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In coming to mount Sion we come to the only mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus. There is no other who can represent mankind before the Father but the one whose blood was shed on Calvary. Heb. 12:22 To some, it may seem narrow minded but the Word of the Lord makes it very plain that there is but one God and only one mediator between God and man and that is the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Tim. 2:5 In life, if at all possible we like to chose the best. His mediation is the most excellent. Excelling all others. Unique, in that it is the only one accepted before the Lord. Therefore it is the best covenant which has been founded on the better, the very best, promises. Heb. 8:6 The old dead forms have been rejected and never will be profitable for access to the Lord. Christ fulfilled the law of sacrifice for us. His sacrifice is the perfect offering for it reaches back to Adam and will be effective for the last man to repent. 1 John 2:2.
The focus of the church should be on the redemption of Jew and Gentile. Not on the re-establishment of that which the Lord has already rejected. Mt. 23:38 The church is committing a gross injustice by suggesting that the Lord will rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem and subsequently returning to that which He has rejected. Consider His words by Isaiah, where is the house that will be build unto the Lord. Isa. 66:1 All these things are the work of His hands. The person whom He is seeking is that one who is of a broken and contrite spirit and has great respect for the Word of the Lord. Isa. 66:2 Consider carefully the attitude of the Lord concerning the restoration of animal sacrifices. Isa. 66:3 Such a thing would be a stench in the nostril’s of the Lord. A return to the offering of animals would be a prime insult to the Lord Jesus and an absolute denial of His blood atonement. There is only one acceptable sacrifice. Christ Jesus was offered once for all and for eternity. Heb. 7:27.
Jesus, visiting the Temple in Jerusalem declared that one greater than the Temple was in the building, referring, of course to Himself. Mt. 12:6 The greatest act of love for time and eternity is His willingness to manifest His great love by shedding His life’s blood. John 15:13 The Lord Jesus is the architect and builder of a far greater and more perfect Tabernacle. He promises good and great things for the future eternity as well as for the here and now. His priesthood is the only one acceptable to His Father. Heb. 9:11.