The Lord Jehovah evermore shall
reign He is all, all in all Through earth and heaven one song shall
ring From grateful hearts this anthem spring Arise ye saints,
salute thy King Well, it certainly is good to be here. I am so thankful
for this opportunity last evening at quarter till nine. Brother
Sammy called, said, Well, you may want to get in the car. Come
on. So we jumped in the car, pulled
away about nine, and usually about ten o'clock. I've gone
by all I go, you know. We made it in. Nancy graciously
opened her home. We got there about three this
morning. And so got up at 7.30, went over to the hospital, saw
this gorgeous little girl. I mean, just absolutely gorgeous. And so she's doing really well. Hannah and Sammy are doing fine. They're tired, and I can understand
it. Turn with me to the book of Hebrews, chapter 10, Hebrews chapter 10. I'm going to be looking specifically
this evening at the 13th verse, Hebrews 10, 13, from henceforth
expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. I've entitled this message that
very thing, His Enemies Made His Footstool. I am going to go back and consider
some verses prior to that, starting in verse 9 and going through
verse 17. But before we actually begin
looking at that, I want to consider this thought, that is, the will
of Almighty God, God's will. It is of great comfort to the
believer as he considers, thinks upon the will of God, what God
has willed. He orders all things after the
counsel of his own will. He does as he will. No man stays his hand. where men can question Him. We have obtained an inheritance,
the Scripture says in Ephesians 1, being predestinated according
to the purpose of Him who worketh all things after the counsel
of His own will. He works all things. everything that happens, everything
that comes to pass, everything. It is Almighty God who worketh
in you to will and to do of his good pleasure. The Lord Jesus
Christ, praying in the Garden of Gethsemane, prayed this, ìNot
my will, but thine, be done.î Oh, the depth of that statement!
the God-man. Daniel 4.35 says, All the inhabitants
of the earth are reputed, are regarded as nothing, and he doeth
according to his will in the army of heaven and among the
inhabitants of the earth. He doeth. He does. The will of Almighty God is marvelously
set forth in how he deals with all mankind. Everyone in this
building tonight, everyone that shall drive in front of this
building, everyone in this community, everyone in West Virginia, everyone,
everyone, everyone is dealt with by Almighty God in relationship
to the Lord Jesus Christ. When God Almighty said, ìLet
us make man in our image,î I mentioned this here previously, but I just
want to remind you. He said, ìLet us make man in
our image.î We know this, the Lord Jesus Christ is the image
of the invisible God. He is God's image. When God Almighty
said, ìLet us make or consider man in our image,î man was considered or made, or
that word ìmakeî means accomplish or advance or appoint. Man, let's make all men, let's
make man in our image, in relationship to the Lord Jesus Christ. Does
not the potter have the right to make one vessel unto honor
and another unto dishonor? Does he not have? Let us make
man. All men are made in relationship
to the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 9, 18 says, Therefore
hath he mercy? on whom he will. On whom he will,
he hardens it, leaves to themselves. That's what he does, leaves them
alone. So therefore, in consideration
of the will of Almighty God, we find now in Hebrews 10 and
9, the Scripture speaking of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,
then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God, I come to do
your will." What is the Father's will? Well, John 6.39 says, This
is the Father's will, which hath sent me, that of all which he
hath given me I should lose nothing, which should raise it up again
at the last day. This is the Father's will. This
is God's will. that of all which he has given
the Lord Jesus Christ, that he should raise them up. So the
Lord Jesus Christ, in coming, we behold the Father's will. Lo, I come to do thy will. This is the reason that he came. One reason to do the will of
the Father. And in coming, he himself sets
forth his will. John 17, 24 says, Father, I will
that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am
that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me. That
is the glory of the elect surety. He is the elect of God. the chosen
of the Father. And how is the Father's will,
how is God's will accomplished? Well, that second part of verse
9 says this, He taketh away the first that he may establish the
second. In the Old Testament, the Levitical
priesthood offerings that were set up, ordained by God Himself,
were not able to accomplish the purpose of Almighty God. Therefore, the Lord Jesus Christ
says, He taketh away, or that is, He put to death. That's what
that means, He taketh away. He put to death. the first, that
he may establish the second. That is to say, in the coming
and giving of himself as the Lamb of God at Calvary, he established
openly the will of his Father concerning the Church, the Bride,
those that the Father had given him, and has placed his own sacrifice
on an unchangeable an immutable foundation that shall never be
moved or altered. He taketh away the first that
he may establish the second. By the witch will, verse 10,
we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus
Christ once for all. The Father's will that the Lord
Jesus Christ came in the volume of the book that was written
of Him, established it. What does that mean, He established
it? That is, He gave evidence of
it. This is the Father's will. I'm giving you evidence. I come
to do your will. He taketh away the first and
set forth, gave witness to. the will of his Father, that
is, he being the better sacrifice of a better covenant, of better
promises, of which he is the mediator, established the Father's
will, set it forth. It is the Father's will, we who
are sanctified or made holy through the offering of the body of the
Lord Jesus Christ once for all might be set forth. And every
priest, verse 11, standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes
the same sacrifice which can never take away sins. But this man, after he had offered
one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of
God. Here we behold the rightful position
of the Lord Jesus Christ, our High Priest, sitting there going
through the book of Leviticus on Sunday evenings, going through
the book and looking at these sacrifices and these different
pieces of furniture, if I can say it like that, that were there.
Never was there found anywhere a place for the priest to sit. When you came to the outside
of the tent, went around, there was a large enclosed open area,
and the tent being pulled back, as soon as you walked in, there
was a brazen altar right there. There is no approach to God without
the shedding of blood. God Almighty is a just God. He must be satisfied. There was a brazen labor inside
the holy place or the congregation, the place of the congregation
where the priests, not the high priests, but the priests, the
sons of the priests that ministered. Inside that holy place was an
altar of incense, a picture. of the prayers of the Lord Jesus
Christ that was placed right before the veil. You know, the
coals from the brazen altar had to be put on that. You didn't,
you know, no strange fire put on that, coals from the altar.
A picture of the prayers of the Lord Jesus Christ. Then there
was a table of showbread, a picture of Christ, the bread of life. There was the golden candlestick. Christ, the light, there was
that golden laver by which the priests were washed, and in the
Holy of Holies was the Ark of the Covenant, the Mercy Seat,
that altar, laver, all of these things, but there were no chairs.
Why? Because these priests were never
finished. Never, every priest, the scripture
says, standeth, verse 11, daily ministering and oftentimes, offering,
oftentimes, same sacrifices which can never take away sins. Why must the first be taken away? Because these sacrifices could
never put away the guilt of God's elect. But this man did what every priest
that offered every sacrifice could never do with the continual
offerings of the blood of bulls and goats. He sanctified us through
the offering of his body, what the Father had purposed he accomplished. after he offered one sacrifice
for sin. I've read that, Brother Paul,
I think, and I've been going through Leviticus now a long
time. I don't know if I'm slow, but I just, and I look at the
sacrifice, and I read these sacrifices, and how Moses would ordain, and
they would take this, and they'd take this unleavened bread, and
you'd mix it with this, and the oblation of the firstfruits,
and they'd wave it before the Lord, and this offering and this
offering, on and on and on and on. And this man offered one
sacrifice for sin himself. And after one sacrifice, he sat
down. One. And it was over. This man. Oh, how this very thought of
these priests that continually offered these sacrifices, a God-ordained
sacrifice of these bulls and goats and lambs and sheep, how
this should put to silence the foolishness of man's evil thoughts,
that his own free will can effectually put away sin by merely quoting
or mimicking a prayer from a false prophet when even the God-ordained
sacrifices under the law couldn't put away sin. Men think I can
put away sin by walking down a mile. I can put away sin by
being baptized. I can put away sin by quoting
the sinner's prayer. I can put away sin by joining
the church. And the blood of bulls and goats
that God Himself ordained could never put away sin. But this
man, after one sacrifice, this man
who had come to do the will of who took away the first, that
he may establish the second, by which we are sanctified through
the offering of the body of the Lord Jesus Christ." At one sacrifice,
this man, he sat down on the right hand of God, and from the
offering of his body, this offering made before Almighty God. satisfying
from that one offering. After that one offering, and
he sat down, verse 13 says, from henceforth. From what? From the offering of himself. Why did he come? He came to do
the will of Almighty God. And what was the will of God?
that of all that the Father had given him, he should lose none
of them, but should raise them up at the last day. This man,
after he'd offered one sacrifice for sins, sat down on the right
hand of God, and from that offering, that one offering, from henceforth,
from the offering of his sacrifice for sins, he, the Scripture says,
expecting That is to say, reaching out. This is what it means. Reaching
out in readiness to receive. Expecting. He expected something
from that. If I go in and there's something
that I want to buy in a store, and I tell the cashier, I said,
this shelf right here, I'll take that thing right there. How much
is it? He tells me. I said, OK. Here it is. There's
the money. Do you know what comes next?
I expect something. In fact, I expect it. That's
mine. I bought it. And I have the right
to get it. It's mine. I paid the price. He expected something. What did he expect? Expecting
till his enemies be made his footstool. That's what he expected.
Now from this verse, I've got two questions to ask you. Asking
myself. Number one, who are the enemies
spoken of here? And secondly, what is the Lord's
footstool? Till his enemies be made his
footstool. Now, before we answer this question,
there's one thing that I do want to make sure that we all know,
which we all know, and that is, the eternal enemies of Almighty
God shall surely suffer His wrath forever. There's no doubt about
that. His eternal enemies. Turn with
me to Revelation 6.15. Revelation chapter 6. And verse
15, 16 and 17. Revelation 6, 15, and
the kings of the earth and the great men and the rich men and
the chief captains and the mighty men and every bondman and every
free man hid themselves in the dams and the rocks of the mountains
and said, the mountains and rocks fall on us and hide us from the
face of him that said it who's sitting he who sacrificed. One sacrifice saith there, Hide
us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, from the
wrath of the land. For the great day of his wrath
is come, and who shall be able to stand before him who sits?
Who? This man expecting till his enemies
be made his footstool. His eternal enemies, those left
to themselves, shall surely suffer the wrath of his unbending justice,
and shall hear him say, Depart from me, ye workers of iniquity,
I never knew you. I never knew you. But who are these enemies? Who
are these? Expecting. He came, in the volume
of the book, to do the will of God. He laid down his life, this man
right here, the God-man, the Lord Jesus Christ. He offered
one sacrifice for sins and sat down expecting to his enemies. These enemies are said to be
in expectation of being made something. Oh, how we need to
be careful not to pass over any words. How wonderful. words that just, Brother Paul,
I read them and sometimes I just missed it. Expecting till his
enemies be made. These enemies right now that
he's speaking of in this context are going to be made. I looked
up that word too. It means appointed, set, ordained,
and purposed. So whoever these enemies are,
These are appointed, or set, or ordained, or purposed to be
made his footstool. What is his footstool? What is
the footstool of God? Turn to 1 Chronicles 28. Right after Kings, 1st 2nd Kings,
1st Chronicles 28. Then David the king stood up
upon his feet and said, Hear me, my brethren and my people. As for me, I had in my heart
to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the
Lord and for the footstool of our God. and have made ready
for the building. The footstool, whatever the footstool
of God is, I know this, it is a place referred to as a place
of rest. I purposed to build a place of
rest. Turn over to Isaiah 60, Isaiah
60 verse 13. Isaiah 60, verse 13. The glory of Lebanon shall come
unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, the box together,
to beautify the place of my sanctuary, and I will make the place of
my feet, my footstool. I'm going to make it a glorious
place. So I know this. The place of the footstool of
God is a glorious place of rest. I know that. Then turn with me
to Psalm 99, verse 5. Psalm 99, 5. Exalt ye the Lord our God and
worship at his footstool, for he is holy. I know this concerning
the footstool of God. It is a place where God is worshipped. It is a place where Almighty
God allows man. privilege as men to rest, to
worship. Turn with me to Psalm 110. Psalm 110, verse 1, 2, and 3. The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou
at my right hand until I make thine enemies thy footstool."
Right now already what we know is this, the footstool of God. You know, when you think of a
footstool, if you come to my house and you sit down and I
were to tell you, hold on just a second, let me get your footstool.
Here, take your shoes off. I dare not be disrespectful concerning
our Lord. I'm going to make a point here.
I want you to just rest. You're welcome here in my house.
Let me get you a footstool. I'm showing you special honor.
Let me prop your feet up. Here, relax. Relax. Foot your
feet. Doesn't that feel good? A footstool. A place of rest concerning the
Lord. It's a place of worship, rest,
and peace. The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit
thou at my right, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
The Lord, how is he going to do that? How is he going to make
his enemies his footstool? The Lord shall send the rod of
his strength, that is, the Lord Jesus Christ, out of Zion. Rule thou in the midst of thine
enemies. Who are his enemies? Here they
are. Number three, thy people shall
be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauty of holiness,
from the womb of the morning thou hast the dew of thy youth. Who are the enemies of God that
is spoken of back in Hebrews and in Psalm 110? Who are the
enemies of God? His people. You say His enemies? The enemies of God? That's right. That's right. Colossians 121
says, And you that were sometime alienated, and enemies in your
minds, by wicked works, yet now hath
he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present
you holy and unblameable and unreprovable in his sight. Lo, I come, in the volume of
the book, it's written of me, to do thy will. The will of the
Father is that all that the Father has given him he should lose
nothing, but should raise it up. This man, back in Hebrews
10, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, forever sat
down on the right hand of God and expected to his enemies. Those that were
dug out of the same pit, Kelly, same pit. from the crown of their head
to the sole of their foot, nothing but putrefying sores, no soundness
in them, dead in trespasses and sins, all of God's elect, born
in the common nature of the fall of Adam, all of them, enemies
in their minds. But in His eternal purpose and
will and grace and mercy, He said, I'll have mercy on you." This man offered one sacrifice
for sin, and he sat down at the right hand of the Father, the
right hand of God, and he expected till his enemies, those who were
enemies in their minds, he expected till they'd be made his footstool,
the place of his rest. place where God Almighty would
meet with them in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. We were all in the fall, all
enemies in our mind. But in the eyes of Almighty God,
some were looked on in mercy. They were enemies in their minds. Enemies in their minds. But they
in the eternal purpose and will of Almighty God, they were set
apart for His glory. Some of His enemies, truly so,
in their minds, that word minds there, you know what it means?
Their will. Their will. Their will. In themselves, they
all said this, I will not have this man to rule over me. I will not. Oh, but this man, expecting till
his enemies be made, that is, those that were appointed, that
were set, that were purposed, that were ordained, be made his
footstool. He said, I'm going to rest with
you. I'm going to meet with you in
a mercy seat." His footstool. Verse 14, "...for by one offering
he hath perfected." Perfected. These who were enemies in time,
who were sheep eternally, made something that they were not
by nature. His footstool. He perfected forever. That means He completed them. That's what it means, perfected. Complete conformity of those
requirements as to the character and conduct which Almighty God
has appointed, He considered them in His Son and looked upon
them in Him. as He is, so are we in this world. For by one offering He perfected
them. Whereof, in verse 15, the Holy
Ghost also is a witness to us, for after that He had said before,
that is, in verse 9, concerning the will of God, verse 16 says,
This is the covenant that I will make with them Who? Verse 13. Those who were enemies. I will make with them after those
days, saith the Lord, perfecting them. Talking about perfecting
them there in verse 14. He had perfected. This is what
he's done. He said, I'm going to put my
laws in their hearts and in their minds will I write them. And
this is what I'm going to do. Verse 17, their sins and their
iniquities will I remember no more. Oh, they were found with sins
and found in iniquity. In Adam, we all sinned. We were all enemies in our minds. But Almighty God, having purpose
to show mercy, he came in the volume of the book, it was written
of him, to do his father's will. His father had given him a people.
He came, not as those priests that daily stood ministering. Blood, bulls and goats would
never put away sin, but this man, after he offered one sacrifice
for sins, That's what it took, one sacrifice. He hath perfected
forever them that are sanctified. And he expected to his enemies,
those that Almighty God had given him, enemies in their mind, enemies
by birth, enemies by choice, enemies by practice, an Almighty
God that would not leave them to themselves. He made them something. that they were not by nature.
He said, I'm going to write my law in your heart. I'm going to give you a new heart.
I'm going to give you a new mind. And now they're not enemies anymore.
They're not enemies. They're friends now. He said,
you're my friend. No greater love hath any man
than this. laid down his life for his friend, considering the grace of Almighty
God that would take an enemy and make him into a friend. Gave him a heart to beat that.
Wrote his law on a heart. Gave him a new mind. And he said,
You're mine. And they said, You're mine. I'm
his and he's mine. Expecting. And his will is going
to be done. He doeth as he willeth. In the
arms of heaven, in the habitance of the earth, no man stays his
hand. If he says, I'm going to make you a friend, you know what?
He's going to make you a friend. The will of Almighty God. Thank You for giving us the time
to just come together and worship. Give us a heart to do so. How
we appreciate so much the privilege. Lord, we realize
that if You did not give us a heart, long after the Lord Jesus We
would gladly, in our rebellion, resist
him. Thank you that you would not
leave us to be enemies, but were pleased to make us a
footstool in the Lord Jesus Christ, who
is our mercy seed, our atonement, our propitiation. Thank you that
you would grant us time to be able to hear your word. Give
us a heart to love it, to love him. For Christ's sake. Amen. Okay. Dismissed? Alrighty, you're dismissed. I'm going to go ahead and close
the door. I'm going to go ahead and close
the door.