Hebreos 12:24

And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

The appearance of Christ in the heavenly city, as stated in these verses, harmonizes with the entire New Testament, especially Revelation, where Christ is invariably spoken of as closely associated with the Father in his throne, the throne of God being actually called "the throne of God and of the Lamb" (Revelation 22:1). The existence of such a thing as this is most instructive. Necessary deductions include these: (1) the universe is a controlled entity; it is under law and does not operate aimlessly, nor is it standing alone and isolated to run down of its own accord; there is a throne, with all that implies; (2) the government of the universe is personal, not a robot, but a "Thou" being the center of it; (3) the universe is undergirded with justice, this being explicit in the character of him on the throne; and (4) mercy is the great feature of universal government as applied to humanity, this being assured by the fact of the Lamb also being on the throne.

For observations on the "voice of the blood of Abel" see under Hebrews 11:4. Here the English Revised Version (1885) gives an alternate reading, "better things than Abel"; but it certainly does no violence to God's word to speak of the message of Abel's blood, for God himself said, "The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground" (Genesis 4:10).