Key-word, “Kept;” Key-verse, 21, 24.-This, the last of the epistles, mainly addresses Hebrew converts, and hence assumes the familiarity of the reader with Old Testament history. It is a warning against apostasy. Faith makes faithful saints, who, contending for the faith and persevering, are preserved by grace and presented in glory. The contrast is marked between those who kept not their first estate and are kept for judgment, and those who keep themselves and are kept from falling. [p. 143] HBS 45.7