The New Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom, Student Workbook, SW13

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T H E N E W T E S T A M E N T W I T N E S S T O C H R I S T A N D H I S K I N G D O M

Messiah Jesus: Fulfillment of the Old Testament Types (continued)

Contrast Between Aaron’s and Melchizedek’s Priesthood

Nature of the Order

The Order of Aaron’s Levitical Priesthood

The Order of Messiah Jesus’ Priesthood (Melchizedek’s Priesthood)

Eternal priesthood Heb. 7.21-23

Consecration Temporal and fading

Fallible, vulnerable to sin

Sinless and perfect Heb. 7.26

Priest

Unchangeable priesthood Heb. 7.24

Priesthood

Changeable

Continual offering of sacrifice

Secured an eternal redemption once for all Heb. 9.12, 26

Ministry

Perfect representation between God and humankind Heb. 2.14-18

Imperfect representation

Mediation

Unable and insufficient to take the sin of the offenders away

Offered a single sacrifice for sin for all time Heb. 10.11-12

Sacrifice

Was interrupted by weakness and death

Always lives to make intercession for us Heb. 7.25

Intercession