I think, Matt, that Christ's intercession has gotten short shrift not only from preachers

on the pulpit, but also from writers.

And consequently, in the experience of the individual believer, I've met few of God's children who really treasured this

doctrine the way they should.

Welcome to the Crossway podcast, a show where we sit down with authors each week for thoughtful

interviews about

the Bible, theology, church history, and the Christian life.

I'm Matt Tully, and today I'm talking with Joel Beakey.

Joel serves as president and professor of systematic theology and homiletics at Puritan

Reformed Theological Seminary.

He's also the pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan,

and has written many books, including the first two volumes in his four-volume Reformed Systematic

Theology series, co-authored with Paul Smalley.

Today, Joel and I discuss the doctrine of Christ's ongoing intercession in heaven.

He explains what that doctrine is all about, where we find it in the Bible,

and why it's more important and spiritually edifying than you probably realize.

Let's get started.

Well, Joel, thank you so much for joining me today on the Crossway podcast. Glad to be with you, Matt.

So you're a seminary president who also happens to teach, and you're also a pastor and the editorial director of

Reformation Heritage Books, and then you're the vice president of a translation society.

And on top of all that, as if that's not enough to fill one person's time, I've read that you've

written or co-authored over a hundred books. Is that true?

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