The epistle to the Hebrews establishes the superiority of Jesus Christ as the church's High Priest, emphasizing the vital importance of our relationship with Him for growth and salvation. Without Him, as He states in John 15:5, we can do nothing spiritually, unable to produce fruit that glorifies God. This absolute need for Christ is clear: if we produce no fruit pleasing to God, we will not be in His Kingdom. Our faith in Him is at the nucleus of salvation, essential for our future in the Kingdom of God. Christ's authority, as described in Matthew 28:18, encompasses all in heaven and on earth, surpassed only by the Father. He is unrestrained in His actions, able to use the entire church or any individual member for His purposes without needing further approval. As the Head of the church, which is His Body, He directs us to carry out His commands, intimately united with every member through spiritual love, providing confident hope that He will enable us to persevere until we join Him in the Kingdom of God. The opening paragraph of Hebrews presents Christ as superior to all others, including prophets and notable figures like Moses and Elijah, whose glory is eclipsed by His infinitely greater glory. He is the ultimate source and channel through whom God is perfectly and finally made known. When He speaks, it is as though the Father speaks, for They are one. The deliberate emphasis on "Son" in Hebrews 1:2 underscores this unity, highlighting that He is the speaker to whom we must listen, surpassing all prior fragmentary messages delivered through prophets or other means. Christ's role as Commander in Chief of the church demands that disciples follow Him, imitating His way of life. Every personality or way of life compared to Him in Hebrews fades in significance, judged as lacking, with Christ always deemed better, a dominant theme throughout the epistle. Our personal calling by God to be part of His purpose and to become one with both the Father and the Son reflects the profound love and individual attention He gives to each member of the Bride of Christ, ultimately forming the Family and government of God.

Jesus Christ stands supreme, unique and great above all who have ever lived. His attributes, marked by profound love and humility, are to be admired as He gave Himself unstintingly for the eternal well-being of His creation. Within Him resided the intellectual power to design and bring into existence this vast creation, populating it with stars, planets, angels, humans, animals, fish, and birds. Despite humanity's unworthiness, He willingly took on the responsibility to pay for our sins through His divine life and death. Mankind's attitude toward Him was often contrary, hardened, and indifferent, with many rejecting Him even after witnessing His miraculous acts, and ultimately appealing for His crucifixion. Yet, He remains essential to our salvation, not only for the forgiveness of sins but as the One who lives in us, works in us, directs us, and teaches us, revealing the Father to us. Without yielding to Him, we cannot know the Father. His incarnation, where the Word became flesh, marks Him as an extraordinary Personality, both fully God and fully human. He never ceased to be God, even in the grave and after resurrection, while also experiencing human dependencies and emotions. His glory, witnessed by the apostles over three and a half years, contrasts sharply with mankind's rejection, showcasing His unstinting love and the ultimate expression of God as love. He has existed from eternity alongside the Father, distinguishing Him as one of a kind. As God in the flesh, He taught His apostles directly, revealing the Father and Himself, preaching the gospel, and exemplifying His way of life through daily interactions and ultimately sacrificing Himself in death for our spiritual benefit. In the epistle to the Hebrews, His qualifications as High Priest are powerfully presented with seven distinct attributes. First, He is the only begotten Son, unique among all except the Father. Second, He is appointed Heir of all things, assuring dignity, dominion, and continuance in administration under the Father's trust. Third, He is the Creator of all things, faithfully caring for what He has made, surpassing even Moses in His role as builder of the house. Fourth, He is the brightness of God's glory, exactly like the Father in purpose and character, in no way inferior to Him. Fifth, He is the express image of the Father's person, embodying all the fullness of the Godhead. Sixth, He upholds the universe by the Word of His power, preserving and managing His creation with faithful dominion. Seventh, He Himself purged us of our sins, a glory surpassing Old Covenant rites, preparing us for His Kingdom without deviating from the Father's purpose. Finally, re-established at the right hand of God in heaven, He surveys all creation, second only to the Father in rulership, witnessing His unwavering faithfulness to the Father's will. Without Him, we can achieve nothing in terms of what the Father desires for us.

We are living at the end of a collapsing political, economic and cultural age. The greatest danger for God's people in such times is not the upheaval itself, but instead spiritual drift, neglect, and hardening of the heart. Drawing heavily from the book of Hebrews, we learn that salvation is not merely a past event, but an ongoing relationship and participation in a covenant that can be neglected, but with horrible serious consequences, such as Israel, Zedekiah, and even Elijah experienced as Elijah experienced loss through unbelief and misaligned priorities. We, as God's called-out saints, must avoid distraction in lesser things, such as national crises, work, media, or normalized immorality, all of which can produced "spiritual sclerosis," making us insensitive to God's voice. Hebrews repeatedly emphasizes urgency: "today" we must refocus on Christ's supremacy, nurturing faith through obedience, study of God's word, faithful Sabbath observance, serving as a safeguard against hardening. In this unstable world, the only solution is to decisively prioritize our relationship with God above all else, because that relationship exclusively is salvation and the only secure footing at the end of an age.