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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Mar 21, 1911

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 38, No. 12.

Our Bible Reading

Our Great High Priest

1. What priests have ministered to men in past dispensations? Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things. Heb. 8: 5.

2. What service did the priests render? Sacrifices which they offered year by year continually. Heb. 10: 1. They first offered for their own sins and then for the people's. See Heb. 8: 3.

3. Who is our High Priest? We have such an High Priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; a minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man. Heb. 8: 1, 2. This is our Lord Jesus Christ.

4. What types were met in Him? First, the shadowy types of the Aaronic and Levitical priesthood. Every lamb which they offered was a type of the Lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the world, and every ministration which they made for sin was made in view of the greater sacrifice and the greater service of Jesus Christ our Lord.

5. Of what order was Christ? Thou art a Priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. . . . Called of God an High Priest after the order of Melchizedek. Heb. 5: 6, 10.

6. For how long a time was our Lord able to put away sin? As the great Melchizedek of the universe, even before sin entered, our Lord ministered before He came to this world. Just as long as He failed not in every test which He met, His everlasting priesthood held good. But when He became man He took upon Himself also the Melchizedek priesthood of this world lost by Adam, and became the antitype not only of the Aaronic priesthood, but became one who filled out to its fulness the Melchizedek priesthood of this world.

7. How much longer will He be Priest? He "abideth a Priest CONTINUALLY." Heb. 7: 3. But this Man, because He continueth ever, hath an UNCHANGEABLE PRIESTHOOD. Heb. 7: 24.

8. Who will be associated with Him in His eternal priesthood? And hath made us kings and priests unto God and His Father; to Him be glory and dominion forever. Rev. 1: 6. See also Rev. 5: 10.

9. Having such a Priest as this, to whom then can we come in confidence? Seeing then that we have a great High Priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an High Priest which can not 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. Heb. 4: 14-16.