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

Take heed to yourselves, and all the flock, over which the Holy Ghost has placed you shepherds, to shepherdise the church of God, which He bought with His own blood.

and has subordinated all things beneath his feet, and given him to be head over all things to the church,

But as the church is submissive to Christ, so also let the wives be to their husbands in everything.

Now I rejoice in sufferings in your behalf, and am filling up the residue of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh in behalf of his body, which is the church;

but if any one does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?

The firstborn

Of his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be some first fruit of his creations.

These are they who have not been defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they who follow the Lamb whithersoever he may go. They have been redeemed from men, the first fruit unto God and the Lamb.

Which

Moreover do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rejoice that your names are written in the heavens.

Yea, I also entreat thee, noble yoke-fellow, assist those women, whosoever labored with me in the gospel, both along with Clement, and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.

And all those who dwell upon the earth, whose name has not been written in the book of life of the Lamb that was slain from the foundation of the world, will worship him.

And if any one was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.

The spirits

By faith Abel offered up to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he received the witness that he was righteous, God witnessing to his gifts: and through it he having died is still speaking.

For we now see through a mirror in an enigma; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know perfectly even as I am perfectly known.

And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we must also bear the image of the heavenly.

but we are confident and delighted rather to be absent from the body, and present with the Lord.

For Christ is my life, and death is my gain.

Not that I already received it, or have already been made perfect: but I persevere, if I may receive that for which I have indeed been received by Christ Jesus.

giving thanks to the Father, who has made us worthy unto a participation of the inheritance of the saints in light;

And I said unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me; These are those coming up out of great tribulation, who have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.