“But now hath he (our eternal High Priest Jesus Christ) obtained a more excellent ministry (than the high priests of the Old Covenant), by how much also he is the Mediator of A BETTER COVENANT which was established upon BETTER PROMISES” (See Hebrew 8:6). Jesus Christ is called “High Priest” in the Book of Hebrews twelve times. (See Hebrews 2:17; Hebrews 3:1; Hebrews 4:14 and 15; Hebrews 5:5 and 10; Hebrews 6:20; Hebrews 7:26 and 28; Hebrews 8:1; Hebrews 9:11 and Hebrews 10:21). And in Hebrews 6:20, we are told that “Jesus (is) made an High Priest FOR EVER…”
Jesus said “All things are delivered unto me of my Father, and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father. Neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whosoever the Son will reveal Him” (See Matthew 11:27). Only divine revelation can suffice to reveal to any human mind the identities of God the Father and Jesus Christ. Careful searching of the scriptures alone will not be sufficient. This posting will not suffice either unless the Holy Spirit is illuminating the mind of the reader to comprehend what is written herein.
One of the better promises of the New Covenant is that we have an eternal High Priest with whom “all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of Him with whom we have to do” Hebrews 4:13. He understands our problems and our situation completely, totally, utterly. He knows our hangups, our stumbling blocks, our inherent shortcomings, and He knows how to resolve and assist us to total victory in each and every instance of difficulty we might face! He was “tempted in all points like as we are!” (Hebrews 4:15). He knows the way out firsthand. “Let us come boldly unto the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need,” winning the victory every single time with each and every temptation to sin. (Hebrews 4:16). “And being made perfect (by resisting each and every temptation to sin), He became the Author of eternal salvation unto all them THAT OBEY HIM!” (Hebrews 5:9). Having been perfect in the spirit throughout all eternity past, He became perfect in the flesh when taking upon Himself the nature of mortal man and continuing to resist temptation throughout every moment of His earthly existence! Lucifer failed in the spirit and will continue to fail until that moment when he is eternally judged in the age to come.
Christ’s Aged Servant (Galatians 1:10-12),
Donald Wiley