What would you do if someone
challenged what you knew to be true? The Jewish believers struggled
greatly after their conversion to Christ because they still wanted
to offer sacrifices at the temple in Jerusalem, and even though they
had been convinced by the Holy Spirit that Jesus of Nazareth was the
Messiah, it was still hard for them to accept the fact that He was
the Son of God. Many believed Jesus was the Messiah but they also
wanted to hang on to the temple rituals. Paul told them Jesus was
the high priest of a new eternal priesthood that had taken the place
of the Levitical priesthood, which will never return again.
When the Antichrist comes to power, many Christian Zionists will
ignore Paul's words and believe that the rebuilding of the temple
and the restoration of the Levitical priesthood to be the work of
God. We would do well to read the words and heed them so we will
have discernment and not be taken in by the works of Satan. God's
words are irrevocable and our salvation is secure because we have an
anchor in heaven that is none other than Jesus Christ. |
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