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In his sermon on Hebrews 13:1-6, Pastor Jason Crosby emphasizes that the outward expression of Christian "brotherly love" is the natural byproduct of an inward security found in God's presence. Practicing hospitality, remembering the suffering, and maintaining purity in marriage, believers demonstrate a heart that has moved from the fear of scarcity to the confidence of God's constant provision.

Pastor Will Plonk presents a "tale of two mountains," contrasting the terrifying, unapproachable nature of Mount Sinai with the grace-filled invitation of Mount Zion. Sinai represents the condemnation of the law that no one can endure, Zion represents the unshakable kingdom found in Jesus, where believers are welcomed as "firstborn" citizens through the blood of Christ.

Pastor David Kite continues our series in Hebrews. This week concludes our walk through the hall of faith and necessitates a look into how much we have fallen into "comfortable Christianity". True discipleship isn't found in the pews, but in the places where your faith costs you something.

Pastor Will Plonk continues our series in Hebrews. In the book this is a pivotal turn into the call for running the race laid before us. Don't take the painless path. The strength you need for tomorrow is forged in the fires you're walking through today.

Pastor Will Plonk continues our series in Hebrews. We all want that microwave Jesus don't we? Can your faith endure God's timing like Abraham and Sarah who waited 25 years?

Greetings, Folks. And Happy 2026!Last time we ended our session on Hebrews chapter 1 with this comment about verses 4 and 5:These verses describe a Father bestowing upon His Son the divine inheritance of kingship. This change in status didn't make Him better in the sense of becoming a better God but rather to become better than the angels in a new sense. Because He did something that no angel could ever do. He absorbed on the cross the punishment for every sin ever committed by every member of the human race who accepted Him or would ever accept Him and by so doing became better than the angels and by so doing pleased His Father to an extent that we can't fully appreciate. ‌Now regarding angels and their status, we need to talk about that and we will next time.Now Folks, we will talk about angels today but first let's talk about something else. We know that Hebrews was written to encourage Jewish believers in Jesus who were feeling a pull back toward traditional Judaism. And I believe this letter to the Hebrews was also intended to be read by Jews who did not yet believe in Jesus.Now what about these different groups of Jewish people? The way I see it, things back then were not all that different than they are today, at least among Jewish people brought up in traditional Jewish homes, homes where God was honored. You would have some people who fervently believed that God was real, some people who believed that God was real and that He had a Son – Yeshua the Messiah – and you would have some people who did not believe in God at all whether they openly admitted that or not. Chances are that in those days in the land of Israel when the Temple was still standing there were not too many Jews who openly admitted literal disbelief in God. Some of this last group would have been of the Priestly families, the Sadducees. Would the encouragement of this letter to these different groups of Hebrews have varying effects in drawing them into the faith? It would all depend on the Holy Spirit. Because nobody can come to faith in Yeshua, nobody can be born again, on the basis of his own will or decision. And it's worth restating that no one comes to the Father – no one is saved, no one receives the gift of eternal life – except through faith in the finished work of Jesus on the cross. And that doesn't just go for Jewish people. That applies to Gentiles as well.The author of this letter used Biblical truth to show these groups of people the clear advantage of believing in Jesus. And in the rest of this first chapter the truth about the superiority of Yeshua to the Angels was used. Jewish people, particularly Pharisees and those exposed to the influence of Pharisees - surely a substantial number of people even if not a majority - believed in angels and in their superiority over humans. But what if Jesus was superior even to angels? The Scriptures clearly prove that and who better to show us that than the Holy Spirit inspired author of this letter.And the Old Testament Scriptures were also used to prove that Jesus is God.Folks, can you use Scripture to prove Scripture? Certainly. God does not contradict Himself. But here is something a little different: Can a divinely inspired writer such as the author of Hebrews use already established Scripture (Old Testament Scriptures) to prove what he is writing (New Testament Scriptures)? Can the Holy Spirit do this? Why not? Of course He can. Remember that although the Old Covenant and the New Covenant are indeed different, the Old Testament and New Testament Scriptures comprise one book. Both are the word of God and God does not contradict Himself, ever. The Apostle Paul, in Romans, used the Psalms to demonstrate that no one can come to God on his own:Romans 3:10 (NKJV) As it is written: “THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NO, NOT ONE;is proved by :Psalms 53:3 (NKJV) Every one of them has turned aside; They have together become corrupt; There is none who does good, No, not one.And here are two examples from the Lord Himself: John 5:45-47 (NIV) “But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom your hopes are set. [46] If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me. [47] But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?” Jesus is here referring to the Law of Moses, the Torah. One example can be taken from Deuteronomy:Deuteronomy 18:18-19 (NKJV) I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him. [19] And it shall be that whoever will not hear My words, which He speaks in My name, I will require it of him.And here is another example taken from the gospel of Luke describing the conversation that Jesus had with two disciples on the road to Emmaus:Luke 24:44 Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.” 45 And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.So with this strong supporting background, let's look at some of the Scriptures used to do this in chapter one of Hebrews:Hebrews 1:6 (NKJV) But when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says: “LET ALL THE ANGELS OF GOD WORSHIP HIM.”This is a quote from Psalm 97:7 in the Septuagint version of the Old Testament. Angels worship those who are greater than they are. Jesus is greater than the angels.Hebrews 1:7 (NKJV) And of the angels He says: “WHO MAKES HIS ANGELS SPIRITS AND HIS MINISTERS A FLAME OF FIRE.”Angels are very powerful spirit beings whom God uses to serve His purposes and who may be manifested as flames of fire as was the case when horses and chariots of fire were revealed to a frightened young man though the ministry of the prophet Elisha (2 Kings 6:17). Angels are indeed very great.Hebrews 1:8 (NKJV) But to the Son He says: “YOUR THRONE, O GOD, IS FOREVER AND EVER; A SCEPTER OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IS THE SCEPTER OF YOUR KINGDOM.Here, God the Father is revealing that His Son is also God and that His Throne and Kingdom is righteous and is forever and ever as prophesied in Psalm 45:6. Jesus is not only greater than the angels, there is no comparison. Jesus is God. The Father says so.Hebrews 1:9 (NKJV) YOU HAVE LOVED RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HATED LAWLESSNESS; THEREFORE GOD, YOUR GOD, HAS ANOINTED YOU WITH THE OIL OF GLADNESS MORE THAN YOUR COMPANIONS.”God the Father is anointing this one and only Son because of the Son's love of righteousness and hatred of lawlessness. That is why He went to the cross. God never said this to an angel. Folks, I thinks Jesus' companions must be angels. From Psalm 45:7.Hebrews 1:10 (NKJV) And: “YOU, LORD, IN THE BEGINNING LAID THE FOUNDATION OF THE EARTH, AND THE HEAVENS ARE THE WORK OF YOUR HANDS.Hebrews 1:11 (NKJV) THEY WILL PERISH, BUT YOU REMAIN; AND THEY WILL ALL GROW OLD LIKE A GARMENT;Hebrews 1:12 (NKJV) LIKE A CLOAK YOU WILL FOLD THEM UP, AND THEY WILL BE CHANGED. BUT YOU ARE THE SAME, AND YOUR YEARS WILL NOT FAIL.”These three verses are from Psa 102:25-27. Jesus is able to do what only God can do.Hebrews 1:13 (NKJV) But to which of the angels has He ever said: “SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, TILL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES YOUR FOOTSTOOL”?And to which angel did God ever say this, from Psalm 110:1 as written and prophesied by King David. To no angel ever.So, folks the Son is greater than the angels. And the Son is God. The case for this is established through the Hebrew Scriptures and the Scriptures cannot be broken (John 10:35).And to finish chapter one:Hebrews 1:14 “Are they (angels) not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?” Folks, the angels are mighty and glorious beings. But great as they are, they are created beings and they are in a sense assistants to God. They help believers in Yeshua, Jesus, who will inherit salvation.Folks, this has been a difficult passage today. I feel that I haven't said much but I hope that it has been enough. The Scriptures speak clearly. The angels are indeed great. But the Son of God is greater. He is God. Will you not see this, my dear Jewish friend? And the New Covenant is greater than the Old. As we will see in a later chapter, the Old Covenant is obsolete and it completely faded away in 70 AD when the Temple was destroyed. God's laws are not obsolete but the Old Covenant is. That system of religion no longer has any power. My friend, whether you are Jewish or Gentile, please don't ignore this. God sent His Son into the world that He might die as the sacrifice for your sins. Call upon His name, the Lord Jesus, and ask Him to give you eternal life. If you are sincere He will not turn you down.May you be blessed my friends. Until the next time. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awolinsky.substack.com

This week Pastor Will Plonk rings in the new year in continuing our series in Hebrews. Walk through the "Hall of Faith" as we hear from God's word what it means to have faith.

Pastor Will Plonk continues our Hebrews series. So far Hebrews has shown us that Jesus is better than every other previous iteration of deliverance that was merely a shadow. There have also been some explicit warnings to watch out for. Now the call is to receive.

Pastor Will Plonk continues our series in Hebrews. Every system that aimed at atoning for sin before Jesus was merely a shadow and imperfect. It seems as if we have such a propensity to create and trust in shadows instead of Jesus. What's your shadow?

Hebrews - Hebrews 13:18-25 - David Woods - 14 Dec 2025 by The Church of God in Manchester

This week Pastor Will Plonk continues our series in Hebrews. The message is simple...the BLOOD cleanses. Are you covered?

Hebrews - Hebrews 13:7-17 - Giles Hickling - 07 December 2025 by The Church of God in Manchester

This week Pastor Jason Crosby continues our Hebrews series. Are you getting it yet? Are you seeing the pattern? Week after week Hebrews is pointing us to the reality that the old system were momentary blurry shadows and not sufficient to carry the weight of sin for all time. Jesus obliterates these systems and once for all provides a new and better way that allows us union with God forever.

Hebrews | Hebrews 2:1-4 | Jeremiah Dennis

Pastor Will Plonk preaches through Hebrews 8.

Hebrews - Hebrews 13:1-6 - David Woods - 23 Nov 2025 by The Church of God in Manchester

IntroductionHebrews is an amazing book. It is a book of contrasts. It contrasts the Old Covenant given through Moses with the New Covenant first prophesied through Jeremiah in the Hebrew Scriptures and later inaugurated by Yeshua at the last supper, a Passover seder, and at the cross. It was written to Jewish people not long before the second Jewish Temple was destroyed by Rome in 70 AD. Some scholars believe that it was addressed to Jewish believers only, to Jews who were born again but weak in their faith. For several reasons, which I hope to cover with you as we go through this book, I do not believe that. I believe the epistle was indeed written to born again Jews who were weak in their faith, but also to Jews who might be interested in Yeshua but had not made a profession of faith in Him. And I also believe that the author certainly hoped that the epistle would be read or explained to Jews who had no apparent interest in following Jesus; this latter group may have included people who practiced traditional Judaism - the Temple was still standing when Hebrews was written - some who were serious about their religious practice and some who may have gone along with the practice of the Jewish religion because of pressure from their peers. And this book has great application for all of us today, both Jew and Gentile.Let's begin today by reading and then discussing the first verse of the epistle. All Scriptures in this series will be from the NIV unless otherwise stated.Hebrews 1:1 “1 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways,”God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways. What does that mean? There were 16 writing prophets, men sent by God to proclaim His word and to make a written record of what they said. These written records survive today as the prophetic books of the Tanach or Old Testament. One of those prophets was not sent to the Jewish people although they must surely have known of his message. That was the prophet Jonah who was sent to proclaim the need for the people of Nineveh in Assyria to repent of their sins and indeed they did so and God did not bring disaster upon them.So, many prophets were sent over a great many years - hence, “at many times”; the Analytical Lexicon of the New Testament gives a translation for this as bit by bit. That makes sense to me. We have a very patient God. He doesn't give us His truth all at once because He knows that we couldn't handle it. Bit by bit might be a good thing for us to keep in mind as we share God's truth with people. We want to be careful not to feed a person who only has the ability to consume one piece of bread with a 7 course meal. We need to take our Heavenly Father's example and His truth bit by bit, at least in the beginning.And the message was also given in various ways. What does that mean? The great law giver, Moses, considered by many Jewish people to be the greatest prophet of all, and who wrote the Torah, the first 5 books of the Bible, wrote about the first Passover in ancient Egypt and the need for a blood sacrifice to preserve life. The shed blood came from lambs. Those things pointed to the first coming of our Messiah, the Lamb of God, and to the cross.But Moses also wrote about something that came even earlier. That was the very first mention in the Bible of a deliverer, our Messiah, who would in the future crush the head of the serpent who at Satan's direction deceived Eve and so led Adam and Eve to disobey God which caused something to happen that we call The Fall. God intended for us to live forever but because of the disobedience of our first parents all of us are born spiritually dead and have limited physical life spans. Let's read about this:Genesis 3:14–15 NKJV So the Lord God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life. And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.”The Seed that the LORD is talking about here, her Seed - the Seed of the woman - is the deliverer, the Messiah, whom we now know is the Lord Jesus. This is the first time in the Bible that a Deliverer is mentioned. This is the first foreshadowing of the Messiah, the Lord Jesus.The LORD speaking through Moses again said something of a profoundly prophetic nature in Deuteronomy:Deuteronomy 18:18–19 “I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him. I myself will call to account anyone who does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name.”These verses speak of a future deliverer who like you, meaning like Moses would deliver His people from slavery and death but the deliverance of the future deliverer would be permanent. This was a prophecy about Jesus, Yeshua, and of His earthly ministry.Another prophecy of a future deliverer is in Psalm 2 where the LORD talks about His Son:Psalm 2:7–8 “I will proclaim the Lord's decree: He said to me, “You are my son; today I have become your father. Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.”And the Lord gives us a further hint of His coming Son in the book of Proverbs:Proverbs 30:4 “Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Whose hands have gathered up the wind? Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son? Surely you know!”Folks, God the Father has a Son and He has told us about Him in the Old Testament.And then we have a prophecy given to King David from the prophet Nathan who was not one of the 16 writing prophets, but was a prophet nonetheless. Listen to the Lord speaking through Nathan to David:1 Chronicles 17:11–12 “When your days are over and you go to be with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. He is the one who will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.”The Lord is here speaking of the throne of the Messiah Who will be King of Israel and Whose throne will be established forever. That will begin when this present age is over and Messiah, the Lord Jesus, will reign for a thousand years from Jerusalem. That time will follow the rapture and the 7 year tribulation. That time is drawing nearer every day. Maranatha! Come quickly Lord Jesus!Then there was Isaiah who told of the Messiah who would come by virgin birth and who would be God Himself and God with us:Isaiah 7:14 NIV Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.Immanuel means God with us and that's exactly who Yeshua was when He walked among us 2,000 years ago. Folks that prophecy was fulfilled about 700 years later when He was born in Bethlehem. And Isaiah also prophesied this:Isaiah 9:6 “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”This prophecy has only been partially fulfilled as of the date of this message - November 2025 - but rest assured that it will be completely fulfilled soon when Messiah Yeshua returns to rescue Israel, to judge the world, and to set up His 1,000 year reign.Later in his book, Isaiah prophesies about a person who would come, a Servant, who would suffer and die for our sins. This was indeed a prophecy about the Lord Jesus. He comes first as a suffering servant and only later as King and ruler, at His second coming, which we expectantly wait for now. Those of you who attend a traditional Jewish synagogue might wonder why this Suffering Servant of Isaiah, chapter 53, is not mentioned or taught about. This portion of Scripture is not included in the weekly Haftorah readings in the synagogue. This prophecy is so clearly about Jesus the Messiah that it is abhorrent to many Jewish leaders especially the Rabbis. That is why it is not taught.And then the LORD sent Jeremiah the prophet through whom the LORD promised a new covenant:Jeremiah 31:31–34 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. 32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them,” declares the Lord. 33 “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the Lord. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. 34 No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the Lord. “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.””What a wonderful promise from the LORD through Jeremiah. That New Covenant was inaugurated at Jesus' death and it will be completely fulfilled after all Israel is saved at the end of the 7 year Tribulation.Romans 11:26–27 “and in this way all Israel will be saved. As it is written: “The deliverer will come from Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob. And this is my covenant with them when I take away their sins.””And there are many more examples that I could give you but I don't want to tire you out.We will be talking about the New Covenant in this series because it is re-stated in the letter to the Hebrews. The prophecy of the New Covenant was made a reality when Jesus the Son of God gave His life and shed his blood for us on the cross.So we begin the New Testament book of Hebrews. It is an exciting book and one that is full of contrasts. It is also a book that cannot be understood without a knowledge of the Old Testament and that is why we've been talking so much about these Old testament prophecies today. Yes, “In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways,”My friends, none of these prophecies and the sequencing of these prophecies could be done by man. It's not a possibility. Just as the set time for God to send His son to earth, there was a set time, a time set by God, for each of the prophecies that we've discussed in this message to happen. Galatians 4:4 talks about the set time. I'd like to read it to you:Galatians 4:4 “But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,”Next time we will see what God has done and is doing in these last days. We'll look further into the book of Hebrews:Hebrews 1:1–2 “In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.”Folks, for those of you who do not know Jesus and have not accepted Yeshua as your personal Lord and Savior, especially my Jewish brothers and sisters but also my Gentile brothers and sisters who are likewise special, I beg of you: please call upon His name and ask Him to save you today. Please don't wait! You could die today and be separated from God for eternity. You don't want that.Until the next time, my friends. God bless you. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit awolinsky.substack.com

Pastor Will Plonk preaches from Hebrews 7:11-28. Many christians face challenges in distinguishing between religion and a personal relationship with God. We gotta see the shift from old systems to Jesus, the high priest we all need above the old systems we see in the Old Testament!

Hebrews | Hebrews 1:8-14 | Todd Burgett Watch on YouTube

We've been looking at all sorts of ways that those things that existed in the Old Testament, or Old covenant, only pointed to what God wanted to exist in a better way in and through Jesus. This week we see how Jesus makes a far better sacrifice that deals with all of sin, and inaugurates a new kingdom. 

Pastor David Kite preaches from Hebrews 7:1-10. Pastor Kite shows us how even the obscure characters of the Bible point us and prepare us for the coming and better One.

Hebrews | Hebrews 1:5-8 | Dave Jordan Watch on YouTube

Pastor Will Plonk preaches from Hebrews 6:12-20 this week. The past couple weeks have been heavier weeks but this weeks brings the needed encouragement for the believer. Our God, immutable, steps into all our need and takes on, Himself, a plan to provide a way for our redemption!

Pastor David Kite preaches from Hebrews 6:4-12. There is a dangerous assumption lurking in the shadows of our lives...namely, "it'll be ok I can repent later". Listen to the warnings of complacency in the process of maturation.

Study of Hebrews - Hebrews 8 Aaden Jones PCPC High School October 26, 2025

Study of Hebrews - Hebrews 7 Will Washington PCPC High School October 19, 2025

Hebrews | Hebrews 1:1–4 | Kyle Swanson Watch on YouTube

Pastor Will Plonk preaches from Hebrew 5:11-6:3. Spiritual infancy is a pandemic far more destructive than COVID 19. For most of us we think maturity has to do with more intellect. The writer of hebrews has a different take. Press play. 

Study of Hebrews - Hebrews 5:11-6:20Will Washington PCPC High School October 12, 2025

Pastor Alex Shipman from The Village Church in Huntsville, AL brought the Word this week. "It just means more" may have become the slogan of the SEC but cannot hold ultimate meaning anywhere else than in Jesus. Prophesied and fulfilled, Jesus the the King Priest we all need.

This week Pastor P preaches from Hebrews 4:14-16. Did you know that we spend over $50M a year on services that help us feel seen and known. YET, we have constant access to the one who actually already sees and knows you! How often and how bold do you approach Him?

Study of Hebrews - Hebrews 4 Will Washington PCPC High School October 5, 2025

Study of Hebrews - Hebrews 3-4 Sp Ellermna PCPC High School September 28, 2025

HEBREWS - Hebrews 13:9-16, a look at strengthening your heart with grace-oriented, Christ-confessing, new covenant sacrifices.

This week Pastor Will Plonk teaches from the most appropriate passage in Hebrews leading into our Sabbath month. Don't roll through the STOP sign of God's word. Let it form you so that your rest is true.

Study of Hebrews—Hebrews 2 Will Washington PCPC High School September 21, 2025

This week Pastor Nelson Akwari teaches the next in a walk through the book of Hebrews. Dive in as he helps us understand not only the connection to the references in OT Exodus but also how current moment still finds us with wondering hearts in need of a good and safe Savior.

Study of Hebrews- Hebrews 1:4- 2:4 Will Washington PCPC High School September 14th 2025

We are celebrating 7 years! Pastor Will Plonk preaches from the next passage in our study through the book of Hebrews. The big question is why do you praise the house when the builder is here?

Study of Hebrews - Hebrews 1: 1-4 Will Washington PCPC High School September 7th, 2025

We continue our series in the beautiful book of Hebrews. This week we follow a large section of Hebrews, that shows us that life with God is like a journey. The author of Hebrews wants us to preserve as Christians on this journey, so the author gives us four things we need for this journey of life with God.  

This week Pastor David Kite brings the Word. Jesus was made lower than the angels...for a while. BUT THEN...death spit Him out because it could not hold him. If you are His this stands over you!

This week the beloved Pastor Belton from Radiant Church highlights Jesus as the greatest figure of all time, surpassing angels and priests. The risk of drifting from faith is always present. Accountability within your faith family helps fight against complacency. Daily renewal of the mind is essential!

This week Pastor Raven Howard helps us see Jesus' role in providing purification for sins and his authority at God's right hand and showing Jesus' superiority over angels. Tune in to see how Jesus is the newer, better, and final One.

What was once a shadow and prophecy is now present and actual through the fulfillment...Jesus. We get to live in this part of time-space. Tune in this week an get a glimpse of the radiance that Jesus is of God's glory.

HEBREWS - Hebrews 13:1-8, a look at understanding how worship transforms the church and the Christian life

Pastor Ray Bentley says those who followed God in the Old Testament yearn for the same thing that New Testament believers do. Access to God was the goal of every believer in the law. They wanted to access into God's presence. It would mean that if you were accepted into the presence of God, that your sins had been forgiven. And it also coming into the presence of the Lord would involve an exposure to the glory of his holiness.