8Christ, Our

PriestPresentation about the Sabbath Schol’s lesson for

November 23th, 2013.

8Memory Text:

“Now the main point in what has beensaid is this: we have a high priest, whohas taken His seat at the right hand of thethrone of the Majesty in the heavens, a minister in the sanctuary and in the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, no man”.

Heb 8:1,2.

8Our High Priest

How are linked the priesthood of Christ and Melchisedek?

• The Bible neither register the beginning and ending of Melchizedek.

• The Melchizedek character is righteousness and peaceful(salem means peace).

• The Melchizedek priesthood is superior to Leviticalpriesthood.

• Jesus never done a sacrifice for himself, he was the mostpossible perrfect offering.

• Aaron and Melchizedek were types of Christ.

8Advocate and Intercessor

What is the Christ’s rol like advocate? Ro 8:34; 1 Joh 2:1,2.

• Before God we are sinner and imperfects.

• Noone can separate us from God’s love.

• God is for us, gave to Jesus in our stead, justifing us.

• The judgment will be for joy and jubilation of the people wholoves God.

• Parakletos is someone who appears in another’s behalf, he isJesus Christ.

• Jesus, the One who never sinned, gives his righteousness forthe sinners before God.

8Mediator

Why Christ is considered mediator? 1 Ti 2:4-6.

•The mediator’s rol was to act as arbitrator between twoparties to reach a common goal in order to inaugurate a covenant.

• Jesus Christ is the mediator of new covenant, whorestored the connection between God and the man.

• In Christ are joined the salvation and the mediation, because he is both God and human.

8Great High Priest

What are the Jesus’ qualities as the great High Priest?

• Jesus is merciful and faithful. He bestows his gifts on us, and he isloyal to his Father and to us (Heb 2:17).

• Jesus is with us. He is our Helper, lived like us (Heb 2:18; 5:2,7).

• Jesus is over us. He enjoys to preside among the saints (Heb 3:6).

• Jesus is as we are. He was tempted just as we are. In the Judean desertHe was tempted in the physical, mental, and spiritual dimensions (Heb4:15).

• Jesus is for us. He intercedes in the heavenly sanctuary for us in thepresence of God (Heb 9:24).

8The One Sacrifice

Why Jesus’ death is more important than the animal sacrifices? Heb 10:1-14.

• The purpose of earthly sanctuary service was pointing to the death and high priestly ministry of Jesus.

• The Jesus’ death shows just how bad sin really is.

• The blood of animal sacrifices couldn't take away the sins, only the Jesus’ blood and his heavenly ministry can make it.

• When the inner veil was broken, whit Jesus’ death, the earthly sanctuary service ended.

8Conclusions

•Jesus Christ is the greatest High Priest, our intercessor, we are saved for his righteousness.

•Jesus Christ came to link the sinful world with the heaven.

•Jesus is the one and truth expiatory sacrifice.