The letter to the Hebrews was written to encourage Jewish Christians to remain faithful to Christ. The author did not want them to return to the Law of Moses. Numerous names and designations are attributed by the author to Christ. All of these are used to demonstrate how superior and better Christ and his Covenant are.
“Testator” is used in 9:16. A testator is one who makes a will. A will is a document that details what the testator leaves to others at his death. Sometimes the will required certain actions to inherit what was in the will. Christ has told us that we can have Heaven. All He requires is that we obey Him. He was willing to die on the cross to put His will into action.
“Offering” is used in 10:10. Christ offered Himself as the sacrifice necessary to cover our sins. He was willing to walk to the cross to die for us.
“Sacrifice” appears in 10:12. Christ was the ultimate sacrifice. After His sacrifice, there was no more need for all the animal sacrifices.
“Perfecter” is implied in 10:14. There it says we are perfected by Jesus. It is only by His blood that we can be seen as perfect in the eyes of God.
“Way” is used in 10:20. Christ is the only way to Heaven and to the Father. He created the path. We must walk that path if we want to be in Heaven.
“Veil” appears in 10:20. We are told the veil is His flesh. The veil in the Tabernacle was between the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies. The High Priest went through it to access the Ark of the Covenant. We must go through Christ if we want to be in Heaven.
I am so glad Christ is Testator of the Will. I am so glad He was willing to offer Himself. I am so thankful His blood makes us perfect. I am so glad He is the Way and the Veil, by which we travel and through whom we go to Heaven. Study your Bible. Learn how to obey Christ, and if any of this is hard to understand, ask an adult to help you.
