Here, again, we must not draw too broad a distinction between the resurrection of Christ and His ascension to heaven. On the one hand, we must not say that by the words “bringing up from the dead” the Apostle means the ascension; on the other hand, the words do not exclude the ascension. The resurrection and the ascension coalesce in the notion of Christ being living. The only distinction present, we think, to the writer’s mind was that between the shame of Christ’s death without the camp and the offering of His blood by the living Christ in the holiest place. He Who died on the Cross through that death liveth evermore. He lives to be the Shepherd of His people. Therefore to Him must be ascribed the glory for ever and ever. The Apostle once more begs his readers to bear with the word of exhortation. Let them remember that he has written briefly in order to spare them. He might have said more, but he has refrained. He hopes to bring Timothy with him, unless his friend tarries long. In that case he will come alone, so great is his anxiety to see them. He sends his greetings to all the saints, but mentions the leaders. Brethren who have come from Italy are with him. They may have been exiles or fugitives who had sought safety during the first great persecution of the Church in the days of Nero. They too send greetings. He closes with the Apostolic benediction. For, whoever he was, he was truly an Apostolic man. FOOTNOTES: [385] Chap. vi. 10. [386] Chap. x. 34. [387] Chap. xiii. 1. [388] 1 Tim. v. 10. [389] 1 Tim. iii. 2. [390] _Christian Charity in the Ancient Church_, English Trans., p. 92. [391] Chap. i. 7. [392] Gen. xviii. 2; xix. 1. [393] The legend of Christopher is beautifully told by Oosterzee at the beginning of his book on _The Person and Work of the Redeemer_, English Trans. (Ed. 1886). [394] Josh. i. 5. [395] Acts xi. 28. [396] μὴ παραφέρεσθε (xiii. 9). [397] Rom. ix. 13. [398] Rendall: _The Epistle to the Hebrews_, pp. xxv. and 139. [399] Rom. xiv. 15. [400] Rom. xiv. 6–8. [401] καλόν (xiii. 9). [402] χάριτι. The author has chosen a more classical word than that which St. Paul uses. [403] περιπατοῦντες. [404] Chap. xiii. 10. [405] John vi. 51–55. [406] 1 Cor. x. 16. [407] Exod. xii. [408] διά. [409] Lev. xvi. 27. [410] So Rendall, _loc. cit._ [411] 2 Cor. vi. 15 sqq. [412] Chap. xiii. 15. [413] κοινωνίας. [414] στενάζοντες (xiii. 17). [415] ἀλυσιτελές. Comp. ver. 9. [416] ἀποκατασταθῶ (xiii. 19). [417] Chap. x. 10. INDEX. _The numerals refer to the pages._ Aaron, consecration of, 185; priesthood of, 79, 128. Abel’s faith, 223. Abraham, faith of, 213; God’s oath to, 101; promise made to, 9; seed of, 45. Adam, 220; the second, 36. Agnostics, 235. Acquittal of Christ, 168. Alaric, 272. Allegory of Melchizedek, 113. Altar, 323. Angels, assembly of, 301; as emanations, 22; man inferior to, 34; ministry of, 27, 316. Anticipation of nature, 241.