<TITLE>05. Par 15-16</TITLE>L-15 So now, in the Book of Hebrews the 10th chapter, we wish to read a portion of the Word. And just take a, oh, twenty, thirty minutes, if God willing, to speak on this. Now, it's not premeditated; it's just whatever the Holy Spirit will lead for this time. Now, I love the reading of the Word for faith cometh by hearing, and hearing of the Word of God. And I love it because I know it's God's Word to us. Paul here writing (we believe it's Paul.) to the Hebrews... Reads this:
 For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers unto perfect. (I want to emphasize that perfect.)
 For then would they have not ceased to been offered? because... the worshipper once purged should have no more conscience... (or desire, is a better translation),... of sins.
 But in those sacrifices there was a remembrance of sin made... of sin, year--every year.
Now, the 11th verse.
 And every priest standing daily ministering often... ofttimes the same sacrifice, which can never take away sin:
 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, set down on the right hand of God;
 From henceforth expecting until his enemies be made His footstool.
 For by one offering he has perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

L-16 We would like to think in the terms tonight, of this wonderful letter of the apostle Paul, as we'll--will believe. (It's not determined yet by scholars just who wrote the book of Hebrews, but believing that it was Saint Paul...) How he was trying to show and he was more or less using... He was being a typologist here. He was trying to show what the law was a shadow of good things to come and not the very image, or the very things itself; it was just a shadow.
And many times I've heard people quoting the 23rd Psalm and saying, "They... Yea, though I walk through the dark shadows of the valley of death." If you'll notice, it isn't the dark shadow; it's the shadow. Dark isn't in it. "The shadow of the valley of death." Now, it could not be dark and yet have a shadow. For there has to be a certain percent of light before it can be a shadow. If it was perfectly dark, there would be no shadow. So "Yea, though I walk through the shadow of the valley of death."
Now, there has to be enough light to make a shadow. If it was dark in here my shadow would not be on this pulpit. But being that there's light, then it makes a shadow. See? So death is dark in a certain way, but it's only a shadow. See? "The valley of the shadow of death..." So there has to be a certain amount of light in death to make it a shadow. Aren't you happy that that's so, that there is light in the valley?


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