The Epistle To The Hebrews - Executable Outlines

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)!
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