Letter to the Hebrews Volume 169

 We Believers Belong to A Kingdom that Can't be Shaken Part 2

Hebrews 12:20-21 (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart: And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:) KJV

In continuing to remind those new Hebrew convert's to Christ back then of the absolute need for them to be perfectly obedient to the commands of YAWEH/Elohim/Adonai/Jehovah because of His Purity, Righteousness, and Holiness and because there was not (back then for them) a Mediator between them and God, the writer of Hebrews goes on with these next words depicting, delineating, and describing the terror they all were experiencing when they came into the presence of Almighty God (even Moses), "(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart: And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)" (Hebrews 12:20-21) (KJV). The idea or notion that the One True and Only God is some big man in the sky or the man upstairs is plainly mocking and blasphemous words spoken by ignorant men or women who have no concept and no consideration and no conviction of the utter Might and Power of the very God who created them from nothing and who holds every single breath of their lungs in their chest and who could stop the next breath from being taken at any moment He determines to be their end on the earth. The Hebrew/Jewish people back then saw with their own eyes and heard with their own ears the Mighty Power of God. These were some of the words spoken by God/Jehovah through Moses to the Hebrew people after He brought them out of the bondage to the Egyptian people, "And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death: There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount." (Exodus 19:12-13) (KJV).

And also these words, "And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled. And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly." (Exodus 19:16-18) (KJV). Let us be clear about who God truly is and always will be and that is perfect and holy which are two things that no human being can ever claim to be or could ever be no matter how hard he or she tried to be. Note: "The first step for any sinner to be saved by God and forgiven of all their sins (no matter what their prevalent, prominent, prevailing sin might be) through the Cross of Christ is to see themselves as they truly are and that is rotten, ruthless, remorseless, and reprehensible (not a good person)before a perfect and holy God, then and only then can the Holy Spirit convict them (John 16:8-11) of their sinfulness through the declaration of the Gospel and they be born again and become a new creature (2 Corinthians 5:17)." Here is what Adam Clarke had to say of Hebrews 12:20-21, "The Apostle's design is to show that the dispensation of the law engendered terror; that it was most awful and exclusive; that it belonged only to the Jewish people; and that, even to them, it was so terrible that they could not endure that which was commanded, and entreated that God would not communicate with them in His own person, but by the ministry of Moses: and even to Moses, who held the highest intimacy with Jehovah, the revealed glories, the burning fire, the blackness, the darkness, the tempest, the loud-sounding trumpet, and the voice of words, were so terrible that he said, I exceedingly fear and tremble. These were the things which were exhibited on that material mountain; but the Gospel dispensation is one grand, copious, and interesting display of the infinite love of God. It is all encouragement; breathes nothing but mercy; is not an exclusive system; embraces the whole human race; has Jesus, the sinner's friend, for its mediator; is ratified by His Blood; and is suited, most gloriously suited, to all the wants and wishes of every soul of man."

If you do not know the Lord Jesus Christ and His amazing healing power, pray this from your heart to the Lord Jesus Christ (you speaking directly to Him), Dear Lord Jesus, I confess to You that I am a sinner and I need Your forgiveness. I believe You shed Your Blood and died for my sins. I believe that You rose from the dead proving that You alone are God. I repent of my sins. I want to turn from my sins. I ask You Dear Lord Jesus to come into my heart and take control of my life. I want You to be my Lord, Savior, and my God. Amen...


Sincerely in Christ,


Clifford D. Tate, Sr.


Author of “Silent Assassins of the Soul - Are you Broken by Pornography and Masturbation? You can be Restored by the Lord Jesus Christ and brought into Deliverance, Freedom, and Victory! A Guide for Men and Women in the Enemy’s Crosshairs” e-book available now @ Amazon Kindle, @ Apple I Bookstore for IPod, Barnes and Noble for Nook, Reader Store for Sony Reade, Kobo, Copia, Gardners, Baker and Taylor, and eBookPie…