From: "Beverly French" <frenchb@vcss.k12.ca.us>
To: "Gary & Laura Enke" <fishhead6@juno.com>; "Kim Hjelm" <dhjelm@GTE.NET>; "Lisa" <lisac1@flash.net>; "Jody Copeland" <jodyamc@juno.com>; "Ted & Laura Enke" <telabele@juno.com>; "Gerry Nelson" <ghaircut@juno.com>; "Bekka Enke" <wiket1@juno.com>; "Ella Enke" <Omaopa4@juno.com>; "Jonathan Enke" <VOLLYBAL11@aol.com>; "Sieg Enke" <hseee@juno.com>; "Ann Lynn Graham" <algraham@bmtc.net>; "Charlie & Phyllis Greene" <greenehouse72@juno.com>; "Diane Hudson" <lotamus@utech.net>; "Martin & Barbara Lexutt" <BnMLexutt@aol.com>; "Todd & Lori Lyche" <tlyche@vcnet.com>; "Jim McIntire" <jjkamm@vcnet.com>; "Leslie McNeill" <102421.3011@compuserve.com>; "Richard & Karen Menzie" <rkmenzi@gte.net>; "Andy Norcutt" <penguin@best1.net>; "Jeff & Jennifer O'Reilly" <jeffiner@juno.com>; "Tracey O'Reilly" <Dahlgliev@prodigy.net>; "Rosemary Otterson" <oolala@aros.net>; "Jesse & Debbie Schwartz" <djndjsch@juno.com>; "Jennifer Stallings" <daveandjennstallings@juno.com>; "Hedy Wainor" <wfamily@ma.ultranet.com>; "Craig & Jenny Thompson" <Yody9@pacbell.net>; "Mr. David O'Reilly" <doreilly@prodigy.com>; "Christina" <wilsonc@vcss.k12.ca.us>; "Dona Bryant" <trave777@ior.com>; "Jeri Holycross" <GMWTYGURU@aol.com>; "Patrick Chaney" <pchaney@webtv.net>; "Leah" <vlbru@dancris.com>; "Sandy" <clayforhim@aol.com>
Cc: "Barbara Warren" <bjw18@csufresno.edu>
Subject: Greetings to All
Date: Saturday, April 25, 1998 9:12 PM

He is Risen!  He has ascended on high to the right hand of the Father.  He is our High Priest.  The Letter to the Hebrews has much to tell us of this.  Let me encourage you to read the whole Letter.

"For Christ did not enter a holy place made with hands, a mere copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us." 
Hebrews 9:24. 

"Now the main point in what has been said is this; we have such a High Priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, a minister in the sanctuary, and in the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man."  Hebrews 8:1-2

"Since then we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession."  Hebrews 4:14

"But when Christ appeared as a High Priest of the good things to come, He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation; and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption."  Hebrews 9:11-12

Hebrews 7:21 quotes Psalm 110:4 that says, "The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind, 
'Thou art a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.'"  Hebrews 7:24-25 goes on to say,
"He...because He abides forever, holds His priesthood permanently.  Hence, also, He is able to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them." 

"Since therefore, brethren, we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh, and since we have a great Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies wash with pure water." 
 Hebrews 10:19-22  

Does this not cause your heart to rejoice?  Christ is on the throne, He is in charge!  He is our High Priest at the right hand of God and is able to save to the uttermost those who are His.  Hallelujah!

"Sing to the Lord a new song;
 Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
 Sing to the Lord, bless His name;
 Proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day.
 Tell of His glory among the nations.
 His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
 For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised."  Psalm 96:1-4a