Hebrews 8:1

¹Here is the main point: We have a High Priest who sat down in the place of honor beside the throne of the majestic God in heaven.a

Hebrews 8 pivots from the priesthood of Melchizedek to its central claim: Jesus ministers in the true heavenly sanctuary, not an earthly copy. The chapter anchors this argument in Jeremiah's prophecy of a new covenant, showing that the old covenant was always designed to be temporar