Hebrews 7 shows how Jesus is our perfect and eternal high priest of an order greater than the Old Testament priesthood. "Melchizedek was a priest who received tithes from Abraham... and remains a priest forever like the Son of God... unlike the Levitical priests whose priesthood ended at death, Jesus remains a priest forever... for it is declared (in Psalm 110:4) You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek... and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God... The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind: You are a priest forever... Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant... and because Jesus lives forever he has a permanent priesthood... and He is able to save all who come to Him... and he lives to intercede for them... such a high priest meets our need... he is holy, blameless and set above the heavens... and he sacrificed for sins once for all when he offered himself... for God has appointed the Son who has been made perfect forever".
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