Christ the Royal High Priest.

The details of this vision of the Lord draws upon the imagery of the High Priest  ministering in the temple. However this is but a shadow of the true minister of the sanctuary in the heavenlies – the Lord Jesus Christ.  (Heb. 8: 1 & 2)  

 His Character.

                                                            `like the Son of Man,

                                            clothed with a garment down to the feet

                                        and girded about the chest with a golden band.`

                                                                                             (Rev. 1: 13)

As this first vision of the Lord Jesus Christ unfolds we see Him as the Royal High Priest.

He is like the Son of Man, indicative of the lowliest humility of our Saviour, yet He has obtained the highest honours in heaven and earth.

The long garment is as the priests wore, symbolic of holiness, yet Christ`s very character is holy and without spot. And the golden girdle was worn by the High Priest to indicate his high office and authority, but Christ, the eternal High Priest, ever lives to intercede, giving eternal blessings.