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b'My grandfather died during my sophomore year in high school. He did not have much in the way of material possessions. Therefore, when he died, each member of the family received certain items that do not amount to much in financial terms but are priceless in an emotional sense. The only bad side to receiving an inheritance, no matter how large or little, is that someone must die first. The author of Hebrews labors to make this point in the passage we study next. In the latter half of chapter nine, the author mentions a "promised eternal inheritance" that is set aside for "those who are called" (9:15). However, the only way these individuals can receive this incredible prize is for a certain death to occur.'