Christ is an eternal priest. If He is priest FOREVER, there can be NO priestly succession. As long as man has access to God, there can be no need of vicars of Christ, among men.
That would seem to annihilate the claims of the RCC and their priestly succession.
Oh, but there is MORE! As Christ is the head and we are the body, joined irrevocably by tenon and sinew...
Col 2:18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,We are made, or at the least being made, priests and kings in Him:
Col 2:19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
Rev_1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Rev_5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
If we ARE joined to Christ, tenon and sinew, what need for intervention? What need for mediation? Our nourishment comes from the Head- He is our example, and our Mediator and Redeemer. Do as HE would do.
This is when I want to hit my head on the wall, get rip-roaring snockered, take my clothes off and run down the street butt-nekkid.
It is only my profound concern for a more beautiful America which restrains me from doing so. I mean, I’m the guy who promised his friends that I would NOT participate in National Wear Your Speedo day. I am all heart and I don’t care who knows it ...
The very thing which you say blows up our notion of priesthood is the very thing, I say, upon which the priesthood is based and from which it draws its being!
Seriously. I think this calls for a drunk. Uh drink. DRINK. I said, “DRINK, darn it”.
The VERY THING! Srsly. HE is THE Priest. There is no other. All. Before him were shadows or imposters. All since are imposters or “in” the priesthood because they are “in” Him.
I think I will now go nutz.