Christ was Once Offered Hebrews 9:28

According to the writer of Hebrews, “it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment”, and in chapter nine and verse twenty-eight of Hebrews the writer shares how “Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many” where we read:

So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many;

and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

The verse begins, “So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; ...”. The writer began with the words, “So Christ” which means “in this manner the anointed Messiah and Son of God” “was once offered” or “was brought in, lead into and presented one time” “to bear” or “offer, carry, lead and bring up” “the sins” which means “the errors, missing of the marks and mistakes” “of many” or “large and great numbers of people”. When Jesus Christ “offered” Himself as a “sacrifice” in the heavenly tabernacle, it was to “bear” the “errors and missing of the marks” of a great number of people.

The verse continues, “...and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation”. The writer added the words, “and unto them that look” which is the Greek word “apekdechomai” which means “assiduously and patiently waiting” “for him” or “for Jesus” “shall he appear” which means “shall Jesus show and allow Himself to be seen” “the second time” or “the other of two opportunities or occasions” “without sin” which means “separate and apart from error, missing of the mark and mistakes” “unto salvation” or “toward deliverance, preservation, safety and redemption”. Not only was Jesus “once offered to bear the sins of many”, but He “sacrificed” Himself for those who are looking for Him to come back again “without sin” toward “salvation”.

When we think through these words in Hebrews, we see the significance of Jesus “bearing” our sins by “sacrificing” Himself as an “offering”. In addition, He did this for those who are “looking for Him” to return “without sin”, which refers to His “second coming”, and will lead to them to the “salvation” of their souls. Jesus desires to have a relationship with people, and in order to do so, their sins must be removed. Jesus went to the cross, paid the penalty for sin, which was death, and rose from the grave to present Himself as a “sacrifice” for sins in the heavenly tabernacle. The promise from the angels at the ascension of Jesus (see Acts 1:9-11) was that Jesus would return, and now all who look for Him are included within the group for whom He will “come again” “without sin” with “salvation” available for all who believe. Let all who read these words understand and believe.

Next time we begin a new chapter and see the author refer to “the law having a shadow of good things to come” ...“could not make the comers there unto perfect”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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