Jesus Is Our Intercessor

Romans 8:34

 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.

What a comfort it is to know that... Christ intercedes for us in heaven. Why is that important? Because the devil will come and whisper in our ear, "Why don't you go ahead and sin? No one will ever know. I won't tell if you won't." So we take the bait and do the wrong thing.

Then the devil comes right back to us and says, "You miserable hypocrite! Do you think you are worthy to approach God? Do you think God will hear your prayers?" He comes with the temptation, and when we take the bait, he comes with the accusations.

Think of it as a courtroom with Jesus as our defense attorney and the devil as the prosecutor. The Bible says the devil accuses us before God, day and night (see Revelation 12:10-11). He basically says to God, "You know, this person is a hypocrite. She is not a good Christian. You should not hear her prayers."

So Jesus essentially says, "Yeah, I know she is messed up, but I love her and am interceding for her." That is our Intercessor, interceding before God on our behalf.

Note: The heavenly defeat of Satan is followed by reference to his earthly setbacks, including the crucifixion of Christ (The Blood Of The Lamb), the verbal witness of believers (the word of their testimony), and the martyrdom of some of the brethren. All these events precede the coming of the Kingdom of our God

The resurrection of Jesus Christ assures me that He is interceding in heaven for me. Romans 8:34 says, "Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us."

And Hebrews 7:25 tells us, "Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them."

Why Jesus priesthood is superior to any other, Higher than the heavens means Christ is exalted above all and sit in glory at the right hand of the Father. The high priest offered an annual sacrifice on the Day of Atonement for the atonement for the people sins. But the priest also offered sacrifice every day before the Lord (See Exodus 29:36) In contrast - watch this! Jesus offered Himself once, a perfect sinless sacrifice.
The permanent, eternal nature of Jesus priesthood establish by an Oath of God is sharp contrast to the temporal, weak nature of the levitical priesthood.

It is not hard to be a Christian; it is impossible—without God's help. And because Jesus died and rose again, He intercedes for us before the Father..See More