The Glories of Christ
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We read of seven glories of the Lord Jesus in verses 2 and 3 of Hebrews Chapter 1:
1. Jesus is the heir of everything! If Jesus is the Son of God, then He is also the heir of all that God possesses. It is prophesied in Psalms 2:6-9; 89:28. Jesus is the Creator and Sustainer of all things (Colossians 1:16). To Him be the glory forever (Romans 11:36)! This proves to us that the Son is one with His Father (John 10:30). The future also belongs to the Son (Revelation 5:6; 11:15). He is Lord and Messiah (Acts 2:36). When He came to this earth He was poor (Luke 9:58). Even His clothes were taken from Him when He was crucified. When He returns as the King, He will inherit all things (Romans 8:16). All those who believe in Him are joint heirs. They will inherit all things with Him for eternity.
2. Jesus is the Creator of heaven and earth. The Lord Jesus is the one through whom the Father created all things (John 1:3). The fact that the Lord Jesus as Creator can make something out of nothing is the proof that He is God. Creation longs for the original beginning (Romans 8:32).
3. Jesus is the radiance of God’s glory. No one can see God. The Lord Jesus is the light of God shining in the heart of every born again believer (2 Corinthians 4:6). Without God’s Son there is only darkness. The devil is the god of this world here on earth, and he has blinded the minds of the unbelievers (2 Corinthians 4:4).
4. Jesus is the imprint of His presence. Jesus is the image of the invisible God and the Firstborn of all of creation (Colossians 1:15; 2:9). In the Lord Jesus dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.
5. Jesus upholds the universe by His Powerful Word. The universe hangs on the hands of the Lord Jesus, and He does it by His Word and effortlessly. This promise is wonderful to me (Philippians 1:6). I trust that He who has begun a good work in you, will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
6. Jesus cleanses us from all our sins. That is the first promise of the New Testament (Matthew 1:21; 1 Peter 1:18, 19; Hebrews 9:22; 1 John 1:7). You cannot help being born in sin, but you don’t have to die in your sins (John 8:21). Jesus died for all our sins on the cross.
7. Jesus has been exalted and sits now in the highest place. There were no chairs in the tabernacle and the temple. It was the responsibility of the priests to sacrifice constantly. After the Lord Jesus cried out loudly, 'It is finished,' the veil was torn from the top to the bottom. The way to God is open. The place where Jesus is sitting is the place of honour, authority, rest, intercession (Hebrews 7:25).
What does this mean for us? If we reject the Lord Jesus, we close off access to everything He wants to offer to us, and this has eternal consequences. When we accept Him, we receive all that He is. There are two choices for us all! Charles Haddon Spurgeon wrote: Other men had the threads of the truth; but the Lord Jesus took all those threads, and wove them into a beautiful cloak, and He put that on Him and He came forth clothed with the truth of God in Himself.
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