Where is the priesthood today?

Matthew 8:4

And Jesus said to him See that you tell no one ^{[invisible women]} but go your way Show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded for a testimony unto them

Comments: ^{Matthew 8:4} Priests were mediators between God and his human creation. Under the Old Covenant, Moses was the first mediator, followed by men from the tribe of Levi (descended from Moses’ brother, Aaron), who were appointed as priests of Yahweh and offered sacrifices for the people. After Jesus’ death and resurrection, that priesthood was done away with, and there remained only one mediator between God and mortals—Jesus, who was the sacrifice that ended all sacrifice. At his resurrection, the priesthood of believers was born ^{1 Peter 2:5-9}.^. Today, every believer is their own priest, offering sacrifices of praise to our God. And there is only one High Priest—The man, Christ Jesus, the Captain of our Faith.

Jocelyn Andersen is the author of several non-fiction books, including, Redemption: Bible Prophecy Simplified, a Study of HOPE.

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