This is the third class on the book of Hebrews. This Bible class was taught at the Pilot Point Church in Pilot Point Texas.

The following is the outline to the class.

7 AWESOME AFFIRMATIONS ABOUT JESUS

Hebrews 1 (NKJV)

• 1 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; 3who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high

A divine Son = the Word
vs.
The prophets = servants

Hebrews 1 (NKJV)

• 1 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; 3who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high

Hebrews 1:2-3

1. He appointed heir of all things
2. He made the worlds
3. He is brightness of God’s glory
4. The express image of God
5. Upholding all things by the word of his power
6. Purged our sins by Himself
7. sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high

Appointed= pre-arranged, determined beforehand, and predetermined:

• Eph 1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world,
• 1Pe 1:19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
• 1Pe 1:20 He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake
• Eph 3:11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

Predetermined counsel of GOD

NOTHING

Jesus the creator

Hbr 1:1 God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways,

Hbr 1:2 in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds

 

He made the worlds

John 1:1   In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.

John 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made

John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

He made the worlds

John 1:1   In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.

John 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made

John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

• Light travels’ 186 thousand miles per second = 6 trillion miles a year.

Light travels’ 186 thousand miles per second = 6 trillion miles a year.

• 4 years to get to the next star.
• Pass a star every 5 years.
• 2-3 billion stars in our galaxy passing one
• 80 thousand years to pass through our galaxy
• Next galaxy 2 million years.
• 10 billion galaxies, 2 million years apart, est. 100 billion stars

 

He made the worlds

• 1Cr 8:6 yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.
• Col 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: •

Lexicon:: Strong’s G165 – aiōn

• The worlds, universe
• Forever, an unbroken age, perpetuity of time, eternity a period of time,
• A long period of time impressed on it by Divine control

The patriarchal age – The Mosaic age – The Christian age

He is brightness of God’s glory

Hbr 1:2 in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds

³ who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our ^[sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high

• Isaiah chapter 9: “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone”
• Isaiah 49 God says in relation to Messiah, the Servant of the Lord, He said: “I will make you as a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth” (v. 6).
• Isaiah 60: Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord [Jehovah] will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you (vv. 1–2). •

The Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the Only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Σκηνόω Dwelt =(tabernacled)

Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths: That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God” (Lev. 23:29-43)

I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life (John 8:12)

II Corinthians 4:6

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ

He is brightness of God’s glory

Hbr 1:2 in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds

³ who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our ^[sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high

 

• Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness
• This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; 2Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. Genesis 5(KJV)

IMAGE OF GOD

NATURAL – We share the attributes of the infinite God in a finite way. SPIRITUAL – Without sin. The fall

Hbr 1:2 in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds

³ who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our ^[sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high

Colossians 1:17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

There are 37.2 trillion cells in the ‘average’ human body, and there are 100 trillion atoms in each cell. So that comes out to be about 3 quadrillion 720 trillion atoms in the human body.

2,200 Kilometers per second = 4,921,259.8425 Miles per hour—-get around the earth in 18 seconds

Colossians 1:16 For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. ¹⁷ He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

 

He is brightness of God’s glory

Hbr 1:2 in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds

³ who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high

For the wages of sin is death.

1. Sin Problem
2. Grave Problem
3. Life Problem

Sin Problem: Answered at the   Cross

Grave Problem: Answered at the Resurrection

Life Problem: Answered at the Ascension

Sat down

Hbr 1:2 in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds

³ who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our ^[sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high

Hebrews 1:2-3

1. He appointed heir of all things
2. He made the worlds
3. He is brightness of God’s glory
4. The express image of God
5. Upholding all things by the word of his power
6. Purged our sins by Himself
7. Sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high

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