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Adventistische Schriften über: "How is the designation of Christ as Mediator of the Covenant in the Letter to the Hebrews to be understood?"
Answer
Christ is described in the Letter to the Hebrews as the Mediator of a “better covenant,” which is based on better promises and is effective in the heavenly sanctuary. In contrast to the first covenant, which could not atone for sins, Christ, through His own blood, brings true redemption and the cleansing of the conscience. His mediatorial ministry restores the connection between God and humanity and enables the law of God to be written directly on the hearts of believers.
Christ as Mediator of the Better Covenant
»“But now He has received a more distinguished office, insofar as He is also the Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises. For if that first covenant had been flawless, there would have been no need for a second.” ... “He [Christ] is the Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.”«
The Efficacy of Christ's Blood for Redemption
»How much more will the blood of Christ, who offered Himself through the eternal Spirit without error to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works, to serve the living God? And therefore He is also the Mediator of the new Testament, so that through the death that occurred for the redemption from the transgressions under the first Testament, those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.«
Christ as Eternal Mediator and Priest
»From eternity He was the Mediator of the covenant, the One in whom all nations of the earth, both Jews and Gentiles, were to be blessed when they embraced Him. ... God has spoken words about Christ that are not applicable to angels. ... Yet Christ, as Mediator, is the great servant in the work of redemption.«
The Ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary
»Here the sanctuary of the new covenant is revealed. The sanctuary of the first covenant was built by humans, constructed by Moses; this one is built by the Lord, not by humans. In that sanctuary the earthly priests performed their service; in this one Christ, our great High Priest, serves at the right hand of God.«
Forgiveness under the First Covenant through Christ
»All transgressions committed under that covenant, which were forgiven, were forgiven by the power of the second covenant, whose Mediator is Christ. Although Christ's blood was not shed until hundreds of years after the first covenant, sins were forgiven whenever they were confessed. ... The two unchanging things [God's promise and oath] made Christ's sacrifice in the days of Abraham and Moses as effective as it is today.«
The Triple Role of Christ in the Type
»The priest gives us a third picture of Him in His official relationship as the appointed Mediator and Intercessor. ... When the sacrificer or the priest predominates, it each refers to Christ as Man or Christ as Mediator.«
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