This is a common theme running through Hebrews, that we have access now to God, and this access, through prayer, gives us such an advantage and will give us such power and help when we need it. So use this tool, because we need it. Be watchful in your prayers, it says in one place. I want to go to that one.
Prayer is a major spoke in the wheel here. It is even more important as we draw closer to the end.
This says pretty much the same thing. It gives us so many benefits, not the least of which is peace, which as we draw closer to the end of this age we're going to need. Peace between your ears I'm talking about. Contentment, and knowing that we are on the side of a faithful God.
The last days began with the arrival of Jesus Christ and John the Baptist. The prophesied Elijah appeared just before the last days began, and so he was the last and greatest of the Old Testament prophets, and his preaching turned the hearts of the fathers to the children as he prepared the way for the Messiah.
