What did Christ become a high priest of in Hebrews 9:11?
Hebrews 9:11 states that Christ became a high priest of good things to come. He serves by a greater and more perfect tabernacle. This priesthood is after the order of Melchizedek, not Aaron, and extends to all people, not just Jews.
Les teaches that Hebrews 9:11 identifies Christ as a high priest of good things to come, serving by a greater and more perfect tabernacle. He connects this to Melchizedek, who was a high priest forever and not a priest under the law or of the tribe of Levi. Melchizedek was a priest of all, covering the whole spectrum of the human race, so Christ is not just the high priest of the Jew but of whomever we might be. Les also notes that early that Sunday morning, when Jesus would not let Mary touch Him, He still had to immediately go into the very presence of the Father, ascending to the God of Mary. This contrasts with the earthly tabernacle Moses was instructed to build according to the pattern of the heavenly tabernacle shown on Mount Sinai.
But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
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What does 'a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands' in Hebrews 9:11 refer to?
In Hebrews 9:11 the 'greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands' is not part of this building or this creation; it is the tabernacle in heaven.