Hebrews 10:26-31
26 “For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries. 28 Anyone who has ignored the Law of Moses is put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.29 How much more severe punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay.” And again, ‘The Lord will judge His people.’ 31 It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”
The author is not speaking of God’s grace running out if Christians choose to live a life of sin. There is only one sin mentioned in Hebrews: Unbelief. All who reject Jesus Christ no longer have a sacrifice that can save them because they’ve rejected the only sacrifice. Therefore, it is only God’s enemies who fall under God’s judgment and into the hands of the living God. The author is trying to persuade his Jewish audience to cross the bridge from the Old Covenant sacrifices to the New Covenant sacrifice of Jesus. In the Jewish temple, there are only dead works taking place. God will judge His people Israel if they reject the only true work: The offering of Jesus.
