“God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son…”
(Hebrews 1:1-2)
The term ‘last days’ often leads our minds to think about the end of time, yet that is not the intended idea in this passage. ‘Last’ refers to ‘the end of a sequence of things or events’. The writer of Hebrews is pointed our minds to the history leading up to Jesus. In the past, God had spoken to fathers like Abraham and Isaac, national leaders like Moses and David, or prophets such as Habakkuk or Deborah.
In each of these communications, God had given the hearers partial knowledge and, with that, partial authority to invoke His name. All those fathers and prophets were dominoes dropping in an orderly sequence of events that led to Jesus whom God gave “all authority in heaven and on earth” (Matthew 28:18).
There are no further revelations or future prophets and saviors to look for on the horizon. Jesus is the Omega; He is the last and the best. We look for no further teachings from God. The New Testament is the completion of His commentary to mankind, and it contains the message of Jesus – the one who died for us. He is the last because He is the completion, and we need no one else.
“And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12)
Matt. 4:4 #Biblebites