December 1

Hebrews 10:12‑14
“But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God; from henceforth expecting till His enemies be made His footstool. For by one offering He hath perfected forever them that are sanctified” — Hebrews 10:12-1412But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; 13From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. 14For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. (Hebrews 10:12‑14).
THERE is no mention of a chair, or seat of any kind, for the priests in the sanctuary of old. Their work was never done, but they were constantly occupied presenting the many sacrifices offered all day long. But when our Lord Jesus had offered His own all-sufficient Sacrifice, never to be repeated, He sat down, in token that His work was done. In virtue of that propitiatory sacrifice all who are set apart to God, through faith in Him, are perfected forever. In view of this how blasphemous is the claim of the Romish priest that in the celebration of the Mass he offers a “continual unbloody sacrifice for the sins of the living and the dead.” This is to ignore the perfection of Christ’s one offering on the cross which has satisfied every claim of God’s righteous throne and never needs to be repeated.
“Settled forever! Sin’s tremendous claim?
Glory to Jesus! Blessed be His Name?
No part-way measures cloth His grace provide,
Finished the work when Christ the Saviour died.”