WHO WAS MELCHIZEDEK?
(06/17/98)
by Tim Hagemeister
- "For this Melchisedec,
king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met
Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and
blessed him; To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of
all; 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."
-Hebrews 7:1-3 KJV -The New
Testament
Of all the people mentioned in the
Bible, few have caused such mystery as the Old Testament priest-
Melchizedek.
With only a few snips of mention in the
Old Testament, one does not realize his uniqueness until the New
Testament book of Hebrews.
His majestic nature was so great that
even God declared Jesus Christ's service would be patterned after
his priesthood:
- "So also Christ glorified
not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said
unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.
As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for
ever after the order of Melchisedec. Who in the
days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and
supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that
was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he
feared; Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by
the things which he suffered; And being made perfect, he
became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that
obey him; Called of God an high priest after the order of
Melchisedec."
-Hebrews 5:5-10 KJV -The New
Testament
We know from the Biblical account
that Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit in the Virgin
Mary. Therefore, He was part man and part God. The scriptures
testify to the fact that He was the exact representation of God
in the flesh:
- "God, who at sundry times
and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers
by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us
by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by
whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of
his glory, and the express image of his person, and
upholding all things by the word of his power, when he
had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right
hand of the Majesty on high;"
-Hebrews 1:1-3 KJV -The New
Testament
Who then was Melchizedek? "Without
father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning
of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of
God..." No one really knows
here on earth. However, we can say one thing for certain; He was
an intelligent being not of this race. Further, he was truly the
definition of an extraterrestrial-intelligent-being! Totally
beyond our scientific understanding.
Now I'm not saying that Melchizedek was a four foot,
almond-eyed grey or a Nephilimite giant. I'm saying that the
Bible tells us that he is the greatest being that ever visited
this planet next to Jesus Christ and that he has NO genetic
relation to our race. He is a true extraterrestrial that
evidently looked just like us!
Next time you hear someone tell you that there is no
mention of ET in the Bible, ask them-
"Who was Melchizedek?"
If you have comments , Tim Hagemeister can be reached at tim@nacomm.org
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