"But now once at the consummation of the ages
He has been manifested to put away sin
by the sacrifice of Himself."
Hebrews 9:26b
The consummation of the ages is Christ at calvary. He was the consummation of the ages because of His once and for all sacrifice.
He put away sin.
He did not simply cover sin, as the old sacrifices had done; He removed it.
John MacArthur
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Christ did this great work "ONCE" - not repeatedly, but once and once only. And the point is that this sacrifice is so great, that it need not be repeated - not for all the redeemed in the past from the foundation of the world, nor for all the redeemed in the future.
It is enough.
That's how great it is.
The death of Jesus will never do a rerun, because it is so great that it cannot be improved on. It's effect is so huge that it goes on year after year, century after century doing what it was designed to do, save sinners and present them faultless to God.
John Piper
"So Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him."
Hebrews 9:28
The people always waited expectantly on the Day of Atonement for the high priest to come out from the Holy of Holies. If he did anything wrong, if he failed to follow God's precise instructions, he would die. So there was always a sigh of relief, for their own sakes as well as for his, when he reappeared. If the people were so eager to see the former high priests reappear from the earthly Holy of Holies, how much more should believers look eagerly for their great High Priest to reappear from the heavenly Holy of Holies? When the high priest walked out of the old sanctuary, the people knew that his sacrifice had been accepted. He had done everything right. Jesus Christ's reappearing will be one more confirmation that He did everything right, that His Father is satisfied with Him. And because the Father is satisfied with Him, He is satisfied with us, for we are in Him.
John MacArthur
The people always waited expectantly on the Day of Atonement for the high priest to come out from the Holy of Holies. If he did anything wrong, if he failed to follow God's precise instructions, he would die. So there was always a sigh of relief, for their own sakes as well as for his, when he reappeared. If the people were so eager to see the former high priests reappear from the earthly Holy of Holies, how much more should believers look eagerly for their great High Priest to reappear from the heavenly Holy of Holies? When the high priest walked out of the old sanctuary, the people knew that his sacrifice had been accepted. He had done everything right. Jesus Christ's reappearing will be one more confirmation that He did everything right, that His Father is satisfied with Him. And because the Father is satisfied with Him, He is satisfied with us, for we are in Him.
John MacArthur
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So many wonderful nuggets to chew on!
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