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Who Was Melchizedek? Msgr. Charles Pope • January 23, 2019 • Abraham Meets Melchizedek – Basilica di San Marco Wednesday’s first reading spoke of the mysterious Melchizedek: This Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of God Most High, met Abraham as he returned from his defeat of the kings and blessed him. And Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything. His name first means righteous king, and he was also “king of Salem,” that is, king of peace. Without father, mother, or ancestry, without beginning of days or end of life, thus made to resemble the Son of God,...

A multi-disciplinary team of scientists has a new theory for why all human civilization abruptly ended on the banks of the Dead Sea some 3,700 years ago. According to analyzed archaeological evidence, the disaster of biblical proportions can be explained by a massive explosion, similar to one recorded over 100 years ago in Russia. […] As reported in Science News, at the recently concluded Denver-based ASOR Annual Meeting, director of scientific analysis at Jordan’s Tall el-Hammam Excavation Project Phillip J. Silvia presented a paper, “The 3.7kaBP Middle Ghor Event: Catastrophic Termination of a Bronze Age Civilization” during a session on...

The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day...

The canonical Bible is filled with mysterious characters, many of whom drop in for a cameo, do their thing, and then slide out, never to be heard from again. Some are merely extras, but some have a contextual presence that begs further examination. And some are, well, just weird. 10 MelchizedekProbably the single most mysterious figure in the Bible, Melchizedek was a priest-king of Salem (later known as Jerusalem) in the time of Abram (Abraham), suggesting a religious organization, complete with ritual and hierarchy, that predated the Jewish nation and their priestly lineage from the tribe of Levi. He is...

I'll be the first to criticize public education for not being challenging enough and simply passing kids on to the next grade without teaching them anything...but is this too much for first graders? Here's a partial list of what 6 year olds will allegedly be able to do after completing this lesson plan: 2. Explain the importance of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and the use of canals to support farming and the development of the city of Babylon 4. Identify cuneiform as the system of writing used in Mesopotamia 6. Explain the significance of the Code of Hammurabi 9....

My children you have done well to pursue My vigil for I am seeking after righteousness , virtue and truth , not from man but from Vessels filled with this drink for I am their Melchizedek and Lord . So come to Me that I may feed your soul and allow you to drink Me in for "I AM THAT I AM" your Eternal Sustainer and Guiding Light, The Lord of Hosts to all that will have Me as their wine, and drink in only me for I Am their complete inheritance . The name Melchizedek means king of righteousness...

These are days of fulfillment in you for others and my will being released through your touch and words for as you walk in My will and my ways I come alive in you as an effervescent eternal Spring of Life for others " Cornerstone " . For I AM The Melchizedek ( Priest ) of your life and the Breath ( Spirit ) of your Heart ( Will ) along the Wellspring (Path) of My Ways in you " Cornerstone " ! In the New Testament, references to Melchizedek appear only in the Epistle to the Hebrews (end I...

Melchizedek (also spelled Melchisedech) appears in the Book of Genesis (14:18-20). Abraham had defeated King Chedorlaomer and the other three allied kings, and then was met by Melchizedek, the Canaanite King of Salem and “a priest of God Most High.” (Interestingly, the word Melchizedek means, “My king is righteousness,” and Salem, “peace.” ) Melchizedek presented bread and wine to Abraham, and blessed him with these words: “blessed be Abram by God Most High, the creator of Heaven and earth; and blessed be God Most High, who delivered your foes into your hand” (Genesis 14:19-20). Keep in mind that bread...

The Better Promises The Letter to the Hebrews teaches that Jesus’s Ascension was necessary to complete God’s saving plan, which included our Lord’s perfecting the Day of Atonement sacrifices by entering a sanctuary not made with human hands, a heavenly sanctuary, to atone for the world’s sins (Heb 9:24, 10:12). The Letter to the Hebrews elaborates on the inadequacy of the Old Covenant offerings, referring to both the daily Tamid offerings and the annual Day of Atonement sacrifices. Paul teaches that Israel’s need to slaughter and offer new animals every day (cf. Heb 7:27) and every year (cf. Heb 9:25)...

Spirit of the Word - Covenant Eschatology - Introductory Note - New StuffTaken from The Royal Priesthood-Part 25 by Preston EbyWHO WAS MELCHIZEDEK?The Logos The Word Made Flesh Back To the Word Melchizedek - The Word! Like the Son - After the Order Old Testament Manifestations of the Word The Order of MelchizedekOne of the most intriguing descriptions of the unique character of the High Priesthood of Jesus is found in Heb. 7:17 wherein it is stated, "You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek." This one grand statement shows that Jesus is not like any of the other priests who the people of...