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of the Levites but of Judah. But the Psalm- has prepared a heavenly home for you and
ist already prophesied that the Levitical me. This does not mean that every time a
priesthood would come to an end. Indeed, soul is saved, Christ adds another dwell-
it must! After the order of Melchizedek, ing place to the Father’s house. When
a priest would arrive, David’s Lord, and the Lord Jesus told His disciples He was
inaugurate that priesthood when He sat going away, He spoke of His departure
at God’s right hand. That Priest was none as including His death, resurrection and
other than our ascended Lord Jesus Christ. ascension. Thus, the way He prepared our
The first hint that the Levitical priest- home in heaven was by His death, resur-
hood had terminated was the tearing of rection and ascension. And now exalted in
the temple veil when the Lord Jesus died glory, He is there doing so much for His
(Mat 27:51). Now risen and ascended as people. His “going away” (Joh 16:7) has
our Great High Priest, “He always lives indeed been to our advantage! Thank God
to make intercession” (Heb 7:25 ESV) for for our ascended Savior and Lord!
us. Because Christ ascended, He became Lamb of God! Thou now art seated
our High Priest in heaven. “Seeing then High upon Thy Father’s throne;
that we have a great high priest, that is All Thy gracious work completed,
passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of All Thy mighty vict’ry won.
God, let us hold fast our profession. For
we have not an high priest which cannot Every knee in heaven is bending
be touched with the feeling of our infirmi- To the Lamb for sinners slain;
ties; but was in all points tempted like as Every voice and harp is swelling,
we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore “Worthy is the Lamb to reign.”
come boldly unto the throne of grace, that
we may obtain mercy, and find grace to Lord, in all Thy pow’r and glory,
help in time of need” (Heb 4:14-16). Still Thy thoughts and eyes are here,
Watching o’er Thy ransomed people
He Has Prepared Our Home in To Thy gracious heart so dear.
Heaven Thou for us art interceding,
The Savior said in John 14, “There are Everlasting is Thy love;
many rooms in My Father’s house …. And a blessed rest preparing
I am going away to prepare a place for In the Father’s house above. 3
you” (vv2-3 ISV). The Carpenter from
Nazareth, who likely built homes on earth, 3 James G. Deck (1802–1884)

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