2 Timothy 4:6-8
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For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come.
3rd offering - a supplementary offering
1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land you are to inhabit, which I am giving you, 3 and you offer to the Lord from the herd or from the flock a food offering or a burnt offering or a sacrifice, to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering or at your appointed feasts, to make a pleasing aroma to the Lord, 4 then he who brings his offering shall offer to the Lord a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter of a hin of oil; 5 and you shall offer with the burnt offering, or for the sacrifice, a quarter of a hin of wine for the drink offering for each lamb. 6 Or for a ram, you shall offer for a grain offering two tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a third of a hin of oil. 7 And for the drink offering you shall offer a third of a hin of wine, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 8 And when you offer a bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice, to fulfill a vow or for peace offerings to the Lord, 9 then one shall offer with the bull a grain offering of three tenths of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with half a hin of oil. 10 And you shall offer for the drink offering half a hin of wine, as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
Numbers 15:
v3 - food offering/burnt offering
v6 - grain offering
v7 - drink offering
reaching the end of his time - close to his death - the end of his life is near. The very last sacrifice.
1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
True mark of a faithful soldier - fighting til the end - willing to lay down his life.
soldier goes into battle to save others - fighting for a cause
11 But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
: - fight the good fight
16 At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them!
2 Tim 4:
time - not a fixed time. in the future - a season
7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
At the time of a person’s death people generally tend to reflect on their past - regrets, lost opportunities etc.
fought the good fight - against sin. All the persecutions and sufferings - schemes of the devil
fighting against the schemes of the devil
counting everything as loss until gaining Christ
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
remove any weights/encumbrances that would slow us down. It will cause us to tired and prevent us from finishing the race.
end goal of that fight is Christ.
end goal of that fight is Christ.
end goal of that fight is Christ.
in order that I might gain Christ verse
good - beautiful, excellent
to be considered faithful to a task - we need to complete it.
5 An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
remove any weights that would slow us down. It will cause us to tired and prevent us from finishing the race. Remove sins.
run with endurance - method in the way you run.
look at the finish line. If we see the finish line and go in a different direction, we will not get the prize. Looking unto Jesus.
not a matter of pride. He has done all this through the grace of God. He is encouraging Timothy to do the same.
kept - guarding
faith: faithful in all that God has entrusted him.
2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.
8 Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.
henceforth - in order for all of verse 8 to happen, the situation from previous verses has to happen.
‘laid up’ - stored up
11 “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
laid up
19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
Matthew 6:
6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
crown of righteousness - in the Greek Olympics the one who wins the race is given a wreath to wear as a crown.
1. For being righteous you receive a crown
2. Receiving righteousness - completion of righteousness
8 Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.
Would the crown of righteousness be given to all Christians in heaven?
Would there be Christians in heaven who have not loved his appearing?
- kingdom of God is righteousness.
6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
17 But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree,
1 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:
2 Tim 4
God has given the responsibility of judging to Jesus who is a righteous judge.
God has given the responsibility of judging to Jesus
Only He is worthy to give the reward.
‘On that day’
12 which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me.
18 may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day!—and you well know all the service he rendered at Ephesus.
12 I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service,
day of judgement
Is it possible to be a Christian who does not love his appearing?
Would the crown of righteousness be given to all Christians in heaven?
Would there be Christians in heaven who have not loved his appearing?
It is not based on our works. Jesus has done all to justify us. We do go through seasons of low points in our spiritual walk because we are weak.
7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.
7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
18 This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,
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