Heb 8:4-5 | MHM | STEP | v. 4 : Jesus must serve as High Priest in heaven, not on earth. If he were still on earth, he could not be a priest according to the old law, because he was not from the tribe of Levi. The old system was only a model of the real, heavenly things. Jesus fulfills what the old priests and tabernacle only symbolized—he is the true Priest in the true sanctuary, representing us before God forever (Hebrews 8:4-5 ).

‏ Hebrews 8:4-5

v. 4: Jesus must serve as High Priest in heaven, not on earth. If he were still on earth, he could not be a priest according to the old law, because he was not from the tribe of Levi. The old system was only a model of the real, heavenly things. Jesus fulfills what the old priests and tabernacle only symbolized—he is the true Priest in the true sanctuary, representing us before God forever (Hebrews 8:4-5 ^a).

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