So we, there's this one verse that we're gonna hit on in chapter two, verse five, you'll question, what does that verse mean? And so we're gonna clarify that. And there's also a verse in one through four, I want to clarify a little bit more so that when we get to verse five, you understand why the 4 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:43,080 writer wrote what he wrote. So before we get started, let's pray we're gonna be going through 5 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:51,320 a walk. This is, we are literally gonna talk about three verses. That is it. But it's a lot. So I was 6 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:58,200 hoping to get through the whole chapter and I'm studying and, and got stuck on verse five. And 7 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:04,800 all of a sudden I watched John Piper. All of a sudden it just flooded my brain, all this information. 8 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:13,360 So I'm going to hopefully, by God's grace, present it, not overwhelmingly, but biblically. And you 9 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:19,280 guys will see why God wrote what he wrote. So Father, I want to thank you so much for your 10 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:25,760 faithfulness. Thank you Lord for your word. Thank you that it is true that everything you have given 11 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:32,760 us is for life and godliness, that we would exemplify you and glorify you throughout every aspect of our 12 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:42,840 lives. And Lord, we ask you to forgive us, that we have taken what you have given us and we have 13 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:51,280 squandered it. So Lord, we come before you and we thank you that you, Christ, are the better Adam. To 14 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:59,160 you be honor and glory forever in Jesus name. Amen. So the message today is Christ the better Adam. 15 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:07,120 And you'll see why I say that. I can't help but look at the book of Hebrews and see that it is 16 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:13,640 really truly about Christ the better in every aspect. So we dealt with Christ the better messenger, 17 00:02:13,640 --> 00:02:23,600 Christ the better message. And now we are Christ the better Adam and the importance of that message 18 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:32,840 that was given by him. So verse one through four says this, chapter two, verse one through four, 19 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:40,160 therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we've heard, lest we drift away from it. For 20 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:46,160 since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, in every transgression or disobedience 21 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:53,480 received in just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? There's your 22 00:02:53,480 --> 00:03:01,000 food statement. It was declared at first by the Lord and it was attested to us by those who heard, 23 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:06,360 while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy 24 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:13,400 Spirit distributing according to his will. What would you do if you neglected such a great salvation? 25 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:22,360 That's really the issue here. In Luke chapter 14, verse 15 through 24, I want you to notice something. 26 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:34,160 Luke 14, 15 through 24. You guys can turn here, I'll wait. And thinking about this great salvation, 27 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:47,120 just being able to watch Pepper's message and he brought up Luke 14, I went and studied it. And 28 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:57,000 there's some things that really popped out at me concerning this passage that really fits the 29 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:04,320 reality of that statement, don't neglect such a great salvation. Here's what it says, when one of 30 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:12,400 those who reclined at the table with Jesus heard these things, he said to him, blessed is everyone 31 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:23,800 who will eat bread in the kingdom of God. But Jesus said to him, he said to him, a man once gave a 32 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:34,540 great banquet and invited many. And at that time, at the time, at that time for the banquet, he sent 33 00:04:34,540 --> 00:04:44,560 his servant to say to those who have been invited, come for everything is now ready. But they all 34 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:54,880 alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, I bought a field, I must go out and see it, 35 00:04:54,880 --> 00:05:07,000 please have me excused. Another said to him, I bought five yoke of oxen, I go to examine them, 36 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:18,200 please have me excused. Another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. So 37 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:23,160 the servant came and reported these things to the master, the master of the house became angry and 38 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:30,320 said to the servant, go quickly to the streets and the lanes of the city and bring in the poor and 39 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:39,680 the crippled and the blind in the lane. And the servant said, sir, what you have commanded has 40 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:47,120 been done and still there is room. And the master said to the servant, go out to the highways and 41 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:57,800 the hedges and compel people to come in that my house may be filled. For I tell you, none of those 42 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:13,880 men who were invited shall taste my banquet. They have neglected such a great salvation. It doesn't 43 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:23,480 matter if God served it on a silver platter. They don't want to be in his house because they don't 44 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:31,240 want him. So what did Jesus do? He went out and told the disciples, go into Jerusalem and to Judea 45 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:38,520 and to the region and out to the other parts of the world. That's exactly what he did. He went in, 46 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:44,120 it went out, it went out to the closest regions of Jerusalem and Judea and they brought people in and 47 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:52,840 there was still room. And guess what? They're still coming in because we are from the highways and the 48 00:06:52,840 --> 00:07:00,240 hedges and we are being compelled to come into the house so that his house will be filled. That's 49 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:08,880 an important thing for us to understand when we get into why man neglects such a great salvation. 50 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:19,560 This is the tale of two worlds. The tale of two worlds. The world to come and the heavenly 51 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:31,720 kingdom. Verse five. For it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come. What world to 52 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:43,360 come? The kingdom. Turn to verse 14. What's it say? And are they not all ministering spirits sent out 53 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:54,640 to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation? So this kingdom to come, this world to 54 00:07:54,640 --> 00:08:05,440 come is the kingdom. It's God's heavenly world. Look what it says. For it was not to angels that 55 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:11,840 God subjected the world to come of which we are speaking. What is he speaking? This great 56 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:19,680 salvation. He's speaking of chapter two verses one through four. This is what we're talking about. 57 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:24,880 We're talking about therefore pay much closer attention to what we have heard lest you drift 58 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:31,280 away from it. This message that was declared by angels through to be reliable in every transgression 59 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:41,000 was taken care of in Christ. And that God bears witness to this reality of the kingdom of salvation 60 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:53,760 in Christ. And so chapter two verse five is about the world to come. It's important that we think 61 00:08:53,760 --> 00:09:06,600 about this. Now look what it says in verse six through eight. The world we lost. It has been 62 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:12,960 testified somewhere. What is man that you are mindful of, for the son of man that you care for 63 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:19,440 him? You made him a little lower than the angels and you crowned him with glory and honor, putting 64 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:26,520 everything in subjection under his feet. Now in putting everything in subjection to him, he left 65 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:36,240 nothing outside of his control. At present we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. Who 66 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:44,880 is him? That's the question here. Many would assume because the word here put everything in 67 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:57,080 subjection under his feet is Jesus. That is not true. Jesus comes later in the conversation in 68 00:09:57,080 --> 00:10:07,560 verse nine. Verse six through eight is dealing with the him. Who is the him? It's a very important statement. This word 69 00:10:07,560 --> 00:10:17,160 subjection means to have dominion. That God had given dominion to him and left nothing outside of 70 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:29,160 his control. He left nothing past tense. What did he leave in subjection or in dominion to this man? 71 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:50,280 Genesis chapter one verse 25 through 27. Turn there. Now what's interesting is this Psalm, what is man 72 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:54,840 that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him, you made him a little lower than the 73 00:10:54,840 --> 00:11:00,840 angels and you found him glory and honor in everything in subjection under his feet. Now I'm putting 74 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:10,360 everything in subjection. That is actually Psalm eight, which we will go to after Genesis. Because I think 75 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:15,520 it's important that you see this so that you can understand Psalm eight. Look what it says in 76 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:25,520 Genesis one 25 to 27. Then God said, let us make man in our image and after our likeness and let him have 77 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:38,520 dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over the livestock and over all the earth 78 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:49,520 and over everything that creeps on the earth. So God created man in his own image in the image of God. He created him 79 00:11:49,520 --> 00:12:03,520 male and female. That's important. Kind of puts a lot of monkey wrenches in a lot of things. We're not going to 80 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:12,520 get into those. This word dominion means subjection to. God has subjected the fish of the sea, the birds of 81 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:19,520 the heavens, the livestock and all the earth and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth to the man. 82 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:40,520 What man? Adam. Him. He subjected it to him. So the him right now seems to be Adam. It's important because 83 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:58,520 when we get to verse nine, this will rock our minds. Look what it says in Psalm eight. We're going to read the whole 84 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:13,520 Psalm. Oh, Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth. You have set your glory above the heavens 85 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:23,520 and out of the mouth of babes and infants, you have established strength because of your foes to still the enemy of 86 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:32,520 your danger. When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in 87 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:39,520 place, what is man that you are mindful of him and the son of man that you care for him? This is not talking about 88 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:52,520 Jesus. Look at the vastness of everything you see every single night. Why would God even take it thought to us? 89 00:13:52,520 --> 00:14:02,520 Why would he not have other grandness that man should be mindful of us? He shouldn't even think of us. But the 90 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:09,520 reason why he does so is because we're the only thing in all the creation that is created in his image. We are the 91 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:27,520 only image bearers. So there are no UFOs. Now, that being said, keep reading. You have made him a little lower than the 92 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:45,520 knees. Yes, we are. And crowned him with glory and honor. Yes, we did. We were the apple of his eye. And you have 93 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:52,520 given him dominion over the works of your hands and you have put all things under his feet. If this was talking 94 00:14:52,520 --> 00:15:03,520 about Jesus, that would imply Jesus wasn't the one who did it. Jesus is the one who created all things. He created 95 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:19,520 man. He is the spoken word. All sheep and oxen and also the beasts of the field and birds of heavens and the fish 96 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:30,520 and the sea. Whatever passes along the path of the sea, doesn't that sound like Genesis 1? Oh, Lord, our Lord, how 97 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:40,520 majestic is your name in all the earth. I think just based on these few scriptures in Genesis and in Psalm 8, we 98 00:15:40,520 --> 00:16:00,520 can come to a very clear conclusion that the man that God is talking about here is Adam, mankind. So what is man 99 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:10,520 that you are mindful of him, son of man that you care for him? Remember verse 5? That it was not to angels that 100 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:23,520 God had given dominion. And it's not to angels that God has given dominion to of the world to come. There has to be 101 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:40,520 a better man because the first man screwed it all up. The first Adam didn't hold on to the dominion. He lost it all. 102 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:47,520 That's the problem here. This is what the writer is bringing us to. Not only is Christ the better messenger and he is 103 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:58,520 the better message, the only message, but he is the better Adam because the first Adam didn't do it. And that we will 104 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:08,520 be brought back to what God has originally intended for us. We will one day have dominion, but he will rule as king. 105 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:20,520 And this is what it says. Look what it says. This is Christ the better Adam, the one and true dominion. Verse 9. 106 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:36,520 But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus. Christ for a little while was made 107 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:42,520 lower than the angels. You see the difference there? The first Adam was made lower than the angels. The second Adam is 108 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:56,520 a little while lower than the angels. He became man for a little while. Jesus, who was crowned with glory and honor 109 00:17:56,520 --> 00:18:06,520 because of the suffering of death. What was the one thing that separated us from our dominion, from the very reason why God 110 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:21,520 created us? To glorify him, to work, to enjoy him forever, and to walk on this earth that he's given us. 111 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:35,520 Adam sins. And the wages of sin is death. So that second Adam, in order to have dominion, must die. That's the point. 112 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:43,520 There has to be a suffering of death. So that dominion, when he raises from the dead, dominion will be given to him and 113 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:55,520 him forever. That's what it says. So that by the grace of God, he, meaning Christ, might face death for everyone. 114 00:18:55,520 --> 00:19:03,520 So that mankind will have dominion one day. Through Christ. In the same way that we have to have righteousness through 115 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:11,520 Christ, justification through Christ, our inheritance through Christ, dominion must come through Christ. Everything revolves 116 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:25,520 around him and through him and for him. Here is my point. What Adam could not do, Christ has done. What Adam did do, 117 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:36,520 Christ destroyed. What Adam failed to do, Christ accomplished once and all. Adam could not keep dominion, so Christ rules 118 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:47,520 and all authority has been given to him. Philippians chapter two. Adam did sin and lost all dominion. Christ destroyed sin and 119 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:58,520 death and brought us to life. Adam failed to keep the righteousness of God by disobeying him, but Christ accomplished by 120 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:09,520 obeying the Father and so fulfilling the righteous requirement of the law. Christ is the better Adam. That is the point. 121 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:29,520 Who is better? So when we read chapters two, five through nine, we cannot help but come to the realization that Christ is the better. 122 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:49,520 What is man that you are mindful of? The son of man that you care for him. The only thing I can say is I'm thankful for the 123 00:20:49,520 --> 00:21:05,520 failure of the first Adam because now I can experience a grace that in all creation we are the only ones who experience it. 124 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:20,520 God doesn't give grace to the animals and the birds and the creeping things. God gives grace to us. Not even the angels can experience that grace. 125 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:36,520 Can you imagine if there was never sin? Would you really understand the grace of God? If sin didn't exist, would you really come to understand the mercy and grace and the faith of God? Would you even know what it is? God is grace and mercy and he is faith. And because of the failure of one man, we've experienced in abundance what we don't deserve. And he's freed us from what we do deserve. And then he's going to give to us what we failed to care for. But he will reign. The God man will reign. And we will work his garden. We will enjoy the fruit. And we will sit at his table. We'll eat at his banquet. We're going to enjoy him forever. So when you read chapter two. see that. Next week, we'll pick up in Hebrews chapter two, verse 10 through the rest of the chapter. If something else doesn't pop out. But don't walk away without understanding the importance of the second animal. The better Adam. The God man. Father, I want to thank you so much, Lord Jesus, that you are so faithful and so good. Thank you that you have spoken to your people through your word. Thank you that you are the better animal. Thank you that you have dominion and all authority and rule. You are sovereign. And you became for a little while, a little lower than the angels to redeem and purchase back what was rightfully belonging to you, to your people. We thank you that through the suffering and death, you have brought a people to yourself, that you have traveled the highways and the byways and the hedges and you're continually bringing us in. We praise you and thank you. We thank you that you love us so very much. Do you be honored with your friend. In Jesus name, Amen.