Hebrews 12:18-24

“A Tale of Two Mountains”

Introduction:

I. Mt. Sinai: Covenant of LAW ... Means of Access to God (18-21)

A. Purpose of the Sinai Power Display

B. The Warning Implied by the Sinai Power Display

II. Mt. Zion: Covenant of Grace ... Means of Access to God (22-24)

The Contrast

Mount Sinai

Mount Zion

Terror and death

Favor, life, peace and joy

Threats

Promises

Refusal of approach to God

Full free access to God

Distant and ominous

Near and reassuring

Enmity

Peace

Bondage

Freedom

A. Mount Zion (22) (Psa. 48:1-3, 12-14)

B. The Heavenly Jerusalem ... City of the Living God (22) (11:10)

C. Angels in Festal Gathering (Joyful Assembly)

D. The Church of the First Born / Names Written in Heaven

E. God, the Judge of All

F. The Spirits of Righteous Men Made Perfect

G. Jesus, the Mediator of the New Covenant

H. The Blood of Sprinkling