Chapter 5—Perpetual Intercession
The incense, ascending with the prayers of Israel, represents the
merits and intercession of Christ, His perfect righteousness, which
through faith is imputed to His people, and which can alone make the
worship of sinful beings acceptable to God. Before the veil of the most
holy place, was an altar of perpetual intercession, before the holy, an
altar of continual atonement. By blood and by incense, God was to be
approached—symbols pointing to the great Mediator, through whom
sinners may approach Jehovah, and through whom alone mercy and
salvation can be granted to the repentant, believing soul.—
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and Prophets, 353
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In the service of the Jewish priesthood we are continually reminded
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of the sacrifice and intercession of Christ. All who come to Christ today
are to remember that His merit is the incense that mingles with the
prayers of those who repent of their sins and receive pardon and mercy
and grace. Our need of Christ’s intercession is constant.—
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