Who is Melchizedek?

The most powerful evidence is that Abraham paid the Tithe, thru which all his descendants, all Israelites ( including Holy Mother Mary) paid Tithe to Melchizedek!
None of Israelites was superior to Melchizedek.
If Abraham didn't recognize Melchizedek as so important person, he would have not paid the Tithe.

I have surveyed the articles denying the possibility of Pre-incarnate Jesus Christ, and there was only one interesting article, but it says that Shem was still alive at that time and Melchizedek could have been Shem. However, we know Shem has a father ( Noah), had the end of life living 600 years, Shem was not the Continual Priest for God the Most High.
Apparently Salem is different from Jerusalem as we read Psalm 76:2. In Jerusalem there lived Jebusites, the Canaanites. I don't think Abraham paid the Tithe to a Canaanite. He didn't worry about Pharaoh since he came out of Egypt, He slaughtered kings of Elam ( Iran), Shinar (Iraq), and many other nations, and rescued Sodom and Gomorrah. Who could dare to challenge Abraham at that time?

Who can be called " King of Righteousness" while Romans 3:10 " There is no one righteous, No, Not one"?

Who could still live until the wirter of Hebrews wrote the epistle?

Again, it is the way of approach to the same identity that the writer say the similarity between 2 persons first, then eventually both are the same person. In Revelation 1: 13, the one was like Son of Man, and eventually the person turned out to be Jesus Christ. Even though the person was LIKE Son of Man, it didn't mean the different person from Son of Man, but eventually He was the very Son of Man!

Hebrews writer explain all the similarities between 2 persons including the fact that both live forever, then Jesus has become the Eternal Priest in succession to Melchizedek. Where is Melchizedek gone?

If anyone check with the websites, hundreds of articles confess that Melchizedek is the Pre-Incarnate Jesus Christ, while a few articles are denying it with very weak logics simply saying that Resemblance means Difference, which is the only logic for them.

 

You don't know the meaning of Melchizedek in Hebrew, do you?

In Genesis 14:18-20, it is stated as Melechi-Zedek, which means My King of Righteousness.

Read Hebrews 7:2-3 again:
1) King of Righteousness
2) King of Peace
3) Has no father ( who can have no father among human beings?)
4) has no mother
5) has no genealogy
6) has no beginning of days
7) has no end of life ( who can have no end of life?)
8) continual Priest for God
9) Fore-runner before Jesus Christ
10) God's oath connnected both Melchizedek and Jesus Christ
11) still liveth without dying (v 8)

Throughout the world history, can any human being be like this man ?

Am I illustrating someone like a Muslim?

Nevertheless, can you not believe that both are the same? It is up to you then.

 

No, I can't because that would mean believing a lie. [/QB]</font>[/QUOTE]If you disbelieve the Bible, you may be believing something wrong.

Would you translate " King of Righteousness" from English into Hebrew ?

 

I explained you that it is the way of approaching and explaining the same identity starting from the similarity, the final conclusion was not mentioned because:


Heb 5:11
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. 12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

 

Jeremiah 23:5

Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous(Zedek) Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS ( Yehowah Zedkenu)


Do you know how many times Bible relates Righteousness with Messiah, The Anointed?

 

Chemnitz,

If you had lived the era when Apostle Paul wrote the epistles, could you believe that the following is true?

1 Cor 10:4
And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.


Where is David mentioned King of Righteousness? Has he ever or once been mentioned King of Righteousness?

You said David was called righteous numerous times, would you mention at least once for it?

 

You are modifying the Bible from " Having No Father, No Mother " to " having no record of Father, no record of Mother" which is false.

One question:

1) Throughout the world history, was there anyone who had no father, no mother, no beginning, no end of life?

2) If such person had existed actually, would he be God or any deity or any human being?

 

Chemnitz, Now you say:

Not the best of examples using David, it is not exact words but it still applies Acts 7:45-46 David, 46 who found favor in the sight of God, but the same thought does apply more explicitly to Abraham who is also called righteous

Is this your evidence for the above statements?
Could you notice how poor your logic is?

 

I said to you that it is the way of verifying the same identity of two kinds of descriptions by starting from the similarity first, then the final conclusion is not mentioned because it is so apparent from the analogy explained and is left to the readers. Now I will show you again and please answer the followings:

1. Rev 1:13 "One like unto the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the foot."

Is that "one" Son of Man or not? Please answer Yes or No.

2. Rev 5:6 " a Lamb as it had been slain"
Was the Lamb slain or not ?

Please answer Yes or No.

3. Daniel 3:25
"the form of the fourth is like Son of God"
Was the fourth Son of God or not ?

Please answer Yes or No.

 

This is irrelevant comparision which doesn't make sense at all. It seems that you are looking at the same page of the lexicon (575 page)

Elijah means " Jehovah is God or God is Jehovah" then, did Elijah claim himself to be God?

Often such person ( Malack or Pre-Incarnate Jesus Christ) denied to inform the name to the askers:

Gen 32:29 and Judge 13:18 show this example.

 

I am not modifying the Bible, I just happen to be able to read with understanding both in English and Greek. You cannot read words in isolation as you are trying to do. Grouping no father and no mother with no generations (which means no records) means there are no records of his parentage.
[/QB]</font>[/QUOTE]Would you check with your Lexicon the followings"

απτωρ, αμητωρ, μητε αρχην ημερων μητε ζωησ Τελοσ εχων .


Please read once again, μητε αρχην ημερων μητε ζωησ Τελοσ εχων

Do you understand meaning of εχων ?

"Having neither beginning of the days nor End of life"

Does this sound " having no record of beginning of the days nor end of life"
or "Beginning of the days and end of the life are unknown" ?

Have you ever studied Greek ? I really doubt about your Greek Grammar!