Letter to the Hebrews Volume 56

 God the Father's Foolproof Purpose & Promise in Christ Part 3

Hebrews 6:19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; KJV

The writer of Hebrews finishes up his point concerning the hope we Christians have in our Lord Jesus Christ with these words, "Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;" (Hebrews 6:19) (KJV). The English word 'hope' the writer of Hebrews used in verse 18 was the Greek word elpis which is a primary word (to anticipate, usually with pleasure); expectation (abstract or concrete) or confidence: - faith, hope; or simply put confident expectation. However, here in verse 19 the writer of Hebrews uses the English phrase 'we have' (speaking of the 'hope we have') to define it in action within the believer and it is translated by the Greek word echō a primary verb meaning literally or figuratively to hold as possession, ability, contiguity, relation or condition.  When the writer of Hebrews goes on next to say that this hope we have is 'an anchor of the soul' he is expressing the rock solid assurance that we born again believers have in our Lord Jesus Christ here in time as pilgrims and sojourners on the earth through all trials, test, and turmoils we face each and every day through the constant spiritual warfare we wage against the world, our flesh, and the devil. The object of our hope is a person and that Person is Christ Jesus our Lord. Hope will no longer be required when we are with Him forever in eternity in heaven, for then we will fully embrace the object of our hope and our faith will become sight.

The anchor of our soul that Jesus Christ has given to each one of us is the Holy Spirit as a down payment on the full and complete glory that is ours when we are with Him forever in heaven, as it is written here by the Apostle Paul to the Colossian Church, "Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to His saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:" (Colossians 1:26-27) (KJV). The writer of Hebrews describes our hope in our Lord Jesus Christ as 'both sure and stedfast'. The English word 'sure' is translated by the Greek word asphalēs which means secure (literally or figuratively): - certainty, safe, sure. The English word 'stedfast' is translated by the Greek word bebaios which means stable (literally or figuratively): - firm, of force, stedfast, sure. In other words, the hope that we have in Christ Jesus our Lord is firm, certain, and forcefully stable enabling us to ignore the perishing of our outer man, that is our present physical body, but instead to keep our focus on what is truly real and certain and that being our glorified body when we embrace our Lord Jesus Christ in heaven, let us remember these words the Apostle Paul wrote to the Church @ Corinth, "For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal." (2 Corinthians 4:16-18) (KJV).

When the writer of Hebrews says, 'which entereth into that within the veil', here is what the Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary had to say of this, "Two images beautifully combined: (1) The soul is the ship: the world the sea: the bliss beyond the world, the distant coast; the hope resting on faith, the anchor which prevents the vessel being tossed to and fro; the encouraging consolation through the promise and oath of God, the cable connecting the ship and anchor. (2) The world is the fore-court: heaven, the Holy of Holies; Christ, the High Priest going before us, so as to enable us, after Him, and through Him, to enter within the veil. Estius explains, As the anchor does not stay in the waters, but enters the ground hidden beneath the waters, and fastens itself in it, so hope, our anchor of the soul, is not satisfied with merely coming to the vestibule, that is, is not content with merely earthly and visible goods, but penetrates even to those which are within the veil, namely, to the Holy of Holies, where it lays hold on God Himself, and heavenly goods, and fastens on them. 'Hope, entering within heaven, hath made us already to be in the things promised to us, even while we are still below, and have not yet received them; such strength hope has, as to make those that are earthly to become heavenly.' 'The soul clings, as one in fear of shipwreck to an anchor, and sees not whither the cable of the anchor runs - where it is fastened: but she knows that it is fastened behind the veil which hides the future glory.'"

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…