Hebrews 12:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

The general

1 Timothy 3:5

The firstborn

James 1:18

Revelation 14:4

Which

The spirits

Bible References

The general

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he purchased with the blood of his Own.

And he put all things under his feet and gave him to be the head over all things for the church,

As the church is subject to Christ, so let wives also be subject to their husbands in everything.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share for the sake of his body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions.

(If a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he take care of God's church?).

The firstborn

Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they have kept themselves chaste. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been purchased from among men as first fruits to God and to the Lamb.

Which

Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."

Yes, and I ask you also, true yoke-fellow, to help these women who have struggled at my side in the cause of the gospel, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.

and all who dwell on earth will worship it, every one whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb that was slain.

And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

The spirits

By faith Abel offered God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his gifts. And through faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.

For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know fullyeven as I have been fully known.

Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.

We are confident, I say, and would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

Not that I have already obtained this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.

giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.

I said to him, "Sir, you know." And he said to me, "These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.