Nothing in the Bible is insignificant, and even colours are important symbols.

In the book of Exodus, God gave Moses very specific instructions concerning the high priest’s garments. They had to contain the four colours purple, red, white and blue. This is important because the high priest represents man before God, and these colours have special meanings.

These colours are also reflected in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John’s different accounts of Jesus.

So the New Testament reveals the secret that God built into the Old Testament priesthood — that Jesus is the great High Priest. Today, as the Mediator of the new covenant, Jesus is seated at God’s right hand in heaven as our perfect representative.

And because He represents us as perfect before God, we can boldly approach God’s throne of grace!