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solidrockistand · 3 months ago

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New Creation (Reconcile with God)

2nd Corinthians 5:17-20

2nd Corinthians 5:17: This means if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, The old order has passed away; now ALL is new.

Romans 6:13: Do not present your members to sin as instruments for righteousness but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life and your members to God as instruments for righteousness.

John 1:13: Who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

Romans 6:4: We were buried therefor with him by baptism into death, in order that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the father, we too might walk in newness of life.

Galatians 6:15: For neither circumcision counts for anything for uncircumcision but a new creation.

Isaiah 65:17: For behold I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind.

2nd Corinthians 5:18: All this has been done by God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation.

Romans 11:36: For FROM him and THROUGH him and TO him are all things. To him be the glory forever. AMEN.

Romans 5:10: For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by death of his son much more now that we are reconcile shall we be saved by his life.

2nd Corinthians 5:19: I mean that God Christ was reconciling the world to himself not counting men's transgressions against them and that he has entrusted us with the message of reconciliation.

Romans 4:8: Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.

2nd Corinthians 5:20: This makes us ambassadors for Christ, God as it were appealing through us, we implore you in Christ name, be reconciled to God.

2nd Corinthians 6:1: As God's fellow workers we urge you not to receive God's grace in vain.

Ephesians 6:20: For which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.

Isaiah 27:5: Or let them lay hold of my protection, let them make peace with me, let them make peace with me.

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mybeautifulchristianjourney · 6 months ago

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Wisdom from the Holy Spirit

6 We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown; yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing.

7 But we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom that has been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds to our glory,

8 which none of the rulers of this world has known. For had they known it, they wouldn't have crucified the Lord of glory.

9 But as it is written, "Things which eye didn't see, and ear didn't hear, Which didn't enter into the heart of man, Whatever things God prepared for those who love him."

10 But to us, God revealed them through the Spirit. For the spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.

11 For who among men knows the things of a man, except the spirit of the man, which is in him? Even so, no one knows the things of God, except God's Spirit.

12 But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God.

13 Which things also we speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches, but which the Ruach HaKodesh teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.

14 Now the natural man doesn't receive the things of the God's Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and he can't know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

15 But he who is spiritual discerns all things, and he himself is judged by no one.

16 "For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him?" But we have Messiah's mind. — 1 Corinthians 2:6-16 | Hebrew Names Version (HNV) The Hebrew Names Version Bible is in the public domain. Cross References: Job 15:8; Psalm 24:7; Psalm 146:4; Proverbs 20:27; Proverbs 28:5; Isaiah 64:4; Isaiah 65:17; Matthew 11:25; Matthew 13:11; Matthew 13:22; John 14:17; John 15:15; Acts 7:2; Romans 8:15; Romans 8:29-30; Romans 11:25; Romans 11:34; 1 Corinthians 1:17-18; 1 Corinthians 1:27; 1 Corinthians 2:1; 1 Corinthians 3:1; 1 John 2:20

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The Wisdom We Speak

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lilgreeneyes71 · 4 months ago

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Genesis 3:14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life.

Micah 7:17 They shall (lick) the (dust) (like a serpent), they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.

The snake has a organ in the roof of its mouth called the Jacobson's organ/vomeronasal organ it helps snakes smell and taste. When a snake flicks its tongue, it gathers chemical particles from the (air), (water), (or ground) (The tongue then delivers these particles to the Jacobson's organ), which interprets the message and sends it to the snake's brain. So while dirt is not the snake's food (yet) it's always licking up dust from the ground the air and water.

Deutoromy 32:24 They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison (of serpents of the dust).

After God creates a new heaven and a new earth dust will be the serpent's meat (food)

Isaiah 65:25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: (and dust shall be the serpent's meat). They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.

Here is the previous verses so you can see it in the context that it's written

Isaiah 65:17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.65:18 But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.65:19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. 65:20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.65:21 And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.65:22 They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.65:23 They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.65:24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.65:25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.

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orthodoxadventure · 1 year ago

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The άνάλαβος (analavos) is the distinctive garment of a monk or a nun tonsured into the highest grade of Orthodox monasticism, the Great Schema, and is adorned with the instruments of the Passion of Christ. It takes its name from the Greek αναλαμβάνω (“to take up”), serving as a constant reminder to the one who wears it that he or she must “take up his cross daily” (Luke 9:23). The ornately-plaited Crosses that cover the analavos, the polystavrion (πολυσταύριον, from πολύς, “many,” and σταυρός, “Cross”) — a name often, though less accurately, also applied to the analavos — reminds the monastic that he or she is “crucified with Christ” (Galatians 2:20).

With regard to each image on the analavos, the rooster represents “the cock [that] crowed” (Matthew 26:74; Mark 14:68 Luke 22:60; John 18:27) after Saint Peter had “denied thrice” His Master and Lord (John 13:38).

The pillar represents the column to which Pilate bound Christ “when he scourged Him” (Mark 15:15) “by Whose stripes we were healed” (Isaiah 53:5; I Peter 2:24).

The wreath garlanding the Cross represents the “crown of thorns” (Matthew 27:29; Mark 15:17; John 19:2) that “the soldiers platted” (John 19:2) and “put upon the head” (Matthew 27:29) of “God our King of old” (Psalm 73:13), Who freed man from having to contend against “thorns and thistles in the sweat of his brow” (Genesis 3:18-19).

The upright post and the traverse beam represent the stipes and the patibulum that formed “the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Galatians 6:14), upon which “all day long He stretched forth His hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people” (Isaiah 65:2; Romans 10:21).

The four spikes at the center of the Cross and the hammer beneath its base represent the “nails” (John 20:25) and hammer with which “they pierced” (Psalm 21:16; John 19:37) “His hands and His feet” (Luke 24:40). when they “lifted up from the earth” (John 12:32) Him Who “blotted out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us by nailing it to His Cross” (Colossians 2:14).

The base upon which the Cross stands represents “the place, which is called 'Calvary' (Luke 23:33), or 'Golgotha', that is to say, the Place of the Skull” (Matthew 27:33), “where they crucified Him” (John 19:18) Who “wrought salvation in the midst of the earth” (Psalm 73:13).

The skull and crossbones represent “the first man Adam” (I Corinthians 15:45), who by tradition “returned unto the ground” (Genesis 3:19) at this very spot, the reason that this place of execution, “full of dead men’s bones” (Matthew 23:27) became the place where “the last Adam was made a quickening spirit” (I Corinthians 15:45).

The plaque on top of the Cross represents the titulus, the “title” (John 19:19-20), with “the superscription of His accusation” (Mark 15:26), which “Pilate wrote” (John 19:19) “and set up over His head” (Matthew 27:37); however, instead of “Jesus of Nazareth the king of the Jews” (John 19:19), which “was written over Him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew” (Luke 23:38), the three languages being an allusion to the Three Hypostases “of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19), this titulus reads, “The King of Glory” (Psalm 23:7-10), “for had they known it they would not have crucified the Lord of glory” (I Corinthians 2:8).

The reed represents the “hyssop” (John 19:29) upon which was put “a sponge full of vinegar” (Mark 15:36), which was then “put to His mouth” (John 19:29) when in His “thirst they gave Him vinegar to drink” (Psalm 68:21), Him of Whom it was said that “all wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth” (Luke 4:22).

The lance represents the “spear [that] pierced His side”; “and forthwith came there out blood and water” (John 19:34) from Him Who “took one of Adam's ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof" (Genesis 2:21) and Who “washed us from our sins in His own blood” (Revelation 1:5).

The plaque at the bottom of the Cross represents the suppedaneum of Christ, “His footstool” (Psalm 98:5), “the place where His feet have stood” (Psalm 131:7). It is slanted because, according to one tradition, at the moment when “Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the spirit” (Mark 15:37), He allowed a violent death spasm to convulse His legs, dislodging His footrest in such a manner that one end pointed upwards, indicating that the soul of the penitent thief, Saint Dismas, “the one on His right hand” (Mark 15:27) would be “carried up into Heaven” (Luke 24:51), while the other end, pointed downwards, indicated that the soul of the impenitent thief, Gestas, “the other on His left” (Mark 15:27), would “be thrust down to Hell” (Luke 10:15), showing that all of us, “the evil and the good, the just and the unjust” (Matthew 5:45), “are weighed in the balance” (Ecclesiasticus 21:25) of the Cross of Christ.

The ladder and the pincers beneath the base of the Cross represent the means of deposition by which Saint Joseph of Arimathea, “a rich man” (Matthew 27:57) who “begged for the body of Jesus” (Matthew 27:58; Luke 23:52), “took it down” (Luke 23:53), so that as in body He descended from the Cross, so in soul “He also descended first into the lower parts of the earth” (Ephesians 4:9), “by which also He went and preached unto the spirits in prison” (I Peter 3:19).

Through these instruments, “the Cross of Christ” (I Corinthians 1:17: Galatians 6:12; Philippians 3:18) became the “Tree of Life” (Genesis 2:9; 3:22, 24; Proverbs 3:18, 11:30; 13:12; 15:4; Revelation 2:7; 22:2,14), by which the Lord Jesus reified His words that, “I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live, and whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die” (John 11:25-26).

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versebyverse · 7 months ago

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2025 Bible Read Through:

Green weeks are larger, blue are shorter, chapter wise.

Prophets

Week 1

Joshua

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Judges

Week 5

Week 6

1 Samuel

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

2 Samuel

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

1 Kings

Week 15

Week 16

Week 17

2 Kings

Week 18

Week 19

Week 20

Week 21

Isaiah

Week 22

Week 23

Week 24

Week 25

Week 26

Week 27

Week 28

Jeremiah

Week 29

Week 30

Week 31

Week 32

Week 33

Week 34

Week 35

Ezekiel

Week 36

Week37

Week 38

Week 39

Week 40

Week 41

Hosea

Week 42

Week 43

Joel

Amos

Week 44

Obadiah

Jonah

Week45

Micah

Week 46

Nahum

Week 47

Habakkuk

Zephaniah

Week 48

Haggai

Zechariah

Week 49

Week 50

Malachi

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twiggy-in-pink · 1 year ago

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“Look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth,

and no one will even think about the old ones anymore.

Be glad; rejoice forever in my creation!

And look! I will create Jerusalem as a place of happiness.”

Isaiah 65:17-18

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biblegumchewontheword · 1 year ago

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Books of the Bible

Here is a detailed list of the 66 books of the Bible, divided by the Old and New Testaments, along with their divisions and categories:

**Old Testament:**

**Pentateuch (5 books):**

1. Genesis

2. Exodus

3. Leviticus

4. Numbers

5. Deuteronomy

**Historical Books (12 books):**

6. Joshua

7. Judges

8. Ruth

9. 1 Samuel

10. 2 Samuel

11. 1 Kings

12. 2 Kings

13. 1 Chronicles

14. 2 Chronicles

15. Ezra

16. Nehemiah

17. Esther

**Poetry/Wisdom Books (5 books):**

18. Job

19. Psalms

20. Proverbs

21. Ecclesiastes

22. Song of Solomon

**Major Prophets (5 books):**

23. Isaiah

24. Jeremiah

25. Lamentations

26. Ezekiel

27. Daniel

**Minor Prophets (12 books):**

28. Hosea

29. Joel

30. Amos

31. Obadiah

32. Jonah

33. Micah

34. Nahum

35. Habakkuk

36. Zephaniah

37. Haggai

38. Zechariah

39. Malachi

**New Testament:**

**Gospels (4 books):**

40. Matthew

41. Mark

42. Luke

43. John

**History (1 book):**

44. Acts

**Pauline Epistles (13 books):**

45. Romans

46. 1 Corinthians

47. 2 Corinthians

48. Galatians

49. Ephesians

50. Philippians

51. Colossians

52. 1 Thessalonians

53. 2 Thessalonians

54. 1 Timothy

55. 2 Timothy

56. Titus

57. Philemon

**General Epistles (8 books):**

58. Hebrews

59. James

60. 1 Peter

61. 2 Peter

62. 1 John

63. 2 John

64. 3 John

65. Jude

**Apocalyptic (1 book):**

66. Revelation

This list represents the traditional order and grouping of the books of the Bible in most Christian denominations.

These are the 66 books that make up the Bible.

Title: The Significance of Each Book of the Bible

Introduction:

The Bible is a collection of 66 books that together form the inspired Word of God. Each book has its own unique message, themes, and significance that contribute to the overall story of God's redemption and love for humanity. Let's explore the importance of each book of the Bible.

Lesson Points:

1. The Old Testament:

- Genesis: The book of beginnings, detailing creation, the fall, and the establishment of God's covenant with His people.

- Exodus: The story of the Israelites' liberation from Egypt and the giving of the Law at Mount Sinai.

- Psalms: A collection of songs and prayers that express a range of human emotions and provide a guide for worship.

- Proverbs: Wisdom literature that offers practical advice for living a righteous and wise life.

- Isaiah: Prophecies about the coming Messiah and God's plan of salvation.

2. The New Testament:

- Matthew: Emphasizes Jesus as the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies and the establishment of the kingdom of God.

- Acts: Chronicles the early spread of the Gospel and the growth of the early church.

- Romans: Explains the doctrine of justification by faith and the implications of salvation through Christ.

- Corinthians: Addresses issues within the church and provides practical guidance for Christian living.

- Revelation: Offers apocalyptic visions of the end times, the victory of Christ, and the establishment of the new heaven and earth.

3. Themes and Messages:

- Each book of the Bible contributes to the overarching themes of God's love, redemption, forgiveness, and salvation for all humanity.

- Together, these books provide a complete narrative of God's work in the world and His plan for His people.

Application:

- Take time to explore and study each book of the Bible, seeking to understand its unique message and significance.

- Reflect on how the themes and stories in the Bible can impact your own life and faith journey.

- Consider how the teachings and examples in the Bible can shape your beliefs and actions as a follower of Christ.

Conclusion:

The books of the Bible are not just separate entities but are interconnected parts of the larger story of God's redemption and love for humanity. Each book has its own importance and contributes to the overall message of God's plan for salvation. May we approach the study of the Bible with reverence and openness to the wisdom and guidance it offers for our lives.

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thereformedprincess · 2 years ago

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TULIP Understanding reformed faith

💔DID YOU JUST LOSE YOUR SALVATION?💔. ❤️💯 IT ISNT YOURS TO KEEP💯❤️

❤️🙇‍♀️🙏🙌. This is the first part of the defense of unconditional election and perseverance of the saints.

💯 Gods word is our final authority in all things because that is where he has revealed himself to us. If we rely on any experience outside of the Word of God we have built our house on sand. Therefore we stay in the Word of God to not only get to know him but be reminded of how magnificent he is and stand against false doctrine

💯. It is beautiful to dig through scripture and find the treasures of who God is. Trust beloved that those that are the great expositors of our day and days past from the reformation surely know their scripture. When I have sat in the Word of God I've found who the faithful preachers of God are and so I'm faithfully reformed.

💔💯 Sadly there are many that do not read their bibles every day. They do not know what it says and so are thrown about by every wind of doctrine and therefore partake in all things unbiblical including works based salvation.

💔💯. These works based salvation issues lead one to believe that you must maintain your own holiness in order to somehow achieve salvation. This is not so. Why? Because the only one who was perfect in regards to the law was Jesus. In order for him to be our spotless lamb and sacrifice on the cross. If it were up to us we would lose our salvation daily.

❤️🙏🙌🙇‍♀️. In order to understand such concepts it is important to understand just who our God is. He is Sovereign. He is fore knowing. He is omnipresent, (he is everywhere at every time) omnipotent (in control of his entire creation including us) and omnicient (has an infinite purpose for all things in his creation).

❤️🙇‍♀️🙌🙏. In the first 5 words of the bible when proper root word studies are done we can be highly encouraged to know God! And it's absolutely beautiful. But tonight we are going to look at the word created.

✨. In Hebrew the root word for created is as follows

Transliteration: bara

A primitive root (absolute) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood) select, feed (as formative processes); bring about, clear, create (fat)

A verb meaning to create. Only god is the subject of this verb. It is used for his creating heaven and earth (genesis 1:1) humanity genesis (1:27) the heavenly host (Isaiah 40:26) the ends of the earth (40:28) north and south (psalms 89:12-13) righteousness and salvation (Isaiah 45:8) evil (Isaiah 45:7) David asked God to create in him a clean heart (psalm 51:10-12) Isaiah promised that God would create a new heaven and earth (Isaiah 65:17) there are other roots that are spelled the same but have different meanings. These include: to make fat (Isaiah 2:29) to clear timber (joshua 17:15, 18, Ezekiel 23:47) and to choose (Ezekiel 21:19- 24)

❤️🙌🙏🙇‍♀️. Here we see in the root word for created that God is absolutely sovereign over all! How mighty and powerful and beautiful is he! This is of upmost importance because if he is sovereign over all things he is sovereign over salvation and our perseverance.

✨Hebrews 12:2 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

✨Philippians 1:6 being confident of this very thing, that He who hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the Day of Jesus Christ.

💔💯. Heartbreakingly many people look to certain verses in the bible and lose hope thinking they have to maintain their own salvation or that they are the author of it which is completely false. Tonight I will begin the tearing down of the faulty theology beginning with these verses.

✨ The first verse people use to say we can loose salvation is in Hebrews 6:4-6: 4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age 6 and who have fallen away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.

💯 If we look to this verse in it's proper context and do a proper deep study on it it is easily torn down. Looking at the following verses in Hebrews 6:9-20 we see this

✨9 Even though we speak like this, dear friends, we are convinced of better things in your case—the things that have to do with salvation. 10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. 11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized. 12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

13 When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.”15 And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.

16 People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument. 17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. 18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. 19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, 20 where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.

💯. You see God promises salvation and he does not go back on his promises. They are of the highest anything or anyone could make. As a matter of fact we are instructed not to make promises in the bible because he is the author of promises and therefore the only one who can keep them. The key here is the elect. The promised children to Jesus. Hebrews 6:4-6 says these people were never really saved to begin with.

💯This is further exposited when we look into the order of melchizedek. Who was Melchizedek. A type of Christ. In historical studies into who Melchizedek was we see this:

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Melchizedek, whose name means “king of righteousness,” was a king of Salem (Jerusalem) and priest of the Most High God (Genesis 14:18–20; Psalm 110:4; Hebrews 5:6–11; 6:20—7:28). Melchizedek’s sudden appearance and disappearance in the book of Genesis is somewhat mysterious. Melchizedek and Abraham first met after Abraham’s defeat of Chedorlaomer and his three allies. Melchizedek presented bread and wine to Abraham and his weary men, demonstrating friendship. He bestowed a blessing on Abraham in the name of El Elyon (“God Most High”) and praised God for giving Abraham a victory in battle (Genesis 14:18–20).

Abraham presented Melchizedek with a tithe (a tenth) of all the items he had gathered. By this act Abraham indicated that he recognized Melchizedek as a priest who ranked higher spiritually than he.

In Psalm 110, a messianic psalm written by David (Matthew 22:43), Melchizedek is presented as a type of Christ. This theme is repeated in the book of Hebrews, where both Melchizedek and Christ are considered kings of righteousness and peace. By citing Melchizedek and his unique priesthood as a type, the writer shows that Christ’s new priesthood is superior to the old levitical order and the priesthood of Aaron (Hebrews 7:1–10).

Some propose that Melchizedek was actually a pre-incarnate appearance of Jesus Christ, or a Christophany. This is a possible theory, given that Abraham had received such a visit before. Consider Genesis 17 where Abraham saw and spoke with the Lord (El Shaddai) in the form of a man.

Hebrews 6:20 says, “[Jesus] has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.” This term order would ordinarily indicate a succession of priests holding the office. None are ever mentioned, however, in the long interval from Melchizedek to Christ, an anomaly that can be solved by assuming that Melchizedek and Christ are really the same person. Thus the “order” is eternally vested in Him and Him alone.

Hebrews 7:3 says that Melchizedek was “without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.” The question is whether the author of Hebrews means this actually or figuratively.

If the description in Hebrews is literal, then it is indeed difficult to see how it could be properly applied to anyone but the Lord Jesus Christ. No mere earthly king “remains a priest forever,” and no mere human is “without father or mother.” If Genesis 14 describes a theophany, then God the Son came to give Abraham His blessing (Genesis 14:17–19), appearing as the King of Righteousness (Revelation 19:11,16), the King of Peace (Isaiah 9:6), and the Mediator between God and Man (1 Timothy 2:5).

If the description of Melchizedek is figurative, then the details of having no genealogy, no beginning or ending, and a ceaseless ministry are simply statements accentuating the mysterious nature of the person who met Abraham. In this case, the silence in the Genesis account concerning these details is purposeful and better serves to link Melchizedek with Christ.

Are Melchizedek and Jesus the same person? A case can be made either way. At the very least, Melchizedek is a type of Christ, prefiguring the Lord’s ministry. But it is also possible that Abraham, after his weary battle, met and gave honor to the Lord Jesus Himself.

❤️🙌🙇‍♀️🙏. In conclusion this promise of God and his sovereignty is over our unconditional election and perseverance since one cannot be divorced from the other. Take rest beloved! Your salvation is secure.

💯Further studies will be continued in the days to come!

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