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      In Heb 4:11-13  Rest for Body, Soul and Spirit are dealt with:

1. Body or Natural  Rest is dealt with in Chapter 3

2. Soul -Mental and Emotional Rest follows as we enter into GOD’s presence –         Through HIS Holy Spirit

3.Spiritual Rest is found in Relationship with GOD and in HIS family      –             Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - and The fellowship we have in The Body –  .

4:9 ‘There remains a (Sabbatismos) Rest to the People of GOD’  quoted from The LXX in Exodus 16:29-30 – just before The 10 Commandments were written from Sinai. This ‘Rest still Remains.’

4:14 “We Have a Great High Priest, JESUS The Son of GOD who is able to feel our infirmities and was tested without sin”.... This testing in HIS flesh. Perfected HIS relationship with us – as a human being. Thus helping us to identify with HIM.

4:16 “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”  Refers to our ongoing need and continuing access to Atonement – Where we find ‘Mercy and Grace.’  Peace, rest and reconciliation with GOD are always available as we enter the Throne through JESUS.

 JESUS received all authority in all things to The Church - and we in HIM can have all The Father gives us -(within HIS Perfect Wisdom and Will.) The Giftings of The Spirit contain HIS Power surrounded by instruction form The Holy Spirit. Atonement provides access through JESUS to The Father, and HIS Spirit is living in us while we live in HIM Act 17:28. All these things work together for good to them who are called... Rom 8:28, Eph 4:16.

 “We have boldness to enter through The Blood of JESUS” - not of our self - but in HIM and in HIS Sacrifice, we sit and learn at JESUS’ feet.

 Heb 3 & 4 deal with Rest; Israel’s failure, GOD’s Promise and Discipline, and Finally; The Need we have for Rest in Body, Soul and Spirit.

    – The idea of freedom in The Promised Land is common in The O T, but this world is not the final goal for Rest nor for Atonement, in this life... The benefits are both -ongoing in this life, and -still coming into our eternal life. We do have the earnest of our inheritance. 2Cor 5:5, Eph 1:14, and this ongoing relationship is the center thought of the New Testament.

      4:16 Payment for our sin was completed in Christ JESUS at Passover. When we are in HIM, we have total forgiveness from all past sins - BUT HE is LORD, and HE disciplines, chastens and scourges us per Heb 12 - Not because of our past but for our Future.

 We have Reconciliation and Righteousness in Christ, Rom 1:17, Php 3:9.

      2Cor 5:19  ”To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. 21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”