There are priests but there is a priest, one like no other,
so special, did I say so nay too special, far above all others, the priest of
humanity, here are edges that makes him so and also priest of all humanity:
past, present and future.
(a)
Duration: all Priests: past, present and future
have a lifespan, expiry date, an end they could not do anything about. Heb 7:23
says and they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to
continue by reason of death, Heb 9:27a says and it is appointed unto men once to
die. But the priesthood of Jesus is ageless timeless borderless and forever. Heb
7:24 says but this man because he continueth ever hath an unchangeable
priesthood.
(b)
Nature:
His priesthood is perfect, Heb 7:27 says who needeth not daily as those high
priest to offer sacrifices first for His own sins. The first sacrifice that
priests offers is for their own sins, this isn’t the case with Priest Jesus.1
John 3:5 says and ye know He was manifested to take away our sin and in Him is
no sin. Heb 12:24 says And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant and to the
blood of sprinkling that speaketh better things than the blood of Abel, the
reason for speaking better thing is that the blood is the life of God. Lev
17:14a says for it is the life of all flesh, the blood of it is for the life thereof,
saying by implication that blood is life. Hence the blood of God is the life of
God and it is sinless and perfect.
(c)
Object of sacrifice: Heb 9:14 says how much more
shall the blood of Christ who through the eternal spirit offered himself
without spot to God. Other priest’s has objects of sacrifice or medium of
worship outside themselves but he willingly used Himself as the object. John
10:17-18 therefore doth my father love me, because I lay down my life that I
might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I
have power to lay it down and I have power to take it again.
(d)
Once for all: Heb 7:27 says who needeth not
daily as those high priests to offer up sacrifices, first for his own sins and
then for the people’s, for He did it once and is potent for sin commited
through all ages: Past, present and future. Thank you our priest.
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