Hebrews 12:23

“To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,”

"To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect," - Hebrews 12:23
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What does Hebrews 12:23 mean?

Hebrews 12:23 in the King James Version (KJV) reads: "To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect." This verse is found in the book of Hebrews, which was written to a…

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Heavenly Encounters: Embracing Our Eternal Assembly

The profound reality of heavenly assembly is beautifully articulated in Hebrews 12:23 (KJV): "To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect." In these words lies a…

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A Prayer for Communion with the Heavenly Assembly

O Sovereign Lord, In the quiet of this moment, I turn my heart and my mind toward You, reminding myself of the vast and glorious reality of the heavenly assembly described in Hebrews 12:23: “To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to…

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Hebrews 12:23 - "To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,"
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Hebrews 12:12 - "Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;"
the jewish holidays mentioned in leviticus 23:1 until 23:40 combined in one picture, with hebrew names in hebrew charactes
Hebrews 12:29 - "For our God is a consuming fire."
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Hebrews 7:23 - "And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:"
Hebrews 10:23 - "Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)"
Hebrews 7:12 - "For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law."
Hebrews 12:21 - "And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)"
Hebrews 12:4 - "Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin."
Hebrews 4:12 – "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword."
Hebrews 9:23 - "It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these."
"For our God is a consuming fire." - Hebrews 12:29
Hebrews 8:12 - "For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more."
Hebrews 13:23 - "Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you."
Hebrews 4:12 – "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword."
"For our God [is] a consuming fire." - Hebrews 12:29
"For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." - Hebrews 4:12
Hebrews 12:6 - "For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth."
Hebrews 6:12 - "That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises."
the jewish holidays, only the ones mentioned in leviticus 23 without words in english only the hebrew names in hebrew charachters
"Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;" - Hebrews 12:12
"For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." - Hebrews 4:12
Hebrews 12:14 - "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:"
Hebrews 12:24 - "And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel."
the jewish holidays, only the ones mentioned in leviticus 23 without words in english only the hebrew names in hebrew charachters
Hebrews 12:16 - "Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright."