Hebrews 10:11-13 And every priest stands daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:… I know nothing more sublime in the inspired writings than that representation of the Lord given us in the Epistle to the Hebrews, in which He is depicted as "seated upon His throne at His Father's right hand, expecting till His enemies become His footstool." Reflect for a moment upon the sight that must meet that omniscient gaze! A world black with appalling crime and hideous depravity. A world reeking with drunkenness, and lust, and violence, and bloodshed. A world wrapped in the night of spiritual ignorance and heathen darkness. Angels beholding it, in ignorance of the Divine purpose, might well have despaired of it as a world too sunken to raise, too hopeless to deliver. Yet it is upon this sad world that the Saviour's eye is fixed with such confident anticipation. No fear agitates His mind, no doubt breaks His rest. In His view nothing hangs in uncertainty or remains in jeopardy. To Him the fulfilment is as sure as though it were already realised. Fixing our eyes upon intervening and secondary things, our heart often fails us; but He looks right on through present conflict to the victory beyond; He knows there can be but one result — "His enemies shall lick the dust." "All kings shall fall down before Him; all nations shall serve Him." (A. Bax.) Parallel Verses KJV: And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: |
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