一、永久为祭司（来7:3，23，25）
照基督的工作和职事，在希伯来书里从地转到天。从一-六章末了，主要的是启示基督在地上的工作，由亚伦的祭司职分所预表。从七章开始，揭示基督照着麦基洗德的等次在天上的职事。这一段是完成的话，给我们看见天上的基督如何在天上的帐幕里尽职事。祂的洗罪，是由亚伦的工作所预表，而祂坐在高处至尊至大者的右边，乃是照着麦基洗德的等次。
亚伦的工作所预表，祂在地上十字架上的工作，乃是使我们的罪得赦免。祂在天上宝座上的职事，乃是供应我们，使我们胜过罪。祂的十字架拯救我们脱离埃及，祂的宝座带我们进入迦南。希伯来的信徒已有分于祂在十字架上的工作，现今他们必须竭力往前，享受祂在宝座上的职事。
在创世记里，所有重要的人物都有族谱，惟独麦基洗德没有。在神圣的著作中，圣灵主宰的不记载他时日之始，和他生命之终，使他得以正确的预表基督是那永远的一位，永久作我们的大祭司。这就如约翰福音所陈明的，神的儿子是永远的，没有族谱（约一1）；但基督是人子，就有族谱（太一1-17，路三23-38）。
拯救到底，或，拯救得全备，拯救得完整，拯救得完全，拯救到极点，拯救直到永远。
基督作我们的大祭司，为我们代求，承担我们的案件。祂为我们显在神前，为我们祷告，使我们可以蒙拯救，并完全被带进神永远的定旨。
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Melchizedek as a Type of Christ as the Great High Priest (1) — Heb. 7:3, 23, 25
I. A Priest Perpetually (Heb. 7:3, 23, 25)
According to Christ’s work and ministry, there is a transition in Hebrews from earth to heaven. Through the end of chapters 1 through 6, the primary revelation concerns Christ’s work on earth, typified by the Aaronic priesthood. Beginning from chapter 7, the book unveils Christ’s ministry in the heavens according to the order of Melchizedek. This section is the consummating word, showing us how the heavenly Christ fulfills His ministry in the heavenly tabernacle. His purging of sins is typified by Aaron’s work, while His sitting at the right hand of the Majesty on high is according to the order of Melchizedek. What Aaron’s work typified — His work on the cross on earth — is for the forgiveness of our sins. His ministry on the heavenly throne is for supplying us and enabling us to overcome sin. His cross saves us out of Egypt; His throne brings us into Canaan. The Hebrew believers had already partaken of His work on the cross; now they must press on to enjoy His ministry on the throne.
In Genesis, all significant figures have genealogies, yet Melchizedek alone has none. In the divine writings, the Holy Spirit sovereignly chose not to record his beginning of days or end of life, so that he might rightly typify Christ as the eternal One — the great High Priest perpetually.
This is just as the Gospel of John presents: the Son of God is eternal, without genealogy (John 1:1); but as the Son of Man, Christ has a genealogy (Matt. 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38).
“Save forever” may also be rendered: save completely, save perfectly, save fully, save to the uttermost, save unto eternity.
Christ as our great High Priest intercedes for us and takes up our cases. He appears before God on our behalf, praying for us, so that we may be saved and be fully brought into God’s eternal purpose.