11.27.22 Hebrews: "Jesus Will Appear a Second Time"

Hebrews: “Jesus Will Return a Second Time”

Hebrews 9:23-28

November 27, 2022

“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also… Jesus said to him (Thomas), ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” John 14:1-6

I. Jesus has prepared Heaven. (vs 23-24)

“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.” I John 1:7

II. Jesus prepared a perfect sacrifice. (vs 25-26)

III. Jesus prepared a spiritual life. (vs 27)

Psalm 89:48

(1) Physical death

I Corinthians 15:22

(2) Spiritual death

Ephesians 2:1

(3) Eternal death

2 Thessalonians 1:9

I Peter 3:18

IV. Jesus Christ prepared to return. (vs 28)

“And now, little children, abide in Him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming.” I John 2:28

LET’S GO DEEPER:

1. Why is Christ’s death as a singular event central to the Christian faith? How does his sacrifice differ from old covenant sacrifices?

2. Why did God originally command repeated sacrifices in the old covenant?

3. According to this passage, what was Jesus’s mission in his first coming? What does it mean for Jesus to remove sin?

4. Summarize the key differences between his first and second coming.

5. What would you expect to see in the life of someone who is eagerly waiting for Christ’s return?