The Final Solution for Sin

Today's Reading: Hebrews 9:16-28

This past semester the Tuesday morning women's Bible study class studied the book of Hebrews. When we got to chapter 9, we looked at three appearances of Christ in this chapter.

In verse 11, He appears as our High Priest. In verse 24, He appears in heaven for us.

And in verse 28, He will appear a second time to bring salvation. "...so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him."

I'm not a big fan of repetition. I get bored at having to do the same thing over and over again. That's probably my issue with most housework! And don't even get me started on repetitive noises. Just ask my children about their days of bouncing balls in the house or drumming their fingers on the dinner table. Nearly drove me crazy.

So what I love about this passage is that while Jesus did make several appearances, He only has to come one more time. He came to die for our sins...and now we are waiting for Him to come again to take us home. Unlike the Old Testament sacrifices, He doesn't have to keep dying for our sins. He did it once and for all. No repetition needed. 

The Message says it like this, "...instead he sacrificed himself once and for all, summing up all the other sacrifices in this sacrifice of himself, the final solution of sin." No more sacrifices. No more guilt. No more appearances on earth.

He is the final solution for sin. No repetition needed.

Glory to God!

- Holly Barrett