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LESSON 1 * PART 3 * BOOK 47
Hebrews 2:4-9
Hebrews chapter 2 verse 6. Hebrews 2:6-7
7. Thou madest him a little lower than the angels;…" Hebrews 2:7
"Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; (for a little while) thou (speaking of the Triune God) crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:" In other words, this glorious earthly Kingdom that we’re introduced to back in verse 5.
Hebrews 2:8a
"Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet…." Hebrews 2:8a
"Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet,…" Psalms 110:1
"The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool." Hebrews 2:8a
The last part of the verse tells us what? Hebrews 2:8b
Philippians 2:5a
Philippians 2:5-7a
"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus; 6. Who, (Christ Jesus) being in the form of God, (as He never stopped being God) thought it not robbery to be equal with God; 7a. But…" Even though He was the Sovereign Creator God of the universe, as Hebrews says, "He lowered Himself to a position lower than the angels for a little while." Philippians 2:7b
Reading on in verse 7. Philippians 2:7c
Jesus wept. Now let’s read verse 8.
Philippians 2:8
"And found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, (as a man) and became obedient unto death, (not an ordinary death, but what kind?) even the death of the cross." (crucifixion - a most horrible death.)
Facing death for my faith doesn’t scare me a bit. "…became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. (now verse 9 - what a change) Wherefore (because of all He did to accomplish that work of the cross, Wherefore) God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, …"
It’s an exclusivist salvation."
There is no other name given among men whereby we must be saved. Philippians 2:10a
"That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,…"
"Every human being has that choice of bowing the knee and recognizing Christ as Saviour in this life, or he’ll do it at the Great White Judgment Throne in preparation for his doom." Philippians 2:11
"And that every tongue (whether in this life or the one to come) should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
Let’s begin with verse 7. Remember that Paul is constantly using the prepositional phrase in Ephesians that speaks of our position "In Christ."
Ephesians 1:7-11
10. That in the dispensation of the fullness of times (this coming Kingdom. I Corinthians 15:12-14
"Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13. But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: 14. And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain." In other words, when people reject the resurrection they are destitute of faith! Verse 15.
I Corinthians 15:15a
"Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God;…" Paul says, we would be a liar, because we witnessed Christ in resurrection form. So Paul’s writing here with first hand knowledge that, yes, Christ was alive. Now verse 16.
I Corinthians 15:16
"For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:"
Now read on in verse 17.
I Corinthians 15:17
"And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; (it counts for nothing) ye are yet in your sins." I Corinthians 15:18
"Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished." Lost. Now verse 19.
I Corinthians 15:19
"If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable." Oh, they talk about Jesus, and they claim they love Jesus, but on the other hand, have never placed their faith in that suffering, crucified, risen Lord. Now come on down to verse 24, so let’s keeping going with verse 20.
I Corinthians 15:20
"But now (there’s no doubt about it) is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. 21. For since by man came death, (like I said, we’ll be looking at that in the next half hour) by man (the second man, the second Adam, Jesus of Nazareth) came also the resurrection of the dead."
Now verse 22.
I Corinthians 15:22a
"For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive…"
Let’s look at that in John’s gospel chapter 5. Jesus is speaking in His earthly ministry and says:
Now verse 29.
"For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive, 23. But every man in his own order (or company) Christ the firstfruits; (those who rose after His resurrection in Matthew chapter 27) afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming." Now verse 24. I
25. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed (or put under His feet) is death." And we know death is our greatest enemy, and then verse 2
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