SEV Biblia, Chapter 10:27
sino una horrenda esperanza de juicio, y hervor de fuego que ha de devorar a los adversarios.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Hebrew 10:27
Verse 27. A certain fearful looking for of judgment] From this it is evident that God will pardon no man without a sacrifice for sin; for otherwise, as Dr. Macknight argues, it would not follow, from there remaining to apostates no more sacrifice for sin, that there must remain to them a dreadful expectation of judgment. And fiery indignation] kai purov zhlov? A zeal, or fervour of fire; something similar to the fire that came down from heaven and destroyed Korah and his company; Num. xvi. 35.
Probably the apostle here refers to the case of the unbelieving Jews in general, as in chap. vi to the dreadful judgment that was coming upon them, and the burning up their temple and city with fire. These people had, by the preaching of Christ and his apostles, received the knowledge of the truth. It was impossible that they could have witnessed his miracles and heard his doctrine without being convinced that he was the Messiah, and that their own system was at an end; but they rejected this only sacrifice at a time when God abolished their own: to that nation, therefore, there remained no other sacrifice for sin; therefore the dreadful judgment came, the fiery indignation was poured out, and they, as adversaries, were devoured by it.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 27. But a certain fearful looking for of judgment , etc..] Either of some outward visible judgment in this life, which sometimes falls on such persons; or of the particular judgment which immediately follows after death; or of the universal judgment, after the resurrection, and the dreadful sentence of condemnation which will then pass, and be immediately executed; and which will be done by Christ, and according to truth, and in strict justice; it is certain, and there will be no escaping it, for it will be general. Now there is in this life an expectation in men of a future judgment, and in wicked men it is a fearful one; it is dreaded by them, and more especially in such men before described, when their consciences are awakened; it is a very dreadful one, inexpressibly so: and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries ; which is to be understood, not of the fire of purgatory, for this is after judgment, that is pretended to be before it; this devours, that only purges, according to the Papists; this is for adversaries, that, as is supposed, is for friends: but perhaps some fiery judgment, expressive of the wrath and indignation of God, such as befell Sodom and Gomorrah, the two sons of Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and the men that rose up with Korah against Moses and Aaron: or rather the fire of hell, which is not corporeal and material, but is the wrath of God let down into the conscience; which shows the vile nature of sin, the strictness of God's justice, and the intolerableness of future punishment: and this is said to devour the adversaries; not only open ones, but secret, underhanded enemies, as the word here signifies; as such apostates are, before described, to God, and Christ, and the Spirit; to the Gospel, its doctrine, discipline, and ordinances; and to the children of God, and to the power of godliness in them: and with the fire of God's wrath they shall be devoured; not so as to be annihilated, but shall be eternally destroyed, both soul and body; that is, everlastingly punished, or punished with everlasting destruction.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 26-31 - The exhortations against apostacy and to perseverance, are urged by many strong reasons. The sin here mentioned is a total and fina falling away, when men, with a full and fixed will and resolution despise and reject Christ, the only Saviour; despise and resist the Spirit, the only Sanctifier; and despise and renounce the gospel, the only way of salvation, and the words of eternal life. Of thi destruction God gives some notorious sinners, while on earth, a fearfu foreboding in their consciences, with despair of being able to endur or to escape it. But what punishment can be sorer than to die withou mercy? We answer, to die by mercy, by the mercy and grace which the have despised. How dreadful is the case, when not only the justice of God, but his abused grace and mercy call for vengeance! All this doe not in the least mean that any souls who sorrow for sin will be shu out from mercy, or that any will be refused the benefit of Christ' sacrifice, who are willing to accept these blessings. Him that comet unto Christ, he will in no wise cast out.
Greek Textus Receptus
φοβερα 5398 δε 1161 τις 5100 εκδοχη 1561 κρισεως 2920 και 2532 πυρος 4442 ζηλος 2205 εσθιειν 2068 5721 μελλοντος 3195 5723 τους 3588 υπεναντιους 5227
Vincent's NT Word Studies
27. But a certain fearful looking for (fobera de tiv ekdoch). Rend. "a kind of fearful expectation." jEkdoch N.T.o , o LXX.
Fiery indignation (purov zhlov). For zhlov see on Jas. iii. 14. The radical idea of the word is ferment of spirit (zein to boil; see Acts xviii. 25; Rom. xii. 11). This idea takes on different aspects in zhlov, as indignation, Acts v. 17; zeal, John ii. 17; Rom. x. 2; 2 Cor. vii. 7; xi. 2; Philip. iii. 6; envy, Rom. xiii. 13; 1 Cor. iii. 3; Galatians v. 20. In the last sense often with epiv strife. The phrase fiery indignation, lit. indignation of fire (N.T.o ) is an adaptation from Isa. xxvi. 11. The adversaries (touv upenantiouv). Only here and Col. ii. 14. Often in LXX.
