Our Forerunner ~ JESUS
"Within the vail, whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus." -Hebrews 6:19, 20 [KJV] Pause over these words, my soul, this morning. Is the vail removed? Was the vail rent in twain, from the top to the bottom, in the hour that Christ died? And did Jesus, as thy High Priest, with all His blood, then enter into 'the place not made with hands, having obtained eternal redemption for us? Did He enter too as thy forerunner? Pause over this thought—it is a sweet one. Is Jesus still there? Nay, my soul, look in and see. He calls thee to look unto Him—nay, to follow Him, "having boldness to enter into the holiest by His blood, in the new and living way which He hath consecrated for us through the vail, that is to say, His flesh." And what canst thou see there? Within the vail of the Jewish temple there was the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant, and the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; and o...