The author of Hebrews is unknown. We do know from Hebrews 13:23 that whoever wrote the letter knew Timothy. Some believe that Paul wrote Hebrews, but in all of Paul's other epistles, he begins by introducing himself as the author. One of the problems I have in believing Paul wrote it is because of what it says in Hebrews 2:3 which says "How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by (them) that heard Him."
This tells me that whoever wrote Hebrews was a second generation Christian. So whoever wrote Hebrews did not hear the Lord directly (As Paul did), nor did he receive from the Lord directly, but received and was confirmed and established for us, he being one of them, by those that heard Him.
One of the other theories was that it was Barnabas, because the letter appears to have been written by a Levite from the tribe of Levi. They were those who worked the temple. They were the priests, and they are the ones who took care of the temple.
The letter appears to have been written by a Levite because of the familiarity with the temple functions and rituals. According to Acts 4:36, Barnabas was a Levite. So some people theorize that Barnabas wrote it.
Barnabas means "Son of Encouragement." That's what his name means. And in Hebrews, the writer states in Hebrews 13:22 that he encourages them to endure the word of encouragement.
I have also heard Luke and Apollos being mentioned as possible writer. But the bottom line is we do not know who wrote Hebrews.
As for Hebrews 8:11 applying to Gentiles, here is my understanding of that verse. When Christ comes and sets up His kingdom, and brings the fulfillment of the last parts of the New Covenant, everybody will know the Lord.
We won't have a need for pastors. There won't be a need to teach others about the Lord. Everybody's going to know, when He comes and sets up His kingdom!
Hi Nsemeke. I share the following to help you understand this Book of Philemon when you read it, rather than do a verse-by-verse exposition. I hope the following will help you.
This Book is the most personal of all of Apostle Paul's letters. Like the other Prison letters that we have in the Bible, this too was written by Paul when he was confined in a Roman prison at the first. Onesimus is one of millions of slaves that were used & often badly treated in the Roman Empire, but sadly Onesimus did great wrong & stole from his master, Philemon, & to make matters worse, he ran away knowing what could happen to him. Eventually he made his way to Rome where he crossed paths with Paul & Paul led him to faith in Christ (v10).
Now, as a Christian, Onesimus had a new problem: he had to do his Christian duty & return to his master. And since death was mandatory for such a crime (don't know whether Christian masters carried this out), Paul took the initiative to write this deeply personal letter, interceding on Onesimus' behalf. And this is also an important letter to other Christians who had slaves (more like bond-servants) concerning their relationship to their slave-brothers in Christ, if they had any. In Colossians 4:1 we see another instance of employing slaves by Christians.
Paul didn't want to deny Philemon's rights over Onesimus, but wanted him to deal with him as a brother in Christ (v16). So sincere was Paul, that he even offered to pay back what Onesimus had stolen (vv18,19). We don't know the outcome, but it's possible that Philemon did give Onesimus his freedom & sent him back to Paul (v14 is how this verse is translated). Ignatius of Antioch, in his letter to the Ephesians, mentions that Onesimus later became a minister & then a bishop (a leading elder) of the Church at Ephesus. He was an outstanding example to them in his love & Christian qualities. All this showing us, how wonderfully God can change even the vilest of us into mighty tools in His Hands.
I will comment on this book, the author I believe is the Apostle Paul, there are various reasons why I state this as truth, found in the writings are the doctrine of hope, this is a Pauline doctrine for the salvation of the soul and body, as in all other Pauline epistles on that subject. The one who wrote this book was Timothy 13:25 and the one who created the book had rule over Timothy, to send him to the churches 13:23 This book is a contrast between the Old Testament and the New Testament, the difference between the old covenant and the new covenant, and the difference between the priesthood of Levi and the Melchizedek priesthood.
"And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory."
Matthew 24:31
"And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other."
Matthew 24:40
"Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left."
Matthew 24:41
"Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left."
Matthew 24:42
"Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come."
Matthew 24:43
"But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up."
Matthew 24:44
"Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
I dreamed that the sky was raining feathers it was so many that the sky was white I never see so many feathers in my life then a piece of a wing came down and I caught it and it was moving in my hand and I began screaming out to everyone that I had a piece of a wing and showing it to them and all of a sudden there I seem something coming from the sky with large wings as they got closer Lord and be whole they were Angels, they picked some up and left some of us behind, I saw the body and large wings but I couldn't see their face. Can you tell me what the LORD IS TELLING ME PLEASE
Amen, Precious Thomas! Here is Further Scriptural 'Confirmation' for The Body Of CHRIST, "Departure Truth" with CONFIDENCE, dead or alive:
"Now He that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, Who also hath given unto us The Earnest of The Spirit. Therefore we are always Confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from The LORD: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) We are Confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present With The LORD!" ( 2 Co 5:5-8)
Paul further teaches: "For to me to live is Christ, and to die IS GAIN!" (Phi 1:21)
"For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to DEPART, And To Be WITH CHRIST; which IS FAR BETTER!" (Phi 1:23) {critics' sleep/UNconscious/cease to exist are NOT "FAR BETTER!"} OR:
IF He Comes while we're alive:
"Then we which are alive and remain Shall Be Caught Up together with them in the clouds, to meet The LORD in the air: and so shall we ever be with The LORD!" ( 1 Th 4:17):
"Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory...But thanks be to God, Which Giveth us the victory through our LORD JESUS CHRIST!" ( 1 Co 15:51-57)
For all who MAY NOT HAVE this CONFIDENCE about "Departure," God's Simple Will:
A) Believe The GRACE Gospel ( 1 Co 15:3-4; Eph 2:8-9; Rom 3-5)
B) LOVE neighbor, fulfil ALL The Law ( Gal 5:14; Rom 13:8-10)
C) Study, "Approved Unto God" ( 2 Ti 2:15; Rom 16:25; Eph 1:3-9 Grace/Mystery 'fellowship,' today!) Also: Link
Have you considered: Daniel 12:2, Job 14:12, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 ?
While a comforting thought, that repeated phrase doesn't appear that way in the Bible. Paul didn't say that 100% of the time, when 100% of all people die, that instantly you are absent from the body and 100% of the time immediately with the Lord. Paul said he would 'rather' be present with the Lord. That doesn't mean everyone goes to be with the Lord and that doesn't mean that everyone is absent from their body upon death and won't wait for Jesus to return, and won't face any judgment. Matthew 12:36, 2 Corinthians 5:10, Revelation 20:11-15 - People are all judged on the same day. God bless...
Covid is very dangerous --drowning to death on your fluids is not a pleasant way to die--I agree with you ivermectin is a miracle drug for covid Big Pharma has blood on their hands.
Stop lying saying the vaccine is saving people. Why would doctors and nurses quit their job if the vaccine is safe? Get real people. Almost Everybody that gets blood clots end up on ventilators and most of them die. Non vaccinated people knows they can use Theraflu to get rid of Covid and Ivermectin. Repent all.
And you're getting this information from where? Is this first count information that you yourself investigated and tallied? Are you at these hospitals that are "packed full?" Have you gone to the hospital yourself, but was turned away due a full hospital? This is a honest inquiry.
Hi Derek , I suspect that many people , not necessarily those on this web site but more likely atheists , don't realize that we are all going to die one day . Of course the vast majority of us don't want to for various reasons , me ? I love my other half sooo much , I can't bear the thought of being parted from him , so as long as he is alive I want to be also . However , I also realize that it's not up to me . I have almost died on more than one occasion . Before I had met my husband I didn't really care either way . Now I want to stay with him . If he goes before me I shall wait my turn . Our lives are in God's hands . We are alive because He permits it . As Christians we should not fear death , Christ's return to earth is as close to us as the day of our death . I believe that when I die I will cease to exist . I won't know anything untill I'm woken up and my Saviour is here to judge me and hopefully allow me to live with him forever in His Father's Kingdom on earth . Oh happy day , may God bless us all with the return of Christ and an end to all human ignorance fear and oppression very soon .
The vaccine is killing people. Have you not seen the VAERS database? Check openvaers dot com and see for yourself. I don't think pushing a dangerous experimental injection that has already killed more than 14000 in the US is helpful to anyone. More than 600000 injuries- many permanent. This is only in the US. Likely over a million have died wordwide with countless millions of injuries. This is a health crisis caused by what people are falsely assuming is a safe vaccine. The vaccinated are the ones spreading the virus they call delta, because it compromised their immune system. Beware of lies you hear in the media and repeating them. Most vaccines require 5-10 years studying to properly deem safe. This thing you're pushing isn't that. Your God given immune system is best- eat right and exercise. Ivermectin won the Nobel Peace prize for how effective it is against infection, as well as safe. It far superior to the 'vaccine' and is safe and FDA approved for decades, with 40 years of data supporting it. I just can't believe people are following this group think of lies and false assumptions to lead them to hurt each other.
I'm shocked that few people ever mention the thousands deaths caused by the injection, and the countless injuries- many permanent- from it. I don't know if someone is just blindly believing the 'news' that claims it's 'safe' or if they are indeed aware of the VAERS database and are aware of just how many it's killed and injured but don't care?! Does it make sense to intentionally risk death in order to avoid having a risk of death? But sadly even if you don't die, it doesn't work very well either, in fact you're worse off- so many people hospitalized and spreading the virus are 'vaccinated'. Of course the bullies want to portray a certain narrative so they will cherry pick stats to make it 'seem' like the opposite is true. This must be a strong delusion as spoken about in the Bible. I've never seen so many people in fear over something that's less dangerous than the flu. The death count posted on the news is a lie. They've been counting normal deaths from normal causes- like old age, obesity, heart disease, respiratory disease. They even call a % of deaths from the vaccine if 14 days or less from the injection as 'unvaccinated deaths' to continue to the lie. This is pretty evil sick stuff we've never seen before. Your God given immune system works great, especially if you take care of the body God loaned you by eating right and exercise. And for added protection you can ensure your vitamin D levels are up and if you do feel sick HCQ or Ivermectin has proven VERY effective with no downsides from thousands of trials over decades. They both are FDA approved, unlike the covid injection where they only 'approved' one for emergency use under a different name- one you can't even get. It's all part of the lie the pharma companies are making billions from. Very evil. Please, don't force the death injection on anyone. If you trust God, don't live in fear and take care of His body He loaned you and you'll be better off than if you took the death injection.
Sarah Louise Vines Hello and God Bless First there is no tie in to covid vaccine and mark of the beast, also the Church of the Body of Christ will be up and away before the beast or the antichrist or the son of perdition is in power. These things will not go into full power until the church is taken up. P.S. If you got the covid shot your not going to hell if your born again. I have no idea where so called christians get this info from but it is not in scripture. In His Service
Please could you tell me where I can find the daily devotionals that you send me to my mobal. I'm usually at my work and I don't have time to read them, when I want to do it they have already disappeared.
1 Corinthians 10:11
Now all these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
The author of Hebrews is unknown. We do know from Hebrews 13:23 that whoever wrote the letter knew Timothy. Some believe that Paul wrote Hebrews, but in all of Paul's other epistles, he begins by introducing himself as the author. One of the problems I have in believing Paul wrote it is because of what it says in Hebrews 2:3 which says "How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by (them) that heard Him."
This tells me that whoever wrote Hebrews was a second generation Christian. So whoever wrote Hebrews did not hear the Lord directly (As Paul did), nor did he receive from the Lord directly, but received and was confirmed and established for us, he being one of them, by those that heard Him.
One of the other theories was that it was Barnabas, because the letter appears to have been written by a Levite from the tribe of Levi. They were those who worked the temple. They were the priests, and they are the ones who took care of the temple.
The letter appears to have been written by a Levite because of the familiarity with the temple functions and rituals. According to Acts 4:36, Barnabas was a Levite. So some people theorize that Barnabas wrote it.
Barnabas means "Son of Encouragement." That's what his name means. And in Hebrews, the writer states in Hebrews 13:22 that he encourages them to endure the word of encouragement.
I have also heard Luke and Apollos being mentioned as possible writer. But the bottom line is we do not know who wrote Hebrews.
As for Hebrews 8:11 applying to Gentiles, here is my understanding of that verse. When Christ comes and sets up His kingdom, and brings the fulfillment of the last parts of the New Covenant, everybody will know the Lord.
We won't have a need for pastors. There won't be a need to teach others about the Lord. Everybody's going to know, when He comes and sets up His kingdom!
This Book is the most personal of all of Apostle Paul's letters. Like the other Prison letters that we have in the Bible, this too was written by Paul when he was confined in a Roman prison at the first. Onesimus is one of millions of slaves that were used & often badly treated in the Roman Empire, but sadly Onesimus did great wrong & stole from his master, Philemon, & to make matters worse, he ran away knowing what could happen to him. Eventually he made his way to Rome where he crossed paths with Paul & Paul led him to faith in Christ (v10).
Now, as a Christian, Onesimus had a new problem: he had to do his Christian duty & return to his master. And since death was mandatory for such a crime (don't know whether Christian masters carried this out), Paul took the initiative to write this deeply personal letter, interceding on Onesimus' behalf. And this is also an important letter to other Christians who had slaves (more like bond-servants) concerning their relationship to their slave-brothers in Christ, if they had any. In Colossians 4:1 we see another instance of employing slaves by Christians.
Paul didn't want to deny Philemon's rights over Onesimus, but wanted him to deal with him as a brother in Christ (v16). So sincere was Paul, that he even offered to pay back what Onesimus had stolen (vv18,19). We don't know the outcome, but it's possible that Philemon did give Onesimus his freedom & sent him back to Paul (v14 is how this verse is translated). Ignatius of Antioch, in his letter to the Ephesians, mentions that Onesimus later became a minister & then a bishop (a leading elder) of the Church at Ephesus. He was an outstanding example to them in his love & Christian qualities. All this showing us, how wonderfully God can change even the vilest of us into mighty tools in His Hands.
Matthew 24:30
"And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory."
Matthew 24:31
"And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other."
Matthew 24:40
"Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left."
Matthew 24:41
"Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left."
Matthew 24:42
"Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come."
Matthew 24:43
"But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up."
Matthew 24:44
"Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
"Now He that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, Who also hath given unto us The Earnest of The Spirit. Therefore we are always Confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from The LORD: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) We are Confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present With The LORD!" ( 2 Co 5:5-8)
Paul further teaches: "For to me to live is Christ, and to die IS GAIN!" (Phi 1:21)
"For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to DEPART, And To Be WITH CHRIST; which IS FAR BETTER!" (Phi 1:23) {critics' sleep/UNconscious/cease to exist are NOT "FAR BETTER!"} OR:
IF He Comes while we're alive:
"Then we which are alive and remain Shall Be Caught Up together with them in the clouds, to meet The LORD in the air: and so shall we ever be with The LORD!" ( 1 Th 4:17):
"Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory...But thanks be to God, Which Giveth us the victory through our LORD JESUS CHRIST!" ( 1 Co 15:51-57)
For all who MAY NOT HAVE this CONFIDENCE about "Departure," God's Simple Will:
A) Believe The GRACE Gospel ( 1 Co 15:3-4; Eph 2:8-9; Rom 3-5)
B) LOVE neighbor, fulfil ALL The Law ( Gal 5:14; Rom 13:8-10)
C) Study, "Approved Unto God" ( 2 Ti 2:15; Rom 16:25; Eph 1:3-9 Grace/Mystery 'fellowship,' today!) Also: Link
While a comforting thought, that repeated phrase doesn't appear that way in the Bible. Paul didn't say that 100% of the time, when 100% of all people die, that instantly you are absent from the body and 100% of the time immediately with the Lord. Paul said he would 'rather' be present with the Lord. That doesn't mean everyone goes to be with the Lord and that doesn't mean that everyone is absent from their body upon death and won't wait for Jesus to return, and won't face any judgment. Matthew 12:36, 2 Corinthians 5:10, Revelation 20:11-15 - People are all judged on the same day. God bless...
What scriptures are you gathering from that suggests the vaccine shot is the mark of the beast?
Thanks in advance.
May The Lord continue blessing you all richly
Maria