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From Heaven With Love
He became the minister of the “true tabernacle, which the Lord
pitched, and not man.”
Hebrews 8:2
. Men reared the Jewish temple;
but the sanctuary above was built by no human architect. “The Man
whose name is The Branch ... shall build the temple of the Lord: ...
and He shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon His throne;
and He shall be a priest upon His throne.”
Zechariah 6:12, 13
.
The sacrificial service that had pointed to Christ passed away;
but the eyes of men were turned to the true sacrifice for the sins of
the world. The earthly priesthood ceased; but we look to Jesus, the
minister of the new covenant. “The way into the holiest of all was
not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:
... but Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a
greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, by His
own blood He entered in once into the holy place, having obtained
eternal redemption for us.”
Hebrews 9:8-12
.
“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
. Though the heavenly sanctuary and our
great High Priest would be invisible to human sight, yet the disciples
would realize no break in their communion and no diminution of
power because of the Saviour’s absence. While Jesus ministers in
the sanctuary above, He is still by His Spirit the minister of the
church on earth. His parting promise is fulfilled, “Lo, I am with
you alway, even unto the end of the world.”
Matthew 28:20
. His
energizing presence is still with His church.
“We have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the
feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we
are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of
grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of
need.”
Hebrews 4:15, 16
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