And then the author directs our gaze to the other, perfect image that shimmers with bright colors. 54 Peter followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest.

FEAST OF JESUS CHRIST, THE ETERNAL AND HIGH PRIEST (1st Thursday after Pentecost).

He never sinned but was holy, blameless, and pure – unlike you and me.

The Lord has sworn an oath and he will not retract: you are a priest for ever, in the line of Melchisedech. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him, and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. In these verses, God calls each of us to come boldly before the throne of grace to obtain mercy and to find help in our time of need from Jesus, our High Priest. Reference to what has gone before is perceptible throughout this verse. There he sat with the guards and warmed himself at the fire. Jesus the Great High Priest 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. Jesus is considered the High Priest because He has executed two main roles: He went to the Father as an intercessor like the High Priest and asked for the forgiveness of our sins, through His sacrifice. It shows us Jesus the high priest, who offered up himself as the perfect sacrifice, once and for all (see Hebrews 9:12, 10:14).

Nor do you understand that it is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish." Melchizedek the Priest - This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. Jesus stood in the gap where the common man cannot.

Caiaphas, the high priest that year, was the first to suggest that Jesus should die, saying, "You know nothing at all. Therefore, continue to hold on in faith believing in everything He secured on the cross for you. (Luke 2:42, 47) Some of Annas’ sons later served as high priest, and now his son-in-law Caiaphas holds that position.While Jesus is at the home of Annas, Caiaphas has time to assemble the Sanhedrin. He became a “merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, and to make reconciliation for the sins of the people,” (Hebrews 2:17). This is a Roman Catholic moveable liturgical feast celebrated annually on the first Thursday after Pentecost. Exodus 28:32 forbade the tearing of the high priest’s robe. 53 They took Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests, elders and teachers of the law came together. Jesus, the Great High Priest So far we have come to know Jesus more deeply as Immanuel, the Alpha and Omega, our King, and the mighty Lamb. Jesus the perfect high priest.

The New Testament book of Hebrews uses the term "high priest" sixteen times; in ten of those instances Jesus Christ is explicitly or implicitly identified as the office holder (e.g. 14 Therefore, since we have such a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess. Not only is this dying man Israel’s true king: he is also the high priest who accomplishes his high-priestly ministry precisely in this hour of his most extreme dishonor.” Fourthly, John 19:24 tells us that the soldiers did not tear Jesus’ robe. Hebrews 4:15,16 describes Jesus Christ as the High Priest who can be touched with the feelings of our infirmities, a truth that has been a comfort to believers throughout the centuries. Verse 1. Once Jesus is bound like a common criminal, he is led to Annas, who was the high priest when young Jesus amazed the teachers at the temple. This cold pronouncement kicked off plans for Jesus… His blood which was spilled for the atonement of our sins. - Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus (Ξριστὸν before Ἰησοῦν is ill supported, and to be rejected from the text). He offered Himself as the sacrifice for our sins. But linking these all together is another unique role that Jesus fulfills as He meets the unblemished perfection of God’s high standards. Hebrews 3:1; 4:14; and 9:11).

Jesus as the High Priest.