Question: Who can use the Priestly Blessing?
Only Jesus can give this “Blessing” that you refer to!
There are no priests at present in the Jewish ritual, see Acts 28:25–28; as the Jews are in the state of “Lo-Ammi” (not My people), which is a temporary state, and will change when the Jews accept Christ Jesus as their Messiah; which will not happen till Zech. 12:10 is reached; Hos.1&2!
When the Jews have a Temple again in Jerusalem, they will have a/their “Great High Priest”!
Regarding the Christendom concept and teaching of priesthood, it is erroneous in the main, and hence the term “Vicars”, (which implies, Vicarious for Christ Jesus).
Because of the Roman Church teaching the miss-concept regarding the priestly function is very confused in Christendom!
Because of the action of God via Christ Jesus’ Death and Resurrection, the Christ-One (Christian True) can approach God/ Christ Jesus directly for prayer, supplication, comfort etc.; which is a privilege beyond measure (Heb. 6:19) , which not many people realize due to wrong teaching in the main!
The renting of the Veil at the same time as our Lord uttered his final words and gave up His Spirit to the Father, indicates the beginning of the end of the Jewish Old Covenant. The fact that the Jewish Priesthood attempted to repair the Veil and continue the old form of ritual, (against God’s wishes), is a strong indication of their lack of knowledge of the Old Testament, their rejection of Jesus as Christ, and the rigid hold of the Pharisaic teaching. However, as we know from Acts 28-28 the Jews were at that stage specifically rejected by God and became "Not My people", and shortly after their Temple and city were destroyed in AD 69-70. It is a fact both apparent today and prophetically foretold, that there is "a Veil over their understanding", so that much of the Body of Christ that has been gathering together over the last 2 millennia are made up primarily of Gentiles.
See: Veil (Renting of); (study)
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