, the Hebrews writer has instructed them to... a. Lay aside things that would hinder them - He 12:1 b. Run with endurance - He 12:1 c. Keep their focus on Jesus - He 12:2-3 d. Remember the value of the Lord’s chastening - He 12:4-11 e. Run with “style” - He 12:12-13 f. Pursue peace and holiness - He 12:14 g. Look diligently lest one fall short of God’s grace, stumble because of bitterness, or become a fornicator or profane person - He 12:15-17 2. Further encouragement is now provided in the last half of chapter twelve... a. With a reminder of the “mountain” to which they have come b. With a warning to heed “Him who speaks” 3. As we “run the race of faith” today, we need this same reminder and warning... a. Do we appreciate the significance of the “mountain” to which we have come? b. Are we “Heeding The Voice From The Mountain”? -- How we answer such questions can reveal how well we are running the race of faith! [With our text before us, let’s take a look at...] I. THE MOUNTAIN TO WHICH WE HAVE COME (18-24) A. IT IS NOT MOUNT SINAI... (18-21) 1. The mountain described first is Mount Sinai, to which Israel came following their deliverance from Egyptian bondage - cf. Exo 19:12-19 a. It seems to have been much like a volcano - Exo 20:18; Deu 4:11 b. It frightened the people - Deu 5:22-26; 18:16 c. Even Moses was afraid - Deu 9:19 2. We have not come to such a mountain, that forces us to stand “afar off” B. IT IS MOUNT ZION... (22-24) 1. The “mountain” to which we have come is one that encourages us to “draw near” 2. We have come to “Mount Zion” a. Zion was originally the stronghold of the Jebusites in Jerusalem that became the “city of David” - cf. 2 Sam 5:6-10; 1 Chr 11:4-9 b. The term “Zion” came to be used to refer to: 1) The city of Jerusalem - Psa 48:2; 84:7; Am 6:1 2) The heavenly Jerusalem where God dwells - Isa 28:16; Ps 2:6 Re 14:1 3. In coming to “Mount Zion”, we have also come to... a. “The city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem” Sermons From Hebrews 106
Mark A. Copeland 1) The heavenly city longed for by Abraham and the others - cf. He 11:10,13-16 2) The heavenly city longed for by Christians today - cf. He 13:14 3) The heavenly city we will one day experience - Re 3:12; 21:1-7; 22:14 -- “This heavenly city is where our Lord dwells and is our eternal home. In coming to Christ we have come into the covenant which gives us the right to a place in that city.” (B. W. Johnson, People’s New Testament) b. “An innumerable company of angels” 1) The heavenly servants of God, of which there is a great number - cf. Re 5:11 2) Who also minister to those who will inherit salvation - He 1:14 c. “The general assembly and church of the firstborn registered in heaven” 1) The church in the universal sense, made up of all who are saved - Ac 2:47 2) They are the “firstborn ones”, who enjoy special privileges of their birthright 3) Their names are in “the Book of Life” - cf. Ph 4:3; Re 3:5 d. “God the Judge of all” 1) The Judge of all the earth - cf. Gen 18:25 2) He is the One to whom we must give heed, as we shall note shortly e. “The spirits of just men made perfect” 1) Those who died in faith, such as the Old Testament saints - He 11:39-40 2) Note: They had not been made perfect apart from us, but now they are made perfect; they were redeemed by the blood of Christ! - cf. He 9:15 f. “Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant” 1) As we have seen, He is the Mediator of “a better covenant” - He 8:6 2) As we have seen, this “new covenant” is by means of His death - He 9:15 g. “The blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel” 1) Abel still speaks through the example of his faith - He 11:4 2) But in comparison, the blood of Jesus speaks volumes! - He 10:11-14 [In coming to Christ, being redeemed by the blood of the New Covenant, we have drawn near to this wonderful “mountain”! It is a place that offers many wonderful blessings, both now and with promise for the future. But the author’s purpose is not just to review the blessings we have in coming to this “mountain”; he is warning us: “See that you do not refuse Him who speaks.” (He 12:25a). To appreciate the need for his warning, let’s now consider...] II. WHY WE SHOULD HEED THE VOICE FROM THE MOUNTAIN (25-29) A. THOSE AT MOUNT SINAI DID NOT ESCAPE... (25) 1. We have seen from our study that... a. “Every transgression and disobedience received a just reward” - He 2:2 b. Those who sinned, their “corpses fell in the wilderness” - He 3:17 c. Those who rejected Moses’ law died “without mercy” - He 10:28 2. Thus the argument is again one of comparison, from the lesser to the greater... a. “How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation...” - He 2:1-4 b. “Of how much worse punishment , do you suppose, will he be thought worthy...” - He 10:26-31 3. As Jesus said in Lk 12:48... a. “For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required...” b. “...and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.” -- In Christ we enjoy so much more; dare we refuse to heed Him who speaks, not from Mount Sinai, but from Mount Zion (i.e., heaven itself)! Sermons From Hebrews 107
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