Thursday, April 26, 2012


Heb 7:20-25 "And it was not without an oath. For those who formerly became priests were made such without an oath, but this one was made a priest with an oath by the one who said to him: "The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, 'You are a priest forever. This makes Jesus the guarantor of a better covenant. The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them." 


Jesus is the giver of and the guarantee of the oath of God. He was before and remains after the oath, born in the likeness of humanity and resurrected as the perfect man. The guarantee is His suffering, death and resurrection. Now He lives forever giving full access to the life and righteousness of God. He has been made perfect, complete as our promise fulfilled.


Heb 7:26-28  "For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself. For the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever."


So the point of this is that the tabernacle and the other things that foreshadowed what God planned and has accomplished for us. His redemptive plan is overshadowed now by the life, ministry, death, resurrection and glorification of Jesus Christ. He is beside the Father, there is no need for the earthly things that pointed to His coming and our salvation, it has been accomplished and we can go directly into God's presence because Jesus is there. He is Absolute Love.


Heb 8:1,2  "Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, a minister in the holy places, in the true tent that the Lord set up, not man." 


Listen, you don't need to continually bring a sacrifice, the sacrifice has been made. The sacrifice of Jesus was perfect and final. The only pattern to follow now is the pattern of the Word made flesh, Jesus, Isa Al Masih, Yeshua Messiah, He is Yahweh manifested in flesh. He is the Absolute Love.


Heb 8:3-5  "For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; thus it is necessary for this priest also to have something to offer. Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, since there are priests who offer gifts according to the law.  They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things. For when Moses was about to erect the tent, he was instructed by God, saying, "See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain." 


So, here is the conclusion, the promise is better because it is completed, perfected in Christ. No more going back again and again to cover over our sins, our sins are blotted out, we are redeemed and the covenant has been made eternal. Now the ministry of Christ is fully effectual bringing about the purposes of God within you. 


Heb 8:6  "But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises." 


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