The order of melchizedek watch the video listen to. The doctrine cannot be true, because jesus must, according to the order of melchizedek, be a priest on his throne. Once the title was passed to jesus at the death of joseph, it remains with him forever as hebrews teaches. Messiah is the righteous king of salem and high priest of god most high. God di d thi s so that w e w oul d be enc oura ged. First, the order of melchizedek is declared to be an eternal order. He was priest of god most high, 19, and he blessed abram, saying, blessed be abram by god most high, creator of heaven and earth. It is the high priests name that is placed upon an order just as aarons name was upon the aaronic priesthood. You are a priest forever according to the order of melchizedek 5. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of salem, that is, king of peace. After the dispersion, god chose spiritual men at various times and in. Second, this announcement is sealed with gods oath.
Since the priesthood has changed, there must also be a change of the law. It is evident jesus has come from a priestly order not based upon a law of fleshly commandments but according to the. The first states that christ was the priest after the order of melchizedek. In reaction to these two diverse functions of their messiah, an actual dualmessiah concept developed within judaism. We can witness the two types of a priesthood in the bible. According to the new testament epistle to the hebrews, the melchizedek priesthood is a high priest priesthood. Therefore, the title of melchizedek will be his forever, and the order of melchizedek is now an eternal order held by an eternal high priest. Since jesus was perfect and without sin, his blood cleansed us from our sins forever. Later, melchizedek s people were, according to joseph smith, caught up, or translated, to meet the city of enoch joseph smith translation of genesis 14. This eliminates the problem of jesus not being in the tribe of levi. Jesus a priest like melchizedek studies in hebrews. A high priest according to the order of melchizedek. Then in hebrews 7, the author goes on to consider the amazing attributes and qualities of gods high priest of old. Then melchizedek, king of salem, brought out bread and wine.
David mentions someone greater than himself, someone who is a priest forever according to the order of melchizedek. The doctrine of melchizedek page 3that within the vail, whither a forerun ner for us did enterjesus, after the order of melchizedek chief priest having becometo the age. The order of melchizedek will be seen in christ when he returns to this earth as messiah. And praise be to god most high, who delivered your enemies into your hand. But the distinction between these individuals is evident from the various biblical expressions comparing them. We can easily imagine how they must have ridiculed the christian. But with all his greatness, melchizedek was only a type of the true high priest, jesus christ, who is preeminent over all priests. These, the book of hebrews explains, are effective for salvation, whereas the work of the old covenant priests was not. The book grew out of articles and then a bible manual which was originally written for. For the priesthood being changed, of necessity there is also a change of the law heb 7. Now the writer of hebrews elaborates upon his argument that jesus christ is a better high priest that those of the leviticalaaronic priesthood. So also christ did not glorify himself to become high priest, but it was he who said to him.
He is, of course, expounded upon in the book of hebrews. The order of melchizedek watch the video listen to the audio the order of melchizedek is spoken of in just one place in the new testament which is in the book of hebrews, but this is an explanation and elaboration of what is written in the old testament in 2 different places. A priest after the order of melchizedek hebrews 7 the jews only thought of one priesthood. The name melchizedek is the combination of the hebrew words for king. Many of mormonisms men of a certain age and experience are priests in the churchs order of melchizedek. To understand this, first, we must look at the priesthood in the bible. Melchizedek is mentioned as the king of salem, and priest of god most high, in the time of the biblical patriarch abram. Jesus identified himself with melchizedek, but what is his relationship to melchizedek. As such it is supposed to be occupied by only one man at a time.
Since jesus is high priest forever, then we have to conclude that the priesthood of melchizedek will remain forever. They considered their religious practices the only ones authorised by god himself largely because god had given them the priesthood rather than to any other religion. Two significant points are made about the one who is to sit at gods right hand. According to my calculations, about years after the flood, god destroyed the tower of babel and the people of earth were grouped by language and scattered all over the world. Haveth taken thou oath, renouncing whence ye have known, thou shalt walk through the flames of baptism, and emerge as an initiate initiate meaning an eternal service to the order of melchizedek. However, jesus was designated by god as high priest after the order of melchizedek not after the order of levi. According to verse 4, the lord promises that the messiah will be a priest in the order of melchizedek. Jesus is said to have been called out by god as a high priest according to the order of melchizedek. Abram later abraham offers melchizedek a tithe and is blessed. Our great high priest according to the order of melchizedek, shall rule and reign through his royal priesthood over the nations of the earth with a rod of iron, to bring justice and to establish righteousness for all peoples psalm 2. And he says in another place, you are a priest forever, in the order of melchizedek. In reaction to these two diverse functions of their messiah, an. He brought out bread and wine, blessed abram, and received tithes from him, genesis 14. Jesus, having become high priest forever according to the order of melchizedek1 goals of this study in order to reach a deeper understanding of the person of melchizedek, this study will augment the three verses from genesis by drawing upon additional sources, considering both material.
Jesus a priest like melchizedek his superior priesthood. God ca nno t l ie when he tak es an o ath or makes a pr omise. Archangel michael melchizedek and the order of high priests. Jesus is not to be a priest in the levitical order. The writer points out that jesus has become high priest forever according to the order of melchizedek, as king david foretold so long ago in psalm 110. In his heavenly ministry christ was designated a high priest according to the order of melchizedek, not to offer sacrifices for sin as aaron did but to minister to us the very god who was processed through incarnation, human living, crucifixion, and resurrection, signified by the bread and wine. The hebrew writer discusses these credentials around a messianic prophecy sworn as an oath by god, you are a priest forever according to the order of melchizedek. There will be an apocalyptic conflict centered around jerusalem as he returns. According to the order of melchizedek his kingdom prophecy posted on june 2, 2011 by angus mackillop july 7, 2016 there is something in the name melchizedek, which resonates within me each time i hear it, and the words from hebrews 5. Jesus christ as the great high priest after the order of melchizedek. Just as god swore to abraham that he would bless him hebrews 6. According to the order of melchizedek by angus mac killop. The priest from the order of melchizedek reformed bible.
The beautiful truth presented in this chapter shows the greatness of the lord jesus high priesthood. The order of melchizedek is the earliest priesthood mentioned in the bible, with melchizedek as the first priest mentioned by name in the holy scripture. If he were on earth he would not be a priest hebrews 8. Contemporary english version this is because god chose him to be a high priest like. Christian standard bible and he was declared by god a high priest according to the order of melchizedek. The order of melchizedek watch the video listen to the. High priest, melchizedek priesthood church of jesus christ.
In biblical christianity, the melchizedek priesthood is an office that applies only to christ. And notice that the order of christs priesthood is named after melchizedek. Christ is presented in hebrews as our great high priest. Jesus approved of and confirmed what is here said when he told. The melchizedek priesthood, which was fulfilled in christ, is described in psalm 110. Jerusalem, the city of peace, is holy and set apart to god most high. Cooperating with the heavenly ministry of the ascended. The ancient of days, the king of righteousness, the king of salem. What does it mean that jesus was a priest like the order. However, melchizedek was not one of them, even though some, e. In hebrews 3a high priest according to the order of melchizedek. While the order of melchizedek is related to priests and baptism, it was likely not the. Moreover, the effectiveness of christs priestly work is tied to its superiority over the old covenant order, and this superiority is due to jesus being a high priest forever after the order of melchizedek heb.
Nkjv verses 11 and 15 clearly state that yeshua is another, different priest of the order originated by melchizedek. We have already seen in the previous lesson that the levitical priesthood was changed, the law was changed, and the. Christ gods high priest and the royal priesthood the. In christianity, according to the epistle to the hebrews, jesus christ is identified as high priest forever in the order of melchizedek, and so jesus assumes the role of high priest once and for all. Hebrews 9 these preparations having thus been made, the. In jesus day, the chief priest took his place before the altar on the. Theres not much said here, but since the psalm is messianic matt. The bible says melchizedek was a king over the province of salem and a priest of god most high.
Meaning of order of melchizedek the bible says that the christ is the one who came as high priest in the order of melchizedek. Melchizedek, the king priest, was superior to aaron, israels high priest. Melchizedek bakers evangelical dictionary of biblical. So christ also did not take upon himself the glory of becoming a high priest. In order to appreciate our great high priest and his ministry we need to. The evidence for this amazing discovery, and its implications for every follower of the high priest jesus, will amaze as well as challenge. Christs throne and his priesthood are in heaven and will forever remain so. The order of melchizedek seminole pointe church of christ. The order of melchizedek christ as both priest and king. You are a priest forever according to the order of melchizedek. Neither of these affirmations applied to the aaronic order of priesthood.
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