The Gulf

“Between God as Creator and all other things as created the distinction is absolute. There is not another such gulf within the universe.” -Geerhardus Vos, Redemptive History and Biblical Interpretation

Why the Humanity of Christ

“Christ’s human nature was an altar from which the incense of perfect consecration rose ceaselessly day and night.” -Geerhardus Vos

He Never Began, So We Know He Will Never Stop

“The best proof that God will never cease to love His people lies in that he never began.” -Geerhardus Vos

Insight into OT Sacrificial Typology

“The man who brings the sacrifice sees himself in the animal sacrifice.” -Geerhardus Vos

Heaven and Earth Intermingle

“According to the author [of Hebrews] heaven and earth more or less intermingle for the Christian. The Christian already anticipates his heavenly state here on earth.” -Geerhardus Vos

Angels Can’t Be Priests

“But in the priesthood [of Christ], the emphasis is on His human nature. If He had been an angel, He could not have been a priest.” -Geerhardus Vos

Representation and Priesthood

“Therefore the representative element must be included in the conception; the priest brings men to God representatively, through himself. Secondly, in the priest, the nearness of God is not merely counted as having taken place for the believers, as a mere imputation. Rather, so close is the connection between the priest and the believers that a contact with God on his part at once involves also a contact with God for them. The contact with God is passed on to them as an electric current through a wire. Thirdly, a priest does not content himself with establishing contact only at one point; he draws the believers after himself, so that they come where he is.” -Geerhardus Vos

What a Priest Does

“The priest does not merely send, but actually brings men near to God.” -Geerhardus Vos

What Is a Priest?

“What is the essence of the office of priest? A priest is one who brings near to God. His function differs from that of a prophet in that the prophet moves from God toward man, whereas the priest moves from man toward God.” -Geerhardus Vos

Priesthood and Prophetic Ministries Tied Together

“The priestly office of Christ stands side by side with His revealing function.” -Geerhardus Vos