“There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.”
There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God — the affirmation of a sabbath-rest for the people of God declares that eschatological rest is the inheritance of believers. This rest transcends the old covenant's sabbath observance and points to the eternal Sabbath of God's presence.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 4:9
“There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.” Whence [does this appear]? From the exhortation, “Harden not your hearts”: for if there were no rest, these exhortations would not have been given. Neither would they have been exhorted not to do the same things [with the Jews] lest they should suffer the same things, unless they were about to suffer the same. But how were they who were in possession of Palestine about to suffer the same things [i.e. exclusion from the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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