Heb. 6:20. where Jesus entered as a forerunner for us,
Having said that our hope ascends to heaven, he confirms what was said by attesting it with deeds. For He too, Christ, entered; and not simply entered, but entered as a forerunner, that is, as if persuading us that we too must enter. For a forerunner goes ahead of someone following after him, and the distance between the forerunner and those following after him is not great at all, just as between John and Christ. Therefore do not be troubled: soon we too shall enter there, where our forerunner is. But he was not satisfied with saying "forerunner," but added also "for us," for greater persuasiveness, as if saying: He Himself had no need to enter there, for why would He, when He is God? But just as He assumed flesh for our sake, so too for our sake He entered within heaven, in order to open the way for us. Therefore we ourselves shall necessarily enter as well. Or the expression "for us" means: to intercede for us before the Father, just as the high priest entered the Holy of Holies once a year, praying for the people.
Heb. 6:20. Having become a High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
And this is the greatest consolation: if our High Priest is in heaven, then He is also far superior to the Jewish high priests, namely: in the manner of appointment, for He is not after the order of those, but "after the order of Melchizedek"; and in place and tabernacle, for He is on the mountain and in heaven; in covenant, for it concerns greater and more perfect blessings; and in permanence, for He is eternal, not temporary; and finally, in person, for He is the Son of God. Therefore do not lose heart. But all this is said of Christ according to the flesh, for according to the flesh He also became High Priest.