What is the "great salvation" that the Hebrews describes? Hebrews views salvation as nothing less than the exaltation of humanity (Ch. 2 v. 5-13), and as an escape to freedom (Ch. 2 v. 14-18).
God made man in original glory, "in His own image" (Gen 1:27) and God gave him "dominion" (v. 28, KJV). That dominion was lost in the Fall, shattering God's intention. But God's love wasn’t lost in the Fall. Man was still God's concern, and so Jesus stepped down to become Man, suffering death that He might bring "many sons to glory" (Heb 2:10). This is the exaltation! In Christ, we have been lifted up to share the Jesus’s glory, becoming in Him so fully "of the same family" that we are called by Jesus Himself, "My brothers" (Ch. 2 v. 11-12).
This exaltation, puts us far above the angels to be Christ's brothers in God's family, is also our guaranteed freedom. Satan, who held the power of death, was destroyed by Christ's self-sacrifice. Now we are freed. There will still be temptations in the way. But now Christ lives as our faithful High Priest to help us when we are tempted.
I hope that this helps.
Keeping you all in my prayers,
Cainan
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