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Hebrews Study: The Eternal Melchizedek :: By Sean Gooding

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Hebrews 7:1-10

“For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Highest God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2 to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated ‘king of righteousness,’ and then also king of Salem, meaning ‘king of peace,’ 3 without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, remains a priest continually.

“4 Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils. 5 And indeed those who are of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to receive tithes from the people according to the law, that is, from their brethren, though they have come from the loins of Abraham; 6 but he whose genealogy is not derived from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises. 7 Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better. 8 Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives. 9 Even Levi, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, so to speak, 10 for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.”

This may seem to be a strange topic, and some may not understand why it is important to cover it. It may be that some of you have never heard of Melchizedek or have heard very little of Melchizedek. Nonetheless, He is an important character in the Bible. So much so that the Holy Spirit led the writer of Hebrews to write extensively about this man. It is important, then, that we learn what we can and try to figure out why He is so important in the New Testament. There are some qualities about Melchizedek that are mentioned that force us to ask some questions, and I will try my best to answer these questions for you.

Once again, let’s recall this man’s titles. He is the King of Salem (later to become Jerusalem). His titles are translated as King of Righteousness and then King of Peace. We are told also that He has “neither beginning of days nor end of life” and that He is a priest continually. Please note that this is before the office of High Priest, or priest for that matter, was given to Aaron in the books of Exodus/Leviticus. Let us explore and see if we can figure out why this man was so important then and also now.

  • Jesus: King of Righteousness

In Jeremiah 23:6, we see this verse talking about the end times and, in that Day, what will happen. Here is the verse:

“In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely; and this is His name by which He will be called, ‘The Lord our righteousness.'”

Once again, in Jeremiah 33:15, we see this verse:

“In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch of David to spring forth; and He shall execute justice and righteousness on the earth.”

Jesus is righteousness. He is all the righteousness of God that we get. It is His righteousness that we are given to cover our sinfulness so that God will have fellowship with us. Jesus is the King of Righteousness. We see it here in two places, Jesus is called ‘The Lord our righteousness,’ and He is called the Branch of David who will execute righteousness on earth. Notice, He will ‘spring forth,’ so this is not David but another – Jesus.

  • Jesus: King of Peace

Jesus is our peace. We are told in Zechariah 10:9-10 that He will ‘speak peace to the nations.” This is the promise for the last Days:

“I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem; the battle bow shall be cut off. He shall speak peace to the nations; His dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.”

Jesus’ Dominion, His rule, will be one of peace to the ‘ends of the earth.’ This prophecy obviously has not been fulfilled as yet. In John 14:27, Jesus promises to give us a peace that is from another world:

“Peace, I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”

Jesus is called the Prince (often used of the office of King) of Peace in Isaiah 9:6 (NIV).

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

So now we have two pieces of the puzzle. Jesus is the King of Peace and the King of Righteousness. Let us look at another piece.

  • Jesus: High Priest

Jesus is called our High Priest after the order of Melchizedek in Psalm 110:4:

“The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind, ‘You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.'”

And then in Hebrews 4:15, “For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.”

Jesus, here, is our sinless High Priest, one who was tempted but NEVER sinned. Thus, we have another part of the puzzle, Jesus is also our High Priest. The conclusion, then, when we add that this Melchizedek had neither beginning nor end, is that Abraham met with Jesus. Melchizedek is Jesus, the King of Salem and the High Priest of God. Jesus, then, was the original King of Jerusalem. Before Joseph was in Egypt, before Moses was born, before the Exodus and the entrance into the Promised Land, Jesus was the King of Jerusalem. One day soon, He will return to reclaim His rightful place. Are you ready to meet Jesus? Will you meet Him as your Redeemer or as your Judge? The choice is yours.

God bless you,

Dr. Sean Gooding
Pastor of Mississauga Missionary Baptist Church

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Is It Too Late for Faith? :: By Jim Towers

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Many of us are apprehensive, if not fearful, about the results of the midterm elections. With liberty, morality, and civility hanging by a thread, we have every right to shudder at the thought of losing our basic human rights as defined in the Constitution, that is – Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The thought of criminals, pedophiles, sexual deviants and transvestites continuing to run our country into the ground is depressing, to say the least.

But we conservatives may have it coming for being apathetic by not voting and for letting the Godless left kick God and his laws to the curb. Now, with no alternative, we must cry out to Him in earnest that He will help us and not let happen what we deserve.

The Biden cabal may attempt to use the same 2000 mule tactics and compromised computers to cheat yet again. In any case, look for something untoward to happen, something that defies logic and common sense. Something like new virus lockdowns or even Marshall Law; maybe even the threat of civil war or the use of NATO forces.

Joe Biden and his criminal cabal are also threatening Russia with war and sending the 101 Airborne to try and intimidate and/or instigate war with Putin in a desperate attempt to hold onto power. However, Putin is a hardened criminal and not easily intimidated. But Biden will do anything to stay out of prison along with his son.

Everyone knows that if the elections continue to the finality without interference, there is a very good possibility that Conservatives will win both the house AND the Senate. That is if the Democrats don’t cheat (since cheating is the only way they could ever hope to win). Although, the Dominion machines are still in place in many districts.

For Democrats, it’s a matter of preservation of their way of life. For them, the welfare of the middle class doesn’t matter, and the rights of perverts, criminals, and young pregnant women are all that matters, even to the extermination of unborn human beings. Animals, trees, and the weather are more important to them than human life. Except for themselves and people like them, they don’t care for others or what others think of them. Notice how they flaunt and parade their perversions and gross sexuality openly. The Biden administration protects and even promotes such deviants, propelling them to top posts in his ill-gotten administration. Did you ever see such a mishmash of perverts in your entire life? I haven’t.

The ailing and incoherent Joe Biden will do anything to keep himself and his son from facing prosecution for their treasonous affairs, and millions of dollars raked in from our mortal enemies for their own use (something sure to happen if conservatives gain control of the government). Hunter Biden, his father, and his uncle made and squandered millions of ill-gotten gains from taxpayer dollars and our enemies on drugs and prostitutes. More recently – Joe has been giving blackmail money to corrupt governments that he took money from – for them to keep their mouths shut.

And so, the demon-obsessed and possessed people are doing all they can to avoid losing the election to those they have harmed through lockdowns, economic hardships, loss of businesses, jobs, and even the death of their loved ones, neighbors, and friends (through untested and poisonous vaccines). To say nothing of perverting the educational systems with satanic sexual indoctrination rather than teaching the basic rudiments of assimilating and gaining knowledge.

Insofar as Covid is concerned, some doctors and so-called scientists are now saying the comprehensive results (although yet to be determined) were manmade biological weaponry made to destroy mankind. Now more than ever, we have reasons for not believing everything we hear from so-called health officials.

With these scary and life-threatening revelations swirling around us, we Christians need to have the covering of faith to guard our hearts and minds against fear.

As we face the possibility of war, we, more than anything, need to trust and have faith in our Creator, who is ultimately in control. Faith is very important to God, and the things we are going through will test our faith in many ways. So, to be able to stand up during these trying times, “You must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”

“Without faith it is impossible to please God.”

“The just shall live by faith.”

Jesus said, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to the mountain, be cast in the sea, and it shall be so.” (The analogy is to say that if we believe and wait upon the Lord, then we can accomplish astounding things.)

However, “Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.” In other words, we MUST read Holy Scripture regularly and thoughtfully if we hope to increase our faith.

NOTE:

Since God is so enormous and powerful that He flings planets hot off the grill and out into the open expanse of the universe, and because He is Spirit, “Those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.” (We shouldn’t expect to be able to see Him in person with our earthly eyes.) For no one has seen God “The Father” at any time, but, in due time, Jesus Christ was born in the flesh and showed forth God’s express image; thus, we have seen God manifested in the flesh. Jesus worked with us as a carpenter, walked with us, ate with us, taught us the Word of God, and healed us by faith. Never in all written history has a man impacted the world the way He did.

Therefore, we can say with the Psalmist, “Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His Holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits, who forgives all our iniquities, who heals all our diseases, who redeems our life from destruction, who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”

Book Review

The 50 Final Events in World History, written by Robert L Morgan, is a good read. However, we mature and seasoned Christians should already know these things.

YBIC

Jim Towers

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