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Most Christians who have studied the Bible for years, and gone to "church" for even more years.... STILL have little idea of who MELCHIZEDEK is and how this pertains to the "body of Christ" today.

I believe this article by J.Preston Eby has answered most of these questions. Some of it I have learned for myself, and some of it clarified other things for me. And, also, the understanding of who Melchizedek represents is one of the MOST IMPORTANT things a Christian can learn.

I, for one, will not be like Esau and forfeit my inheritance to another. We should ALL do as Paul did in Philippians 3:14..."I press toward the mark for the PRIZE of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." The "prize" is becoming a part of the Melchizedekian Priesthood as "sons of God"....ruling and reigning with Jesus Christ. Salvation is free and is of "grace through faith" alone....Eph.2:8-9. But earning the "worthiness" to become a "son of God" is by suffering much trial and tribulation while in this world...and KNOWING GOD.


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Piece of the article


HE LIVES!

"For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God...first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; ABIDETH A PRIEST CONTINUALLY.. and here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that H-E L-I-V-E-T-H" (Heb. 7:1-3, .

There are eight distinct features about Melchizedek recorded here. (1) King of righteousness (2) king of peace (3) without father or mother (4) without descent (5) having neither beginning of days nor end of life (6) made like unto the Son of God (7) abideth a priest continually ( he liveth. We shall consider all of these wonderful statements in due time, but I would now draw your attention to the terms "without father, without mother, without descent." The biblical account of Melchizedek appears to leave him as a very mysterious person, yet there are keys in the Scriptures that shed precious light upon him. One of these keys is to be found in the phrase - WITHOUT DESCENT. A casual consideration of this phrase could leave one under the impression that he had no descent, no genealogy, no father, no mother, and no posterity - at least, no recorded one - which is what many Bible teachers have proclaimed. The orthodox teaching has been that the Holy Spirit simply "omitted" Melchizedek's genealogy from the biblical record so that he would "appear" as being without father, without mother, and without descent, indicating thereby a different type of priesthood from the Levitical, in which genealogy was of prime importance - no man might exercise priestly functions who was not of the lineage of Aaron. But beyond all the theorizing of theologians and explanations of men there has to be illumination of the Spirit to give us true understanding. If we are of this Melchizedek Priesthood, then there has to be light that we might know our calling and be able to enter into our position for this time leading into the Kingdom.

Complete article in the link below


http://sigler.org/eby/priest24.html


Another piece of the article in the link:


What a glorious path is marked out for us! WE ARE A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD. The High Priest has run on before and entered the veil into the Holiest of All. And we are running also and are entering that veil. Something marvelous, amazing and stupendous is about to happen, beloved, as we press on into God. God shall surely and truly usher us into the fullness of the Order of Melchizedek. Through His flesh we too shall enter the unseen and eternal realm of God and learn of its mystery. Having entered this realm, we shall deliver creation from the bondage of corruption. Therefore I say that the great Melchizedekian Priesthood Ministry will be functioning to the full when the priests have fully put on immortality and incorruption (I Cor. 15:53). This will be the great manifestation of the sons of God that all creation "groaneth and travaileth in pain" for (Rom. 8:18-25).
The Lord seeks to bring His overcoming remnant into THE POWER OF AN ENDLESS LIFE. It is greater than Pentecostal power. Greater than power to speak in tongues, prophesy, heal the sick, cast out devils, and do signs and wonders. It is greater than witnessing power, and even greater than power to raise the dead. Soon, very soon, those powers will no longer be needed because the manifested sons of God shall arise in the power of the Melchizedekian Priesthood to deliver creation from the bondage of corruption. A world is coming where there is no limited measure of the Spirit, no "in part" manifestation of the "gift" realm. There will be no need to heal the sick, cast out devils, multiply bread and fish, or raise the dead - it is an eternal realm where everlasting life will flow fully and freely to all creation. Death is not the grave or the coffin. DEATH IS THIS WHOLE REALM IN WHICH WE HAVE EXISTED EVER SINCE THE TRANSGRESSION IN EDEN. Mankind groans to be delivered, not merely from sin and sickness and trouble and the grave, but out of death, out of the DEATH REALM altogether.

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This "Royal Priesthood" has nothing to do with the Jews or the Nation of Israel, as they are from the OT Levitical Priesthood, and that has passed with the Cross of Calvary.

Romans 8:18-19..."For I reckon that the suffering of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us."

John 1:12..."But as many as RECEIVED HIM, (became believers) to them GAVE HE POWER to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:..."

But, unfortunately, very FEW use that "power" in obtaining the "prize" that others so earnestly strive for.

Matthew 22:14..."For many are called, but FEW are chosen."


Arlene