"ONCE"

 

“ONCE”

 

And as it is appointed for mankind to die ONCE, but after this the judgment, so Christ was offered ONCE to bear the sins of many.  To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for SALVATION.   Hebrews 9:27-28

 

This word ONCE, has a ring of finality about it.  It doesn’t mean NUMEROUS TIMES, but ONLY ONCE.  Jesus Christ, God’s ONLY SON, did not come on our behalf, with the blood of goats and calves, as they did in Old Testament times, but He came and LAID down His OWN LIFE, with HIS OWN BLOOD, He entered the Most Holy Place ONCE for ALL, having obtained ETERNAL REDEMPTION.  His BLOOD and His Life was SUFFICIENT to take away ALL the SINS of ALL mankind from Adam to the very LAST person to ever be born.  NOT that He should OFFER Himself OFTEN as the OLD TESTAMENT Priests did EVERY YEAR with the blood sacrifice of a spotless Lamb.  His PERFECT SACRIFICE was ONCE for ALL. 

 

He put away sin by the PERFECT SACRIFICE of HIMSELF.  Just as it is appointed for mankind to die ONCE, and after that the JUDGMENT.  Jesus Christ, died ONCE to OFFER Himself to bear the sins of MANY.  And to those of us who EAGERLY wait for Him He will come a SECOND TIME, but NOT to BEAR SINS, but to bring with Him the ETERNAL INHERITANCE, of which, we are CO-HEIRS with JESUS CHRIST.

 

However, there are MANY who are NOT looking EAGERLY to His SECOND COMING.  Because they are facing an ETERNAL JUDGMENT, in which, they will be CONDEMNED for their REJECTION of God’s ONCE for ALL, SACRIFICE, the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  If they CONTINUE in their SINS and REBELLION, their ETERNAL INHERITANCE, will be an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, after they are there.  But God is giving them another opportunity to TURN AWAY FROM their sinful life-style, and to TURN TO HIM, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  All they have to do is:  Admit that they are a SINNER, in NEED of a SAVIOR, the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  And BELIEVE, with ALL their HEART, that JESUS died for THEM, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for them, before God.  They NEED to CONFESS their sins to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  They MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION, ONCE and for ALL, and wait EAGERLY for His RETURN.   If you are one of them, then do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!