25. Wherefore--Greek, "Whence"; inasmuch as "He remaineth
for ever."
also--as a natural consequence flowing from the last, at the
same time a new and higher thing [ALFORD].
save--His very name JESUS
(Heb 7:22)
meaning Saviour.
to the uttermost--altogether, perfectly, so that nothing should
be wanting afterwards for ever [TITTMANN]. It
means "in any wise," "utterly," in
Lu 13:11.
come unto God--by faith.
by him--through Him as their mediating Priest, instead of
through the Levitical priests.
seeing he ever liveth--resuming "He continueth ever,"
Heb 7:24;
therefore "He is able to the uttermost"; He is not, like the Levitical
priest, prevented by death, for "He ever liveth"
(Heb 7:23).
to make intercession--There was but the one offering on
earth once for all. But the intercession for us in the heavens
(Heb 7:26)
is ever continuing, whence the result follows, that we can never be
separated from the love of God in Christ. He intercedes only for
those who come unto God through Him, not for the unbelieving world
(Joh 17:9).
As samples of His intercession, compare the prophetical
descriptions in the Old Testament. "By an humble omnipotency (for it
was by His humiliation that He obtained all power), or
omnipotent humility, appearing in the presence, and presenting His
postulations at the throne of God" [BISHOP PEARSON]. He was not only the offering, but the priest
who offered it. Therefore, He has become not only a sacrifice, but an
intercessor; His intercession being founded on His voluntary offering
of Himself without spot to God. We are not only then in virtue of His
sacrifice forgiven, but in virtue of the intercession admitted to favor
and grace [ARCHBISHOP MAGEE].
JFB.
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