“I see dead people.” With that line the plot of the fascinating movie Sixth Sense began to unfold. It was a story about a boy who saw ghosts. As usual the story relied on the idea that ghosts stick around on earth because of “unfinished business”. Of course it’s all made up nonsense.

With the death of Aaron at the end of the wilderness wanderings a long series of deaths began that left unfinished business – just without the ghost nonsense (Numbers 33:38-39). His priesthood was incomplete and inadequate for several reasons that are explained at length in the NT book of Hebrews. Its temporary nature was implied by the declaration of an eternal priesthood like Melchizedek’s and confirmed by the death of each Aaronic High Priest.

In contrast the High Priesthood of Jesus is eternal and complete. It is eternal because Jesus is eternal. It’s complete because he offered himself as the perfect sacrifice. Because he was sinless he came back to life and now lives eternally as our High Priest. As our High Priest Jesus offers life to those who will come to him in faith. Forget about dead people and seize the eternal life offered by the eternal High Priest.