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A Conqueror Claiming His Victory, March 9
Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his
brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in
things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the
people. Hebrews 2:17.
Of the high priest of Israel we read, “Aaron shall bear the names of the
children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he
goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the Lord continually”
(Exodus 28:29). What a beautiful and expressive figure this is of the
unchanging love of Christ for His church! Our great High Priest, of whom
Aaron was a type, bears His people upon His heart.... Christ as the great
high priest, making a perfect atonement for sin, stands alone in divine
majesty and glory. Other high priests were only types, and when He
appeared, the need of their services vanished .... Let human beings, subject
to temptation, remember that in the heavenly courts they have a high priest
who is touched with the feeling of their infirmities, because He Himself
was tempted, even as they are.12
Christ is the minister of the true tabernacle, the high priest of all who
believe in Him as a personal Saviour, and His office no other can take. He
is the high priest of the church....
Christ offered up His broken body to purchase back God’s heritage,
to give man another trial. “Wherefore he is able also to save them to
the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make
intercession for them” (Hebrews 7:25). By His spotless life, His obedience,
His death on the cross of Calvary, Christ interceded for the lost race. And
now, not as a mere petitioner does the Captain of our salvation intercede
for us, but as a conqueror claiming His victory. His offering is complete,
and as our intercessor He executes His self-appointed work, holding be-
fore God the censer containing His own spotless merits and the prayers,
confessions, and thanksgiving of His people. Perfumed with the fragrance
of His righteousness, these ascend to God as a sweet savor. The offering is
wholly acceptable, and pardon covers all transgression.13 [75]
12The Review and Herald, March 17, 1903.
13Signs of the Times, February 14, 1900.
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