Hi Cathie and everyone out there, Not sure if this is where I should be posting this but this is where I am so here I go. vs.39-40 "And all these, having gained approval through their faith,did not received what was promised, because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect." All the people written about in chap.11 gained approval through their faith did not receive what was promised--is the writer referring to complete removal of sins and eternal life with God as part of the holy city to come or???? God did provide something better for us through Jesus' sacrificail death, complete once for all time, forgiveness of sin and a High Priest who constantly sits in heaven interceeding for us {covered by His blood) "so that APART FROM US they should not be made perfect" Made perfect. teleiomai to be made perfect or complete in the sense of reaching one's prescribed goal. In my Bible this is cross-referenced to Rev. 6:11 "...rest for a little while longer until the number of their fellow servamts and their brethren who were to be killed even as they had been, should be completed." God's plan included Jesus coming and dying Is that why those in the Old Testament had to wait (apart from us) or is the waiting about the number of martyrs before the second coming? Since the writer is writing to Jews, the "us" would not be referring to the Jews and Gentiles forming His church on this earth, could it? Hope my question is understandable. Anyway, I need some help and clarification with these 2 verses. Love you and need you all, Jan
Hi Cathie and everyone out there,
ReplyDeleteNot sure if this is where I should be posting this but this is where I am so here I go.
vs.39-40 "And all these, having gained approval through their faith,did not received what was promised, because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect." All the people written about in chap.11 gained approval through their faith did not receive what was promised--is the writer referring to complete removal of sins and eternal life with God as part of the holy city to come or???? God did provide something better for us through Jesus' sacrificail death, complete once for all time, forgiveness of sin and a High Priest who constantly sits in heaven interceeding for us {covered by His blood) "so that APART FROM US they should not be made perfect" Made perfect. teleiomai to be made perfect or complete in the sense of reaching one's prescribed goal. In my Bible this is cross-referenced to Rev. 6:11 "...rest for a little while longer until the number of their fellow servamts and their brethren who were to be killed even as they had been, should be completed." God's plan included Jesus coming and dying Is that why those in the Old Testament had to wait (apart from us) or is the waiting about the number of martyrs before the second coming? Since the writer is writing to Jews, the "us" would not be referring to the Jews and Gentiles forming His church on this earth, could it? Hope my question is understandable. Anyway, I need some help and clarification with these 2 verses.
Love you and need you all,
Jan