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02/03/2026

Let’s Reason Together
By Alton Norman
The Main Point (4)

“Now the main point of the things we are saying (is this) we have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of Majesty in the heavens, a Minister of the sanctuary and the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched, and not man” (Hebrews 8:1, 2).
Jesus our High Priest after the order of Melchizedek replaced the priesthood of Aaron and changed the Law of Moses with the new covenant (Hebrews 7:12, 22; 10:5-9). He offered His own blood as a sacrifice for sin and thereby obtained eternal redemption for mankind (Hebrews 9:12). But notice the last part of the main point: “…who is seated at the right hand of the throne of Majesty in the heavens, a Minister of the sanctuary and the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched, and not man” (Hebrews 8:1, 2).
Jesus completed His work on earth and with His dying breath said, “It is finished” (John 19:30). Jesus finished His work on earth, ascended back into heaven (Acts 1:9). But Jesus is our High Priest. What does He do now, and where does He serve? Jesus is currently “seated at the right hand of the throne of Majesty in the heavens” (Hebrews 8:2), or “the right hand of God” (Hebrews 10:12). And He serves in “the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched, not man” (Hebrews 8:2). When Moses built the Old Testament tabernacle, he was told “See that you make it according to the pattern shown you on the mountain” (Exodus 25:40; 26:30). So, men built the Old Testament tabernacle with their own hands. But Jesus serves in a “greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is not of this creation. Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption” (Hebrews 9:11, 12).
The main point: Jesus our High Priest serves us from heaven itself; by His blood He redeemed us, and He ever lives to make intercession for us (1 Timothy 2:5, 6). Hallelujah!
Thank you for reasoning with me.

02/03/2026

Let’s Reason Together
By Alton Norman
The Main Point (3)

The main point of the book of Hebrews is we have a New and Better High Priest than those established by Moses in the Old Testament (Hebrews 8:1). And Since Jesus is a High Priest after the order of Melchizedek, He is the mediator of a new and better covenant (Hebrews 7:12; 8:6). The Law of Moses, the old covenant has been changed, and we live under the New Covenant of Jesus today.
Having established that Jesus is our High Priest, the writer goes on to say, “For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore, it is necessary that this One (Jesus) also have something to offer” (Hebrews 8:3). The high priests under the Old Covenant offered animal sacrifices to God on behalf of the people; but what did Jesus our High Priest have to offer? Jesus offered something better than the blood of animals; that blood could never take away our sins (Hebrews 10:4, 11). So, Jesus offered His own blood: “But this Man (Jesus) after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God…for by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified”, and with His own blood Jesus has obtained eternal redemption (Hebrews 10:12, 14; 9:12).
Redemption is not available to those who follow the Law of Moses because “it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins” (Hebrews 10:4). The priest under Moses’ Law stood daily “offering sacrifices repeatedly thee same sacrifices which can never take away sins. But this Man (Jesus), after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever sat down at the right hand of God” (Hebrews 10:11, 12). Jesus, the High Priest after the order of Melchizedek brought the New Covenant, offered His own blood, and provides the forgiveness of our sins (Hebrews 10:16-18; 8:6-13).
The main point of Hebrews is, Jesus “is the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). The blood of bulls and goats could not do that!
Thank you for reasoning with me.

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