{"id":602,"date":"2011-08-15T16:16:25","date_gmt":"2011-08-15T20:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epistleofchrist.org\/?p=602"},"modified":"2011-10-01T11:31:57","modified_gmt":"2011-10-01T15:31:57","slug":"who-is-melchizedek","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/epistleofchrist.org\/?page_id=602","title":{"rendered":"Who is Melchizedek?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Question:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Who is Melchizedek?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Answer:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This name has two different spellings.\u00a0 It\u2019s spelled Melchizedek<\/em> in the Old Testament and Melchisedec<\/em> in the New Testament. Melchisedec is thought to be God simply because, he did not have a traditional birth; Heb. 7:3, \u201cwithout father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life\u2026..\u201d
\nThe phrase “without father” is a Greek phrase that means \u201cunrecorded paternity\u201d. The phrase “without mother,” means \u201cof unknown maternity.\u201d The phrase “without descent” means \u201cunregistered as to birth\u201d. These phrases do not mean that Melchisedec did not have a beginning of life nor an end of life. It simply means that there was no verifiable recorded record of his birth; therefore his lifespan was an undetermined amount of time. Yes, he had a mother and a father, but there existed no tangible written documentation of his birth. Perhaps the documentation had been misplaced or destroyed. Considering the time frame, Melchisedec was probably a descendant of Noah and their birth records was lost in the flood.
\nIt is commonly thought that this passage is referencing God because God has no beginning and no end. No, this phrase is referencing Melchisedec, who is a man; (Heb.7:4.) Although Melchisedec is a man, this is not his name. Melchisedec is a title or designation; much like President, King, Queen, Governor, Pope, Priest, etc, Melchisedec was a man that had several designations; Heb. 7:1-2, \u201c\u2026..Priest of the Most High God\u2026..King of Righteousness\u2026.. King of Salem\u2026.. King of Peace\u2026..\u201d He\u2019s called a king; being a supreme ruler, and he\u2019s called a priest; being a spiritual leader. As a king; concerning a kingdom; he\u2019s the King of Salem and King of Peace. As a priest; he\u2019s called King of Righteousness and the Priest of the Most High God.
\nMelchisedec was actually a king of Jerusalem and he promoted righteousness and peace. His lifestyle is comparable to the life of Jesus, because he lived as a priest his entire life. The only difference between Melchisedec and Jesus is that Melchisedec had a human mother and a human father, whereas Jesus had a human mother, but Jesus’ father was God.
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Question:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Who is Melchizedek? \u00a0 Answer:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This name has two different spellings.\u00a0 It\u2019s spelled Melchizedek in the Old Testament and Melchisedec in the New Testament. Melchisedec is thought to be God simply because, he did not have a traditional birth; Heb. 7:3, \u201cwithout father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-602","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/epistleofchrist.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/epistleofchrist.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/epistleofchrist.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epistleofchrist.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epistleofchrist.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=602"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/epistleofchrist.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":737,"href":"https:\/\/epistleofchrist.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/602\/revisions\/737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/epistleofchrist.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}