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Our Resurrection and Salvation

Editor: David Maas
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Salvation includes the resurrection of believers and the New Creation, both of which will occur when Jesus arrives from Heaven . Central to the doctrine of salvation is redemption . God will not abandon what He first created. The term ‘redemption’ signifies the recovery of that which was lost. The universe has been enslaved and condemned to decay and death by sin. In God’s redemptive plan, however, the end state of the things and creatures rescued by Him will not simply be restored. They will be vastly superior to their original state, and this is epitomized by the promised bodily resurrection.
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Очищение от пятна греха

Editor: David Maas
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Очистив свой народ от пятна греха, Иисус воссел одесную Бога, чтобы ходатайствовать за своих последователей в качестве их первосвященника . Ключевым моментом Послания к Евреям является победа Сына над грехом и его возвышение до положения “ десницы ” Бога в качестве первосвященника своего народа. Иисус добился того, чего не смог добиться никто из его предшественников. Благодаря своей жертве “ раз и навсегда ” он “ достиг очищения от грехов ” и “ воссел ” в “ Истинной нерукотворенной скинии ”, где теперь ходатайствует за своих последователей.
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Cleansing the Stain of Sin

Editor: David Maas
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Having purified his people from sin’s stain, Jesus sat down at the right hand of God to intercede for them as their High Priest . A key point of the  Letter to Hebrews  is the victory of the Son on behalf of his people and his exaltation to the “ right hand ” of God as their High Priest. Jesus secured what none of his predecessors could ever do. Through his “once for all” sacrifice, he “ achieved the purification of sins ” and “ sat down ” in the “ true and greater Tabernacle ” where he now intercedes for his saints.
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His Victorious Reign

Editor: David Maas
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Jesus triumphed over Satan and Sin through his Death and Resurrection, therefore, he now reigns from the Messianic Throne . Jesus triumphed over his enemies on the Cross and began his reign as the promised Messianic King following his Death and Resurrection. He is not waiting for some future event before he receives his sovereignty over the nations. Unlike the political powers of this age, he conquered through his sacrificial death rather than tyranny, lies, political manipulation, or violence.  It is the Crucified One who now reigns on Mount Zion!
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Sorrow Not!

Editor: David Maas
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Foundational to our future hope is bodily Resurrection when Jesus arrives in glory at the End of the Age . Paul’s description of the “ arrival ” or ‘ Parousia ’ of Jesus in his first letter to the Thessalonians was written to comfort believers over the fate of their compatriots who die before Christ’s return. We need not sorrow “ like the others ” since the righteous dead will be resurrected when the Lord “arrives” from Heaven.
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In His Kingdom

Editor: David Maas
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Jesus proclaimed a unique political reality, the Kingdom of God, one that differs radically from the governments and ideologies of this present age . Jesus appeared in Galilee proclaiming the “ Kingdom of God ” – “ Repent, for the kingdom is at hand .” The Kingdom promised by God was arriving in Christ’s life and ministry. He is the Messiah and King of Israel who summons all men to turn from their wicked ways and submit to his lordship  while the door remains open .
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