9957. 'And they shall serve Me in the priestly office' means a representative sign of the Lord in respect of all the work of salvation carried out by the Divine Human. This is clear from the meaning of 'the priestly office' as the representative sign of the Lord in respect of all the work of salvation, dealt with in 9809. Mention of this is made after their being sanctified by the anointing because the work of salvation is done by the Lord's Divine Human, as accords with what has been shown immediately above in 9956.