The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Hebrews 1:3, “And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high…”

Summations of anything usually come at the conclusion of the paper or the speech. Here, however, Paul gives near the beginning of the letter a summation of the glory and nature and power of the LORD Jesus Christ. Written as it was to Jewish believers in Christ, the epistle needed early to expose and expound on these qualities.

There is no glory comparable to the glory of Jesus Christ. It is radiant throughout the entire

universe. From the glorious globe upon which we human beings reside to the furtherest item

at the rim of the universe, spectacular though it is, nothing compares with the glory of Jesus!

The exposure of His glory to those at His transfiguration is incomparable!

There is no glory comparable to the nature of Christ Jesus. The entirety of His life was lived totally and utterly separated from sin. Totally man, yet totally God, His examplary life is exalted above every generation as the unsurpassable standard by which all mankind should live and will be judged.

Nor is there any power, be it physical strength or mental expansion, that exceeds that of the LORD Jesus Christ. It was He who spoke the universe into being! “Let there be – and there was!” Paul writes “…all things have been created by Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together” (Col. 1;16-17).

When scientists first began to fashion an atomic bomb, they were skeptical and fearful about whether atomic power could be harnessed. For if its power escaped from their control, the entire universe could be dissolved in an instant. They called Colossians 1:17 the “Colossian force,” praying that the power of Almighty God would guide and protect the universe from complete extinction.

Yet, rather than destroying the universe, as many scientists feared would happen, the LORD decimated the sin that raged throughout all humanity by yielding His own Life’s blood to remit the sins of those who would believe.

There’s not a friend like the lowly Jesus;

No, not one; no, not one!

Do you have a friend in Jesus Christ? If not, why not? His glory and power are resident in His nature. And He will forgive all your sin and fill your life with love and glory! You have but to

repent (change your mind) and believe (trust in Him). When He comes to reside in your life,

His radiant beauty will attract others and you will become a witness of His saving grace.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

NOTE: The authorship of the Epistle to the Hebrews has been disputed for generations.

Attached herewith is an argument in favor of Pauline authorship. Study it carefully.

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas 72764

United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom