Passaic City record., 1901-06-01
GOLDEN TENT:-He ever Hveth to
make intcrceSsion for us.-Heb. 7:25.

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make intcrcession for us.-Heb. 7:25,
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The true significance of the life,
death and resurrection of the Saw
iour is the essence of the lesson
given for to-day. 1t shows that Jesus
did not finish or complete His work
when He left this world of ours. In
4 very real sense He had but begun
it. The world had wandered far
from its Maker through sin and will
ful diSobedienee. Jesus came to show
the world the way back to God. The
mission OF Jesus was TO bring all
men into intimate relations with the
all-wiSe Father To do this Jesus
came to earth TO give an example in
right living. OF noble character. He
made the sacrifice of the ages on the.
altar of human ignorance and big
otry, and then rose triumphant from
the grave in which His enemies had
put Him. But this was not enough.
While in the physical form on earth
the work of Jesus was localized. So
He ascended to the Father, sending
the Holy Spirit to instruct the hearts
and conScienceS of His followers the
world over. Nor was this enough. He
had become the sacrifice for human
sin; at the right hand of His Father
in Heaven He became the great high
priest hearing the confessions of
stumbling, falling Christians, rcceiv-
ing the repentance of those tired of
sin, and acting as mediator between
all and the great Father of whom sin
had made the world afraid. This we
take it is the central truth to be pre-
sented.
In making an analysis of the les
son we would present not alone the
lesson text as printed, but also cer-
tain. other references bearing on the
priesthood of Christ:
Christ Our High Priest. Heb. 9:11-14
His Holy Character. Heb 7:21-2S
The New Holy of Holes. Heb, 9:24-2S
Christ the MEDIATOR. Heb 1924
Christ Our High Priest.-The bet
ter priesthood of Christ is seen
in its better sanctuary (verse 1D;
its better Offering (verse 12);
its better purifying Oversees 13, 14).
The high priest among the Jews rep
resented the people before God; he
was imperfect in nature, sometimes
wicked. In contrast is Christ being
come, etc, rather "of good things
that are come" better priesthood
and offering better hope, com
plete salvation. The Jews had tab
ernacle, then a temple, great and glo-
rious, with courts, holy and most
holy place. AS the high priest passed
through the outer courts into the
holiest, so Jesus passed through the
skies into the true temple, Heaven,
far more glorious than earthly tenn
pie The Lord is the maker of the
true temple, all human works are i'm
! perfect. 1t was a Divine command to
use blood of calves, but it was a
temporary arrangement; they could
bring sins to remembrance, but
could not remove sin Q0:3). Con-
trast with the blood of animals
Jesus own blood, that OF the Son
of God, of infinite worth, procuring
eternal redemption from the power
and love of sin to life of holiness.
His Holy Character.-Christ's sin
lessness is a point not to be over
looked. The priests of the olden
time were human and faulty, often
grossly unrighteous. Into the pure
ear and heart OF Jesus our confes-
sions of trouble and trial and short
coming are safe. He loves to forgive
and bless. But not only is there
purity, but in that He was tempted
as a man like as we are tempted, sc
Christ can enter sympathetically into
all our experiences.
The New Holy of Holies.-Christ, in
contrast with the Jewish high priest
did not enter any material place con
structed by mems hands The new
holy of holes is at the very throne
of God.
Christ the Mediator.-This is an
other phase of Christ's priestly func
ton, and really the heart of the mat
ter. Sin has separated us from God
Christ, the sinless One, brings II!
again to that condition In which
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