Revelation 3:21 “To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.” He is our Advocate, because He pleads our case. Jesus is our representative before the Father. He said “It is finished”, and went to heaven to be with the Father. His 6 hours on the cross, was His 6 days of work, for all of mankind. We mentioned that Jesus is seated at the right hand of God the Father, because His work is done. Our High Priest is Jesus Christ, who carried His precious blood to the throne of God. Moses had been warned of God that every detail must be exact as the one God had shown Moses. The heavenly Tabernacle was not made with human hands. The fact is that “we have” (current possession), a superior High-Priest, Jesus Christ, who is the fulfillment of all that was foreshadow in the Old Testament.Īs we said, in the last lesson, The Tabernacle in the wilderness was a model of the one in heaven. “Of the things”: Here the writer arrived at his central message. Hebrews 8:1 “Now of the things which we have spoken the sum: We have such a high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens ” Verses 8:1-5: A brief description of Jesus’ priesthood in the heavenly sanctuary, which is better than Aaron’s because He serves in a better sanctuary (verses 1-5 9:1-12).
31:31-34), and its contrast to the Old Covenant of Law. Verses 8:1 – 1:18 This entire section is an exposition of the New Covenant promised (in Jer.