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ghravskon adds a new thought. When that which is temporal has existed a long time it draws to its natural end. So Theophylact: oujk ajkaivrw" katevpausen hJ neva th;n palaia;n ajlla; dia; to; gh'ra" ...
ejgg. ajfanismou' ] nigh unto vanishing away , Latt. prope interitum. The word ajfanismov" is singularly frequent in the LXX. of Jeremiah as the

representative of hM;v' , H9014 and hm;m;v] , H9039. It is used, for example, of

Babylon Jer. 51:2 ff. (28:26 ff.). The verb ajfanivzein occurs in several interesting connexions: Matt. 6:16, 19 f.; James 4:14; Acts 13:41 (LXX). F OR EJGGUV " SEE H EB . 6:8.

F OR A TIME THE CONTINUANCE OF THE T EMPLE SERVICES GAVE TO THE O LD O RDER AN OUTWARD SEMBLANCE OF ENDURING REALITY EVEN AFTER IT WAS ESSENTIALLY ABROGATED BY FULFILMENT .

A DDITIONAL N OTE ON H EBREWS 8:1. C HRIST THE H IGH - PRIEST AND THE

H IGHPRIEST -K ING .

T HE STUDENT WILL FIND IT OF DEEP INTEREST TO TRACE THROUGH THE E PISTLE THE GRADUAL UNFOLDING OF THE THOUGHT OF C HRIST ' S TWO OFFICES , CONCENTRATED IN ONE P ERSON , AND TO CONSIDER THE VIEW WHICH IS GIVEN OF THE TWOFOLD RELATION IN WHICH H E IS SHEWN TO STAND TO H IS PEOPLE AS H IGH -

PRIEST AND AS K ING . C OMPARE A DDITIONAL N OTE ON 2:17. T HE DOUBLE THOUGHT IS INDICATED PLAINLY IN THE I NTRODUCTION : 1:3 KAQARISMON TWN AMARTIWN POIHSAVMENO " EJKAVQISEN EJN DEXIA TH '" MEGALWSUVNH " EJN UYHLOI '" : THE COMPLETED A TONEMENT IS FOLLOWED BY THE ASSUMPTION OF THE R OYAL THRONE . T HE IDEA OF PRIESTHOOD AND HIGH - PRIESTHOOD IS THEN DEVELOPED ; AND IN 7:1 FF . THE TYPE OF M ELCHIZEDEK IS BROUGHT FORWARD TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT G OD HAD DESIGNED FOR MAN SOMETHING BEYOND THAT WHICH WAS REALISED IN A BRAHAM , AND STILL MORE BEYOND THAT WHICH WAS REALISED IN THE L EVITICAL ORDER .

T HIS TYPE OF M ELCHIZEDEK IS DECLARED TO BE FULFILLED IN THE ASCENDED C HRIST , 8:1 TOIOUTON ECOMEN AJRCIEREVA , O }" EJKAVQISEN EJN DEXIA TH '" MEGALWSUVNH " EJN TOI '" OUJRANOI '" ( COMP . 7:16 F .; 27).

A ND C HRIST AS K ING , HAVING OFFERED ONE SACRIFICE FOR SINS FOR EVER , WAITS UPON H IS THRONE FOR THE COMPLETE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOVEREIGNTY WHICH H E HAS FINALLY WON ( COMP . J OHN 16:33 NENIVKHKA ): 10:11-
14.

I N THESE PASSAGES THE TWO OFFICES ARE PLACED IN THE CLOSEST CONNEXION ; AND THE S ESSION OF C HRIST ON THE RIGHT HAND OF G OD IS , WITH ONE EXCEPTION (1:13), ALWAYS CONNECTED WITH THE FULFILMENT OF PRIESTLY WORK (1:3; 8:1; 10:12; 12:2).

T HUS IT IS PLAINLY SHEWN THAT AS H IGH - PRIEST C HRIST FULFILLED TWO TYPES ; AND WE MUST THEREFORE DISTINGUISH TWO ASPECTS OF H IS H IGH - PRIESTLY WORK : (1) AS THE FULFILMENT OF THE L EVITICAL H IGH - PRIESTHOOD ; AND
(2) AS THE FULFILMENT OF THE ROYAL H IGH - PRIESTHOOD OF M ELCHIZEDEK , THE FIRST BEFORE H IS S ESSION ( AS H IGH - PRIEST ), AND THE SECOND AFTER H IS
S ESSION ( AS H IGH - PRIEST -K ING ).

A S H IGH - PRIEST BEFORE H IS S ESSION , FULFILLING THE TYPE OF A ARON , C HRIST (1) ‘ OFFERED H IMSELF ’ (7:27 EAUTON AJNENEVGKA " ; 8:3; 9:14 EAUTON PROSHVNEGKEN ; 9:26 DIA TH '" QUSIVA " AUJTOU ; 10:10-12 DIA TH '" PROSFORA '" TOU SWVMATO " I. C. ... MIVAN PROSENEVGKA " QUSIVAN ); AND (2) H E ENTERED INTO THE


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