The Final Revelation
In a world drowning in voices, opinions, and endless noise, there's something profoundly comforting about knowing that God has spoken—and continues to speak—with clarity, authority, and finality. The opening verses of Hebrews chapter 1 present us with one of the most magnificent sentences in all of human literature, a declaration that cuts through the chaos: God has spoken to us through His Son.
From Many Voices to One Voice
Throughout history, God communicated in diverse and creative ways. He appeared physically to people in what scholars call theophanies—divine appearances where the invisible God made Himself visible. He spoke through dreams and visions, a practice that continues today as the Holy Spirit is poured out on all flesh. He raised up prophets who boldly proclaimed, "Thus says the Lord," conveying the heart and mind of God to His people.
God spoke through priests and kings, through psalmists and songwriters, through prophetic signs like water flowing from rocks and manna falling from heaven. Word by word, encounter by encounter, revelation accumulated. The 39 books of the Old Testament represent this progressive unveiling of who God is and what He's like.
But here's the crucial point: progressive revelation doesn't mean moving from less true to more true. It means moving from true to a fuller understanding of that truth. God wasn't one way in the Old Testament and different in the New. His character remained consistent—gracious, merciful, just, and holy throughout all ages.
The Great Turning Point
Then came the hinge of human history: Jesus Christ.
"Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son" (Hebrews 1:1-2). Everything before Jesus pointed toward Him. Everything after points back to Him. He is the climactic, definitive, final revelation of God.
Unlike the prophets who said, "Thus says the Lord," Jesus simply said, "I say to you." Why? Because He is the Lord. He doesn't need introductory prophetic phrases. When Jesus speaks, God speaks. He isn't just conveying revelation—He is revelation itself, unveiling who God is, what He's like, and how He thinks about us.
Many prophets and righteous people longed to see what we can now see and hear what we can now hear. The Old Testament functioned as a giant arrow pointing to Christ, revealing His nature through every feast, every sacrifice, every name, and every narrative. What Jesus accomplished through His incarnation, teachings, miracles, death, burial, resurrection, ascension, and exaltation represents God's final revelatory word to humanity.
The Fullness of the Lord
The writer of Hebrews doesn't stop with declaring Jesus as the final revelation. He unpacks seven profound truths about the fullness of who Jesus is:
Jesus is the heir of all things. As the only begotten Son of God, He receives the inheritance of everything. His sacrifice on the cross validated His ability to take up everything that already belonged to Him. When heaven asked who was worthy to open the scroll of human history, the answer came: the Lamb who was slain. His death gave Him the title deed to earth.
Jesus is the one through whom the world was created. He owns the universe because He made it. "All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made" (John 1:3). The same Word that created the universe is the same Word that sustains it.
Jesus is the radiance of God's glory. He's not a mere reflection or cheap imitation of God—He is God's glory. The Greek term describes the emanating, outshining of God's light and weight. When we see Jesus, we see the glory of God Himself. "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory" (John 1:14).
Jesus is the exact imprint of God's nature. He's not kind of like the Father—He's the precise, perfect representation. When you've seen Him, you've seen the Father. The invisible God became visible in Christ.
Jesus upholds the universe by the word of His power. The same word that went out in creation is the same word holding everything together right now. The universe was created by God's speech and continues to be sustained by it.
Jesus has made purification for sins. He was the once-and-for-all sacrifice—perfect, thorough, comprehensive. There's no need for another sacrifice ever. His blood is sufficient for every human who has ever lived or will ever live. We're not sprinkled with the blood of animals but covered in the precious blood of Jesus Christ. It's His blood that breaks off sin, heals diseases, frees from torment, protects families, and saves from eternal damnation.
Jesus sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. This phrase alludes to Psalm 110:1, the most quoted Old Testament passage in the New Testament. When someone sits, their work is completed. Unlike the priests who never sat because their work was never finished, Jesus sat down because His work is finished. There's nothing else He needs to do to accomplish salvation. It's complete.
The Mercy Seat
The imagery of Jesus sitting is particularly powerful when we understand the role of the high priest. Once a year, on the Day of Atonement, the high priest would enter the Holy of Holies to sprinkle blood on the mercy seat. He never sat down—the work was never complete.
But Jesus became the mercy seat itself. The cross became the place of God's mercy for us. He sprinkled the mercy seat with His own blood, tore the veil separating humanity from God with His own flesh, and then sat down. His exaltation and the reward of His suffering is ready. And what is that reward? You. We are the reward He suffered for.
Living in the Last Days
We've been living in the last days for over 2,000 years. We may be in the last minutes of the last days, but the reality remains: Jesus has spoken the final word. Today is closer to His return than yesterday, closer than ever before.
In this moment, we don't need to rely on a prophet in the wilderness to hear God's word. We have the final, definitive revelation of who God is right in Scripture, and the Holy Spirit breathes on these words, applying them to our lives and revealing what the Father and Son are saying to us.
Everything in human history is a consequence of what happened on the cross, in that tomb, and outside that tomb. Jesus is Lord—supreme over all creation, seated in victory, speaking with final authority. And He invites us into relationship with the God who has never stopped speaking, who has revealed Himself most fully in His Son, and who continues to draw us close through His Spirit.
From Many Voices to One Voice
Throughout history, God communicated in diverse and creative ways. He appeared physically to people in what scholars call theophanies—divine appearances where the invisible God made Himself visible. He spoke through dreams and visions, a practice that continues today as the Holy Spirit is poured out on all flesh. He raised up prophets who boldly proclaimed, "Thus says the Lord," conveying the heart and mind of God to His people.
God spoke through priests and kings, through psalmists and songwriters, through prophetic signs like water flowing from rocks and manna falling from heaven. Word by word, encounter by encounter, revelation accumulated. The 39 books of the Old Testament represent this progressive unveiling of who God is and what He's like.
But here's the crucial point: progressive revelation doesn't mean moving from less true to more true. It means moving from true to a fuller understanding of that truth. God wasn't one way in the Old Testament and different in the New. His character remained consistent—gracious, merciful, just, and holy throughout all ages.
The Great Turning Point
Then came the hinge of human history: Jesus Christ.
"Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son" (Hebrews 1:1-2). Everything before Jesus pointed toward Him. Everything after points back to Him. He is the climactic, definitive, final revelation of God.
Unlike the prophets who said, "Thus says the Lord," Jesus simply said, "I say to you." Why? Because He is the Lord. He doesn't need introductory prophetic phrases. When Jesus speaks, God speaks. He isn't just conveying revelation—He is revelation itself, unveiling who God is, what He's like, and how He thinks about us.
Many prophets and righteous people longed to see what we can now see and hear what we can now hear. The Old Testament functioned as a giant arrow pointing to Christ, revealing His nature through every feast, every sacrifice, every name, and every narrative. What Jesus accomplished through His incarnation, teachings, miracles, death, burial, resurrection, ascension, and exaltation represents God's final revelatory word to humanity.
The Fullness of the Lord
The writer of Hebrews doesn't stop with declaring Jesus as the final revelation. He unpacks seven profound truths about the fullness of who Jesus is:
Jesus is the heir of all things. As the only begotten Son of God, He receives the inheritance of everything. His sacrifice on the cross validated His ability to take up everything that already belonged to Him. When heaven asked who was worthy to open the scroll of human history, the answer came: the Lamb who was slain. His death gave Him the title deed to earth.
Jesus is the one through whom the world was created. He owns the universe because He made it. "All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made" (John 1:3). The same Word that created the universe is the same Word that sustains it.
Jesus is the radiance of God's glory. He's not a mere reflection or cheap imitation of God—He is God's glory. The Greek term describes the emanating, outshining of God's light and weight. When we see Jesus, we see the glory of God Himself. "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory" (John 1:14).
Jesus is the exact imprint of God's nature. He's not kind of like the Father—He's the precise, perfect representation. When you've seen Him, you've seen the Father. The invisible God became visible in Christ.
Jesus upholds the universe by the word of His power. The same word that went out in creation is the same word holding everything together right now. The universe was created by God's speech and continues to be sustained by it.
Jesus has made purification for sins. He was the once-and-for-all sacrifice—perfect, thorough, comprehensive. There's no need for another sacrifice ever. His blood is sufficient for every human who has ever lived or will ever live. We're not sprinkled with the blood of animals but covered in the precious blood of Jesus Christ. It's His blood that breaks off sin, heals diseases, frees from torment, protects families, and saves from eternal damnation.
Jesus sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. This phrase alludes to Psalm 110:1, the most quoted Old Testament passage in the New Testament. When someone sits, their work is completed. Unlike the priests who never sat because their work was never finished, Jesus sat down because His work is finished. There's nothing else He needs to do to accomplish salvation. It's complete.
The Mercy Seat
The imagery of Jesus sitting is particularly powerful when we understand the role of the high priest. Once a year, on the Day of Atonement, the high priest would enter the Holy of Holies to sprinkle blood on the mercy seat. He never sat down—the work was never complete.
But Jesus became the mercy seat itself. The cross became the place of God's mercy for us. He sprinkled the mercy seat with His own blood, tore the veil separating humanity from God with His own flesh, and then sat down. His exaltation and the reward of His suffering is ready. And what is that reward? You. We are the reward He suffered for.
Living in the Last Days
We've been living in the last days for over 2,000 years. We may be in the last minutes of the last days, but the reality remains: Jesus has spoken the final word. Today is closer to His return than yesterday, closer than ever before.
In this moment, we don't need to rely on a prophet in the wilderness to hear God's word. We have the final, definitive revelation of who God is right in Scripture, and the Holy Spirit breathes on these words, applying them to our lives and revealing what the Father and Son are saying to us.
Everything in human history is a consequence of what happened on the cross, in that tomb, and outside that tomb. Jesus is Lord—supreme over all creation, seated in victory, speaking with final authority. And He invites us into relationship with the God who has never stopped speaking, who has revealed Himself most fully in His Son, and who continues to draw us close through His Spirit.
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