Question3 “What about my future sins?” We’ll look again at the text.
Hebrews 10:12: But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, "He sat down at the right hand of God,"
Is the future part of time? Yes. When one says: ‘for all time’ does it include the future? Yes. Absolutely. In Greek, since the New Testament is written in Greek, the phrase “for all time” is actually just one word in Greek, “dihnekh”, it means continually or perpetually, hence the King James version of the Bible translated it as: “But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;”
His sacrifice was good for all time and even beyond time reaching eternity. ThatÂ’s why the Bible teaches that His sacrifice brought eternal redemption or salvation.
Hebrews 9:12 He entered once for all into the Holy Place, not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption.
He has given Himself eternally. He truly loved sinners with an everlasting love. “I have loved you with an everlasting love” He says.
Returning to the topic, Question4 ‘What is Jesus doing now, is He gearing up for another sacrifice on the cross?” Look at the text again.
Hebrews 10:12: But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, "He sat down at the right hand of God,"
Hebrews 10:13: and since then has been waiting "until His enemies would be made a footstool for His feet."
Hebrews 10:14: For by a single offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.
After He made a one eternal sacrifice on the cross, He sat down at the right hand of the Father, waiting till His enemies would be made a footsool for His feet.
He is not preparing for another round of sacrifice of Himself that He will make again. No, He is now ‘sitting’ and ‘waiting.’ Sitting at the right hand of God. The right hand of God actually is just a figure of speech for highest authority. It is actually just saying that Jesus is now in the place of highest authority over all the universe and created beings.
While ‘sitting’ here actually refers that His work of atoning for the sins of sinners is done and over. Not to be repeated again. In contrast to the priests in the Old Testament who ‘stand daily.’ The work of the priests in the Old Testament is to offer up sacrifices and in doing this they stand in front of the altar daily. It would help if we put verse 11 and 12 together.
10:11 And every priest stands day after day at his service, offering again and again the same sacrifices that can never take away sins.
10:12 But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, "He sat down at the right hand of God,"
The priests stands daily for his work is never done,he needs to sacrifice again and again and again. Day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year. But after Jesus offered a once for all time sacrifice, He sat down at the place of highest authority for His sacrifice need not be repeated again and again. The 'sitting' of our Lord [which is a figurative language] implies that His work of atonement was complete.
Aside from sitting at the right hand of God, Jesus is now waiting. Waiting for His enemies to be made under His footstool. To be the footstool of someone means to be defeated. Satan, sin, death and etc. have been defeated by the Sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. SatanÂ’s destiny is now settled he will be thrown in the lake of fire along with sinners who refuse to repent and trust in the sacrifice of Jesus. Sin is finally dealt with. Sin will be taken away from this world in the New Earth and New Heaven to come. Death has been defeated. In the future all those who are Christ will be resurrected to a glorious eternity.
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