Jesus as the Fulfillment of the Temple’s Incense Altar. Why Christians’ Prayers Are Heard in Heaven

This sermon from John 2:19–21 and John 17:1, 9, 20 explores how Jesus Christ fulfills the Old Testament temple—and specifically the altar of incense—so that the prayers of Christians are truly heard in heaven. Drawing from Exodus, Psalms, Hebrews, and Revelation, this Reformed and evangelical Bible teaching explains how the incense altar symbolized the prayers of God’s people rising before His throne, and how Jesus, as the true Temple and our great High Priest, now accomplishes perfectly what the temple furniture only foreshadowed. Far from abandoning Old Testament worship, Christianity fulfills it: Jesus embodies the temple, mediates prayer, and faithfully intercedes for His people alone. This message is especially relevant for Christians seeking biblical assurance in prayer, and will resonate with Presbyterian, Reformed, and evangelical believers who want to understand how Christ’s priesthood guarantees confidence, humility, and joy when we pray to the Father in Jesus’ name.Here’s the video @https://youtu.be/57V4_UUiEAgSee other resources and teaching @ https://www.christchurchclayton.org/mediaWatch other sermons in the Gospel of John series @ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm8Dt3kxWQ8RVudN3VOk1teh6thzyAuJD#JesusAndTheIncenseAltar #PrayerInJesusName #PrayersHeardInHeaven #JesusOurHighPriest #BiblicalPrayer #ChristianPrayer #ReformedTheology #PresbyterianChurch #EvangelicalChristian #BibleSermon #ExpositoryPreaching #ChristFulfillsTheTemple #OldTestamentFulfilled #TempleTheology #JohnGospel #BookOfJohn #John17 #Hebrews #BiblicalTheology #ChristCentered #SolaChristus #MeansOfGrace #ConfidenceInPrayer #HighPriestJesus #ChristianDoctrine #ChurchTeaching #JohnMusgrave #ChristChurchOfClaytonNC  #TheGospelForLiving