Hebrews 6:19 - 7:3
19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, 20 where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. 7:1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2 to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated “king of righteousness,” and then also king of Salem, meaning “king of peace,” 3 without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, remains a priest continually.
Our hope anchors our soul firmly in the tossing sea of sin and God’s wrath in judgment on us all. Because Jesus Christ is our eternal High Priest ever interceding by His one perfect sacrifice, we can enter into the presence of God in Him in the temple’s inner court. As the foreshadowing of Melchizedek, Jesus is a priest without known origin to us apart from His revelation of His divine eternal existence from the scriptures. As our true King of Peace, Jesus has ripped the veil of separation from God caused by our disobedience of sin, and has sat down on the throne while ministering as Priest of our salvation. He delivers us from God’s just wrath on our sin, freeing us by grace through faith in Christ alone for His glory as the scriptures bear witness above all reason and philosophies of man. As the Son of God, He ever lives to intercede for us. Therefore we tithe our lives and all we have to our Savior and great High Priest, Jesus the Christ. He promises eternal security, preserving His saints, His chosen ones, and will never undo this unending work of His (Isaiah 43:13, John 10:28-29). We are forever anchored to the solid and immovable Rock of our salvation by His promises.
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