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Christ, Our Great High Priest

The Person of Christ is the central theme of scripture. He is the heartbeat of revelation and the appointed means of the fulfillment of divine objective. In the words of John, "The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy" (Rev 19:10) At least eleven times, Jesus is called the believers High Priest. Each reference is foundational and is unequivocally associated with salvation. This situation requires that those in Christ achieve a satisfactory level of understanding in this area. If Christ's High Priestly role is considered by God to be critical to salvation, no person can afford to be deficient in his understanding of it. The remarkable lack of knowledge concerning both the concept and ministry of a high priest may very well account for some of the less-than-ideal conditions in the religious community. If this assessment is true, then many of these conditions may be resolved by shedding light on this intriguing area of the ministry of Christ.