He is the reflection of God's glory and the perfect representation of His being, and continues to uphold the universe by His mighty word. After He had procured man's purification from sins, He took His seat at the right hand of God's majesty,

And [Psa. 102:25-27 says], "Lord, in the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hand.

But to what angel did He ever say: "Just keep your seat at my right hand, until I make your foes a footstool for your feet"?

For assuredly it is not angels, nay, it is the offspring of Abraham, whom he is ever taking by the hand.

On the other hand, we read in that passage-- ' They shall never enter upon my Rest.'

For on the one hand a preceding commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness

(for the law [made] nothing perfect), but on the other hand [there is] the introduction of a better hope through which we draw near to God.

And by as much as [this was] not without an oath (for these on the one hand {have become priests} without an oath,

And the Levitical priests, on the one hand, have become numerous, because they have been prevented by death from continuing in office,

but He, on the other hand, because He Himself lives on forever, enjoys the only priesthood that has no successors in office.

Now a summation about the things being spoken is, we have such a high priest who was seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers In the day that I took them by the hand to lead them forth out of the land of Egypt; For they continued not in my covenant, And I regarded them not, saith the Lord.

which is a type of the time at hand, in which gifts and sacrifices are offered that cannot perfect the worshipper as to the conscience,

But, when Christ approached, as high-priest of the coming good things, through the greater and more perfect tent, not made by hand, that is, not of this creation, -

So, on the one hand, the copies of the original things in heaven had to be purified with such sacrifices; but on the other hand, the original things themselves in heaven with better sacrifices than these.

For, not into a Holy place made by hand, entered Christ, - counterpart of the real Holy place ; but, into the heaven itself, now, to be plainly manifested before the face of God in our behalf; -

On the other hand, through these sacrifices there is given a real reminder of their sins,

Again, while every priest stands daily at his service, offering the same sacrifices repeatedly, sacrifices which never can take sins away ??12 He offered a single sacrifice for sins and then seated himself for all time at the right hand of God,

but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

for ever sat down at the right hand of God, From thenceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.

on the one hand, when ye were made a spectacle both in reproaches and afflictions; and on the other, when ye became partakers with those who were passing through them.

looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the palsied knees;

Your lives should be untainted by love for money. Be content with what you have; for God Himself has said, "I will never, never let go your hand: I will never never forsake you."