Letter to the Hebrews Volume 172

 We Believers Belong to A Kingdom that Can't be Shaken Part 5

Hebrews 12:24 And to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. KJV

All that the writer of Hebrews has declared to this point of the New Covenant being a better one void of terror, but replaced with delight and void of the fear that was felt at Mount Sinai (A mountain peak in the southern Sinai Peninsula (7,500 feet high); it is believed to be the peak on which Moses received the Ten Commandments), but replaced with confidence in approaching God, as it is written earlier by the writer of Hebrews with these words, "But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord. For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away." (Hebrews 8:6-13) (KJV). The confidence we now have in approaching God the Father is because of what God the Son (Jesus Christ) has done on the Cross @ Calvary by taking upon Himself all of my sins and your sins and paying the penalty for sin which is death, as it is written, "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Romans 6:23) (KJV). He died once for my sins so that I would not have to die twice. The only thing we had to give back to God the Father for our sinful lives was our physical deaths, but more importantly than that was our eternal deaths, that is, our separation from Him forever. However, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ stepped into each and everyone of our places who have called upon His Name for forgiveness of our sins and brought us back to God the Father as His adopted sons and daughters, as it is written, "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Romans 10:13) (KJV).

Therefore, we see now that the writer of Hebrews has concluded his discourse on how we believers belong to a Kingdom that cannot be shaken because of our Mediator and Intercessor Jesus Christ our Lord, as it is written, "And to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel." (Hebrews 12:24) (KJV). The New Covenant is better only because of our Mediator and the sprinkling of His shed Blood upon us and over us and our sins daily, which is why we read in the Old Covenant of all the slaying of animals and their blood being spilled and sprinkled for the sins of the Hebrew people, for as it is written, "And for this cause He is the Mediator of the New Testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you. Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission." (Hebrews 9:15-22) (KJV). Note: "As we draw nearer to Easter Sunday, this is why the Gospel of Jesus Christ is so very important to all of sinful humanity. Not because there are good people on the earth and bad people, but because we all are bad people (Romans 3:10) and we all need the sprinkling of the Blood of the Lamb Jesus Christ to wash us clean from our sins before a Pure, Perfect, and Powerful God in Heaven. The man or woman and boy or girl who has placed their trust in Jesus Christ and His finished work of redemption on Calvary has the 'Blood of Sprinkling' continuously applied to them to wash them clean from their sins as they walk in repentance and faith."

Here is what Matthew Henry had to say of Hebrews 12:24, "This is none of the least of many encouragements there are to perseverance in the Gospel state, since it is a state of communion with Christ the Mediator of the new covenant, and of communication of His blood, that speaketh better things than the blood of Abel. [1.] The Gospel covenant is the new covenant, distinct from the covenant of works; and it is now under a new dispensation, distinct from that of the Old Testament. [2.] Christ is the Mediator of this new covenant; He is the middle person that goes between both parties, God and man, to bring them together in this covenant, to keep them together notwithstanding the sins of the people and God's displeasure against them for sin, to offer up our prayers to God, and to bring down the favours of God to us, to plead with God for us and to plead with us for God, and at length to bring God and His people together in heaven, and to be a Mediator of fruition between them for ever, they beholding and enjoying God in Christ and God beholding and blessing them in Christ. [3.] This covenant is ratified by the Blood of Christ sprinkled upon our consciences, as the blood of the sacrifice was sprinkled upon the altar and the sacrifice. This Blood of Christ pacifies God and purifies the consciences of men. [4.] This is speaking blood, and it speaks better things than that of Abel. First, It speaks to God in behalf of sinners; it pleads not for vengeance, as the blood of Abel did on him who shed it, but for mercy. Secondly, To sinners, in the name of God. It speaks pardon to their sins, peace to their souls; and bespeaks their strictest obedience and highest love and thankfulness."

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…