The Priesthood of Christ.—Jesus Christ our Lord is never said to be a priest after the order of Levi, but "after the order of Melchizedek." That is, He is not a Levitical priest, but a Melchizedek priest. The Melchizedek who met Abraham was not a type of Christ, in the sense of a shadow or figure, but he was a priest in that order as Christ is a priest in that order, preeminent, of course. The Levitical priest typified the priesthood of Christ in service for a sinful world, existing wholly because of man's necessities, having to do with the putting away of sin only, while the Melchizedek priesthood is adaptable to all conditions, times, and exigencies. It has respect, not only to the conditions that now are, but to all that are to come. Christ hath an everlasting, royal priesthood. His saved sons and daughters are kings and priests unto Him forever.