High Priesthood Of Christ
Definition
Christ’s prayer in John 17 in which He acts as the Great High Priest, offering Himself as sacrifice and praying for Himself, His disciples, and all future believers.
Episodes
Related Concepts
- Archpriest Prayer High Priestly Prayer
- Session At The Right Hand Of God
- The Angel Of The Lord As Pre-Incarnate Logos
Biblical References
- John 17:1-26 — When Jesus had finished saying these things, he looked upward to heaven and said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, so that your Son may glorify you— just as you have given him authority over all humanity, so
- John 17:1 — When Jesus had finished saying these things, he looked upward to heaven and said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, so that your Son may glorify you—
- John 17:2 — *just as you have given him authority over all humanity, so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him. *
- John 17:3 — *Now this is eternal life—that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent. *
- John 17:4-5 — *I glorified you on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. And now, Father, glorify me at your side with the glory I had with you before the world was created. *
- John 17:6-19 — “I have revealed your name to the men you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me, and they have obeyed your word. Now they understand that everything you have given me comes from you, b