1 00:00:00,100 --> 00:00:04,500 So he became superior to the angels, just as the name he 2 00:00:04,500 --> 00:00:08,300 inherited, is more excellent than there's four to, which of 3 00:00:08,300 --> 00:00:13,400 the Angels did he ever say you are my son today? 4 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:18,300 I have become your father or again, I will be his father and 5 00:00:18,300 --> 00:00:22,200 he will be my son. Again, when he brings his first 6 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:26,400 born into the world, he says, and let all God's angels worship 7 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:29,200 Him. And about the Angels, he says he 8 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:35,300 makes his angels winds and his servants, a fiery flame, but to 9 00:00:35,300 --> 00:00:39,900 the sun, your throne, o, God is for ever and ever. 10 00:00:39,900 --> 00:00:44,500 And the scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of Justice, you 11 00:00:44,500 --> 00:00:47,800 have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness. 12 00:00:48,500 --> 00:00:54,000 This is why God, your God has anointed you with the oil of 13 00:00:54,000 --> 00:01:02,900 joy. Beyond your companions and in 14 00:01:02,900 --> 00:01:06,300 the beginning Lord you established the earth and the 15 00:01:06,300 --> 00:01:08,400 heavens are the work of your hands. 16 00:01:08,900 --> 00:01:11,100 They will perish but you will remain. 17 00:01:11,100 --> 00:01:14,800 They will all wear out like clothing and you will roll them 18 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:18,200 up like a cloak and they will be changed like clothing. 19 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:23,100 But you are the same and your years will never end. 20 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:28,300 To, which of the angels has he ever said, sit at my right hand, 21 00:01:28,300 --> 00:01:32,500 until I make your enemies your footstool or not? 22 00:01:32,500 --> 00:01:36,800 They all ministering Spirits sent out to serve those who are 23 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:41,200 going to inherit salvation. For this reason, we must pay 24 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,700 attention all the more to what we have heard. 25 00:01:43,900 --> 00:01:46,400 So that we will not drift away for. 26 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:50,000 If the message spoken through Angels was legally binding and 27 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,500 every transgression and Disobedience, received a just 28 00:01:53,500 --> 00:01:56,300 punishment. Moment, how will we escape if we 29 00:01:56,300 --> 00:02:01,200 neglect such a great salvation, the Salvation had its beginning 30 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:05,200 when it was spoken of by the Lord and it was confirmed To Us 31 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:09,199 by those who heard him. And at the same time, God also 32 00:02:09,199 --> 00:02:13,700 testified by signs and wonders various Miracles and 33 00:02:13,700 --> 00:02:18,200 distributions of gifts from the Holy Spirit according to his 34 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:23,800 will Earlier this month January 2nd, I celebrated my 35th 35 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:27,000 birthday. Yeah well whoop it's past 36 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:28,200 enough. I can say it now and you won't 37 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:29,100 sing. Happy Birthday to me. 38 00:02:29,100 --> 00:02:31,100 Don't get started. And Andrew might be thinking of 39 00:02:31,100 --> 00:02:32,800 trying to do that, I don't appreciate that. 40 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:36,900 But I told my wife that I realized after one day in a 35, 41 00:02:36,900 --> 00:02:42,300 that I am now closer to 40 years old, then I am 230 and my wife 42 00:02:42,300 --> 00:02:44,600 doesn't like that because she's about six months behind me, five 43 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:47,500 months, something like that. But anyways, so the fact I'm 44 00:02:47,500 --> 00:02:50,900 getting older, right? The fact that it's Falls around 45 00:02:50,900 --> 00:02:53,400 New Year's, I feel like every year around this time, I begin 46 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,400 to reminisce a little bit the other day. 47 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:58,100 Me and my wife were laying in bed and we were just kind of 48 00:02:58,100 --> 00:03:00,100 scrolling through like old photos of her kids. 49 00:03:00,100 --> 00:03:02,600 And the great thing about iPhones is that those just 50 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:05,900 transference we've got old videos and photos that go quite 51 00:03:05,900 --> 00:03:07,800 a ways back. And so we're just reminiscing 52 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:11,000 about what life with young kids is like. 53 00:03:11,500 --> 00:03:14,500 And so I got a couple videos that I want to show you guys and 54 00:03:14,508 --> 00:03:17,900 I feel like it just kind of covers the gamut of what life 55 00:03:17,900 --> 00:03:21,100 with young kids is like, so, The first one is for my daughter, 56 00:03:21,100 --> 00:03:23,600 Everly. This is almost 6 years ago and 57 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:27,600 it illustrates how awesome, and amazingly fun kids can be this 58 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:29,100 the stuff we share on social media. 59 00:03:29,100 --> 00:03:42,200 So watch this. There you go fun, right? 60 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:46,400 Sit in the van hanging out with my wife's inside shopping but as 61 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:49,600 is the case with any body that you live with and you have deep 62 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:51,900 relationship with. It's not always fun and Roses. 63 00:03:51,900 --> 00:03:55,000 So here's a video of Everly, just a few days later in the 64 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,300 same car and this time she is not vibing with the song. 65 00:03:58,300 --> 00:04:01,300 She is worried about her older brother KJ. 66 00:04:12,700 --> 00:04:14,500 Hopefully you guys were distracted by that clip and 67 00:04:14,500 --> 00:04:16,100 didn't actually listen to the lyrics of that song. 68 00:04:16,100 --> 00:04:19,600 But and then here's the worst sound ever. 69 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:22,400 If you've ever been in a parking lot, waiting on your significant 70 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:25,700 other to come out and the kids aren't happy. 71 00:04:25,700 --> 00:04:38,300 Here you go. Yeah, miserable, right? 72 00:04:38,300 --> 00:04:40,500 Let's just a 10, second snapshot, right? 73 00:04:40,900 --> 00:04:42,500 That's life. Filled with young kids. 74 00:04:42,500 --> 00:04:45,300 I know that many of you are in that season, it's filled with 75 00:04:45,300 --> 00:04:48,400 ups and downs. The reality is, though, when you 76 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:52,300 are investing or building anything of value over the 77 00:04:52,300 --> 00:04:56,200 course of a long period of time, it doesn't have to be, you know, 78 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:58,200 raising young kids. It can be raised. 79 00:04:58,300 --> 00:05:00,200 Teenagers. It can be getting married. 80 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,100 It can just be having deep relationships with your 81 00:05:03,100 --> 00:05:05,900 community, it can be starting a non-profit or a mission or a 82 00:05:05,900 --> 00:05:10,200 business, every season of life has its Joys. 83 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:14,700 And its pains, it has its gains and its losses. 84 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:19,100 And the reason I bring this up is because I think many times 85 00:05:19,100 --> 00:05:23,500 that can be our journey of following Jesus, it can be very 86 00:05:23,500 --> 00:05:26,200 similar. Now, by God's grace, we will 87 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:30,800 have moments of great joy and God is gracious to give us those 88 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:33,400 and it's amazing when we went our hearts, feel what? 89 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:36,700 We know to be true in our minds and we really begin to believe 90 00:05:36,700 --> 00:05:39,000 it and we're just on fire so to speak. 91 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:40,900 Is people saying which is kind of weird if you think about it. 92 00:05:40,907 --> 00:05:43,900 Maybe not, I don't know. Anyways, sorry my brain goes 93 00:05:43,900 --> 00:05:47,300 crazy places. We might even experienced during 94 00:05:47,300 --> 00:05:51,700 those Seasons like Supernatural healings or signs, the gospel 95 00:05:51,700 --> 00:05:55,800 begins to take root in our heart and Community but that's not all 96 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:59,900 of what following Jesus is. If you have Follow Jesus for any 97 00:05:59,900 --> 00:06:02,300 length of time. We understand that that can also 98 00:06:02,300 --> 00:06:04,000 bring with it. Great sorrow. 99 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:08,600 It can bring with it great suffering and it can bring with 100 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:12,800 it. Great pain, great loss. 101 00:06:13,700 --> 00:06:17,900 And so the question I have for us today is what is it in those 102 00:06:17,900 --> 00:06:23,200 times that will sustain us? What is it that will keep us 103 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:28,200 going because if our ultimate hope is in maybe keeping it up, 104 00:06:28,300 --> 00:06:32,400 With our spiritual disciplines enough or maybe trying to regain 105 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,300 that past emotional experience, that I might have had some great 106 00:06:35,300 --> 00:06:37,400 conference, right? Which might have been a great 107 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:42,300 conference or if my hope is in my level of theological 108 00:06:42,300 --> 00:06:48,300 knowledge, or my level of passion that day, We will not be 109 00:06:48,500 --> 00:06:52,800 sustained. However, as our text from 110 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:55,700 Hebrews, will remind us not only this week but throughout the 111 00:06:55,700 --> 00:06:59,300 entire book, if our hope is In Christ Alone. 112 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:04,000 We will be sustained for the journey ahead through the 113 00:07:04,008 --> 00:07:07,900 disappointments, through the panes, through the joys and the 114 00:07:07,907 --> 00:07:11,300 Gaines. Because as great as moments of 115 00:07:11,300 --> 00:07:14,900 joy and all and wonder are in, there is nothing wrong with 116 00:07:14,900 --> 00:07:17,600 enjoying those Seasons when we're given them by the father, 117 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:20,900 nothing wrong at all, but as great as they are, the person of 118 00:07:20,900 --> 00:07:26,000 Jesus is even better. Good morning again church and 119 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:27,900 welcome to this Gathering of new Eden Church. 120 00:07:27,900 --> 00:07:30,800 I introduced myself earlier. If you haven't met me, my name 121 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:33,800 is Joel and I have the privilege of serving as the pastor for 122 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:38,300 preaching and oversight here alongside Kevin, our pastor for 123 00:07:38,300 --> 00:07:39,800 shepherding and on the Elder team. 124 00:07:39,900 --> 00:07:43,100 And so, as always, I'm just grateful to be gathered with you 125 00:07:43,100 --> 00:07:45,200 all. I mean, that is something again, 126 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:50,200 I'm not always in, as nobody is we come in sometimes crawling, 127 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:53,100 but we're glad to be here gathered with the saints of God 128 00:07:53,100 --> 00:07:55,600 and being encouraged. So as you can see, we're 129 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:58,600 continuing our Series today through the book of Hebrews. 130 00:08:00,500 --> 00:08:03,100 If you're looking for it in your Bible, it is towards the end of 131 00:08:03,100 --> 00:08:05,100 the New Testament. And today, we're going to be 132 00:08:05,100 --> 00:08:08,900 covering it as you heard read. Hebrews chapter 1 verse 4, all 133 00:08:08,900 --> 00:08:11,700 the way through, 2:4 I was trying to figure out where to 134 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:15,100 cut this off and I think that will give us the best 135 00:08:15,100 --> 00:08:18,100 understanding of the text. So if you want to find your way 136 00:08:18,100 --> 00:08:20,900 there, Keepers, 14 is where we'll start either in your 137 00:08:20,900 --> 00:08:23,600 scripture notebooks. If you have those or on your 138 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:26,400 phone, or in your copy of the Bible, will also have it on the 139 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:28,900 screen for you if you'd like to follow along that way. 140 00:08:29,300 --> 00:08:32,200 As we typically do, I'll be reading from the csb version for 141 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:34,900 the bulk of our scripture as we go through it. 142 00:08:35,299 --> 00:08:38,400 So quick, super quick review from last week because it's 143 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:40,799 pretty simple. We introduced the book of 144 00:08:40,799 --> 00:08:43,900 Hebrews last week by understanding first that we 145 00:08:43,900 --> 00:08:46,800 think most likely it was a sermon and so it's kind of 146 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:50,300 written in that style. Verses 1 through 3, essentially 147 00:08:50,300 --> 00:08:53,000 server 1 through 4 depending on who you ask serve as the 148 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:56,600 introduction to the sermon and so it's this flood of truths 149 00:08:56,600 --> 00:09:01,700 that will set up the rest of The book and so that's what's going 150 00:09:01,700 --> 00:09:05,100 on in verses 1 through 3. The big main idea is pretty 151 00:09:05,100 --> 00:09:09,000 simple. Jesus is better, and you say 152 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:14,300 better than what? Period, fill in the blank, Jesus 153 00:09:14,300 --> 00:09:18,100 is better. And so the rest of the book will 154 00:09:18,100 --> 00:09:21,000 be our author, our preacher, whatever you want to call them, 155 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:26,400 making the case, that Jesus is better than certain things. 156 00:09:26,700 --> 00:09:29,400 Okay? And so he starts this week, Week 157 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:34,000 by making their first case, by comparing Jesus to angels. 158 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,800 And so the entirety of the rest of chapter one, you just heard 159 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:40,100 red is devoted to this idea that. 160 00:09:40,108 --> 00:09:45,900 However, great you think angels are Jesus is superior. 161 00:09:45,900 --> 00:09:50,000 Most of the texts are going to look at is just a bunch of Old 162 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:51,700 Testament quotes just thrown at you. 163 00:09:51,700 --> 00:09:54,200 If you're following along in the csb, you might not know this but 164 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:58,100 the csb bolds anything in the New Testament that is a quote 165 00:09:58,100 --> 00:10:00,300 from the Old Testament. It molds the quotes. 166 00:10:00,300 --> 00:10:03,000 And so, when you see the Bold there, and if you look at 167 00:10:03,100 --> 00:10:05,500 chapter 1 verse 5, all the way to the end of the chapter, it's 168 00:10:05,500 --> 00:10:09,300 basically a bunch of bold text because it is quoting the Old 169 00:10:09,300 --> 00:10:11,700 Testament. What the author wants to do is 170 00:10:11,700 --> 00:10:14,700 make his point about angels rooted in the authority of the 171 00:10:14,708 --> 00:10:17,400 scriptures. This isn't just some good idea 172 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:20,500 that Jesus has better, it's not one person's opinion, it is 173 00:10:20,500 --> 00:10:23,500 rooted in the ancient history of the scriptures and their 174 00:10:23,500 --> 00:10:27,600 Authority. It has validity and so he's 175 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:29,100 going to quote a bunch of scripture to make. 176 00:10:29,300 --> 00:10:32,700 His point and then chapter 2 verse 1 through 4. 177 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:36,400 Remember in the original, there wasn't chapter breaks and so he 178 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:40,600 kind of applies if this is true. Then this is how we should 179 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:41,800 respond. And so we're going to kind of 180 00:10:41,808 --> 00:10:45,100 just work our way through the text looking at three different 181 00:10:45,100 --> 00:10:46,500 truths. The first truth we're going to 182 00:10:46,500 --> 00:10:49,100 see is simply this. If you had a title to the 183 00:10:49,100 --> 00:10:52,800 sermon, it would be. This Jesus is better than the 184 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:57,200 Angels. Jesus is better than the angels. 185 00:10:57,900 --> 00:11:01,200 now, I feel like for most of us when we hear that our first 186 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:09,400 response is, Duh like okay big deal like, why does that matter, 187 00:11:09,500 --> 00:11:12,100 right. Most of us actually don't tend 188 00:11:12,100 --> 00:11:16,800 to think too highly of angels. I would probably argue and for 189 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:19,400 our context, most of us probably swing the pendulum the other 190 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:23,100 way, where we ignore some of the supernatural realities taking 191 00:11:23,100 --> 00:11:27,500 place around us or we have like a complete misunderstanding 192 00:11:27,700 --> 00:11:31,400 about angels, our culture has sometimes Twisted, the idea of 193 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:34,500 angels, I think the most common eye here Is that when someone 194 00:11:34,500 --> 00:11:38,600 dies, they become an angel, that doesn't have biblical basis. 195 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:41,700 And the reality is the truth is actually way better because when 196 00:11:41,700 --> 00:11:44,000 those in Christ died, we actually become fully and 197 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:46,500 resurrected in body body mind soul. 198 00:11:46,500 --> 00:11:49,500 Humans that reflect and display the image of God without sin to 199 00:11:49,500 --> 00:11:51,900 get, in the way of that way. Better than floating around 200 00:11:51,900 --> 00:11:54,400 sitting on a cloud like playing a harp and flying around with 201 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:57,200 little wings, you know, as a chubby little person right like 202 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:00,200 that's that's that's kind of the vision we have and it might make 203 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,400 us feel better in the moment. But again, the truth is far 204 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:05,800 greater, okay. So let's let's get into the 205 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:08,600 context of the book and I think we will understand that though 206 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:12,200 our Tennessee might not to be put angels on a pedestal above 207 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:14,400 Jesus. There will be things that we do 208 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:18,500 have a tendency to worship if we're willing to understand and 209 00:12:18,500 --> 00:12:22,000 admit that over Jesus, okay? So I think it'll make sense how 210 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,100 this text is still extremely relevant for us. 211 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:28,300 So little quick context during this time when this book was 212 00:12:28,300 --> 00:12:29,800 written. This message was preached, 213 00:12:29,900 --> 00:12:34,000 Angels had become revered in many ways as Gods, especially, 214 00:12:34,100 --> 00:12:37,400 In Jewish thought there was a lot of Fascination and study 215 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:40,700 around angels we can read and compare text around this time. 216 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:44,700 There were those who even tended to worship angels and if you 217 00:12:44,700 --> 00:12:47,500 think about it, it actually makes a fair amount of sense. 218 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:50,100 Most of us in here, haven't seen a vision of an angel or know, 219 00:12:50,100 --> 00:12:53,300 someone who has, however, it was pretty common during that day. 220 00:12:53,300 --> 00:12:55,500 We just went through the Christmas story and we saw a 221 00:12:55,500 --> 00:12:58,900 Zechariah and Mary both had Angels appear to them and 222 00:12:58,900 --> 00:13:02,700 Angels, when they show up the first thing they have to say is 223 00:13:02,700 --> 00:13:06,200 don't be Afraid. Why do they say that? 224 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:08,400 Because people are scared, right? 225 00:13:08,500 --> 00:13:10,900 And it's not because what I saw a tick tock was how beautiful 226 00:13:10,900 --> 00:13:13,500 they were, it's because how terrifying they were, you know, 227 00:13:13,500 --> 00:13:16,200 I saw that on Tick-Tock and then they put together this, you 228 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:19,000 know, the vision of Ezekiel, of these, like rolling eyes and 229 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:20,800 these wills. And it was kind of a vision of 230 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:22,300 that. And it's not very pretty so. 231 00:13:22,700 --> 00:13:24,300 But it is terrifying. Okay. 232 00:13:24,500 --> 00:13:27,100 And I'm sure different angels, look different in some of that. 233 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:30,000 Yeah, got off-track. Anyways, Angels played a big 234 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:33,500 role in key development parts of the story of God and there was 235 00:13:33,500 --> 00:13:37,000 something about out angels that had captured the attention of 236 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:40,900 the here's of Hebrews message. And so our Rider wants to make 237 00:13:40,900 --> 00:13:44,800 sure that things are kept in their proper order. 238 00:13:45,100 --> 00:13:48,300 So he's going to make plain as great as you think angels are 239 00:13:48,700 --> 00:13:51,900 Jesus is far better. And again, as I said, he does 240 00:13:51,900 --> 00:13:55,900 this by unleashing this flood of truth, about Jesus from the Old 241 00:13:55,900 --> 00:13:58,400 Testament scriptures. He actually doesn't say much 242 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:01,400 about angels. He talks a lot about Jesus, and 243 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:05,500 so he starts away right away in verse 5, Actually verse 4 and he 244 00:14:05,500 --> 00:14:08,900 tells us that Jesus is better because he inherits this name 245 00:14:08,900 --> 00:14:14,300 that makes him the exalted Sun. There is something special about 246 00:14:14,300 --> 00:14:20,200 the name of Jesus. That is given Something Superior 247 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:24,400 and he proves this by quoting a couple different Old Testament 248 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:28,900 passages, second Samuel, 7 and Psalm 2, most of our passengers 249 00:14:28,900 --> 00:14:31,500 come from Psalm, he'll pull from a couple other places. 250 00:14:31,900 --> 00:14:35,600 So the context of second Samuel, when we, when he quotes that is 251 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:40,100 that David was the king over Israel and God is making this 252 00:14:40,100 --> 00:14:42,200 Covenant with David. And this is what he tells them. 253 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:44,700 Look at second, Samuel chapter 7, verse 12, I have it on the 254 00:14:44,700 --> 00:14:47,500 screen. He says, when your time comes, 255 00:14:47,500 --> 00:14:49,600 God is telling this to The dance, David. 256 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:51,300 Sorry, I'm saying Daniel and I we just preach through. 257 00:14:51,300 --> 00:14:54,300 Daniel, it's David King David. And if I said Daniel King, 258 00:14:54,300 --> 00:14:57,100 David, he says, when your time comes and you rest with your 259 00:14:57,100 --> 00:15:00,900 ancestors, I will raise up. After you your descendant, who 260 00:15:00,900 --> 00:15:04,200 will come from your body or your line and I will establish his 261 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:06,200 kingdom. He is the one who will build a 262 00:15:06,208 --> 00:15:09,400 house for my name and I will establish the Throne of his 263 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:14,500 kingdom forever. I will be his father and he will 264 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:17,500 be my son. Okay. 265 00:15:17,500 --> 00:15:20,700 Now, there is some temporary and partial fulfillment, and King 266 00:15:20,700 --> 00:15:23,700 Solomon, who builds a temple right for Yahweh. 267 00:15:24,100 --> 00:15:27,900 But ultimately, this was always pointing forward to Jesus. 268 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:31,800 Who is the true Temple, who will build a spiritual House, made up 269 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:35,200 of people from every nation tribe and tongue? 270 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:39,100 He is God's son. The same ideas talked about in 271 00:15:39,100 --> 00:15:41,300 Psalm Chapter 2 Verse 6 through seven. 272 00:15:41,300 --> 00:15:44,900 Here's what it says here. I have installed my king on Zion 273 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:48,400 my Holy Mountain I will declare Are the Lord's decree. 274 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:52,700 He said to me you are my son today. 275 00:15:52,700 --> 00:15:56,400 I have become your father and so this is God, the Father speaking 276 00:15:56,400 --> 00:16:02,000 to God, the son and our author is building on these passages to 277 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:06,300 make the case that Jesus is superior to Angels. 278 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:09,100 Did anybody ever tell the angels that no? 279 00:16:10,100 --> 00:16:14,300 You can try to elevate Angelic beings to Gods, but the truth is 280 00:16:14,300 --> 00:16:18,400 that Jesus is the only one who is exalted and elevated to the 281 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:23,300 rightful place of sonship. And we see this because later in 282 00:16:23,300 --> 00:16:27,300 Acts, the Apostle, Paul is preaching a sermon, and he 283 00:16:27,300 --> 00:16:30,700 quotes these same passages, look at Acts chapter 13. 284 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:35,500 Verses 32 through 3833, this is Paul and he says we ourselves 285 00:16:35,500 --> 00:16:39,000 Proclaim to you, the good news or the gospel of the promise 286 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,000 that was made to. To our ancestors. 287 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:44,700 God has fulfilled this for us. What is he fulfilled? 288 00:16:45,300 --> 00:16:47,100 You are my son today. I become your father. 289 00:16:47,100 --> 00:16:50,500 He fulfilled it by raising up Jesus. 290 00:16:51,100 --> 00:16:55,100 As it is written in Psalm 2 or the second Psalm you are my son 291 00:16:55,100 --> 00:16:57,600 today. I have become your father and so 292 00:16:57,600 --> 00:16:59,600 to me on biblical Authority, it seems clear. 293 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:03,400 The exaltation of the sun is in reference to the raising up of 294 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:07,700 Jesus from the dead and also ascended to the father's right 295 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:10,000 hand. Now if All. 296 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:12,800 This is true that Jesus became the Son of God. 297 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:14,900 That's what our scripture is telling us. 298 00:17:15,099 --> 00:17:17,599 Does it mean that he was not we're getting to a little bit of 299 00:17:17,599 --> 00:17:19,099 like theology here. Okay. 300 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:23,300 Does it mean that he was not the Eternal son one with the father 301 00:17:23,300 --> 00:17:25,599 because we saw that last week and we're actually going to see 302 00:17:25,599 --> 00:17:29,000 it this week. That is not Jesus always has 303 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:32,600 been one with the Father. The scriptures have no problem 304 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:35,000 holding, both of those things for us. 305 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:39,200 We might seem like it's intention intention but for God. 306 00:17:39,300 --> 00:17:43,700 It is what It is Jesus is always been God the son but in a sense 307 00:17:43,700 --> 00:17:47,200 he is also the one who becomes the rightful Heir. 308 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:50,500 When he takes his place by the father and receives the 309 00:17:50,500 --> 00:17:53,400 inheritance of Nations that the father has promised him. 310 00:17:54,300 --> 00:17:57,900 And so because of this, our author says in verse 6, that the 311 00:17:57,900 --> 00:18:01,800 angels are the one who worships who worship God, not the other 312 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:07,300 way around. Jesus is the son who became the 313 00:18:07,300 --> 00:18:09,700 son, and he is deserving of all praise. 314 00:18:09,900 --> 00:18:12,300 Is not the angels and if your minds are a little bit like I 315 00:18:12,308 --> 00:18:14,800 don't understand that maybe that's the point because we turn 316 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:18,000 that to worship and not just trying to figure it out, okay. 317 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,800 Jesus is better than the Angels because he is the exalted Sun 318 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,700 but not only, that Jesus is better than the Angels because 319 00:18:24,700 --> 00:18:27,900 he is the Eternal one. And when I say Eternal, I mean 320 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:34,000 both future and past, we're told in verse 8 referencing Jesus, 321 00:18:34,300 --> 00:18:38,100 that the Throne of God is for ever and ever. 322 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:44,000 This is a direct quote from Psalm 45 and it's in the 323 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,100 original context, reference in Yahweh. 324 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:49,200 But the author has no problem applying that to Jesus because 325 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:54,800 Jesus is God, he is the one who is Anointed by God to be the 326 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:58,100 chosen Messiah. We're also told in verse 10, 327 00:18:58,100 --> 00:19:02,400 that it was Jesus, who in the beginning established, the 328 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:04,900 heavens and the Earth again, a direct quote, we're not going to 329 00:19:04,900 --> 00:19:08,300 look at it but that's from Psalm 102 if you want to write that. 330 00:19:08,500 --> 00:19:10,600 It down Psalm 102, we're actually going to look at it in 331 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:13,500 a minute, but right now, we need to understand that the Angels 332 00:19:13,500 --> 00:19:18,400 were created beans, not Jesus. He is the one who created all 333 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:21,100 things. He's the alpha, he's the Omega. 334 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:24,800 He's the beginning and the end, there has never been a time 335 00:19:24,900 --> 00:19:29,600 where the sun has not existed in Union with the father. 336 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:38,000 These passages make it clear that Jesus is God, the son who 337 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:42,700 was there before creation. It's also interesting that these 338 00:19:42,700 --> 00:19:45,300 quotes from our preacher, all of the quotes in verses 8 through 339 00:19:45,300 --> 00:19:49,200 12 are clearly talking about Yahweh when we read them in 340 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:52,800 original context, and he has no problem interpreting that as 341 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:57,000 them talking about Jesus, because Jesus is one with the 342 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:59,800 father. It's why Jesus has no problem 343 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:02,400 saying when he's here, Earth bringing the good news of the 344 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:04,800 Kingdom. He says, if you've seen me, 345 00:20:05,500 --> 00:20:12,900 you've seen the father We talked about that some last week here 346 00:20:12,900 --> 00:20:14,500 at new Eden. There's a lot that we're not 347 00:20:14,500 --> 00:20:16,600 rigid about. There's a lot, we say we hold 348 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:19,700 with an open hand, but one of the things that we are a little 349 00:20:19,700 --> 00:20:21,900 bit rigid about and if you ever come to our preaching team, 350 00:20:21,900 --> 00:20:24,800 you'll see this. We believe that the point of all 351 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:29,100 the scriptures is Jesus and I would argue that we have 352 00:20:29,100 --> 00:20:33,500 biblical authority to make that important text. 353 00:20:33,500 --> 00:20:37,800 Like these make that plane our primary hermeneutic which 354 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:41,500 hermeneutic simply Needs how we interpret the scriptures, the 355 00:20:41,500 --> 00:20:44,400 primary hermeneutic of the way we read. 356 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:49,500 The Old Testament is by looking through the lens of Jesus. 357 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:53,400 I would argue, there is no other faithful way to read the text. 358 00:20:53,700 --> 00:20:56,000 If you want to be in line, with the way Jesus interpreted the 359 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:58,900 Old Testament, you want to be in line, with the way all of the 360 00:20:58,900 --> 00:21:01,800 authors of the New Testament, interpret the Old Testament. 361 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:04,900 Then Jesus is the point, and if you interpreted all in Miss 362 00:21:04,900 --> 00:21:07,900 Jesus, we've missed it. We've just created a new 363 00:21:07,900 --> 00:21:11,300 religion. And I don't say that lightly. 364 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,100 It's kind of a side note but I think we can learn a lot about a 365 00:21:15,108 --> 00:21:17,600 trip, the Old Testament from Hebrew, so I mention that. 366 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:22,100 But the larger point stands that Jesus is the Eternal one, who's 367 00:21:22,100 --> 00:21:26,500 always existed and always will. And that cannot be said about 368 00:21:26,500 --> 00:21:31,300 the Angels, but not only that Jesus is also better than the 369 00:21:31,300 --> 00:21:35,500 Angels because he's the immutable, 1K immutable. 370 00:21:35,500 --> 00:21:41,000 Again, theological word that simply means on changing in 371 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:44,800 verses 11 and 12 of Our text, our author is going to quote, 372 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:49,100 Psalm 102 verse 25 through 27. So instead of reading it in our 373 00:21:49,100 --> 00:21:51,300 text because we always heard it read, already heard it read. 374 00:21:51,300 --> 00:21:53,700 We're going to go back to Psalm 102 and look at it there, it 375 00:21:53,700 --> 00:21:59,400 says long ago, you establish the Earth, our author applies, this 376 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:02,600 to Jesus and the heavens are the work of your hands. 377 00:22:03,100 --> 00:22:05,800 They will perish but you will endure. 378 00:22:05,900 --> 00:22:08,100 All of them will wear out like clothing. 379 00:22:08,300 --> 00:22:11,500 You will change them like a garment and they will pass away 380 00:22:11,500 --> 00:22:18,700 but you Are the same and your years will never end and the 381 00:22:18,700 --> 00:22:21,800 psalmist uses. This poetic idea to help us see 382 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:24,800 that. Jesus is the one whose character 383 00:22:25,100 --> 00:22:29,200 cannot change. Unlike a third of the Angels who 384 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:36,300 rebelled against God and fell Jesus never will he can be 385 00:22:36,300 --> 00:22:41,000 trusted. He can be counted on and so all 386 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:45,000 of this is kind of rolling us. To a climax of this argument 387 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:49,500 about the superiority of Jesus, when we get to verse 13, it's 388 00:22:49,500 --> 00:22:51,600 like it just is gonna slap Us in the face. 389 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:56,200 Now, look at what he says in Hebrews 1:13 now, to which of 390 00:22:56,200 --> 00:23:02,300 the angels, has he ever said, sit at my right hand, until I 391 00:23:02,300 --> 00:23:06,300 make your enemies your footstool? 392 00:23:07,700 --> 00:23:09,700 It's a direct quote from Psalm 110. 393 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:15,100 And this is proving that Jesus is better than the Angels. 394 00:23:15,300 --> 00:23:17,900 Not only because he is the exalted one. 395 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:22,200 He is the Eternal one, he is the immutable one but also because 396 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:28,200 he is the rightful King. It's interesting that same Psalm 397 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:30,100 110 where it says, sit at my right hand until I make your 398 00:23:30,100 --> 00:23:32,900 enemies, your footstool is the same song that is quoted in 399 00:23:32,900 --> 00:23:36,600 three of the gospels by Jesus himself when he is making the 400 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:40,300 argument, that he is the Messianic one who is coming to 401 00:23:40,300 --> 00:23:44,600 redeem the world and he is the Messiah who will rule over all 402 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:48,200 as Lord. And King Jesus is not, just 403 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:51,700 another created Heavenly being who showed up and did some cool 404 00:23:51,700 --> 00:23:53,800 tricks and perform some miracles. 405 00:23:54,800 --> 00:24:01,900 He is the rightful King who Reigns over the entire universe. 406 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:04,300 I didn't say Cosmos, and I really wanted to there. 407 00:24:04,700 --> 00:24:06,800 I was told I say Cosmos a lot and I do. 408 00:24:06,900 --> 00:24:10,400 So I still said it though now. So now I'm account starts over. 409 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:14,000 It's like, how many days since Joe last said Cosmos, all right, 410 00:24:14,900 --> 00:24:16,100 at the end of the day, it doesn't matter. 411 00:24:16,100 --> 00:24:18,300 There we go. Been here, excited. 412 00:24:18,300 --> 00:24:20,900 All right, all the inside jokes. Get them all out. 413 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:23,200 All right. Someone also told me this shirt 414 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:24,500 look like doordash. I was really proud. 415 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:28,300 Out of it. So, I don't know, whatever. 416 00:24:28,500 --> 00:24:32,800 Thank you. Everyone's going to by one until 417 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:36,600 I said that it's all good. All right, we're talk about the 418 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:44,000 bigness of God right back to it but every square inch is God's 419 00:24:44,500 --> 00:24:46,600 everything. We can see and everything we 420 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:48,900 can't see and I get it, it doesn't always look like it. 421 00:24:48,900 --> 00:24:51,800 Hebrews is going to address that in the future it later in the 422 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:57,000 book, but Jesus is Lord over all his power is unmatched. 423 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:59,600 There is none who can stand against him. 424 00:25:00,100 --> 00:25:04,300 He loves Righteousness, were told the scepter of his kingdom, 425 00:25:04,300 --> 00:25:08,500 is a scepter of Justice. His kingdom is the only place 426 00:25:08,500 --> 00:25:12,900 where there is flourishing for all, and our writer asked a 427 00:25:12,900 --> 00:25:15,600 rhetorical question. Now, tell me again, I can almost 428 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:18,500 hear the sarcasm, in his voice like to, which of the Angels, 429 00:25:18,500 --> 00:25:22,800 did he say this? About the rhetorical answer is 430 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:25,200 none. That's the obvious answer. 431 00:25:25,300 --> 00:25:29,700 It's only sad to Jesus. And so as we work our way 432 00:25:29,700 --> 00:25:31,800 through chapter 1 by reading these He's coaching the Old 433 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:33,500 Testament, we just breathe through it. 434 00:25:33,500 --> 00:25:36,700 We could have spent a lot more time on it, but it's 435 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:38,500 interesting. As we read these quotes that are 436 00:25:38,508 --> 00:25:41,300 fulfilled in Christ, the idea of angels actually begins to just 437 00:25:41,300 --> 00:25:43,900 kind of like Fade Into the background. 438 00:25:44,700 --> 00:25:47,100 They're only mentioned a couple times, like what they do? 439 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:49,500 I think that's kind of the point. 440 00:25:50,700 --> 00:25:52,500 This leads us to the second main truth. 441 00:25:52,500 --> 00:25:59,100 We see from our text and it's this angels exist to serve God's 442 00:25:59,500 --> 00:26:02,400 plan. What is the purpose of angels? 443 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:04,600 It is not so that they are adored. 444 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:06,200 It is not so that they are worshipped. 445 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:09,900 It is simply to serve God's plan. 446 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:15,700 The in goal is not to see angels and being all and worship them. 447 00:26:15,900 --> 00:26:19,500 It is to, they are just means of Grace to help us see. 448 00:26:19,700 --> 00:26:23,000 God's glory. The goal is worship of Jesus, 449 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:27,700 revelation, 22, the author. John sees this vision and this 450 00:26:27,700 --> 00:26:32,100 is what he says, revelation 22. He says, I John, am the one who 451 00:26:32,100 --> 00:26:35,600 heard and saw these things when I heard and saw these huge 452 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:38,500 apocalyptic Visions. I fell down to worship at the 453 00:26:38,500 --> 00:26:40,600 feet of the Angel who had shown them to me. 454 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:43,500 But he said to me the intersect don't do that. 455 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:48,200 That's not what we're about. I am a fellow servant with you, 456 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:50,800 your brother's the prophets and those Those who keep the words 457 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:56,900 of this book worship, God. These supernatural beings exist, 458 00:26:56,900 --> 00:27:02,300 not for their own purposes, but to serve God's purposes in 459 00:27:02,300 --> 00:27:06,100 verse. 7 of our texts were told that the angels are like winds 460 00:27:06,300 --> 00:27:10,800 and they are like a fiery flame. It is similar to forces and 461 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:15,200 nature how they simply go where God tells them to go. 462 00:27:16,300 --> 00:27:19,200 And as we as we think of angels, there's nothing wrong with 463 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:22,000 thinking about angels but I think it's important for us to 464 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:26,300 think rightly about them so quick, little sidebar. 465 00:27:26,700 --> 00:27:31,500 One extreme would be to make too little of the supernatural 466 00:27:31,500 --> 00:27:34,700 world. The scriptures are clear that 467 00:27:34,700 --> 00:27:39,100 there are principalities at work in the Unseen Realm. 468 00:27:40,100 --> 00:27:45,000 Both good and evil one. Third of the Angels fell before 469 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:47,200 humans were created. Those are called demons. 470 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:49,900 The leader of that is the prince of the power of the air, the 471 00:27:49,900 --> 00:27:52,900 evil one, the Satan, the devil, whatever you want to call them. 472 00:27:52,900 --> 00:27:56,200 And they are making war against God and his people, they are 473 00:27:56,200 --> 00:28:01,000 active and they are at work. However, the Other Extreme would 474 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:07,300 be thinking too much about Their power making too much of it any 475 00:28:07,300 --> 00:28:09,600 time, angels and Heavenly beings are mentioned. 476 00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:12,400 It's as an aside to what God is doing in the world. 477 00:28:12,500 --> 00:28:15,000 It is not the point. It is serving the point. 478 00:28:15,500 --> 00:28:19,700 Jesus has won the war against the enemy and we know that soon 479 00:28:19,700 --> 00:28:22,700 he's going to take the evil one and he's going to cash them into 480 00:28:22,700 --> 00:28:26,600 an eternal spit where the smoke goes up forever and ever which 481 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:29,700 signifies the final Eternal destruction of all evil. 482 00:28:30,300 --> 00:28:34,000 So so we don't want to walk in fear of demons. 483 00:28:34,900 --> 00:28:41,700 Or in all of angels but instead Walk In Christ, I would argue 484 00:28:41,700 --> 00:28:44,900 that even the fallen angels exist to serve the purposes of 485 00:28:44,900 --> 00:28:47,600 God and show his wrath and his power. 486 00:28:49,100 --> 00:28:55,200 But not only do angels serve the purposes of God, angels exist to 487 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:59,300 serve the people of God. Our author says, this clearly in 488 00:28:59,300 --> 00:29:01,800 verse 14, look at what he says, he says so. 489 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:06,300 So we didn't get that angels. Have their, you know, foot feet 490 00:29:06,300 --> 00:29:08,300 on the next of their enemies. That's the son. 491 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:10,900 But he says, are they not all Angels. 492 00:29:10,900 --> 00:29:15,400 Ministering Spirits sent out to serve those who are going to 493 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:21,500 inherit salvation. Angels would love to be human 494 00:29:22,100 --> 00:29:27,300 Angels longed to look into the saving Graces of God. 495 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:31,800 But ultimately they serve God's people. 496 00:29:32,500 --> 00:29:37,400 All those who are in Christ are being served and minister to By 497 00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:40,900 Angels for the purpose of inheriting eternal life. 498 00:29:41,100 --> 00:29:44,800 It's just like what Jesus when the Angels Came and ministered 499 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:46,000 to him. But here's what I need you to 500 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:49,200 see, right? We have this idea of everyone 501 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:52,600 having a guardian angel and that might be true. 502 00:29:52,700 --> 00:29:54,700 I actually can't say one way or the other. 503 00:29:54,700 --> 00:29:58,600 Some of you can make a case for that but I can say that if You 504 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:03,600 have a guardian angel, his primary aim is not to get you to 505 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:06,400 your house safe. It is to get you to your Eternal 506 00:30:06,400 --> 00:30:09,800 home safe. The Angels could have got Jesus 507 00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:13,500 out of suffering on the cross, but there was a bigger plan and 508 00:30:13,500 --> 00:30:16,800 so they minister to him so that he might stay faithful and be 509 00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:18,500 the perfect son. Who learns? 510 00:30:18,500 --> 00:30:23,500 Obedience has Hebrew. Says, But angels are a means on 511 00:30:23,500 --> 00:30:27,600 your journey towards the Eternal Kingdom to make God's glory 512 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:29,900 known. Not to help you win your next 513 00:30:29,900 --> 00:30:32,600 sporting event, right? Angels, in the Outfield was a 514 00:30:32,608 --> 00:30:34,700 great movie. I loved it growing up. 515 00:30:34,900 --> 00:30:38,200 I could quote it, that's not reality though. 516 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:40,400 I would take some angels on my fourth grade basketball team 517 00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:43,100 right now because we would love to win some games. 518 00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:45,300 I told my son, the other day we were playing a team that we've 519 00:30:45,300 --> 00:30:48,400 lost two like three times don't play them three times twice in 520 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:51,700 overtime and once by like two points, and I told him We were 521 00:30:51,700 --> 00:30:54,200 playing them and I said, hey, we're going to get this win, I 522 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:56,600 was trying to be positive, so I was making up stuff like parents 523 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:58,100 do. We're going to get this win. 524 00:30:58,300 --> 00:31:01,600 The bounces are going to go our way, it's going to work out, and 525 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:03,400 he told me he was shooting a free throw towards the end of 526 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:06,400 the towards end of the game. And he's time to this later and 527 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:08,200 he shot and it kind of rolled in and went out. 528 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:10,400 And he said, I thought my dad said the bouncers were going to 529 00:31:10,408 --> 00:31:13,400 go our way and he was like, yeah, didn't happen. 530 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:16,400 So I'll take you can pray for some angels for me and my 531 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:20,200 attitude as well during that. So, here's my point though, 532 00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:24,400 angels are Serving the purposes of Eternal salvation. 533 00:31:25,100 --> 00:31:29,000 Not just making your life more safe in the here and now, okay, 534 00:31:29,600 --> 00:31:32,400 nothing wrong with asking Jesus to the liver us temporarily but 535 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:35,800 ultimate salvation and your sanctification is the end goal. 536 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:38,500 Angels are a means of Grace. So don't Elevate, the means of 537 00:31:38,500 --> 00:31:41,500 Grace above the grace Giver, Jesus himself. 538 00:31:42,300 --> 00:31:46,000 So our preacher lays this entire groundwork and then he begins to 539 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:48,500 apply it to the hearers at the beginning of chapter two. 540 00:31:48,500 --> 00:31:51,400 So I'm going to read verses 1 through 4 One More Time. 541 00:31:51,500 --> 00:31:54,100 For us now that we've kind of set context, maybe this will 542 00:31:54,100 --> 00:31:57,900 make a little more sense for us for this reason, because all 543 00:31:57,900 --> 00:32:01,700 these things are true. We must pay attention all the 544 00:32:01,700 --> 00:32:06,100 more to what we have heard. So that we will not drift away 545 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:08,500 for. If the message spoken through 546 00:32:08,500 --> 00:32:11,900 Angels was legally binding and every transgression and 547 00:32:11,900 --> 00:32:16,800 Disobedience, received a just punishment, how will we escape 548 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:21,400 if we neglect such a great salvation? 549 00:32:21,500 --> 00:32:26,300 And this salvation had its beginning when it was spoken by 550 00:32:26,300 --> 00:32:30,300 the Lord and it was confirmed To Us by those who heard him. 551 00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:33,700 At the same time, got also testified by signs and wonders 552 00:32:33,900 --> 00:32:36,900 and various Miracles and distributions of gifts from the 553 00:32:36,900 --> 00:32:43,600 Holy Spirit, according to his well, and so the readers and we 554 00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:49,100 are encouraged to hold fast, and pay attention to the supremacy 555 00:32:49,100 --> 00:32:55,100 of Jesus. To hang on to Christ and him 556 00:32:55,100 --> 00:32:59,300 crucified that our boast would be that alone that we would not 557 00:32:59,300 --> 00:33:03,100 be distracted. And get our eyes fixated on 558 00:33:03,100 --> 00:33:07,100 things that may seem to be fascinating and shiny. 559 00:33:08,100 --> 00:33:14,300 But instead on Jesus and his work, We've seen that Jesus is 560 00:33:14,300 --> 00:33:16,900 better than the Angels. We've seen that angels exist to 561 00:33:16,900 --> 00:33:21,000 serve God's plan and the last truth will see, is this God's 562 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:27,700 ultimate plan is salvation through Jesus as this book will 563 00:33:27,700 --> 00:33:31,600 do it starts with Jesus and it ends with Jesus. 564 00:33:32,900 --> 00:33:36,400 The preacher makes this comparison, he gives this idea 565 00:33:36,400 --> 00:33:38,800 of message spoken through Angels, you can see it in the 566 00:33:38,800 --> 00:33:42,800 way he used and then the message that is spoken by Jesus himself. 567 00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:45,400 Okay? So the message spoken by Angels, 568 00:33:45,400 --> 00:33:48,600 what does that mean? Well, the Israelite people 569 00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:51,900 understood that angels and One Way Or Another We're used to 570 00:33:51,900 --> 00:33:54,300 help deliver the law at Mount Sinai. 571 00:33:54,500 --> 00:33:58,300 Okay, this is only kind of hinted at in the Old Testament, 572 00:33:58,700 --> 00:34:02,500 but both Paul, the Apostle Paul. And then Stephen, they allude to 573 00:34:02,500 --> 00:34:05,400 this, This and their sermons and their letters, very explicitly. 574 00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:08,100 And the people that this book was written to knew and 575 00:34:08,100 --> 00:34:12,500 understood this, they also knew in their stories history, that 576 00:34:12,500 --> 00:34:17,800 Mount Sinai, was one of the most powerful displays of God's glory 577 00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:24,699 smoke fire, big thing, the laws being delivered And the argument 578 00:34:24,699 --> 00:34:28,300 here is that, that if the law being delivered there with, with 579 00:34:28,300 --> 00:34:31,300 all the bells and whistles in this powerful display of God's 580 00:34:31,300 --> 00:34:34,199 glory, it was binding, it had teeth. 581 00:34:34,300 --> 00:34:37,100 It had consequences that wasn't just a good idea. 582 00:34:37,400 --> 00:34:39,900 The argument here is that, if that message, delivered by 583 00:34:39,900 --> 00:34:45,699 Angels was a big deal, how much bigger is this message of 584 00:34:45,699 --> 00:34:50,800 Salvation that Jesus came and spoke and lived himself? 585 00:34:51,300 --> 00:34:55,699 God, with us Emmanuel work? Word made flesh. 586 00:34:56,400 --> 00:35:02,000 So you think the old Covenant is a big deal New Covenant, boom. 587 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:07,900 Right in your face. The message of the law delivered 588 00:35:07,900 --> 00:35:14,300 by Angels was that it had to be kept or Consequences were in 589 00:35:14,300 --> 00:35:17,800 order. But the law at its best could 590 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:21,700 only reveal sin. In fact, when they agree to the 591 00:35:21,700 --> 00:35:24,100 terms of the Covenant God himself says, you ain't going to 592 00:35:24,100 --> 00:35:29,500 keep it because he knows how humans are But the message 593 00:35:29,500 --> 00:35:35,400 delivered by God himself through Christ, was that there is a way 594 00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:40,400 of Escape. There is a way of Salvation 595 00:35:40,600 --> 00:35:45,600 there is hope. And so the author proposes this 596 00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:50,200 question, how would we escape if we neglect such a great 597 00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:52,100 salvation? We hear that. 598 00:35:52,100 --> 00:35:55,600 And the tone we think that's kind of scary and it is meant to 599 00:35:55,600 --> 00:35:59,800 like calls us to take Serious. It's the weight of if we are in 600 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:02,500 Christ but it is not meant to scare us. 601 00:36:02,600 --> 00:36:05,500 It is meant to drive us to Jesus alone. 602 00:36:06,500 --> 00:36:08,800 How Can You Escape? If you neglect this? 603 00:36:09,100 --> 00:36:13,000 There is nothing better. There is nothing else it is 604 00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:15,800 Christ and him crucified. That's it. 605 00:36:15,900 --> 00:36:18,800 That's the only message we have to give you the law. 606 00:36:18,800 --> 00:36:21,900 Had its run. Humans tried to keep it and they 607 00:36:21,900 --> 00:36:25,500 failed, Israel tried to keep it and she failed. 608 00:36:25,500 --> 00:36:29,500 The whole Old Testament is story. after story of the 609 00:36:29,500 --> 00:36:37,300 failure of humanity until God himself in Christ, comes to 610 00:36:37,300 --> 00:36:41,900 bring a better way. So yeah, Mount Sinai. 611 00:36:43,500 --> 00:36:46,500 The Angelic appearances there and later in scripture, they 612 00:36:46,500 --> 00:36:53,900 might be powerful and flashy. But what really matters was the 613 00:36:53,900 --> 00:36:58,500 work of Christ. It was so upside down. 614 00:36:58,900 --> 00:37:02,600 Isaiah tells us we there was nothing in him that we would 615 00:37:02,600 --> 00:37:05,900 desire him from an Earthly standpoint. 616 00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:09,300 His Incarnation was unimpressive. 617 00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:12,200 Yes, there were some Miracles here and there but he was 618 00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:16,300 largely despised and rejected by men. 619 00:37:17,300 --> 00:37:22,000 It wasn't seemingly flashy. You Don't See Jesus saying, 620 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:27,600 don't be afraid. But he was also the one who bore 621 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:33,300 our iniquities, the one who was pierced for our Rebellion, the 622 00:37:33,300 --> 00:37:37,400 one who sin was laid on his back and he was crushed. 623 00:37:38,200 --> 00:37:42,900 And so when the spirit begins to give us eyes to see that moves 624 00:37:42,900 --> 00:37:47,800 from something uncomely, and almost repulsive to see this man 625 00:37:47,800 --> 00:37:51,100 hanging on a bloody cross instead, it becomes the most 626 00:37:51,100 --> 00:37:56,300 beautiful thing we could ever fix our eyes on There is nothing 627 00:37:56,300 --> 00:37:59,000 more beautiful. You can search, you can look in 628 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:01,500 the whole world, but there is nothing better. 629 00:38:04,200 --> 00:38:08,500 He was the perfect lamb who proclaimed salvation with his 630 00:38:08,500 --> 00:38:13,300 life and with his lips he lived a life of righteousness and 631 00:38:13,300 --> 00:38:15,800 Justice. He brought his kingdom to bear 632 00:38:15,900 --> 00:38:18,800 on the world in a way like no one had ever done. 633 00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:23,900 And like, no one ever has done since he loved even his enemies. 634 00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:29,900 He invited in the outcast, The Foreigner, those that weren't 635 00:38:29,900 --> 00:38:34,900 enough the center and he says, come dine. 636 00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:37,400 I don't care what the religious leaders say about me. 637 00:38:37,500 --> 00:38:39,200 You can call me a friend of drunkard. 638 00:38:39,300 --> 00:38:41,300 You can call me a glutton. You can call me a friend of 639 00:38:41,300 --> 00:38:43,100 sinners. That's fine, that's what I'm 640 00:38:43,100 --> 00:38:45,200 here for. That's who I'm here for those. 641 00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:47,200 That think they're well, don't need a physician. 642 00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:50,700 I'm here for the sick. And it wasn't flashy. 643 00:38:51,100 --> 00:38:54,900 It was seemingly ordinary over meals hanging out. 644 00:38:54,900 --> 00:38:57,200 As we would say cups of coffee, I don't know that coffee. 645 00:38:57,500 --> 00:38:59,700 That's what it is. And he lives his life, he 646 00:38:59,700 --> 00:39:04,200 displays the father's glory and becomes our atoning sacrifice 647 00:39:04,600 --> 00:39:07,500 through his perfect obedience. And even though he didn't 648 00:39:07,500 --> 00:39:12,000 deserve it, he offers up himself on a cross of wood to die for 649 00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:15,300 the sins of the world. There would be those that would 650 00:39:15,300 --> 00:39:20,600 pass by and scoff him and ignore him as he's hanging on a cross. 651 00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:24,600 Gasping for breath having no idea that what they were looking 652 00:39:24,600 --> 00:39:28,500 at was something far greater than a warrior angel. 653 00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:33,900 They were beholding, the face of Jesus, who was the rightful heir 654 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:37,700 of all creation, but who had surrendered it all to redeem and 655 00:39:37,700 --> 00:39:41,700 save a bunch of broken. Sinners, that's you and that's 656 00:39:41,700 --> 00:39:46,000 me. And as the cold body of Jesus, 657 00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:51,400 is laid in the Tomb and the stench of death, fills the air. 658 00:39:51,600 --> 00:39:55,200 One might wonder how we could ever say that this Jesus is 659 00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:59,100 better than Angels. How is this possible? 660 00:40:00,600 --> 00:40:05,000 But on the third day, the king proves his power over death, 661 00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:08,800 hell and the grave and it comes back alive. 662 00:40:08,800 --> 00:40:11,600 And and if you read the story, who do we see sitting outside 663 00:40:11,600 --> 00:40:16,400 the tomb, again, serving the purposes of the people of God, 664 00:40:17,300 --> 00:40:19,700 couple of angels. And what are they saying? 665 00:40:20,100 --> 00:40:24,600 Proclaiming the gospel, the best news ever, he is not here for, 666 00:40:24,600 --> 00:40:29,400 He Is Risen. It's the message that Angels 667 00:40:29,400 --> 00:40:35,600 would love To receive. And we have that opportunity. 668 00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:39,900 And as Jesus is exalted to the right hand of the father, he 669 00:40:39,900 --> 00:40:43,300 leaves them something much better than Angelic experiences, 670 00:40:44,600 --> 00:40:50,300 he leaves us himself. The very spirit of God in our 671 00:40:50,300 --> 00:40:54,800 hearts and in our midst as his people that is reminding us and 672 00:40:54,800 --> 00:41:00,100 affirming crying out. Abba Father he will keep you. 673 00:41:00,100 --> 00:41:04,000 He will sustain you for the journey he will bring you home 674 00:41:04,200 --> 00:41:08,100 safe. See the point of all of this is 675 00:41:08,100 --> 00:41:12,100 to bring us into greater majesty and worship of Christ that we 676 00:41:12,100 --> 00:41:15,500 might be hold him because that's the only thing that can 677 00:41:15,500 --> 00:41:18,100 transform. You is seeing Christ. 678 00:41:18,700 --> 00:41:21,800 It's not seen Angels, it's not seen you no more rules and more 679 00:41:21,800 --> 00:41:24,300 regulations and all these other things in the writer of Hebrews 680 00:41:24,300 --> 00:41:30,800 says, pay attention. Look to Christ see, just as the 681 00:41:30,800 --> 00:41:34,700 readers of Hebrews were in danger of being fascinated with 682 00:41:34,700 --> 00:41:40,700 angels, so, we too Can be in danger of being fascinated, with 683 00:41:40,700 --> 00:41:46,400 spiritual things in our culture, but miss Jesus. 684 00:41:49,200 --> 00:41:51,000 We can be fascinated with theology. 685 00:41:51,700 --> 00:41:53,800 We can fill our brains with knowledge. 686 00:41:53,800 --> 00:41:56,000 We can read the thickest books that are out there. 687 00:41:57,000 --> 00:42:02,700 And still miss Jesus. All theology has as its end, 688 00:42:02,700 --> 00:42:08,300 doxology, which means worship of Jesus, and if that's not where 689 00:42:08,300 --> 00:42:10,800 our theology is leading us, it's useless. 690 00:42:12,300 --> 00:42:14,800 We might find ourselves fascinated with Supernatural 691 00:42:15,100 --> 00:42:18,700 healings. We can be fixated on on seeing 692 00:42:18,700 --> 00:42:22,100 our prayers answered, through signs and wonders and maybe find 693 00:42:22,100 --> 00:42:26,100 ourselves thrilled with emotional experiences and God 694 00:42:26,100 --> 00:42:29,600 can use all of that but we can do all that, and still miss 695 00:42:29,700 --> 00:42:33,600 Jesus. All signs and wonders have as 696 00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:37,800 their end, validation of the message about Jesus there. 697 00:42:37,800 --> 00:42:41,000 A signpost pointing toward Christ, not the end goal. 698 00:42:41,900 --> 00:42:44,300 And I don't know what that dangerous for you bunch of 699 00:42:44,300 --> 00:42:46,200 different diverse people in here, right? 700 00:42:46,300 --> 00:42:49,200 It could be music that moves, it could be spiritual disciplines 701 00:42:49,200 --> 00:42:51,200 making sure you check that box every day. 702 00:42:51,200 --> 00:42:53,900 So I feel like a good person. It could be that conference that 703 00:42:53,900 --> 00:42:57,300 gives you the emotional High. We can pursue all that and Miss 704 00:42:57,500 --> 00:43:01,700 Jesus, he is the only thing that saves, that's what the author is 705 00:43:01,700 --> 00:43:03,700 saying. It is so great. 706 00:43:03,700 --> 00:43:07,600 A Salvation that other stuff, our means of Grace to 707 00:43:07,600 --> 00:43:11,500 continually point, you to Christ, don't get them out. 708 00:43:11,700 --> 00:43:18,400 Of order. It can seem scary when we think 709 00:43:18,400 --> 00:43:20,600 of this warning, how will we escape? 710 00:43:20,600 --> 00:43:23,500 If we neglect the great salvation offered? 711 00:43:23,600 --> 00:43:28,200 But when we have eyes to see, there's incredible hope and it's 712 00:43:28,200 --> 00:43:31,500 freeing. Because let me remind you as we 713 00:43:31,500 --> 00:43:35,600 close that you're standing before, God is Not based on how 714 00:43:35,600 --> 00:43:37,800 much you experience, the supernatural. 715 00:43:38,600 --> 00:43:41,900 How much theology, you know, or how faithful and consistent, you 716 00:43:41,900 --> 00:43:46,400 are in your spiritual disciplines you're standing 717 00:43:46,400 --> 00:43:49,700 before. God is based on Jesus and his 718 00:43:49,700 --> 00:43:54,200 life, death, burial. And Resurrection, if you are in 719 00:43:54,200 --> 00:43:59,300 Christ, you are secure the devil, the enemy. 720 00:43:59,400 --> 00:44:02,900 Your A thin has been made nothing more than a freaking 721 00:44:02,900 --> 00:44:06,400 footstool, for Jesus to just prop, his feet up on as he's 722 00:44:06,400 --> 00:44:08,200 reigning and ruling over all creation. 723 00:44:09,100 --> 00:44:13,200 Nothing more. there's nothing that can pluck you out of his 724 00:44:13,200 --> 00:44:20,000 hand, so I Challenge you encourage, you pay attention, 725 00:44:20,700 --> 00:44:25,200 don't be distracted by anything less than the radical and free 726 00:44:25,200 --> 00:44:30,000 Grace of Jesus. It is a great salvation offered 727 00:44:30,000 --> 00:44:33,800 to you by a great savior.