Calvary Proto-Priest Representativeness (Predisposed Ab Aeterno)
The doctrine that the Priest-and-Victim structure at Calvary — with John as the proto-confessor representing the nascent Church — was predisposed from eternity as the template for all victim-soul ministry: a priest must be present to offer the victim soul, assist her, and encourage her suffering; the confessor-and-victim pairing is a temporal participation in the eternally decreed Calvary economy. (E)
Anchors: Hebrews 9:11-14; John 19:25-27; Ephesians 1:4-5; Mark 1:44; Romans 15:16 — Appearances: 3. Full Registry entry.