Hebrews 12:18-24

Hebrews 12:18-24

[18] For  not  come  that might be touched,  and  that burned  with fire,  nor  unto blackness,  and  tempest,  [19] And  the sound  of a trumpet,  and  the voice  of words;  which  voice they that heard  intreated  that the word  be spoken  to them  any more:  [20] (For  not  endure  that which was commanded,  And if so much as  a beast  touch  the mountain,  it shall be stoned,  [21] And  so  terrible  the sight,  that Moses  said,  I exceedingly fear  and  quake:)  [22] But  ye are come  unto mount  Sion,  and  unto the city  of the living  God,  the heavenly  Jerusalem,  and  to an innumerable company  of angels,  [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,  [24] And  to Jesus  the mediator  of the new  covenant,  and  to the blood  of sprinkling,  that speaketh  better things  than  that of Abel. 

What does Hebrews 12:18-24 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The writer proceeded to reiterate the superiority of the New Covenant by comparing it with the Old Covenant, using the figure of two mountains: Sinai and Zion.
"As vv.14-17 recall the first warning of64-8, so he [1] now proceeds to reiterate the second warning of1026-31, reminding his readers that they stand in a critical position, in which any indifferences or disobedience to God will prove fatal." [2]