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Hebrews chapter 9 verses 27 and 28

and just as it is appointed for people to die once and after this judgment.

So also Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many,

will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

Wow, these verses summarize history in a sense, not just in the past, but in the present and the future.

Think about it.

Jesus came in the past to die to offer his life to bear the sins of many.

He has come to pay the price for sin and sinners so that you and I can be saved from our sins so that all people

everywhere can be saved from our sins.

He came for that purpose, and he is coming again.

He's coming back to bring the fullness of salvation to those who have trusted in him and this is where the present

comes in to those who are verse 28 says who are waiting for him Jesus coming back for those who are longing for him, those who are looking for him,

waiting for him.

I think about waiting when, when maybe my family is out of town and I'm waiting for them to come back.

I can't wait for them to get back.

I think about not long ago when my wife was gone and it was me and the four kids and I couldn't wait for her to get back because I was

struggling in all kinds of different ways. It was waiting for her. So with anticipation we are looking to Jesus.

We're struggling in all kinds of different ways and we

want him to come back. We are waiting for him to come back. So think about

history. We look back. Jesus has come, he's paid the price for our sins. look forward he's coming back the fullness of his salvation

we cry out come Lord Jesus come quickly because in the present we are waiting for him and working as we wait we work for the spread of this good news in the world around us

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