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GoD's WorK - God's Puzzle Solved

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138 God’s WorkMelchizedek.Since God’s real “temple” is in heaven, some Jewish writingsmistakenly state Melchizedek might have been The Archangel,Michael. But, Jesus is The One who was the completion of TheMelchizedek Order and is finally chosen above His fellows onearth and in heaven. The Greek meaning for “Christ” denotes“The Anointed One” or “Melchizedek, The Chosen One” (Hebrews1).Genesis Of The PriesthoodHow did The Priesthood begin and when did this take place?Now that you know the why and how of God deciding His Priesthood,you need to investigate the history of “The Priesthood”- for both Melchizedek and The Levitical Priesthood from thetime of Moses. To know the purpose of each order is significantin relation to “salvation.”After Adam and Eve sinned in The Garden of Eden, they wereremoved from The Garden and The Tree of Life. The cherubim(angels) guarded the entrance to The Tree of Life - just like thetwo cherubim that guarded the way to the mercy seat of the arkplaced in the temple. Humanity was cut off from God until thatspecial body which God prepared had been offered - and the veilof the temple was rent – so that mercy could be obtained fromGod, The Father. In The Land of Eden, Adam and Eve had twochildren - Cain and Abel. Cain was the firstborn, which gavehim the right of the firstborn (Deuteronomy 21:17). Later, youwill see when Cain killed Abel, the struggle had been over ThePriesthood. Cain had a wrong heart. In Genesis 4:7, God simplytold Cain, “If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted?” IfCain’s heart was right, God would have accepted his offering. For

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