I Can See “The Day” Approaching
(A concise dissertation on Hebrews Chapter Ten by Darrell G. Young)
Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
This tenth chapter of Hebrews is quite an enlightening source of information. First of all it specifies that the ancient system of Israel law and sacrifices served only as a “shadow” of much better things that would replace them.
Secondly, it establishes the fact that Jesus Christ offering of himself as a sacrifice once for sins met the requirement necessary for complete sanctification of sins for all time.
Thirdly, it highlights the fact that Jesus Christ is solely qualified to act as our High Priest and that because of his perfect sacrifice, we can be assured of, even bold in our faith that we can have a clean conscience before him.
Finally, the chapter encourages Christians to hold fast to their faith and endure to the very end; by not forsaking the regular assembling of themselves together and by inspiring each other onward in the ministry!
The “Day” that Approaches
Notwithstanding the aforementioned words of assurances in the faith, Paul switched his focus from the present church circumstances and offers words of hope for those of us who remain alive unto the Last Days!
The author, probably Paul elaborated within verses 13 and 16 that there is coming a Day wherein all “his enemies” would become the footstool of the Lord and that the Lord would make a new Covenant with Israel!
Each of these verses point to a futuristic Day when the Lord would return to Zion! On that glorious “Day,” the Lord will reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords, in Jerusalem.
“That Day” is alluded to numerous times all throughout the Bible. Such references are recorded in Isaiah 2:11-17, 4:2, 11:10-11, 17:7, 24:21, 27:1, 61:2, Jeremiah 25:3, 30:7, 31:32, 46:10, Ezekiel 38:19, 39:22, Hosea 1:5, Joel 2:11, Amos 5:18, 9:11, Micah 4:6, Zephaniah 1:15, 3:16, Zechariah 2:11, 12:3, all of Zechariah 12-14, Matthew 24:36 and many more.
“That Day” is a “Set Day” on Gods calendar! It cannot be rushed forward or postponed! It is a fixed time when God will bring all things that he has Covenanted to pass. It is often referred to as “the Great Day of the Lord!”
In anticipation of the great “Day of the Lord” the Lord has offered his followers a plethora of information about its nearness. This data is what we call prophecies relating to things of the “Last Days.”
God has conveyed prophecy about the “Last Days,” not to scare us to death, but to inform us about the “impending climax” to the Great War that Satan initiated in Heaven ages ago.
Prophecy Enables us to be Informed and Alert as We See “That Day” Approaching
The mere fact that Paul insets the words “as you see the Day approaching,” reflects the fact that Christians of the Last Days could be and should be knowledgeable enough about the “Signs of the Times,” to rationalize that the “Second Coming of the Lord” is nearing, and that we should be encouraged by all the unfolding prophetic signs in world events!
In Verses 27 through 31 of Hebrews chapter ten, Paul reviews the fact that all sinners are subject to the fiery wrath of a righteous and Holy God. God has supreme authority over all of his creation, and vengeance belongs only to him; since “He” is the wronged party; by Satan, who seduced mankind into his evil rebellion against God!
I often refer to “The Revelation” and indeed the entirety of all of Bible Prophecy as the vital “Intelligence Report” for the Christians of the Last Days!
It enables us to be “informed” about the days just prior to “That Great Day.” Much too often Christians neglect the fact that God’s view of the process of time is much different than we mere human beings are able to observe. We do not possess the “vantage point” of eternal perspective that God alone has.
However, in fact, the Bible offers us a worldly perspective of how God views our earthly “process of time.” Psalms 90:4 and II Peter 3:8 offers a comparison between Gods view and how we might evaluate the “signs of the times” as he has revealed them. In these verses, God conveys that a thousand years of earth time is similar to just a days passing for him.
Therefore, from “Gods vantage point,” things are processing out in our world in just a few days for God. Thus, when God highlights a Special Day; we must observe it from Gods total overview of our world history.
“That Day” is Near!
In the way that God views “our time” he has definitely conveyed enough prophetic data for any student of eschatology to know that we are most certainly in the Last Days, and also nearing the Dawning of “That Day,” or the “Day of the Lord!”
“That Day” will be a dark and gloomy day for those who remain aligned with Satan. Not having accepted Jesus as their Savior, and being ignorant to the devices of Satan, they will be caught unaware of “That Day.”
I Thessalonians 5:1-3 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
2. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
Zephaniah 1:14 The great Day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
Then in Hebrews chapter ten, Paul turns his readers away from the dark day of the Lords Vengeance and reminds the faithful that they are not appointed to Gods wrath, but thanks to the Grace that is offered in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, they are not to be subjected to the avenging judgement of the Almighty!
Hebrews 10:39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
Hebrews 10:37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
I Can See the Day Approaching!
Some of you may remember the famous “ I Have A Dream” speech of Dr. Martin L. King given at the Washington Mall back 1968. He eloquently envisioned a day when all Gods children would be free at last. His speech was a beacon of hope to many.
Today, as a Believer in Jesus Christ, I have a much better dream. It is a dream about “That Day!” It is a vision of a glorious day, when my previous Savior returns in triumph over Satan!
1- I can see the Day approaching when all the saints of the ages are gathered together in the clouds of Heaven to meet Jesus in the air.
2- I can see the Day Approaching when I will enter into the glorious estate of my heavenly eternal home!
3- I can see the Day Approaching when I will receive my immortal body!
4- I can see the Day Approaching when I will be just like Jesus when I finally see him.
5- I can see the Day Approaching when I will be reunited with saved family and friends!
6- I can see the Day Approaching when the Lord Jesus will return to this evil old world and destroy his enemies and establish his throne in the city of Jerusalem!
7- I can see the Day Approaching when the Laws of God will be implemented worldwide and we shall reign as kings and priests with our Lord and Savior!
8- I can see the Day Approaching when the Angel of the Lord binds Satan in chains and imprisons him in the bottomless pit for 1000 years!
9- I can see the Day Approaching when King Jesus reigns in this world with a rod of iron and there will be universal Peace!
10- I can see the Day Approaching when we will longer have an adversary and will never ever die!
Therefore, let us all take comfort again in the following exhortation of the apostle Paul:
Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Focus on the Bible
January 26, 2021
by: Darrell G. Young
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