[b-hebrew] Daniel 6:27 (time indefinite) II
Awohili at aol.com
Awohili at aol.com
Sat Nov 19 13:24:57 EST 2005
Not really. According to Christian thinking (or at least New Testament
thinking), Jesus does not continue the Levitical priesthood.
Hebrews 7:11, 13-17: (Jewish New Testament, by David H. Stern) "Therefore,
if it had been possible to reach the goal through the system of cohanim derived
from L'vi (since in connection with it, the people were given the Torah),
what need would there have been for another, different kind of cohen, the one
spoken of as to be compared with Malki-Tzedek and not to be compared with
Aharon...The one about whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from
which no one has ever served at the altar, for everyone knows that our Lord
arose out of Y'hudah, and that Moshe said nothing about this tribe when he
spoke about cohanim. It becomes even clearer if a 'different kind of cohen,'
one like Malki-Tzedek, arises, one who became a cohen not by virtue of a rule
in the Torah concerning physical descent, but by virtue of the power of an
indestructible life. For it is stated, 'You are a cohen forever, to be
compared with Malki-Tzedek.'"
Thus, the priesthood that Jesus is said to perpetuate is not the Levitical
priesthood.
Solomon Landers
Hebrews 8:
In a message dated 11/19/2005 8:49:49 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
K0434995 at kingston.ac.uk writes:
However, even the levitical priesthood lasts for ever in Christian thinking
as Jesus is viewed as its highpriest. So it is difficult to find even one
example with future reference that does not last forever.
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