FINALITY

Finality

God always has dealt with men by progress and progression. God had in the past many things to say to men, but He only said them as man was able to hear them. This continued until the time when God spoke to men in His Son; and the difference between the past and this, is the difference between the processional and the final.

OT literature can be read by a Hebrew Christian and he could say that there was a splendid ritual system in the Mosaic economy and with the simplicity found in Christ, he might say something vital was lost. He might say, for instance: The things of our religion were ministered by angels. Says the writer in reply: That is true, but the Son is greater than the angels. But, says the Hebrew Christian again: We had a great leader from God, Moses. That, says the writer, is equally true, but he was a servant in the house, and the Son is greater than the servant; and moreover, Moses, while leading the people out, was unable to lead them into possession. That being granted, says the Hebrew, Joshua led us into the land. He did, says the writer, but he could give you no rest. The Son not only leads out, but leads in, and gives rest. Continuing, the Hebrew might refer to the great priesthood and ritualistic system of the past. This, the writer replies in effect, is all true, and was divinely arranged, but it made nothing perfect, and the coming of the Son was the coming of the Priest and the better covenant, and the better worship. And yet once more, the Hebrew might say: We had prophets who spoke to us the word of God. That is true is the argument of the letter writer, but all they said was partial. The Word of God through the Son is full and final. God in the past times spoke in diverse portions and manners. But at last, after the days of diverse and processional method, which said so much, now have the final word uttered in the Son.

Overview of the Book of Hebrews as it was spoken to the Hebrews.