Hebrews 9:11
“But Christ came as High Priest of the coming good things, with a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made by human hands, that is, not of this world…”
Luke 20:35–36
“But those who are considered worthy to attain that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; for they cannot die anymore, for they are like angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.”
Reflection
To understand the true priesthood of Christ, we must remember that God has made us a nation of priests and has given us authority as kings and priests in His image. This priesthood is not just symbolic; it connects us with the coming goods, the spiritual riches that Christ administers from heaven.
Our human mind tends to project the future as if the coming times were uncertain. But the author of Hebrews, over 2,000 years ago, spoke of these realities that are already available to those found worthy.
When we study the resurrection, we see that Jesus announced the era of God’s glory through resurrection. Luke 20 speaks of the children of the resurrection, those who reach the fullness of life in God’s kingdom. This is not just a future promise, but a call to live in the resurrection state even while on earth.
Hebrews teaches that Christ is the High Priest of a tabernacle not made of this world. This means that access to the coming goods depends on our participation in the heavenly, not the earthly. To attain the coming age is to enter the kingdom of God and experience resurrection life, a state where our earthly life aligns with God’s eternal dimensions.
This is why Paul said he considered everything else as rubbish in order to attain the resurrection. Everything the world values is temporary; the eternal is obtained when we recognize our position in the priesthood of Christ and seek the coming goods above all else.
Meditation for Today
Pause and reflect:
Am I living only for the visible and temporary, or am I seeking the coming goods in Christ?
Does my life reflect that I belong to a heavenly priesthood, a nation of kings and priests?
Am I willing to consider worldly values as rubbish in order to live in the resurrection state here and now?
Prayer
Lord Jesus,
thank You for the priesthood You have given us.
Help me to understand and live in the coming goods You have prepared.
May my heart and mind be aligned with the eternal,
and may my life reflect the glory of Your kingdom, not the temporal values of the world.
Amen.